Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-01-12 | Page 8 | Capt. Wallace's Nephew Slain

BUT. WALLACE'S ' NEPHEW SUM Salt Lake, Jan. 12. Tribune. W J. Wallace, one of the sixteen Americans killed by the Villa bandits in Mexico, was a nephew of Captain W. B. Wallace Wal-lace of this city. United States army officer stationed here as instructor-inspector instructor-inspector of the Utah militia. Captain Wallace was shocked to learn that his nephew was reported to have been among those killed. He is loath to give up hope, however, that his nephew somehow escaped. One of his reasons for entertaining this hope is that his nephew knew General Villa well, enjoyed the famous rebel chieftain's chief-tain's friendship and carried a "pass" given to him by General Villa himself. him-self. Late dispatches from El Paso last night, however, said that of the seven teen officers and employes of the Cusihuiriachic Mining company onlv one. T. M. Holmes, escaped. The others, Including Mr. Wallace, arc given up as dead, the victims of the renegade Villistas. Captain Wallace last saw his nephew two years ago at Kl Paso. At the time Captain, then Lieutenant, Wallace was stationed there. He was ordered elsewhere, else-where, and had not seen his nephew since. W. J. Wallace was superintendent of tho Cusihuiriachic Mining company, next in rank to General Manager Wat-eon, Wat-eon, who also was killed. Captain Wallace said that he had ibeen connected con-nected with the company several years and was well acquainted with the mining min-ing situation in Mexico. The young mine superintendent was married. His wife and little child are at their home In Tombstone Ariz