The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-05-26
SUICIDE STORY
NOT CREDITED
Tragedy of Carranza's Death
to Be Fully Probed and
Blame Fixed.
ODDS AGAINST HERRERo

mission appointed by Gen. Alvaro
obregon TO Investigate the death Of
that the former president had pecn
assassinated and that the deelarA-
tion OF Rodolfo Herrero that Car.
rama had committed suicide should
be dlsre1arded.
The committee recommended that
all persons accompanying Carranxa
when he was shot TO death last
Thursday, especially ths followers ef
the rebel leader, Herrera, should be
prosecuted and the personal respon.
sibllity Of each one definitely fixed.
at .hs Car. en,ess; no,,,rs,o 2, re l.rs
rlauex Malplca. Auulies Eiorduy and
Rogue Estrada. They were named
by Gems. Obreuon and Gonzales 20
Inquire Into the tragedy.
The commission submitted It's report
last night and cited ten points which
tho members had agreed had been
proven from stories OF witnesses. 1t
was added that In number OF points
many other stories purportlng to tell
the actual circumstances could not be
confirmed and were unworthy OF cred
ence.
Summary OF Report.
The commissions report, which II the
FIRST authoritative story on the death OF
Carranya, may be summarized as fol-
lows: s
Col Herrero Joined the Carranza
party at Putia. state OF Puebla, on May
Francisco II, % de r. Mariei. 10 whom ne ii,
surrendered last March. Herrero pledged
allegiance anew and promised to defend
Carranza, which promise wes accepted
by Gen. Hariel, who told the fugitive
president that Herrero was willing to
Orl. fs.K ia1 thar I0ff fhE
Carranza party and did not so 70 Tiax-
calantongo,
When Carranxa reached Tlaxcalan-
tongo he was led by Herrero to the hut
where he was 70 sleep, Herrero was
ter were assigned TO the president,
Manuel Agulrre Berlanga. minister Of
the interior; Mario Mendex, chief OF tel-
egraph: oil Farias, the presidents pri-
yato secretary, and Capts. Amador and
other members OF the party were taken
10 different houses in the village, Be-
fore retiring Carranza ordered Cart.
Suarex TO assist In placing sentinels. all
Of whom were Herrcro's men.
''Herrero later told carranxa that
messenger Ind informed him his brother
was injured, whoreupon Herrero left the
village. promising TO returH. AT
O'clock on the morning OF May "a, three
OF Harrero's men entered the preaidenta
hut stating they had been ordered 10
report 20 him what the situation WAS.
carranEn listened 10 the report and
then told the men to leave. .trhe re-
port says this move was probably for
the purpose Of nscertaining II all IN
the hut were IN bed and whether Carr
rama had changed his positlon).
Half an hour later the hut was at-
tackled from all sides, President Car-
ranKa was heard TO cry I can't set up.
my Lex In broken He then begged
for a cnrhlno NO that he could defend
himself. but was answered by a vcl-
Icy which ended his life instantly
'eTha other occupants OF the hut neq
az did those IN the other shelters ana
there was great confusion IN the wills
lagA, Herrero. at tho head OF his men.
captured many of the party. who were
taken twelve miles away while others
were left IN Tlaxaclantongo. Four Or
five OF these prisoners were forced 70
sign statemont that carranza naa s.s,
was dictated by Manuel Aguirre Ser
lanEa and written by Pauline Fontes.
director OF Mexican national railways,
These facts are alleged TO "provb q
conspiracy was prepared In advance ~
Herrero. which inspired confidence ~
THE report recommends that a formal
lpvestiratlon be ordered TO clear up the
other points OF the incident. which re-
late to the part taken by Herrero.s
men and members OF the presidents
party. II was signed BY, Rogue Es-
ifAdA and Commodore Hilario kodri-
guez named by obregon. ana Aqunes
Eiorduy and Cen. Fortunate zuazua.
appointed by Gen. Gonzales.
Among tho mass OF statements taken
bv the commissioners and attached ~
the report were found those made bT
Gcnerala Bruno Neira, Pillar ShncheN
and Hellodoro Perez, Captains Octavto
Amador and Jupiter Ramirez. The pre-
amble 10 the report gives as reasons
for the recommendation for an invesus
CATION the facts that Herrero neu. tnhe
hIs evidence was not available ana tnak
~tatenenta made BY Carranza's cons
paniona cunfllctcd In many particulars
other points not touched upon py the
report, Tut containsd IN various State
mantw attached 10 II, include anidavst
NV Cian, Juan Barragmn, chief of the
prssldantiAi star. who said Herrer0
captured sixty OF tho Carransa party.
thirty OF whom. escaped. The rest were
rcleased he declared, when Paullno
rontes paid 1000 pesos 20 Herrero.s
serted the men making tho attack
viva Peiaezg' -
Gen. Neyra and Gen. Sanchez both
testined that Herrero told Gen. Perex
that tha men no was looking for weie
I.llls Cabrera. secretary OF the traaAurys
YKnacio Bonillaas, FORMER Mexican am
bnsaador at Washington anu ten
Francisco Mnrgnp and that an,er- .Hsr-
declared that when Herrero liberated
10 trlaonarn he blamed t-ol Marques