Bisbee daily review., 1921-04-27

and shot and left to die on tine side
 walk in front of the hotel
 The Mexicans were shouting Grin
 go' and Viva Villa" she said.
 Shouts of ''Maten los Gringoes'
 awakened him at Columbus the morn
 ing of the raid, Benjamin s. Aguirre
 of Fl Paso testified. He described
 his escape from the hotel where four
 Americans were killed.
 Arthur Aavel, of Columbus, 17 years
 old at the time of the raid. was res
 cued from Mexican captors by Amer
 ican soldiers after Ritchie had been
 shot down at his side, he said.
 T do not intend to stultify myself
 by trying to explain or codone such acts said Hamilton. attorney ap- pointed by the court to try the Willis tas, but 1 expect to show that these 16 men were in Columbus against their will and that they took no part in the firing"
 Evidence win be introduced during the trial as to the alleged confessions of all of the men on tyial. District At torney Forrest Fielder stated tonight. Major N. w Campanole, a member of General Pershings staff during the punitive expedition, will testify as to alleged confessions made to him by the men at the time of their capture. Fielder said. It is possible the de- fense may spring surprise in the testimony of Maria Rodriguez, wife of one of the defendants and sister of another. She came here from Juarez. Mexico, to attend the trial and her name was presented by Hamilton as witness. He would not make statement as to the nature of her tes- timony.
 Following is the personnel of the jury: w. k. Berry farmer. Deining; William E. Fefflar. railroad worker, Deming; George R. Maisel, Jr., farm CT, Hondale; w. P. Carson, piasterer. Deming; Hugh l.. Ramsey, retired farmer. Deming; Alex NJ. Thompson, painter. Deming; A. J. Tidmore, mer- chant. Deming: c. c. Sage, garage owner, Deming; Frank Duanigan, car penter, Deming; Waiter c. Curtis, jeweler, Deming; Frank Torres, la borer. Deming; William Caste. hotel owner. Deming.
 George R. Maisel, father of George R. Maisel, Jr., served on the jury that convicted the six raiders hanged | in 1916. Frank Torres is of spanish l American blood.
 Alleged confessions by he 16 wills i tas to United States army officers 1 were denied by them this morning in conference with their attorney, R. F. Hamilton. i
 Without exception it was learned | the men claimed to have been con- 5cripted by Villas officers under threat of death. Only few of them admitted that they had even seen the rebel chief.
 Jose Rodriguez, captured at Colum- nus the morning of the raid, tried and sentenced to hang, but whose sen ence was commuted to life imprison- nent. declares that he was d member 'f Carranzas army and had been cap. ured by Villas forces and was at as prisoner.
 The prisoners deny any knowledge 'efore or during the attack that they we're in an American town.
 We started a march. senor." David iodriguez said, "the afternoon before he attack. We were told we were 'oing to attack the enemy. We bought we were marching against he ,Carrancistas.". Most of the villistas claim to have cen conscripted by Colonel Cande- ario Cervantes, one of Villas lead { ITS. One Of them declared he was truck across the back a dozen times { 'ith the edge of sword when he re- used to. serve.