Show SCENES OF HORROR DESCRIBED BY MRS I Tells of Awful Conditions at Home Where Mexicans Mexicans Mexicans cans Slew Husband CHICAGO April 2 24 C Giving r a 1 story story of or the writers writer's rf anxiety over her husband husband hus hus- g band a letter from rom Mrs John fohn B Mc- Mc Ic- Ic Mantis dated at Mexico City March 13 three da Ila s after her husband vas was m mur dered by Zapata soldiers reached Mrs Airs Elizabeth ElIzabelh tc l lanus here today The I lent Is a L law In w of the wife of tr tho the murdered American The letter recites that Mc Min Minto l lanus to shad had he been n belg begged d time and a a again ln to ring brinK his stock closer to toa the he city city but JUl he 1 scoffed at the idea g th th-it he e could prot protect cl himself Because hi his hla wife wire was wan Aso BO worried over his safety ho he had not I told her of the times ho hI had been shot at at and searched an and taco how often orten ho had been compelled to face faco dang dangers rs alone lone Mrs Airs McManus says It Is hard to imagine a case caso of or greater bravery braver and courage or a a. more moro wanton murder than his Tried to Aid Husband Mrs Mc In h her r I letter tells tell how she tried to Inform of her husband ol of movements of ot the soldiers but th thin the cutting cut- cut tins ting of wires rend rendered th these IIO efforts of 01 no avail all Next sho she heard the ranch was being attacked Tho The Brazilian I legation lega- lega tion s sent nt out an automobile with flags end Ind a n protest but the tho arrival al was too toolate toolate late Mrs rr McManus was one of the thc party part that went to the ranch house ConcernIng Concerning Concerning Con Con- what hat she saw she says sayo In le lepart part Describes Horror Scene Seen John had to hI bo ho lowered from the roof where ho he had pone gone one to protect the tho place and and J I cant can't write about IL 1 J didn't see him I him I couldn t. t The whole top lop of his head was shot away a The windows window were p peppered with bullets bullets- about Joined the thc attacking part party party- the floors wore were a confusion of or broken glass up upset et furniture dresser or drawers rs clothes hook books pictures broken eggs and dirt They took what tho they thoy wanted and threw the rest on the tho floor Mrs McManus rc lanu according to her description description de de- de- de IN la like so man many other Amer Amer- ns Ic In Mexico The They arc are able to support sup sup- port their families there In comparative e ease easo To leave leavo now would ho bo to give Ive their property awa away and mean a struggle glo gle In the states The funeral of her husband was attended by hy nearl nearly everyone every every- one ono In tho the foreign colon colony |