The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-02-11
CRAWFORO'S DEATH.

The Mexican Account of the Affair Which
Led to the Killing of Captain Crawford.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Senor Romero,
the Mexican Minister at Washington. has
received from the Government of the State
or Chihuahua, Mexico, an official report of
the unfortunate encounter which the Mexi-
can forces had with the United States
troops commanded by Captain Crawford in
the mountains of Bayis, Chihuahua. 1t is
stated in the report that the Mexican force
commanded by Major MauIicio Corredor ar
rived on that day at place called Tiopar
in the Slerras 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. In the fight which enSued,
Major MauriciO CORRIDOR First LieutenanE
Juan De La Cruz. and privates MarTona
Madrid and LUZ Estrada were killed and
four other soldiers were wounded; 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 occasioDed
to both commands. The report gives as an
excuse for the above mistake the difficulty
of distinguishing the renegade indians
from the scouts, and says that while the
latter generally behave themselves when in
their camp and under the view of their Off
GERS, when they get out under the pretext
of hunting or looking for hostile Indians or
others, they sometimes commit great depre-
cations on the peaceful inhabitants on
the frontier, and can not readily be diStin-
guished from the hostile Indians 1t was
reported from Mexico that the scouts killed
and wounded, December II, a considerable
number of cattle and horses belonging TO
Mexican, and that on December %, while
they were in camp at place distant about
a mile from Gusuabas, Sonora, seven of the
scouts entered the village and committed
great outrages. and the mayor was forced
to ask for armed forces to bring them TO
order, and one of the scouts was wounded.
The same Indians killed afterward
eleven head of cattle and wounded
others near GOamadaS and killed
two men who were leading mules
loaded with goods which were stolen
by the scouts. 1t is also reported that three
MeXicans were attacked by scouts on Janu-
airy on the road that leads from NacosOri
to UncaS. The MeXicanS succeeded in es-
Gaping, but their donkeys, their cargo and
packsaddles were captured. The report
says further that the Constitution, the Off
cial paper of the State of Sonora, contains
a detailed statement of the Outrages COM
mtted by the scouts, and the result has
been to cause petition to be addressed to
the General Government not to allow the
scouts to cross over into Mexican territory.
DRUNKEN SCOUTS.
TOMBSTONE, AriZ, Feb 6.-The reported
causes leading to the shooting of Captain
Crawford have been confirmed by the ar
rival here to-day from Sonora of A. j.
Huncke, a citizen of undOubted credibility.
He reports that last month fourteen of
CrawfOrd'S scouts while intoxicated attacked
Mexican citizen living near FrOnteras, and
riding up and down the streets drove the
terrOriZed people into their houses, which
they barred, preparing to defend them
selves. The drunken scouts had the town
to themselves for time. The Mexicans
then banded together when Crawford rode
into town and by his presence succeeded in
driving off the scouts.