The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-19
MEX| ! CLAN BAND| TSSLAY
AND ROB AMERICANS At
PAL|zADO NEAR CITY.
.0F MEXICO MAY H RST|

San Antonio. Texas. May 19.-Mea-
ger details of the killing Of Eben
Greenlaw and his son, Ralph on May
l., by Mexican bandits at Palizado.
near Mexico City, were brought here
today by Miss Minnie Barton, an in
innate friend of the Greenlaw fam.
| lily. The only facts of which she
was certain was that the two Ameri.
| a dozen bandits who escaped with
the payroll they were carrying to a
| saw mill near Palizado.
Weary and nervous from the strain
of the tragedy, Miss Barton, accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs. 4. H..
Barton, and few friends from Cali.
fornia, arrived here early today on
her way Ia her home in Los Angeles.
The party left Mexico City, Friday,
at which time the city was quiet
and practically normal. Miss Barton
said. Not shot was fired when
the national capital was taken over
by liberal revolutionists on May G, she
added.
Nobody seemed to know exactly
how many men attacked Mr.. Green.
law, and Ralph" Miss Barton said.
THE Mexicans accompanying them
were so frightened they were un.
able to tell us definitely. The num-
| her varied from three 10 IL.
The only fact of which the fam
| lily can be certain is that Eben Green.
law and Ralph were taking payroll
from Palizado, the principal saw mill,
&c logging camp. and while en-
route their logging train was stop
red the two men murdered and the
money stolen. This was Saturday
morning. May /.
The state department the day af'
ter the murder asked the Mexican
ures Immediately for the apprehen'
sion and punishment Of the assassins.
How effective these measures might
be Is q little doubtful. Perhaps un-
der the new regime the life Of for
eigners may be little more secure
Miss Barton was the family teach
cr Of the three small Greenlaw chill
dren and lived in their home. Al
first she declined to discuss the mur.
der, saying Mrs. Greenlaw had told
the full story TO the American en-
bassy at Mexico City and preferred
letting the state department make
public any information desirable.
Mrs. Greenlaw still is in Mexico City
settling up affairs of her husbands S
estate, but will leave for the United
States shortly.
"Oh, it all seems 50 dreadful"
Miss Barton said nervously. Mr..
Greenlaw was preparing to retire
from business. He had been in Mex.
leo IA years, engaged in the logging
business. / suppose he had never
thought Of an accident 10 himself.
Every week he took the payroll 10
the upper camp. Why, / went with
him Just two weeks before the mur.
der.
None OF the Mexican employees
could say whether Mr.. Greenlaw and
Ralph had been able 10 defend them
selves before they were killed. Two
shots had been fired in Ralph's gun
and one In Mr. Greenlaw's. But
that meant nothing for it was quite
likely they had been fired before
the trip. But they were not tortur'
ed. We had that much to be thank.
ful for"
Concerning the new regime in Mex
ico Miss Barton said: "Obregon
seems friendly to Americans. We
were in Mexico City when he enter
ed. There wasn't q shot fired. We
were told that he would occupy the
city at IL o'clock and we all went
out to see him enter. That was all
there was TO It, A bearded man,
wearing white shirt. he Just rode
In"