| Show participant IN SANTA YSABEL MASSACRE SHOT DOWN BY ONE OF HS countrymen outlaw chieftain leaves command following unsuccessful raid on jeminez and goes fifty miles to southwest chihuahua city J beltran Del tran one 0 villas chief lieutenants and a participant in the massacre of eighteen americans at santa ysabel chihuahua last january was killed in the engagement at cerro blanco july 12 reports sent on the to general jacinto trevino indicated these reports were supported by stories told upon their arrival here by prisoners who bald that when the bandits reformed at beltran was missing the prisoners said that villa himself was not present at cerro blanco the outlaw forces being directed by contreras the bandit chieftain they said being disappointed upon the evacuation of jiminez at his failure to capture arms and ammunition left the command going to hacienda Sal alses about fifty miles southwest the Vil listas added that because 0 the shortage sh of ammunition only ten rounds was allowed each man in the cerro blanco engagement and that following the fight more than men deserted general trevino received dispatches from general ramos com the columns pursuing the bandits in which he announced that he had the outlaws completely surrounded and expected to close in upon them shortly from all sides contact can be expected in the vicinity of rosarlo any time now the dispatches said |
