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Show Carranza Officers 1 Execute Leaders I of Villa Bandits I El Pasa, Texas, Jan. IS. Colonel H Miguel Baca Valles, bandit chief cap. H tured at Palomas, south of Columbus V N. M. was executed at 5 o'clock this I morning by a firing squad at Juarez v Two bullets fired at closo qunrtcrs f penetrated his heart, nfter ho had Ue- j clared ho was not responsible for the robberies by Villa and pleaded to seo General Gavlra, Carrnnza commandant. command-ant. Lieut. Col. Enrlquo Clsncros who wns captured last week with Baca Vnlios is being marched overland with olght followers caught with him and according to Moxlcan ofllclals, also will bo placed promptly beforo a firing squad, Baccn Valles arrived hero last night on tho train which brought tho body declared to bo that of Joso Hod-rlguez, Hod-rlguez, tho bandit chief executed near Madera last Thursday. Tho two bodies later wero taken to tho Mexican Mexi-can customs houso hero to bo viewed view-ed by Americans who havo expressed doubt as to their Identity. Bacca Val-les Val-les who was known as Villa's most callous executioner, at Juarez was taken from tho box car In which ho arrived a few minutes beforo five o'clock. Ho was marched through tho dimly lighted platform of tho railway station where many families spend their nights. Executions had been so frequent at Juarez in the 11-nnl 11-nnl days of tho Villa regime, however, howev-er, that not a rlpplo of interest was shown. Tho proceedings wero brief. Tho prisoner said: "I am not responsible respon-sible for tlie acts nnd robberies by Villa. I beg to seo your general." Tho officer commanding the firing squad, snld he had orders to kill and ho nnd a soldier stopped up closo to Bncca Valles and fired point b'ank Into tho prisoner's heart. Tho body was then taken back to the railroad fetation whero it lay uncovered until after dawn on tho platform among the men, women and children lying about wrapped In blankets. |