Show DOUBT REPORT OF DEATH OF VILLA RUMOR OF TAKING BODY OF BANDIT CHIEF FROM GRAVE LACKS confirmation nephew of carranza said to have folind body after being guided to grave by one of villas former followers washington there seems to be a growing doubt as to the truth of the story that francisco villa had died from froin his wounds and that his body had been taken from the grave by a nephew of general carranza who was guided to the grave of the dead bandit by one of his former followers in fact there are those high in au dhority here who believe that the man who led a force of mexicans across the border and murdered american citizens at columbus N M has eluded the american forces and Is hiding in some mountain retreat according to dispatches which came caad from mexico city pancho villa was supposed to have succumbed to injuries received in the fighting around guerrero it was said that he was shot through the leg it being found necessary to amputate the limb he was taken by faithful followers to a hiding place where the amputation was performed per forced but the wounded man failed to survive the operation the identity of the wounded man had been kept secret from all but a and he was burled buried in secret then one of his followers who alleges ho he was present at the burial was captured by general carran carrangas zas nephew in exchange tor for his life the captured man gave the location of the grave and it was asserted that the body was taken from the grave and was to have been taken to mexico city but there has never been any report of ct the body arriving at the mexican capital |