Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-23
IS SHOT TO DEATH !
while ASLEEP IN !
MOUNTAIN CAMP
Six Other Members of
Party Killed in Night
Attack.
HERRERA Is DECLARED TO
HAVE PLAYED JUDAS PART
Luis Cabrera, Murguia, Urquizo,
Berlanga and Sanchez
Reported Dead.
oBREGON NOT RESPONSIBLE
oBREGoN NOT RESPONSIBLE
PROVISIONAL Government DiscIaims
All Part in Crime-Sends Special
Train for Presidents Body.

MEXICO CITY, May 22.-rh. on.
tiro population of Mexico CITY Win.
out distinction OF political creed vas
terribly shocked today when word
was received that Venustiano Carr
/ rama had been assassinated by Ro-
doito Herrero. n former officer in the
Federal army who was accompany,
ing the Presidents party in itss
hight through the Puebla Mountains.
| The body of President Carranza
Is due to arrive in Mexico CITY aomo
time this evening. The six other
victims OF the attack in the early
morning of May 90 have been buried
ut the scene OF the battle.
| PERMISSION has been granted rela-
yves OF the late President for tho
private interment OF his body. These
include his daughters Julia and Vir-
ginia. wife OF General Candida
Aguilar.
There Is still uncertainty regard
Ing the names OF Carranza's COM
panions who were killed. It Is be-
heved. however. that they were Gem
eral Francisco Murguia; General
francisco Urquizo, Under. Secretary
of War and Marine; Luis Cabrera.
Governor OF Pueblo: Manuel Aguirra
6erlanga, Secretary OF the Interior.
and General Pillar Sanchez.
Murdered While Asleep.
Carranza and his party were MUIR
dered while sleeping Mt Tlaxcala-
tongo, in the State of Hidalgo. on
Thursday night. Herrero, with forty
/ or nifty men surrounded Carranza
and his small party and began a
fusillade OF rifle bullets. Carranza
Is believed to have been Instantly
killed while he slept The assassins
he'd, leaving the corpses where they
lay. Poems who CHANGED to pass the
spot discovered them yesterday. The
authorities of several villages wers
notited and troops were dispatched
TO the place to recover tho bodies.
General Francisco Mnriel, who re-
manned loyal to Carranza, took DOS.
session Of the bodies and removed
them 10 Tulancinco. n village in
Hidalgo.
1t was learned that Ygnacio Bonil-
ias' former Mexican ambassador to
the United States, and Carranza,s
candidate for the presidency; Gen-
eral Juan Barregan. former federal
list chief of staff; Colonel pauline
Monies. former general manager OF
81.
Frederick Monies escaped in the
massacre. They have arrived at
NecaNa, IL was officially stated
Not the least affected by the shock.
ing news OF Carranza's death through
the treachery OF a supposed friend
We're General Alvaro Oregon and
General Pablo Gonzales, supreme
military chieftains OF the provisional
government.
Friends Describe Herrero's Crime.
General Obregou. in message to
Roberto Pesqueira. financial agent of
the de facto government, said: or
am transmitting the following mes
sage received yesterday from Saxa:
Early this morning. at the town of
FlaxcalatonEo. the President OF the
Republica, Venustiano Carranza, was
made prisoner and cowardly as
sassinated at the cry of "Vive OBJ
regon' by Colonel Rodelfo Herrera
and his men, violating the hospital.
lty that had been offered him by
Herrera.
1.-The undersigned OF this message
protest with all their energy. honor
and loyalty to the entire world this
new stain which has been thrown
ePoh Jul Alter having
complied with our duty, which our
honor as soldiers and friends OF Car,
rama imposed on US. wa are at your
service, and we only ask permission
TO allow us to take the body of our
worthy chief to Its last resting place
at the capital city. requesting you
to order special train fer this pur-
pose to Beristain.'"
The communication, according to
General Obregon's message, was
signed by Generals Juan Barragan.
F. dc P. Mariel. Federico Monies and
Marciano Gonzales. by Ygnacio Boz
nillas, Lieutenant-Colonel d. NJ. Fer.
nandez. Colonel F. Lima and Other
officers. It carried tho notation that
the sgners were sending 1t to Gem
eral GonzAes.
Oregon Makes Response.
IT have answered the foregoing
message as follows" General obre-
CONS communication continued:
Your wire to General Pablo Gonza-
les. 1t Ia very strange that group
Of officers who are vouching their
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