Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-06
CRIMES OF INDIAN SCOUTS.
a Fuller Explanation from Mexico OF
the Killing of Capt. Crawford.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--Senor Romero,
the Mexican Minister at Washington, has
received from the Governor Of the State
OF Chihuahua, Mexico, an official report
OF the unfortunate encounter which the
Mexican forces had with the United
States troops commanded by Capt. Craw-
ford at the mountains Of Bayis chihuahua
on Jan. IL. 1t is stated in the report that
the Mexican forces, commanded by Maj.
Mauricie COrTedor, arrived on that day
at place called Tiopar, in the
| sirra OF Bavis, where they knew that the
Apache Indians who had revolted under
the leadership Of Geronimo were. The
Mexicans fired on the United States
troops IN the belief that they were
hostiles, and Maj. Mauricie COrredor,
First Lieut.. Juan de la Cruz, and two
privates were killed, and four other
soldiers wounded, and that as soon as the
Mexican forces found out that they were
firing on United States soldiers they
stopped firing, and expressed TO the latter
their regret at the losses occasiOned to
both commands.
THE EXCUSE.
The report gives as an excuse for the
above mistake the difficulty Of distin-
gushing renegade Indians from scouts,
and says that while the latter generally
behaved themselves when they are in their
camp and under the view of their officers,
when they got out, under the pretext OF
hunting or looking for hostile Indians or
others, they sometimes commit great de-
predations on the peaceful inhabitants OF
tne frontier, and cannot readily be
distinguished from hostile Indians. 1t
was reported from Mexico that the scouts
killed and wounded on Dec. 7 q consider
able number Of cattle and horses belong
ing to Jose Maria Terres, and that on Dec.
%, while they were in camp at q place
distant about mile from Guasabas So
nora, seven of the scouts entered the viii
lage and committed great Outrages, and
the Mayor was forced to AJAX for armed
forces to bring them to order, and in the
fight which ensued one OF the scouts was
wounded.
SOME OF THEIR CRIMES.
The same Indians killed afterwards
eleven head of cattle and wounded others
near Gramadas, and killed two men who
were leading two mules loaded with goods
which we're stolen by the scouts. 1t ia
also reported that Francisco Garcia and
two other MeXicans were attacked by
scouts on Jan. s on the road that leads
from NacOsari to Cumpas. The Mexicans
succeeded in escaping, but their d0nkeys,
their cargo and their pack saddles were
captured by the scouts. The report says
further that the Constitution, the official
journal OF the State oil Sonora, contains a
detailed statement of ali the Outrages
committed by the scouts, and the result
has been TO address u petition to the gen
eral government not TO allow scouts to
cross over into Mexican territory.
LIEUT.. MAUs' HOSTAGES.
TUCSON, ARIZONA, Feb. "a special
from Guadeloupe canon says: "a cOu.
rier just in reports the arrival of Lieut..
Maus at Lang's ranch with Chief Mana,
one buck and women as hostages pend
ing the surrender of the remainder Of the
hostiles at the full Of the next moon.
Lieut.. Maus will await their surrender at
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