New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23
Cabrera Brothers and
Murguia Among Those
Slain at Tlaxcalantongo
on Order of Herrero
General Assails
Cowardly Traitors
In Message to Survivors,
He Charges They Have
Dishonored r Republic
By General Alvaro Obregon
Special Gable to The Tribune

Special Gable TO The Tribune
Copyright 1920. New York Tribune Inc
MEXICO CITY, May IA
telegram was received at general
headquarters here at 10 o clock
last night confirming the death Of
Venustiano Carranza and six OF
his companions, together with
fifty other persons. The full de-
tails of the incident are not
known here at this moment.
The principal facts are that
Carranza was killed at Tlaxca-
lantongo in an attack led by
General Rudolfo Herrero. a for
mer federal officer belonging to
the forces of General Mariel.
who accompanied Carranza in bis
flight from the capital.
We have appointed a COM
mittee. made up of two high mill
tary officers and two prominent
attorneys, who will go immedi-
ately to the place where Car
ranza was killed and will report
in detail.
The body of Senor Carranza
will arrive in this city at J clock
tonight and will be delivered to
the former President family. in
accordance with their wishes.
On several occasions every
kind of guarantee and considera-
ton was offered Senior Carranza
to induce him to withdraw from
the belligerent zone, but he re-
fused to accept the propositions,
MEXICO CITY, May % (By The
Associated Press Venustiano Car
rama, fugitive President of Mexico,
has been killed by some of his own
troops. Six of his companions,
who fed with him May and took
refuge with their leader in the
mountains of Puebla, also are re-
ported to have been slain.
There is still uncertainty regard
ing ~ahe names Of CarranZa's COM
panions who were killed. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that they were
General Francisco Murguia, Gen
eral Francisco Urquezo, Under Sec
retary of War and Marine; Luis
Cabrera, Secretary of the Treasury,
and his brother, Alfonso Cabrera,
Governor of Puebla; Manuel
Aguirre Berlanga, Secretary Of the
Interior, and General Pillar Sanchez.
Killed Thursday
The headquarters here of General
Alvaro Obregon announced Car.
rama was killed at o'clock Thurs
day morning at Tlaxcalantongo by
troops led by General Rodolfo Her.
zero, who formerly belonged to
forces commanded by General Fran
cisco de P. Mariel. Mariel accom-
panied Carranza in hiss flight, bus
last week deserted and Joined tho
revolutionists.
Reports received here earlv this
morning say General Juan Barragan,
chief of the Presidential staff; Ygnacio
Bonillas, former Mexican Ambassador
at Washington; General Marciano
Gonzales end General Federico Mon
tes, who accompanied Carranza in his
flight from San Andres, are safe.
Take Body to Capital
"A train was sent to Beristain. the
nearest railway station to the seen.
bodies of the slain President and
others of his party who were killed
to the capital
The body OF Carranza is due to ar.
rive In Mexico Cisy this evening. Tho
SIX other victims have been buried AZ
the scene of the battle.
Permission has been granted rela-
tivss of the late President for priyafa
interment. Among the relatives ARC
hts daughter, Julia, and Virginia. wife
OF General Candido Aguilar.
After conference to-day between
Generals obregon and Pablo Gonzales
commission was named 10 nrn..aaS
TO the scene of Carrsnza's deatt -
investigate and report y General Chra'
gon appointed Attorney Rogue estrada