Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-05-26
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Formal Investigation Of the
Death Of Carrailza Urged By s
Commission Named by ObregOfl

Killed in Hut EARLY in the
Morning Of May FL BY
Herrero Men.
Mexico City, May 26.-Formal an
vestigation for the purpose of clarity
ing the part taken in the death Of
President Qarranza, both by Col. Ro-
dolfo Herrero and members OF the
Carranza party, is recommended by
the commission Of four named by
Generals Obregon and Gonzales to in
auire into the tragedy at Tlaxcalanton-
go. II -.ta
The Report.
The commissions report. which IL
the first authoritative story Of the
death Of Carranza, may be summarize
ed as follows:- L
Col. Herrero joined the carranza
party at Putla. state Of Puebla, On
; May 20. following a conference with
General Francisco dc Mariel, to whom
he surrendered last March. Herrere
pledged allegiance anew. and promis-
ed to defend Carranza, which promise
was accepted by General Mariel. who
told the fugitive president that Herre-
no was willing to fight for him. Gener-
al Mariel then left the Carranza party
and did not so to Tlaxcalantongo.
When Carranza reached gTlaxcalan-
| tongo. he was led by Herrero to the
hut where he was to sleep. Herrcro
was with Carranza when beds in this
shelter we're assigned to the. president
and staff
Hcrrero Called Away. n.
"Herrero later told Carranza that q
messenger had informed him his
I; brother was injured. whereupon Her
! zero left the village, promising to re-
turn. At o'clock on the morning OF
May Fl. three of Herrero's men enter
ed the presidents hut, stating they
! mac naa been cen ordered ordered t. report to him
nothing new had occurred. Carranxa
listened to the report, and then told
the men to leave. a
! fThe report says this move was
! probably for the purpose of ascertain
ing II all in the hut were in bed and
whether Carranza had changed his
position).
| Half an hour later the hut was at
lacked from all sides. President Car
rama was heard to cry. I can't ret
up; my leg is broken He then begged
Tor a carbine SO that he could defend
himself but was anwered by 4 volley
! which ended his life instantly.
the other occupants of the hut
ned. Herrero. at the head Of his men,
captured many of the party, who were
taken II miles away while. others were
left in T1axcalantongo. Four or five
pi these prisoners were forced to sign
statement that Carranza had cotf-
!, mitted suicide. This statement was
dictated by Manuel sAguirre BerlanEs
and written by Pauline Fontes,S direc-
tor OF Mexican national railWayS." III
| Want r.-...s-.xs- s.G
| The fep6ft recommends thatsa for-
up the other points of the incident
which relate to the part taken BY
! Herrero's men and members Of the
presidents party. 1t was signed Gby
Koque Estrada and Commodore Hila-
rio Rodrlquez named by Obregon,
and Aquiles Elorduy and General For
Gonzales. h's..s,.-,<7'i. : :" :
SAmong the mass Of statements. tax
en- by the commissioners and attached
10 the report were found those made
ny Generals Bruno Neira. Pilar san
chez and Heliodoro Perez, Captains
OctaVlo Amador and Jupiter Ramirez.
Inc preamble to the report gives as
reasons for the Recommendation for
an Investigation the facts that HERE
70 ned that his evidence was not
available and that statements made by
Carranza's companions conflicted i'm
many particulars.
Ell Paso, Texas, May 26.-1Bv the
President Carranza from Mexico CITY
Two weeks before his assassination
was last desperate effort to seek
place. Of refuge from where he could
marshal his forces and try to save
ms ms fast tottering regime. according to
Feilpe Ronquillo, former mayor OF
Jlmlnez. Chihuahua, who was with
Carranza during the first week Of his
fight.
Senor Ronquillo. in Ell PAso TODAY
told in epic detail the occurrences Of
one week with the fleeing president.
Carranza. he said. was not attempt
ing to fee Mexico and the president.
cavalry officers when he was forced
to abandon his tr.s.. at Rinconada
said: -
II am going to find a place of safe
ty in the Puebla mountains There
shall establish headquarters and re-
organize our fight on the traitor.
i They should be sure would never
resign or leave the country" "a
Senor Ronquillo expressed the be-
lief Carranza never knew the wide
extent of the revolution and the fact
he had been deserted by practically
all the federal soldiers
The safe conduct which General
Alvaro Obregon sent Carrar.a never
reached him, said Senior Ronquillo.
He didn't want it anyway" he said.
General Roberto Cejudo and fifteen
!other political prisoners who were an
!nounced by revolutionists as having
been assassinated by General Fran
cisco Murguia Sin bloody epilogue
ito the Carranza regime" were taken
with the president on his flight and
later releaseds and returned to Mexi-
leo City. He asserted that men, wom-
len and children were killed in one ef
the many attacks on the presidential
trains.
= Press Men to Investigate.
Mexico City. May 26.-( BY the Az.
soclated Press)-Four newspaper man
will Investigate the death Of the late
president Carranza and report their
! findings to General Obregon. Follow.
| ing the receipt last night Of the re-
4 port rendered by the commission nam
ed by Generals ObregonS ana Gonzales
to. conduct an inquiry into the. kiiliftS
Of President Carransa, General Obre-
gon decided upon the innovation and
4 requested the managing editors of tie
newspapers Universal, Excelsior. Her
aldo. and Democrats to appoint one
4 reporter each to conduct full ana
I impartial investigation In order 10 ea-
Z ttaH IA -.