The Washington times., 1936-01-23

himself lots Of glory. Bob
wanted to know what I was doing
in Chihuahua and I invited him
over to the American Club for a
drink. He asked me if knew
what Villa was going to do. I
said there was going to be plenty
of fighting down around Torreon
and that I was going with the
cavalry. Then I asked Dorman
If he had heard Ambrose Bierce
was seen down in this section.
Bob wanted to know the why's and
wherefores, and I explained that
Bierce was looking for Pancho
Villa and that I had missed him
(Bierce) in El Paso. Dorman said
1t was probably the same tall old
American he had seen yesterday.
"JuSt as we were about to leave,
Rico, the waiter at the American
Club, stopped me and said he had
a letter for rue. I asked him to
bring it up-alSo a couple more
drinks for Bob and myself. The
letter was from Bierce. He wrote
he would meet me at the Ameri-
can Club the following day.
But I had to 60 on with the
Villa forces, so / missed Bierce
for the third time, and it was too
bad, as I remarked to Dorman.
He told me not to worry about
it-and that probably would run
into him before long. said 1
hoped I would before he got into
trouble.
Il had to leave Chihuahua
City right away with about
5000 cavalry, and for IL days
we had heavy fighting. l heard
many rumorS about Bierce, but
only rumOrs. Then 1 heard
that an old American had been
killed in a little mining town
called Sierra Mojada. / got per
mission of leave and rode to
Sierra MOjada to investigate.
No one wanted to talk, but
finally / found an old Mexican
who told me what / wanted to
know.
"The Mexican said that this
tall Americana had come to
Sierra MOjada looking for
PanchO Villa. He had a pistOla
in his belt and he was very tall
and talked in a loud voice. He
did not talk in Spanish at all.
He asked a lot of questions
about the revolution.
"I asked if the old man hao
left any papers. The Mexican re
piled he had left nothing but
some old letters. Upon examina
ton they proved to be two empty
envelopes-addresSed to Ambrose
Bierce.
"I threatened the Mexican
Tell me quick I said, where is
this old MANI He said he would
show me his grave. Then he
told me what had happened.
"Bierce had stayed at his
(JOse'S) house. He (Bierce)
talked too much. He asked lot
of questions. Then came some
Huertistas. They thought he
was q spy for Villa. The Huer-
tistas insisted Bierce come with
them, and Bierce replied he was
looking for PanchO Villa. The
leader of the band replied he
would soon meet PanchO villa,
and then asked for his pistol.
Bierce handed it over, thinking
these were Villas men. As he
was about to leave, Jose $50 he
told mel tried to warn him, but
Sanchez, leader of the Huer-
tistaS, overheard and COM
manded him to silence with q
threat.
"They marched Bierce out Of
the town proper, and Jose, the
Mexican who had befriended him
followed at a discreet distance
They stopped and Jose, his heart
in his mouth, sauntered into the
group of soldiers who surrounded
Bierce and Sanchez. Sanchez &C
cused Bierce of being a Villa spy
and Bierce answered he must be
joking. Sanchez replied it was nc
joke-would he please stand over
against the wall.
"Bierce insisted Sanchez must
be mad-that it was all joke.
Sanchez thereupOn shot twice
at Bierce-with his own pistol.
"After the two shots, Bierce
laughed. He said, You're shoot
ing me-with my own piStOI!'
Sanchez fumed, You old fool