El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-13
SALAZAR SHOT.
KILLED; PLOT?
Body Being Sent to Border,
Say Arrivals From
CasaS Grandes.

Jose AneZ s 'aZar. a revolutionary
general and former chief OF staff to
/ Francisco Villa. was shot and killed
/ at the Nocales ranch. a short distance
/ from Ascension, Chin. last Thursday.
Americans arriving he Monday from
Casas Grandes. Chin. brought the de
/ tails of SaIazar's death at the hands
. OF a small band Of home guards. who
We're organized TO protect The Casas
+ Graudes-Ascensiou district
According 10 the version told the
T Americans at Casas Grandes. three Of
saIazars armed followers left his
camp and went TO the NogaIes ranch.
q short distance away. When they
appeared there the home guards EN-
plOyel ON the ranch. thinking they
were attempting a raid. opened fire
upon them from the ranch house
killing an three
Hit BY Several Bullets.
When they failed 10 return 10 camp
Salazar was said TO have gone TO the
ranch alone 10 investigate. He rode
through the gate OF the home ranch
and was fired upon 10y the home
guards concealed in the ranch house
He was struck number OF times in
the BODY and died instantly. The
body was later recovered by friends
and viii be brought TO Juarez fu~
burial on the first train. Salazar'-
family has been living in Juarez since
he Joined Villa
Prieto Arranging Surrender
Early in June SalaZar, Rodrigo
Cuevedo. Silvestre QUevedo and Man
ueI Gutierrez left the Villa command
DiinaEa and appeared at Ascension
with so armed followers They asked
permission TO surrender and for q
grant Of amnesty. Agents Of Salazsr
claimed he was offered $4,000 TO sur
render. but this was officially denied
/ here. Last week Manuel Prieto. rep
] resentinE the government. went TO
/ Ascension TO complete negotiations
i for SalaZar's surrender. together with
] his hand He was scheduled 20 re-
3 turn Monday with Salazar 10 sign the
final papers OF surrender Salazar
! Mexico. the QuevedO brothers 10 have
Joined the army and Gutierrez TO re-
turn 20 his home near Guerrero
Helped start the Revolution.
Salazar had been credited with
/ starting the revolution against Ma
I physician from ST Louis, No. In
/ February 1912. Salazar and Campo
( occupied Juarez under the red flag OF
the second revolution. This banner
I've the new movement its name OF
Red FlaEEers"
Pascual Orozco. Madero's former
commanderinchief. Joined Salazar and
Campo and the campaign against the
Madero troops followed. Salazar led
his troops in the battle OF Rellau0
when the federals were defeated.
raptured ParraL and later made his
campaign through the Mormon settle
ments Of western Chihuahua during
which some Of the colonies were
burned and the Mormon settlers
driven 20 the border
Imnris0nment In New Mexico.
When Gen. NfctOriano Huerra
seized control % Mexico City. Salazar
and Orozco Joined the Huerta army.
They fought at the battle Of Oiinaca
gainst Villas forces in January 1914
and Salazar escaped when the Huerra
army fled across the border. He was
captured and taken 20 New Mexico To
I American neutrality laws Eventually
he was acquitted and again took the
field east Of JuareZ. failed and sur
/ rendered TO the Carranza officials in
Chihuahua city. was given amnesty
but was later arrested on charge Of
fomentinE a evolutionary govern
meut
villa Frees Him From Prison.
When Villa attacked Chihuahua
city on the eve OF September I6.
1916. one Of his first acts was to
throw open the penitentiary and
liberate the prisoners. SaIazar was
I among those prisoners and he Joined
4 Villas forces and was made chief OF
! Villas staff. Salazar participated in
the second attack on Chihuahua city
on "a