Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-05-25
BURY CARRANzA;
PLAN ELECTION
Laid to Rest Where thousands
of Poorer Mexicans Have
Been Buried by His Request
SAY HE KILLED HIMSELF.
So Claims Col. Herrera, Upon
Whom the Responsibility for
Rulers Death is Placed.

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MEXICO CITY, May s6-In ac-
cordance with his oft-repeated re-
quest President venustiano CarranEa,
slain last Thursday morning at Tax
| calantongo, was buried late yester-
| day afternoon in Dolores cemetery,
where in the shadow of Chapultepec.
the poorest of Mexicans have for
many years found their last resting
place.
| As the funeral cortege left the
homo of the late chief executive. the
| extraordinary session of congress was
| being called to order to choose pres-
ident ad interim to hold office until
| new president to be elected Septem-
ber s. Is inaugurated.
Adolfo de la Huerta. governor OF
the state of Sonora, was named after
congress had been in session for an
hour and a half.
The body of the slain president ar
rived at $50 o'clock yesterday morn
Ing and was taken to the family homo
| being escorted by soldiers and q del
egation from the diplomatic corps.
| Later the body lay in state until the
| hour of the funeral thousands pass
ing to look upon the face Of the man
| hurled from power by revolution ana
whose death occurred under circum-
stances that await explanation.
Col. Herrera, leader of revolution
airy forces and whom has been placed
responsibility for the death OF Car
rama, telegraphed to army omceys
that the President committed suicide
| rather than surrender. He declared
he Joined the forces of General Pc
laez after recognizing the plan OF
Aqua Prieta" under which the rsvo-
luton was conducted and attempted
to capture the fugitive president who
| fed from the battlefield at San Adreas
| when he realized his attempt to out
his way through to the coast had been
| defeated.
In the raid on the Carranza camp In
| Tlaxacalantongo the telegram stated.
| forty prisoners were captured. some OF
| these being later released, but eleven
generals Manuel Aguirre Berlanga,
| secretary OF the interior. Ygnacio Bon
| illas, former Mexican ambassador to
| the United States and Pauline Fontex
director OF the national railways were
placed on board the train that brought
Carranza's body to this city but were
taken off before reaching here. They
are said to have been taken him
prisoner at Santiago Talteloco.
The fate OF Luis Cabrera, secretary
of the treasurer Is as yet unknown.
Some reports state he was taken to
prison with other Carranza adherents,
| but others are to the effect he was
| never on the train.
| Colonel Herrero's telegram asserts
| Cabrera made his escape after Car
| rama met his death There wore
rumors that Cabrera was killed dur
| ing the fight at TlaxacalantonEo.
None of the prisoners were permit
ted to attend the funeral of their
late chief. Colonel Herrero has Of
fered to come to Mexico City to prove
his assertion that Carranza killed
L. l..
and At Is probable that Herrero who
sent his telegram from Terra Azul.
State of Puebla, will be asked to
ccme and explain his operation.
Provisional President de Ia Huerta
will take the oath of Office June /, ac-
| cording to present plans. In the cleo
| tion last night. Fernando Ingledas,
Calderon. and General Antonio VII
larsal each received one vote.
General Ygnacio Enrique2 Is lead
| ing a strong column of troops into
southern Chihuahua where Francisco
villa, who recently announced opposi-
tion to the new government, is oper-
ating. The government has prohibited
| the sale of liquor containing more
than fourteen per cent. of alcohol
| Juan Sanchez Ascona. in charge OF
| the foreign Office has sent a note to
all foreign diplomats. explaining the
| reason for the extraordinary session
of congress. which named the provi-
sional president. The only new state
rama had rebelled against the con-
| stitution."
Autopsy Gives Different Aspect
VERA CRUZ. May 26.-Reports of
an autopsy performed on the body of
Venistiano Carranza, at Tlaxacaian-
ltongo, failed to agree with the claims
of Rodolfo Herrero that the Presi-
dent committed suicide rather than be
taken prisoner, IL is asserted.
| Surgeons who conducted the
lautopsy it Is declared found Car
rama had been struck with two rife
bullets one penetrating his breast and
the other his abdomen. The bullets
entered from in front and 1t is be-
Ilieved by those attending the autopsy
1.-The president had been assassinated.
The text of Colonel Herrero's re-
Iport to Mexico City was received last
might. The part concerning the attack
on Carranza and his death follows:
| with the object of arresting Car
rama and the principal officials with
him, attacked his camp at o'clock
in the morning having eighty men
with me. He had reached Tlaxacalan-
,tongo In the district OF Huachinango.
where there Is a pass leading north
ward to a part of the Republic where
he had planned to establish MS seat
Iof government. The president was
under escort of troops commanded by
General Murgia. When he realized
that escape was impossible Carranxa
committed suicide by shooting him
self in the breast with his pistol 50
close was the muzzel 10 his breast tnat
blood was spattered upon It, The
barrel still bears blood stains. The
BODY was recovered and taken TO
IVilIa Juarez Three of my men were
killed and one wounded.
| Signed "Rodolfo Herrero-'
| Best straws at Briegs-s1 smith st.
II6414-B-25-lt'.
We go one better than Wsnamaker.
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