El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-07
Ell PASO HERALD
WOMAN 8 WILE5
WON CHIHUAHUA
Pretty Soldadera Caused a
Carrancista to Turn
Traitor and Kill Chief.
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Through the love OF the pretty bandit
-soldadera." senorita Carmelita Murga.
Juan Luso. orderly to the Carranza
officer Col Carlos Zuazua. shot his
commanding officer and betrayed his
fellows TO the Vilistas. according TO a
story brought TO FL Paso Yesterday
from Chihuahua City. Lugo later was
captured by the Carrancistas and was
executed in the penitentiary at Chi
huahua City Thursday.
Col Zuazua was killed at san Andres
west OF Chihuahua City the day before
the attack upon Cusihuiriachic by
Villistas. While stationed at Chfhua-
hua City. Lugo made the acquaintance
OF pretty senorita Nursa. The senorita
was one Of the many spies in Chihua-
hua City employed by Villa
\ Noble Mount.
Within Two weeks Lugo had fallen
Violently in love with senorita Murga.
Each evening he would ride TO her
home on his mule with its magnificent
trappings said to be the finest mule
IN the Carranza garrison at Chihua hua
City The mule also was the largest
money he could procure upon the ami
nal. whose saddle blanket was en-
0roidered with silver and whose sad
die nd bride were mounted with silver
Adroitly the senorita Carmelita won
her way into the affections OF LuCO.
had persuaded him that great honors
would be his IL he would bring informa-
riOu of the CarranZ plans TO her that
she might transmit them TO the bandit
chief by the milkman. when the latter
left the city in the early morning
hours some day. she assured him
PanchO' would march into Chihua-
hua City. and capture the place. and
make him great general
Milkman il Courier.
Through Lugo. and Carmelita and
the milkman, much information Of
value was conveyed 10 Villa. Through
these channels much of the informa-
ton which enabled Villa TO march into
Chihuahua City September Is was
transmitted to the bandits.
Then Col ZuaZua's command was or
dered from Chihuahua City TO pursue
Villa. The fair Carmelita found coca
sion 10 journey TO the west. SO that she
was always within a few miles Of the
orderly. Lugo. and his magnificent
mule.
DeIiIah Snaps shears.
The Nillistas one Of their principal
sources OF information removed from
Chihuahua City. resolved 10 destroy
Col Zuazua's band Plans We're made /
for an attack at san Andres. and Car
melita Murga arranged that Lugo Z
should engineer the coup that was 10 +
destroy his leader and his comrades. 2
Early in the morning the attack Z
occurred. Col Zuazua. with his order /.
~. and MS staff officers. was asleep
IN his private car. 4 shot sounded. -
Then came a volley. crashing through
he windows and the sides OF the car
The staff officers rushed out 10 meet F..
he bandits. LJEO locked the door OF .
he private car. and threw Col. Zuazua .
automatic pistol from the window
Then. alone with the colonel. who was q
Inarmed except for a cavalry saber- 3
he opened fire on him. He fired shot b
fter shot into his body as he lay on
he flOOr-and fled TO Carmelita and .
ne bandits on his magnificent mule.
Tries ff Again.
Lugo was safe with the bandits. and 3
rs soldadera- until last week Then he
vas sent 10 she outskirts Of Chihuahua
'ity TO spy upon the Carranza out
.osts. Calmly smoking a cigaret. he
ode up TO the outposrs.
But Lugo overlooked one important
Cint-
He was riding his magnificent mule.
His former comrades recognized the
nimal and the valuable silver trap !
inEs on the saddle and bride. and
hot the mule and captured LugO- He
-as placed in the peuitentiary. and LAST
eek was tried. and executed.