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Show VILLA'S LIEUT. ISJXECUTED -Chihuahua City, Mexico, June 5 Pablo Lopez, Villa's chief lieutenant lieuten-ant in tho raid upon Columbus, N. M., today paid tho penalty for his crimes facing a firing squad of con-ctltutlonallst con-ctltutlonallst soldiers at Santa. Rosa, Chihuahua's placo of execution. Lopez, who at tho orders -Of Vfllft massacred eighteen American mining men at Santn Ysobel, Chihuahua, In January and who is said to havo directed di-rected the movements of the Mexicans Mexi-cans at Columbus, expressed no regret. re-gret. Tho big clock In tho cuartel was booming 11 as he faced the flrlntj squad. Tho officer In command gave tho order to present arms. Lopez raised his head, smiled until his teeth showed and then, looking directly at tho soldiers, said: "In the breast, brothers; In tho breast." All of the shots fired struck in or near tho heart of the bandit, killing htm Instantly. As he leaped forward and fell motionless on his face, the customary final two shots of grace wero fired. Although there woro soldiers sol-diers and citizens present, there was no disorder. Lopez loft letters to bis wlto and to his father, saying ho hoped to meet them In tho next life and urging them to bellovo that ho was not a traitor to his country. "Slnco my country nced8 my death I 'give it willingly," ho said. |