The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-10

| prisoner. 01d that. Inc SOld1er
and went out together after he told
me that my husband was at the top
| of hill a. short distance away.
| THE soldier told me to mount be
/ hind on his horse. When I refused
| he put me on one of the pack mules
taken from my husband. I was sus-
picious and said So did not see
| my husband. When I called he did
not answer, then I said: I am going
back to my baby
| THE soldier replied, We have CIV
/ en- your baby ito a Mexican family.
That made me frantic and I cried
| I'm going back to my baby where
upon the soldier drew his sword and
declared that if I did he would kill
| me. I disrnounted from the mule,
| but he forced me back and I knew
then was a prisoner.
Slept in Her Saddle
eve rode all that night and reach
ed sJiminez, where we made camp for
| three hours Three hours was the
longest we ever stopped in any "a,
until we reached the Boca Grande
river
ct saw Villa, at Jiminez, but he re-
he would say, talk to one of my col
Onels, that is what they are for.
Throu ghout all the nine days was a
prisoner slept only in the saddle or
the camp a little while, with my head
against a tree or stump.
The men guarding me treated me
we'll, and one of them told me that
Villas men did not love him, but were
ruled entirely by the fear he had in
sti1led in them. Villa was protected
from assassins throughout the march
by his ohcers-a score of colonies and
generals-and by a picked body of
men known as tstDodaros' who
nd
Mrs. Wright then told of how the
meat supply and water gave out dur
ing the march northward through the
desert region of Chihuahua, and how
men, their tongues swollen, eyes glar-
ed and exhausted, would drop from
their horses, only to be beaten and
prodded with swords by Villas Off
ers, until they remounted and Joined
the column.
Knew villa Planned Attack.
t'F'rom the first I knew that Villa
intended to attack Columbus Mrs
Wright continued. att was freely dis
cussed by the men and the officers.
Some of the latter told me that Villa
intended to kill every American they
could find, but they pointed to me as
an example of their decision not to
hang women. Later, as we approach
ed the border from Boca Grande,
these same officers told me that Villa
his rage growing as he neared the
boundary-wou1d make torches of
every woman and child as well as of
every man in Columbus.
HE intended, they said, to kill
everybody in the United States, and
would be helped by Japan and Ger
many.
cat Boca Grande, I saw evidence
of their determination. I did not see
the three American cowboys named
Mckinney, Corbett and O'NeiIi slain,
but saw officers wearing their cloth
ing. That was after Villa had sent
out 20 men to break up the PaIomas
cattle roundup, and supply the hum
cry column with meat.
st did see another American killed.
He appeared in the road just ahead
Of the column, and a squad took out
after him. He was trampled down
by the horses of score of men. Then
Servantes dragged the American past
the company with which he was
marching.
How American Was Killed.
"Servantes drew his revolver and
shot him in the neck. The American
ran about 40 feet and fell. The Mex
leans stripped him of his clothing,
which they divided. The whole col
umn then rode their horses over him.
and the last man fired a parting shot
into his head. He was nothing more
when we left Boca Grande I
pleaded to be released, but Ser
vantes, with smile, told me that in
stead he intended to give me 9. thirty
thirty rifle and force me to fight with
the Mexicans against the Gringoes. I
told him if he did that I would throw
the gun into the river.
's IF you do he said, Z will throw
you in after it,
ST then told him could die but
once, and that the first one I would
fire upon would be him, and then +
would try to shoot some other off,
GERS.
''Servantes turned to some other Of
fcers and said: L really believe she
would, and will not give her a rifle
the hardest woman I ever saw I re-
piled: This would make any woman
hard
Gust before the march for the Dor
der began, I spoke to Gen. Villa again,
asking him to set me free, because
did not want my own countrymen, the
American soldiers, firing upon me in
the ranks of the Mexfcans. But he |
laughed and said that when we got
to Columbus he would give me my pa
pers in the Office of the bank there. |
He also said that the life had led |
with his troops was making me fat.
Your cheeks are rosy and fat he
said. 'Sunburnt and swollen L said. /
1--WE left Boca Grande yesterday
and crossed the border west of Co
Iumbus before o'clock. The officer
in charge of the company was with !
said: I'VE will lay the town in waste |
and Villa said. We are to make |