The Washington times., 1923-07-24
TELL HOW
VII | A
DIED
American Eyewitnesses Say
He Was Slain in Revenge
BY Six PIotters.
Copyright, 1928, by Internat ionaI
News Service.l

Copyright, 1928. by International
News Service.)
Ell PASO, Tex, July 24.--
francisco (Pancho) Villa, Mex
ico's Robin Hood was murdered
without chance for his life"
Bernard McDonald and Walter
Wilson, American mining men liy-
ing in ParraIl, made this state
ment today in giving the first eye
witness account Of the assassina-
ton.
Saw villa Murdered
Wilson and / saw Villa muir
dered-heard his cries of agony as
the first volley Of shots riddled his
body and heard the cries of triumph
Of his murderers as they emptied
their revolvers into his PROSTATE
body" Macdonald said.
1.-THE murder was a carefully laid
plot" Mac Donald said. Following
the killing he made g. thorough in
vestigation of the assassination.
''The men responsible had planned
for months on the moment to take
their revenge.
Wilson and lived just opposite
the Plaza Juarez. was out in
front-Wilson inside.
IT saw Villa driving up the Avenue
Benito Juarez-I knew the former
bandit chieftain well.
ION the opposite side Of the Plaza,
where Avenue Benito Juarez makes
sharp turn to the left is Avenue
Gabino Barrera, with a small shut
tered house standing on the corner.
LAS I watched, the door of this
house suddenly opened and six men,
carrying rifles and pistols, ran out.
"At this moment Villa, sitting at
turning the sharp corner Of the two
avenues. He was laughing at some
quip of a companion.
Machine Hits Tree.
"a volley Of shots rang out.
1.-THE machine swerved from It's
path. A moment later it crashed.
head-on, into q tree.
LAS the assassins ran forward I
called to Wilson who came out and
he and I, from a post Of safety,
watched the scene, powerless to do
anything.
I'VE later learned both of Villas
arms had been broken by shots fired
in that first volley.
LAS the former bandit chief lay
behind the wheel Of his wrecked car
the six murderers advanced. firing
as they came.
"They were screaming as they ad
vanced-oaths marked every step.
villa uttered one cry-a cry OF
pain. His companions, wounded and
trapped, were pleading for mercy.
THE voices OF the murderers car
Ifed clear to use above the sound
Of their guns. Standing above Villa
the six men continued to pour their
lead into him and his aides.
"Then they turned and calmly
walked away. As they reached the
shattered house from which they
the leader, turned and fired a single
shot at Villa. Then the slayers dis.
appeared"
Calls Authorizes Negligent.
Macdonald and Wilson expressed
the belief that authorities could haVe
captured the six assassins had they
used ordinary efforts.
In the opinion of the two Amerl
cans, the six men left by q rear door
of the shattered house. walked 10
the river nearby, and then rode away
on horses they had waiting,
II found that the house had been
rented four months before by a little
old man who posed as a grain and
hay merchant" Macdonald said
During the week before Villas
murder ten men came to the house.
living there on canned foods thew
had brought with them, Not one ven.
tursd outside during the week.
THE day before Villas murdey
the ten men called the aged hav
merchant insids-a shot was heard
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