The Washington herald., 1919-12-14

a. as lar as - AiiO"hs oShaNoA y oh
lsclared, the information Is correct.
We look into the character of the
sitness. the disposition OF the testi-
,lony, and the reliability OF the
sources Of information before allow
q the testimony to be introduced into
ne evidence. This action has been
'iKen in this case and the testimony
a in the records of the committee. /"
THE accompanying map shows the
,Scation of each killing.
'The information presented to the
tate Department and Foreign Rsla-
IONS subcommittee is as follows:
The death OF Eugene Lack at Ell
,entrO, Cal. November IS. 1919, after
,e had been shot by a Mexican police
han at Mexicali. just across the
order in Mexico. brought the death
'st up to sol. The death of Lack
'as not shown on the map or the
ccompanying tabulatiOn.
In three OF the so cases listed on
.le map the authorities cited reported
ne punishment of those charged with
ile murder. For the murder of Mrs.
nderson. her daughter. and an Amer
an bog in Chihuahua on June %,
II. the muTderers served six months
\ prison and were then released
he Madero authorities executed two
-texicans for the murder of W. II.
.Iaite, who was killed at OchotaI.
era Cruz. on April 4. 1912. A Huerta
eutenant and sergeant was reported
secuted for the killing of Frank
mith at Tampico on January -, 1914
Women Slain.
Eighteen American women and ten
aildren were on the death list shown
the map and thirteen American
zen were listed as having been killed
= their efforts to protect women. In
onnection with the deaths listed.
4ght American women were out
aged
Bandits who shot down Mrs.
gortensen at Guadeloupe. Chihuahua.
! l912.j attempted to ravish her 10
.ear-old daughter. A neighbor who
anne to the girl 5 rescue was killed.
.fter Eillistas had killed Edward j.,
Eright and Frank Hayden at Colonia
ernandez on March l, 1876 they car
ed off Mrs. Wright. and for nine
.sys abused her horribly. She escaped
.hile the Nillistas were raidinS
Columbus. n. NJ. When bandits, raid
u the ranch of John W. CoTrell at
.olonia. near Tampico. COrrel sought
> defend his wife and was shot
own before her eyes. She was re-
,eatedly outraged by the bandits. who
rere thought to be CarrahZa soldiers.
m July -, of the present year, rebels
.idnapped an unidentified American
sirl from a train at Paredon. Puebla-
ihe was carried of and died as the
sssult OF outrage.
Sixteen of those listed on the map
ERE victims of the Cumbre Tunnel
.Orror on February I, 1914. Bandits
inder Castillo set fire to the timber
ming of the railroad tunnel by run
ing a blazing freight train into il.
r passenger train crashed into the
,urning freight train in the center
:. the tunnel. and not a single pas
,enger escaped. Some of the bodies
ever were identified. but it was es-
tblished that Mrs. Lee Carruth. and
er five little children. with ten other
mericans, perished.
shot In Cold Blood.
Mt Santa Ysabel. chihuahua. the
zap showed the deaths of eighteen
Imerican mining men. shot down in
,old blood while travelling under a
Afe conduct from the Carranza gov
rnment. The Americans were going
reopen the Cusi mines on the guar
utee Of CarranZa officials that they
lould be safe. The authorities re-
lsed to supply a military escort, ana
de railroad train upon which the
aiming men were travelling was held
p by Villistas at Santa Ysabel. The
zen were lined up beside the train.
sripped Of yaluables and clothing and
hot down by volleys. Altogether the
zap listed forty-seven American min
ig men who met death in Mexico.
The map showed two attacks by
hrranza forces on American troops
J the PershIng expedition which were
hpposedly cooperating with the Car
tnza authorities in their efforts to
pn down Villa Capt. Charles Il.
loyd. Lieut. HenryK- Adair, and
lirteen troopers of the Tenth Cavalry
pere listed as killed at Carrizal, Chi
uahua. when an overwhelming force
Carranza troops massacred a scout
lg party OF the Pershing expedition.
hree troopers were listed as killed
hen the Carranza garrison and
Swnspeople of Parral attacked a
puadron Of cavalry attached to the
'ershing expedition which was on a
eaceful visit to the town.
Tortured and Bodies MutiIated.
In many Of the murders the victims
iere tortured. or mutilated in a horS
Die manner after they had been
He'd. William Bishop, Carl EcK and
William Spencer. who were killed by
andits under Jose Perez at Temo-
achic. Chihuahua. on November s.
"a. were dragged to death by wild
orses. After robbing and numbering
Ohm Glenn Parmenter at Guadalajara,
aliseo. on May 26. 1913. the bandits
. ore the victims teeth from his head
, secure the gold filings. Maurice
icDonald. an American soldier of
ortune. who followed Villa, was can
ured by Carranzistas at San Pedro
las Coionias. coahuiIa, in. April,
IA The soles of his feet were cut
n and he was forced to walk about
ne plaza He was then burned at the
take until his legs had been COM
leteiy consumed and finally was snos.
IN several instances men were killed,
tter the United States. learning that
aey were held By Mexican factions
ID protested against their detention.
numerous other instances men
nrying American passports were
HE'D When James s. Beard was
Intnred By Mexican revolutionists