The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-24
THAT REPORTED INDIAN RAID
Two Mexicans Said to Have Been
 Killed on the Bisbea Eoed

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 About o'clock last evening Mir Hickey, ofP. W. Smith < Co.,, received the follow. ing note from ITercfoI:
 1 HEREFORD, April l7.-I send letter to whom it may concern. Indians arc close to us. Killed two men late yesterday, between and . o'clock. Parties were 1 Killed on Bisbee road about l2 miles from here. Bodies sent to Bshec this morning TOT burial. T. D. BYRNEs. 1 About o'clock Senor M. NJ. Corella re. ceived at the hands of one of the custom house officers, at San Pedro, who passed through Hereford during the day on his way to Tombstone, the following:
 Paul De Bean and other frcighters just arrived. We learn that three Indians at tackled the train of Pedro Flores about twelve miles from this place (Hereford), on the Bisbee road at or near what is known as Deer Point yesterday, Sunday. between 1 and ] o'clock D. m., killing Pedro Flores and one tcamster. The IndI. ans drove of five or six head of animals. The Indians are said to be in the Mule mountains somewhere between the place Of Killing and Tombstone, as they started north from the road The bodies of the 1 dead men were sent to Bisbee by some teams going by with lumber.
 The above was not addressed to any one in particular, but the bearer being ac- quanted with Mir. Corella delivered it to him.
 What seems very strange about thls matter is that up to o'clock yesterday afternoon no word hai been received in Bisbee of the occurrence; for at that hour MT. E. T. Hardy, well known merchant at Bisbee. lett home for Tombstone and had heard nothing of the affair. He came over by trlal, which leads directly | through the pass, and saw nor heard noth- ing of hostilcs. Mir. Hickey, upon receipt of the intelligence, telegraphed Governor Tritle, and received back word to consult with Messrs. Herring, Earle and Jackson. Mir. Jackson was out of town and the matter was laid before Messrs. Herring, Earle and Sumner, who decided that all they could do would be to send mcssen- 1 ger to Fort Huachuca to notify the mili- tary, which they did, sending out Mir. George Magee, at one time on the police force of this city. With good luck Mir Magec would reach the fort by three or four o'clock this morning. In addition to the foregoing the following dispatch was received from Charleston, purportng to give the details of the fight:
 | CHARLESTON, April 17.--Ncws has just been received here that 1two MeXicans were killed last gnight bys Indians, eight miles.sfrom Hereford d thc Point of I Mountain.4 Tho Mexlcans were hauling Ec2ke to BisEee aud one of them, the \ fBagDn m&St1r, Pedro Flores, was a short ftilstafic6 ih advance of the teams, when tho Indians appeared short distance lsfrom the road and fired at him, two of the bullets passing through his body and prob ably killing him instantly. The driver of the first team secured his rifle and returned the fire and some Americans who were camped about a mile below and within | sight of the scene, kept them off for some time, until an Indian on the other side of the road, and not seen by the driver, fired and killed him also. The driver of the second team escaped to the camp of the Americans. The Indians took a look at l were evidently afraid to attack them. The Indians then returned, and taking a large stone, broke the skull of Flores, and then taking five of the best mules, rode away. The bodies were taken to Bshee to-day. Flores and the driver were both from Tucson and well known there.
 CORONER.
 Al halfpsst two Mr Magee returned from Fort Huachuca, having delivered his message to Major Tupper command ing officer at the Fort, who immediately started out with company "G" of the Indian scouts, and by the time MT. Magee got into Tombstone the Major and his command would be at Hereford where, if there was truth in the report, he should learn full particulars. Up to this writing, 2:45 p. m., there has been nothing further learned than what is above given.
 MAJOR TUPPER sent the following note by the courier to the Hon. Wm. Herring, which will show his alacrity in respond ing to the call of our citizens for protec- tion:
 FoRT HUACHUCA, A. T., April IS, 1882, 10 q. m. To William Herring and others, Tomb stone, A. T.: Dispatch received. start at once via Hereford, with troops of cavalry and Indian scouts, prepared to fight or fol. low trail. Will be glad of any assistance in the way of guides or information which can be furnished by citizens There are troops at Fucker and in vicinity of Sol dlers' Holes now. TUPPER, Commanding. LOCAL PERSONALS.
 MT. George r. Spangenberg, the pOpu-