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Show VILLA SHOT 0011 B! H1SSEGRETARY MEXICAN OUTLAW MEETS DEATH AT HANDS OF TRUSTED EMPLOYEE Death Occurs Almost Immediately; III Feeling Against Insurgent is Cause; Slayer Killed a Few Minutes Later Chihuahua City, Mex. General Francisco (Panrho) VRla, commander of rebel armies in northern Mexico for ten ye:irs, was shot and killed Friday morninir at 8:30 o'clock nt his bis ranch at Canutillo, Durango, by Miguel Trillo, his secretary. In the battle which followed Trillo was killed by men loyal to (heir slain chieftain. More than a hundred casualties have occurred in the sanguinary fighting fight-ing which followed the shooting of Villa by Trillo. The latter is said to have become incensed at the former bandit leader and to have fired nt hi' suddenly. The bullets took fatal effect and Villa died almost immediately. Trio was fired upon by other men near the scene of the shooting and was killed a few minutes later. Men who had rallied behind Trillo then engaged the loyal Villa troops and a general battle occurred within with-in the ranch. Villa had about S.00 men on the ranch and all were trained train-ed in the handling of firearms, having followed the chieftaia in his campaigns cam-paigns against the Obregon government govern-ment just prior to his surrender and signing of the armistice with Obregon. Obre-gon. The movement headed by Trillo Is said to have been the culmination of ill feeling against Villa on the ranch due to delay in paying the men and the failure of crops because of lack ot rain. Villa several times declared that in the event of a rebellion he would put It down with an iron hand and In such a manner that it would not be repeated. repeat-ed. There are immense stores of munitions mu-nitions and arms at the ranch, where Villa lived the life of a feudal baron. He maintained an Isolated position, having his own artillery and avary companies, and always showing an aggressive disposition to hold on to his property acquired when the peace piict was signed. Chihuahua military officials said Friday that they were not positive whether federal forcps will be sent to the scene immediately or not, due to the fact that General F-ugenio Martinez, Mar-tinez, personal friend of Villa, is said to be en route to Canutillo to quell the uprising. It was due to the efforts ef-forts of General Martinet, that a sot-tloment sot-tloment was reached with Villa when the rebel chieftain laid down his arms. In the event troops are needed, thoy will be sent immediately, however, it was stated. |