Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-02-10

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Refuses 10 Halt PROCEEDINGS
The judge refused 70 halt the pro-
ceedings and seven OF the men were
condemned to death. Six were exc
cuted, the sentence OF the seventh be-
Ing changed to life imprisonment by
the governor OF the state.
Judge Medler told the committee the
suggestion that he halt the proceedings
reached him through an agent Of the
depa rtnent OF justice who gave to him
In open court the message from the at
torney general, another from the mill
tary commander Of the Southern de-
partmenf, and third from either the
secretary OF war or the secretary OF
state, he was unable 10 remember
which. II sent back word" said the
witness, that the men had been duly
indicted by the grand jury and that l
could see no reason for not proceeding
with the trial. ! told the writer's OF
the messages there would be no watch
full waiting In my court"
Examination OF Mrs Laura Richie,
widowed BY the Mexicans on the night
OF the raid, developed the possibility
OF further discussion as to the legal
classification OF the raiders. She and
her husband were operating the largest
hotel IN Columbus. The raiders burned
Iit and her efforts TO obtain the insur-
ance. she told the committee. had been
unsuccessful because the insurance
company adhered to that clause In the
policy exempting them from payment
In case Of invasion. ,Qtai
Graphic Description Of Raid
: Mrs. Ritchie's description OF the at
tack ON the town and especially on the
hotel where Ave Americans were
killed, was graphic She was thrust
TO one side when her husband was
dragged of to be shot. Mexicans then
ransacked the building In search of
plumber but not until they had removed
from her fingers and those Of her
three daughters the rings they wore.
One Of her daughters was 8 years old
one 10 and the other 20. After they
had been rescued from the burning
building by a neighbor the 15-year-old
girl insisted she was going out OF thu
building where they had been hidden
TO recover her fathers body which she
had seen ON the way to their hiding
place Against protests she started
and when not more than few feet
I, from the house her coat was pierced
by bullets.
Edwin &. Dean was another witness
who described the fighting. His father
was killed. He was twice wounded
hut succeeded In escaping from thu
town with his wife in an automobile.
: IL. l.. Burkhead offered further infor
! nation In confederation OF that O
L other witnesses as TO the general ap
prehension OF raid that had pre-
vailed. He said that on March 8 onl!
: two OF the 80 Mexican school children
enrolled in the public schools appeared
Young Paiz told the committee
p great part OF the raiders never knew
they were going TO attack Columbus
because OF failure short time befor
to KEEP secret plan villa had mad
O TO attack Nognles. After that plan be
4 came known villa, said the boy, In
h sisted that he would not In the futur
J. tell any OF his men Just where the
= were going.
@; S. II. Mccullough. railroad sectio
. ,fareman. whose house was within
a few feet Of the edge OF the militar
% Quarters. stated that nothing out OF IN
70 ordinary routine OF the military cam
N before the raid was observable TO hin
= IL noticed no extra precaution," h
q said.
Is Section Foreman Describes Raid
10 When the raiders came into town Il
Z. 4 80 In the morning they occupied
wide arroyo near the railroad froi
which they could sweep the town an
military camp in safety, McCulloug
Sc said.
Y. A messenger, who had ben sent b
Col. C. g. Slocum TO BOca Grande
follow the Villis:ns, returned at
pr O'Clock on the night preceding the II
tack aud reported that the band ha
ne separated and the main body had goI
10 Guzman, while the remainder 'wel
approaching Palomas, about four mill
., from the border and seven miles fro
,a Columbus. Deputy Collector OF Gu
toms Lee .. Griggs acted as interpr
ter for this Mexican SCOUT ana test
ar fed as TO the details OF the report.
A diary found on the body of Of
.r. OF the band was translated by Grigl
sit Il gave the itinerary OF the band 4
some two months back and contains
memorandum Of the assault upon {
= train at Santa Ysabel. Griggs "a
- that he knew Of an account book bs
ing the name Of Tom Evans one
the santa Ysabel victims, being TAX
from the body of another raider.
other witnesses from Columbus we
Mrs Laura Richie L. L. BurkheS
IIDr. T. II. Dabney, Edwin G. Dean a
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