Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-10

'fNN sS0ttiv'Ag lflbFts VIM
on his horse dragged him
by the company With which l was
just as he came opposite
me, Servantes drew his revolver and
shot him IN the neck. The American
ran about forty feet and fell. The
MeXicans stripped him of his cloth
ing, then divided UP the garments
The whole column then rode with
their horses over him and the last
man past fired the parting shot into
his head.
Pleads for Release.
when we left Boea Grandc,
pleaded TO be released Mrs. Wright
added, but Servantes. with a smile,
told me that instead. he intended to
give me a 1890 rifle and force me TO
fight with the Mcxicans against the
gringoes.' | told him if he did
would throw the gun into the river.
II YOU do he said, I will throw
you in after IT, then told him
could die but once and that the first
one | would fire upon would be him
and then ! would try TO shoot some
other officers.
"SerNantes turned to some other Of
Ulcers and said, i really believe she
would and so ] will not give her a RI
fle' Turning to me. he said, You are
Ihe hardest woman | ever saw. | re-
piled, This would make any woman
hard
villa Jcsts With Captivcs.
Just before the march for the hor-
Ter began, ] spoke to General Villa
again. asking him to set me free be-
sause | did not want my own country
men, the American soldiers, firing
upon me in the ranks of the Mexicans.
But he laughed and said that when he
got TO Columbus, he would give me
ny papers in the office of the bank
here
He also said that the life / had led
With bis troops was making me fat.
Your cheeks are rosy and fat he
said. 'Sunbured and swollen
'eplied.
we left Boca Grandes late yester-
lay afternoon and crossed the border
vest of Columbus before o'clock.
10 Make Torches of People.
"The officer in charge of the COM
oany ! was with said: we will lay
the town in waste, and villa says We
ire to make torches Of every man,
Woman and child to be found
I'VE entered the ditch leading past
he American army camp below Co
umbus. The captain Of my company
old me that he and twenty other Of
'icers had crossed the border as spies
and found that only a few
american soldiers were in camp, that
he others were farther west; he and
Everybody expected an easy time cap
uring and burning the town and de-
troylng every American in IT,
THE Mexican inhabitants, he told
ne, were to be saved. | was in the
Inc villa threw along the railroad
tracks after his troops had swept
eastward through the United States
,avalry camp.
"a bullet hit the saddle of my
mare as / stood dismounted behind
L. Villa sent his men across the
racks into the town Soon | saw all
on fire. Then the Ameri-
AN troops apparently got into action
md in little while the Mexicans
anne back.
Mexicans Retreat.
"Villa rode among them cursng
and threatening to shoot any man
who ran away But they kept going
back An old soldier named Manuel
Who said he was too sick to fight
lad been detailed to guard me.
HE said If he could he would run
nto the country with me, because he
rad had enough of war, but he was
afraid and | went back with the
retreat until | reached point near
he house where Mr.. Moore was killed
ma his wife wounded.
Here villa came upon me. | again
lsked him to set ME free. lie said
Go, YOU are at liberty ] went to
the Moore's house and found Mr.
Moore lying face down on the steps
lead his Wife was in nearby field
wounded. She had seen her hus-
land shot but did not know he was
lead Some American soldiers came
~. They called for an ambulance
md / came into Columbus with Mrs.
Moore
First Real Food.
Mrs. Wright assisted surgeons who
attended Mrs. Moore and in the army
amp she again assisted in helping
Wounded soldiers. She was then
AIKEN in charge by Mrs. Slocum who
1ut her to bed, the first bed she
lad slept in since March /. and kept
Ter there all day and tonight, letting
Ter rise only to eat a little of what
she described as real food and
rink few cups of tea.
Il have had nothing fer nine days
but mule meat and seorehed beef
Without salt" she said.
''You are a real mother" she added,
urnlng to Mrs. Sloeum.
Mrs. Wright came from Santa Clara
county. Alabama.
Seven Dead, Five Wounded.
The casualties Of the Thirteenth
avalry during the Columbus fight was
even dead and five wounded. Villas
osses were estimated at in excess of
me hundred killed and twice as many
Wounded. or these. the American pur-
nit into Mexico which ended about
iclock this afternoon, accounted for
hore than seventy-five killed and
ii is said,
The American losses on the Next
an side was one corporal slain when
lila threw cut a heavy guard to en-
age the pursuing United states troop
rs.
Albuquerque Man Killed.
OF the eight American civilians
lain when the bandits shot up the
own two, Charles De Witt Miller. of
\. NJ, and Or. II. J.
Tart Of III Paso, were burned 10 death
II the fire which destroyed the Com
aarnfot bntal