Show I BROTHER OF FIRST 1 CHIEF EXECUTED GENE GENERAL L fiEt ORDERS EXECUTION OF GENERAL JESUS CARRANZA AND HIS STAFF Condemned Men Were p Put t to Death Because Head of Constitutionalists Had Refused to Pardon I Laredo Texas General Texas General Jesus Jesus Carranza Carranza Car Car- ranza his son son on Ab Abelardo lardo and Ignacio Per member of his staff staff- were were executed ex CX- xie x- x ie t d by General Sa 4 ban z former constitutionalist general who de defected to Zapata according to a telegram received received received re re- re- re Monday by the widow of pt G General Gen n eral Carranza from the first chief at Vera Cruz ruz ruz 0 Mrs Jesus Carranza refugee at Laredo Laredo Laredo La La- redo in giving out the information of the death of her husband said General General General Gen Gen- eral Venustiano Carranza the first chief of the Mexican constitutionalists had telegraphed her he would send I troops to recover the body i General Jesus Carranza and his staff were taken prisoners by troops troop's commanded commanded com corn by recently near San Geronimo on the isthmus of Te- Te and his staff according to reports were executed immediately Jesus Carranza was executed because because because be be- cause General Venustiano Carranza refused refused refused re re- re- re fused to pardon and receive receive re re- him again as one of his gener gener- als ala Advices received here from Vera VeraCruz VeraCruz VeraCruz Cruz shortly after the capture of the first chiefs chief's brother said advised General Venustiano Carranza that Jesus Carranza would be i ed unless was restored to his command It was said then that the first chiefs chief's reply was that his brother was willing willingto to die for the cause if necessary and that he Venustiano Carranza would have to see him die rather than pardon pardon par par-i don |