Arizona republican., 1920-05-23
CHIEF CABINET
 OFFICERS SLAIN
 WITH GARRANZA
Believe Murguia, Urquizo, Cabrera, Berlanga and Sanchez All Killed in Mountain Rendezvous - Say Killing Was Cow ardIy Assassination"
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 FL PAso. Tex, May 22-venustiano Carranza, president of Mexico and head of the seventy second government that country has had since 1921, was assassinated at l a. m. Friday by Col Rodolfo Herrero and his soldiers at Tlaxealtenango, Puebla, according % messages received here from Gen. All varo obregon, dated at Mexico City today.
 "There were found six or seven more bodies of the men in Carranza's party" said one message from Obr1- gon. ''It is not stated whom these men might be-"
 Killed by Own Men
 Reports given out by the revolution ists said Carranza was assassinated by his own men. Herrero was described as an lex federal officer" He once was an officer in the Mexican army under President Diaz, who was forced to flee Mexico when the present crop of revolutionists were first sown in 1911
 Carranza was made a prisoner and cowardly assassinated at the cry of viva Obregon' by Col. Rodolfo Herrero and his men, violating the hospitality that had been offered to him by Her rero." according to a message from his
  which Obregon quoted in his message to revolutionary agents here. Obregon answered this message in scathing terms. He declared that fr the Carranza followers who signed the message. numbering more than 90 men and including Juan Barra gan, chief or staff; Ignacio Bonillas, former anbas sador to the United States, whose cau- didacy for the presidency of Mexico 1 brought on the latest revolution, and 1 other prominent leaders, had "died de- l tending your chief you would be at rest with your consciences and escaped the shame of your cowardness. l Obreaon told the Carranzistas they were sufficient in number If they would have done their duty" to have saved ldr- Carranza's life. if, as you state. he was assassinated-
 Praises Carranza Bravery
 "On repeated occasions" said Obre- gon, President Carranza was notified that every guarantee would be given him if he would be willing 10 leave the danger zone, but he refused to ac- cept this offer because he undoubt- edly considered it an undignified act of a man of honor to save himself leaving his companions in danger. This act of Carranza revealed the dignity and goodfeilowshi which you failed to appreciated.
 First report of the assassination ol Carranza was filed by Obregon at Mex ico City Friday night but the message did not reach here until today. This message said.
 Have just received the following message from Huauachinango state of Puebla, signed by Colonel T.. Her nanGez;
 ]" General MaFiel advises me from Villa Juarez that the troops of the cN- federal officer, Rodolfo Herrero, Killed I-President Carranza at l a. m. at a l place called TlaXcaltenango. There were found six or seven more bodies of the men in Carranza's party. it E not stated who htse men might be. will wire details later. Rodoifo Her rero surrendered last March to General Mariel and had been an officer under t General Palaez.
 Rebels Deny Guilt of Staying
 Revolutionists today were eager ir their attempts to show Carranza was not killed by revoluuonists but bX 'his own men
 t'The department of propoganda ana information at Nogales sent messat Q to the commercial agent Of the de facto government here urging that the news be given the press with patticn- lar stress on sfact that the aappertns occurred far away from the field or operation of our forces.
 From the wording of the Obre4oa telegram skepticism was expressed q here bv many persons. in close touch with the revolution concerning tne affiliations of Herrero. The anxiety of fhe Mexicans on the point was lal1