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Show FOUR V1LLISTAS M KED FOR MUF10ER DEMTXG, N. M., June 30. Four Vil-listas Vil-listas who took part in the Columbus raid were executed by hanging in the county jail here today. Tho men were put to death in pairs. Euscvio Eentaria and Taurino Garcia 1 were placed on the scaffold first. They were not pronounced dead until after : twenty minut-'s had passed. I Jose Rangol and Juan Costillo were I next. Their necks were broken and : death was almost instantaneous. j The four men were calm. Jose Ran- i gel smoked a cigarette as the noose was; adjusted. N,'on would say anything ex- , cent Garcia, who exclaimed, us he was j led to execution: "I hope God will for-i for-i give my enemies. ' ' This completes the disposition of the j cases of Columbus raiders. Jose Kodri- j j guess recently was granted a stay of execution and is serving a life smitpnce. j Company 1 , New Mexico national guard--, was hld at the armory in case! of an attempted demonstration. A force I of forty deputies, appointed by Sheriff j W. J. Simpson, guard i'd the jail during dur-ing the niglit. There were no disor- I dors. I |