Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-24
CARRANzA SLAIN
/. FIGHTING AGAINST /.
HIS ASSASS|NS
Murdered by General
Herrero to Avenge Death
of His Father.
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LATTER EXECUTED BY
ORDER OF PRESIDENT
Pursued by Revolutionary
Troops, Herrero Is Fleeing
to the Mountains. ),
ATTACK BEGAN AT 4 A. NJ.
First Chiefs Body Escorted by
Generals and Followed by Loyal
Indians on Way to Capital.
LATTER EXECUTED BY
ORDER OF PRESIDENT
ATTACK BEGAN AT 4 A. N.
First Chiefs Body Escorted by
Generals and Followed by Loyal
Indians on Way to Capital.
IBy Associated Prcsl

BY Associated Prcss.l
! MEN1CO CITY. May 23.-Juan
Sanchez Azcona, who is in charge
of the Foreign Ofice. today at noon
sent the following communication to
all the foreign diplomats in Mexico
City:
With sorrow inform you that
at l o'clock on the morning Of May
Il. President CarranZa was assassi-
mated in the village of Tlaxcalan-
tongo. State of Pucbla. where he had
passed the night in his flight through
the NccaNa mountain range. accom-
panied by forty persons. mostly high
| army officials.
Itodolfo Hcrrcro, Assnssin.
The assassin. Rodolfo Herrero,
belonged to small force OF General
Mariel. follower of Carranza. who
protected him in flight. Herrero
commanded the escort charged with
guarding Carranza the same night.
After consummatinE his crime Her
rcro fled into the mountains with his
followers.
Revolutionary headquarters imme-
diately ordered strong column to
pursue Hcrrero and to capture him,
summarily court-martial him and ap-
ply the death penalty.
Generals Gonzalez and ObreEon
have named An investigating com
mission to proceed to tho scene of
tho crime and secure the facts and
establish the happenings with all
eNactitude..
Avenged Death of Father. A
AT Tho present time everything
indicates personal vengeance by Her
zero. who premeditatcd the stack,
offering to protect Carranza during
his stay in Tlaxcalantongo. since it
appears that Herreros father had
heen executed few days previously
by orders OF Carranza and Cabrera.
President Carranza's body will
arrive In Mexico City May %. Con-
Sress will meet May "a to designate
legally a substitute President In ac-
cordance with constitutional articles
81 and S."
Advices reaching here today from
Necaxa say that the body of former
President Carranza lay i'll state Sat-
urday night in the village of Juarsz,
the nearest place To the scene of his
death. It arrived in Necaxa Sunady
morning and from there it will be
brought to Mexico City.
Generals Accompany body.
The body of the former President
h.
covered with a raincoat. When the
coffin reached Necaxa heavy rain
was falling. The body was accom-
panied by group of generals and
numbcr OF members of Carranza's
Cabinet. a little band OF mountain
Indians carrying flowers followed
the rude casket.
Among the escort were Manuel
NGuirre Berlanga, Minister of the
Interior; Ygnacio Bonillas. former
ambassador to the United States;
General Murguia and Juan Barragen,
chief of staff to Carranza.
Preparations are being made to pay
military honors to the body of Presi-
dent Carranza when it arrives at tho
railway station and during the pro-
cession from tho station to his late
residence.
Official Report on Murder.
a dispatch from Juan Barragan,
chief of staff of General Carranza.
says the President met his death
while defending himself against a
sudden attack by General Rodolfo
| Hcrrero's forces at TiaxcalantonGo.
The dispatch. which did not give
! the exact date of the assassination,
/ follows:
villa Junrez. state of Puebla.
May %. -.
| TO General Alvaro Obregon:
referring to your telegram OF
| this date, iierrero Joined the column
at Patia. protesting loyalty. Arriv-
| ing at TlaNcalantongo. Hcrrero of
| fcrcd hospitality TO Carranza. plac-
! ing sentinels who knew the country.
At O'Clock in the morning these
men, abusing tho confidence reposed
in them, surrounded tho shelter where
General Carranza was sleeping. firing.
their rifles furiously into the hut,
Every one inside offered resistance,
| although with the natural demoral-
ization caused by tho unexpected at
tack.
Murguia Fought yaiiantIy.
General Francisco Murguia fought
valiantly in tho semida rkness. re-
pulsinS the traitors who surprised
the defenders as they were leaving
their shelters
The unexpectedncss OF tho attack
enabled us to clear our military
honor. The defense was general to
such an extent that the attackers
were forced to take sixty prisoners,
among them Generals Perez and Vii.
leila and Colonels Mario Mendez,
Pauline Fontes, Gil Garias and Che
Gomez.
Colonel Mendez formerly was d.
rector OF the national telegraph lines:
Fontes was former director of ma
tional railways, and Colonel C;arias 1.
was Carranza,s private secretary.
Our conscience is clear. Our
grief for tho death OF the President
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