Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-18
ARIZONA.
Serious Trouble on The Border-Interna.
tiOnaI Complications Imminent-Par-
ticuiars of the Difficulty.

ticuiafs OF the Difficulty.
TOMBSTONE, August 17th.-The Epitapk OF
yesterday contains the following particulars
of the border troubles: Last evening news
reached town that Dick Gray, the youngest
son of NJ. Gray, of our city, had been killed,
together with four others, by Mexicans, near
New Mexico. About an hour later Andy Ames
and Joe Treble arrived from the scene OF the
murder and confirmed the news. There are
several reports as to the carses that led to the
lamentable affair. The particulars are as fol-
lows a party, consisting of William Lang,
Dick Gray, Jim Crane, Charles Snow, Thos
S. Clantop, William Beyers and Harry Ern-
shaw, camped last Friday night in Guadalupe
canyon, about ITO miles east from Tomb
stone, very near the Mexican line. Early
on Saturday morning the party were
Gray. Crane, Snow and Clanton were
killed. Beyers escaped with wound in the
abdomen, while Ernshaw ran away amidst
shower of bullets, one of which erazed his
nose. He estimates that the Mexican party
numbered from % to 80 men. The condition
of the camp indicated that the attack was
made just as the murdered men were getting
up. One had evidently been killed while yet
lying down. Jim Crane, it will be remem-
bered, was concerned in the murder of Budd
Philpot. He joined the fated party at mid
them for the night. He was a fugitive from
justice, and an outlaw, and the six bullets
that struck him We're well expended. VIM.
Lang was a young man about % years OF age,
and had been in that section of country with
cattle about three months. In conversation
with his father last evening, the Epitaph
reporter learned that the two came TO Ari-
IONA from Kansas about five months ago.
They are men Of large capital have had an
IL u
AMI intended putting about 10000 head of
cattle on their range had il not been for the
border troubles. The son was bringing in
some beef cattle for thu Tombstone market
when killed. Mr.. Lang leaves to-day to see
that his sons body is properly buried. and to
remove his cattle to some less turbulent To-
cality The immediate cause OF the killing
is stated asfollows: A party of "rustlers,n
as they are called, went down into Mexico
last month and stole some cattle. They
were followed by the Mexicans, who got so
close upon them that they were obliged
to abandon the stock. This was done IN
the vicinity of the late murder. The Next
cans took the stock and started baci, home,
at the same time picking up such cattle and
horses as they CHANGED TO meet. The stock
was missed, and party Of sixteen Ameri-
cans started in pursuit, overlook the Mexi
cans, had e fight with them, and retook the
stock. This occurred during the latter part
of July. It is probable that the recent raid.
ers were some of the same party defeated
last month. Great excitement has prevailed
in Tombstone and vicinity for the past
twenty-four hours. A large party has been
raised to ayenge the murders, headed by
Mike Gray and Mr.. Long, who had sons
killed. The CIanton boys. whose father
was murdered, also have raised
body of men, altogether numbering
over 200 as desperate gang as could be
imagined. They rendezvous at Soldiers
Home, % miles east of this city, and will
carry the war into Mexico. Great appre-
bension is felt for Americans in Sonora, as it
win more than likely be war of retaliation.
We are hourly expecting collision. Mexican
troops are in force on this line and will repel
the invaders. Governor Fremont being ab-
sent, there Is 70 head to the American forces,
and lawlessness seems TO be the order of the
day. Serious international complications
viii arise unless immediate steps are taken
TO put stop to the movement on foreign
soil. Blood will flow like water before an
other week rolls round.