The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-05-22
CARRANzA IS
KILLED.; OWN
men DID IT?
President Slain in Mountains
Near Puebla- General Her
rera, Member of Bodyguard,
Said to Have Done Deed.
CARRANzA IS SLAIN
(By Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY, May 21,-President
Fenustlano CarranZa, who with a small
party of followers has been a fugitive
In the mountains of Puebla since last
week, was killed at Tlaxcalantongo
early Thursday morning, according to
official announcement here. His COM
Tanlons, the names of whom are un-
known, were also killed.
General Rodolfo Herrera it Is said
directed the attack that resulted in the
death of the fugitive president and his
followers.
He belonged to forces commanded
by General Francisco de P Mariel,
who accompanied Carranza in his
flight from this city. but who last week
deserted CarranZa and Joined the revo-
lutionists.
May Have Been Guard.
There is some uncertainty regard
ing the exact aff1liation of General
Herrera. 1t is generally believed pos
sible. however, that he commanded
small guard which was with the flee
ing president.
He was in REBELLION against Carranza
for several years centering his oper-
ations in the state of Puebla He sur
rendered last March to General Mariel,
who was in command of government
forces in that state.
When General Mariel went over to
the revolutionists last week, a portion
of his troops, it i: known, remained
| loyal to the president and belief exists
| that Carranza might have taken along
with him in his fight toward Tuxpan.
Herrera's forces which finally turned
against him.
the vicinity of Huauchinango, In the
northern panhandle" Of the state of
Puebla.
1t is approximately s. miles from
San Andreas, where Carranza left his
forces and took refuge in the noun
tains. The official announcement was
given at 1890 o'clock tonight, from
the headquarters of General Alvaro
Obregon.
| Reports received here early this
morning state that General Juan Bar
ragan, chief of the presidential staff;
Ygnacio Bonillas, former Mexican am
bassador at Washington; General Mar
'iano Gonzales and General Federico
Monies, who accompanied President
Carranza in his flight from San An
dres, are safe.
Party Included Officials
| NO MENTION Is Uldu0 OF the OIn6fS
in the party which it is believed in
clude Luis Cabrera, minister of the
treasury: Alfonso Cabrera, his bro
ther, governor of Puebla, and General
Francisco Murguia. who acted as COM
mander of the Carranza troops after
the president had fled from this city
Orders have been given that train
| be taken to Berista, in the nearest
| railway point to TlaXcalaltongo to re-
| ceive the bodies of those killed in the
encounter in which President Carranza
| lost his life.
! HAVANA, May 22-Luis Cabrera,
minister of the Mexican treasury de-
partment; Ygnacio Bonillas, former
Mexican ambassador at Washington,
and reputed to be the favored candi-
date for president of Mexico. and all
other members of the Carranza cabi-
net. accompanied President Carranza
in his flight to the mountains of Pu-
ebla. according to Mexican newspapers
received in this city yesterday.
| WASHINGTON. May 22.-No re-
port on the death of Carranza had
come today from the American embas-
Press dispatches were the only infor-
nation before the government here.
If CarTanZa has been killed the
manner of his death may inject an
unlocked for element into the ques-
tion of recognition of the new gov
ernment in Mexico.