Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-26
|CARRANzA AIDES
HELD PRISONER
Death of Mexican President at
Mountain Hut Detailed in
Formal Report
SUICIDE STORY IS DENIED
BY the Associated Press

Mexico City. May NJ. Military Of
ncers and civilians who were taken cap
tive at Tlaxcalantongo following the
death of President Carranza will be held
In the prison here until Adolfo de Ia
Huerta. the provisional president. takes
office. Disposition of the mon then will
be decided upon by him. it is under
stood.
Several who were brougirt from the
state of Puebla on the train bearing
,Carranza's body to This city have been
released. Those still in the prison are
Generals Juan Barragau, Francisco Jr-
quizo, Francisco Murguia. Fran
cisco dc +. Mariel Manuel Aguirre
Berlanga, YgnaCio Bonilas and Luis
Cabrera.
Mexican officials and military Of
ficers who accompanied President Car
rama in his fight into the mountains
OF Puebla again were cenSurSd by Gen
eral Obregon yesterday. Asked to eX-
press his opinion regarding the death Of
the late chief executive he said:
''Among the generals and noted civil
fans accompanying Carranza, to whom
they owed infinite favors and consider
alton, there was not even one DimaS and
one Gestas who wanted to die at his
side"
Referred to Two Thieves
In speaking of "onc pimaS and one
Gestas.' - General Obregon referred to
the two thieves who were CruiCiticd with
the Saviour.
Formal investigation for the purpose
of clarifying the part taken in the death
of President Caranza. both by Colonel
Rodolfo Herrero and members of the
Carrauza party. is recommended by the
commission of four named by Generals
4Obregon and Gonzales to inquire into
the tragedy at TaXcalantongo. The
commission submitted its report last
night and cited ten points which the
members had agreed had been proven
from stories Of witnesses.
The commission : report. which is
the first authoritative story of the death
of Carranza. may be summarized as fol-
lows:
party at Putla. state of Puebla. on
MAY %, following n conference with
General Francisco Do p. Maricl. II
whom he surrendered last March. Her
zero pledged allegiance anew and prom e
Used to defend Carranza. which promise
was accepted by General Mariel. who
told the fugitive president that Herrerc
was willing to fight for him. Genera
Mariel then left the Carranza party and
did not go to TlaXcaltantongO.
''when CarranZa reached TlaXcal-
antongo he was led by Herrcro to the
hut where he was to sleep. HerrPrC
was with Carranza when beds in this
shelter were assigned to the president
Manuel Aguirra Berlanga. minister O
the interior: Mario Aiendez. chief o
telegraphs Gil Farias. the president
private secretary. and Captains ANA
dor and Euarez. his aides. Genera
iMurguia and other members ot the
party were taken to different houses il
the village. Before retiring CarrauzG
ordered Captain Suayez to assist IL
nlacing sentiments, all of whom were
Herrero's men.
"Herrero later told Carranza that {
messenger had Informed him his brOthc
was injured, whercupOn HerrcrO l"f
the village. promising 10 return. At
o'clock on the morning of May n. three
of HerrerO's men entered the preSi
dents hut. stating they had been or.
dered to report to him what the stua
tion was, adding that nothing new hH'
occurred Carranza listened TO the re
port, and then told the men to leave.
Details of killing
(The report says this move was prob
ABLY for the purpose of aSCertainiug i
all in the hut were in bed and whether
Carranza had changed his position.l
'Half an hour later. the hut was at,
tackled from all sides. President Car,
rama was heard 10 cry: I cant get UP
my leg is broken. He then begged for
a carbine so that he could defend him