Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-03-25 | Page 2 | Captives Spend 2 Days with Outlaw Villa

CAPTIVES SPEND 2 DAYS DAJ WIT WITO O OUTLAW ilA W VillA Confirmation of Release I of Mormon Prisoners ReI Received Re- Re I Here Tells of Considerate Treatment of release of C Mormon settlers in Mexico by Villa bandits an and word that all the prisoners were well treated treat treat- e ed by the thc bandit lea leader er is contained contained con con- In a telegram received today by W. W Ivins from Bishop J. J C C. Bentley ot of Juarez Mexico The telegram follows We Ve arrived home all well We Ve were two days with Villa who treated us very er kindly and gave us assuranCe assurance as- as ot of his good will toward the colonists We e were also nine days with the Socialist party who also treated us splendidly Martin Lopez and his men passed Juarez a afew few tew days ago and tool took considerable provisions and horses Bishop Bentley B with James T. T and Albert was held I prisoner following It a raid by on the colon colony The release ot of the three men was I confirmed In a letter received ester yester- yesterday esterday day from Arwell F. F Pierce ot of El EI Paso who also told ot of the theft ot of horses I from the colonists by federal troops which recently engaged the and killed several pt pf the bandits The I federalists scattered after the tight fight It was said anti antl drove away several everal horses but were followed by some of the colonists in an automobile When the soldiers were overtaken they were courteous and returned nil all but one ot of I the horses without argument