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Show VILLA M UUWN BK HISSEGRETflRI MEXICAN OUTLAW MEETS DEATr AT HANDS OF TRUSTED EMPLOYEE Death Occurs Almost immediately! Ill Feeling Against Insurgent It Cause; Slayer Killed a Few Minutes Later Chihunhua City, Mex. General Francisco (Pancho) Villa, commander of rebel nrmles In northorn Mexico for ten yours, wns shot and killed Friday morning at 8:!!0 o'clock ut his big ranch at Canutlllo, Durungo, by Mlguol Trillo, his secretary. In tho battlo which followed Trillo waa killed hy mon loyal to tholr Blaln chloftaln. Moro than a hundred casualties have occurrod in tho sanguinary fight. Ing which followod tho shooting of Villa by Trillo. Tho latter ls said to havo bocomo Incensed at tho former bandit leader and to havo fired at hlu suddenly. Tho bullots took fatal offect and -Villa died almost Immediately. Trio was fired upon by other men near tho sccno of tho shooting nnd wns killed a fow minutes lntor. Men who had rallied behind Trillo then engagod tho loyal Villa troops and a general battle occurred with, in tho ranch. Villa had about 800 men on tho ranch and all woro train, ed in tho handling of firearms, having followod the chieftain in his cam. palgnB ngalnst tho Obrogon govern-mont govern-mont Juat prior to his surrender and Blgning of tho armlstlco with Obre. gon. Tho movement hoadod by Trillo Is Bald to havo been tho culmination of 111 feeling against Villa on tho ranch ilue to delay In paying tho men nnd tho falluro of crops because of lack of rain. Villa several times declared that In tho ovent of a rebellion ho would put It down with an iron hand and In such ii manner that It would not bo repeat, ud. Thoro aro lmmenso stores of munitions mu-nitions and arms at tho ranch, whoro Villa lived tho llfo of a foudal baron. Ho maintained an Isolated position, liavlng his own artillery and ovary companies, nnd always showing an iggrcsslvo disposition to hold on to Ills proporty acquired when tho peaco ;nct was signed. Chihuahua military officials said Friday that thoy woro not positive whether fedoral forces will ho sent to tho sccno Immediately, or not, duo to tho fact thnt General Eugenlo Mar. tlnoz, porsonal frlond of Villa, Is said to ho en routo to Canutlllo to quell tho uprising. It was duo to tho of. torts of General Martlnoz that a sot. tlomcnt was reached with Villa when tho rebel chieftain laid down his arms. In tho ovent troops aro needed, thoy ..111 1. n . MMA.llnn1. 1.n.nn..nH II |