Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-29
FIGHT WITH REBELS.
EOTnOls at Jlafsl Engage 10 Deadly
Combat With Mexican Insurgents.
ruLL ACCOUNT OF rnr BATTLE.
Rebels Defcatcd.-thc Loss In Killed
and "Details of the
Troublc.-Qulct Restored.
Spseisi me NEWS

/ huI been Informed that the
rcbcli VINO had robbed the
PJlomna custom house were coming In
THIS direction aud the presiionto Of
Cags G,andes Issued orders 10 prcsl.
denlo(our civil officer OF mayoD Henry
Eyring for as 10 place ourselves in
readiness 10 resist an attack aud 10 do.
fond ourselves.
Pfcsidonto Eyring Immediately
Issued orders 20 tho Chief ot Police
Miles Z. Romuoy and aids John q.
Huruer, Olson r.. Brown aud Brigham
Siowcli 20 arrange q special police force
Or Immediate service, which was
promptly done.
Elder George feasible, Of the Couu-
ell Of tho Apostles, was here anu al.
viscd that no blood should bo shed
except in ABSOLUTE seliduicnso.
On the lJiu as two Of our boys were
returning from Sonora thoy saw
party OF tho rebels In the vicinity OF
Ramu' nud talked with two Of them,
who said that they were party who
lad como over from the United Statrs.
| Guards and tcntncls were detailed by
/ Ju,ei of Police Rjmnoy ana placed on
/ uuty 10 protect the town. On the fol.
/ lowing morning policemen o. T..
Brown, Amos Cox hnd Carl l.. Neil.
sou were suut out ~ scouts 20 ascertain
the position Of the rebels. During the
forenoon throa Of the latter came Into
| Junruz, vialtinf this outside houses aud
making Inquiries In regard 10 cur store,
/ utc. One OF the scouts returned, ful.
| lowing these men ia order to notify
| Tie people, aud arrived la the town at
| the samU tiiue. ihH rebels seeing
armed mon iu the streets Instantly
started on n fast gallop up tho hills on,
! ui town, q. l.. Noiir1n foil wing. The
chief Of police ordered policeman Is.
5t0well 10 take body OF mounted men
anu proceed 10 the vicinity Of the
camp OF the enemy and care.
iully watch every move but not
10 provoke h0stiiitlcs and 10 ffo upon
them only Ia suif defense. While this
was occurring policemen Brown aud
Cox hal proceeded about ak miles
north from Juaftz, where they were
without warning confronted by the
muzz.cs Of three rifles in the hands Of
three rebel seutinyis VINO had been
concealed by rocks. INSTANTLY the
police proteAtod cooked rifles az the
rcbols, upon which ono Of the latter
threw up his nand M signal that no
wished 10 talk. The camp Of the rebels |
was In q rayiuu short distance away.
While standing In this position the |
rebels stated that they did not wish 10 |
Kill any ono anu felt much concerned |
about tho safety OF the three men who |
had gone 10 town. The brethren, alter |
talking few minutes, walked back |
with tlfea prcsented aud started
towards town,
Policeman Slowell And party At full |
speed on their horses were met by |
Brown and Cox anu all proceeded 10 a |
position near the ouemy's camp, when |
a party OF tbs rebels charged upon |
them. After TelrUatlng 10
sale position they dlsmOuntod |
aud ptUsonled cooked riles, which |
caused the enemy 10 halt anu signify |
that they Wished 10 talk. A6We could |
not lawfully treat with them no CONVEX. |
Hiti0n was INDUCED IA, The police |
then watched tnuir movements until /
tho rebels started Ia body up the /
Piedros Verde river, the scouts follow.
Ing until they left tho rive-, turning
into tho mountains In a HOulherly |
direction,
a strongguRrd was kept up during
the night ana early on tho following
day policemen Orson T.. Brown,
Brigham 5.owoll, IL. J. Judd, Amos
Cox, ~. l.. Taylor, Carl H.. Nelson
anu Peter q. Wood, Brown la com.
mand, were sent " see whether the
rebels had passed ON through the
country. On the way II was found
40 k..N k..sf huN aNa /
and cook portions OF II. Following the
trail until after noon tho poles found
themselves within ono hundred and
my yards OF the rebel camp.
Suntriea were Ia the rocks all afound
them, tho camp being In very low
pass, rocks anu tr0os surrounding IL,
about four miles In a westerly direc.
.ion from Junrez.
Without a moments hesitation the
rebels hred upon thu scouts from three
directions, and from the sound OF flying
bullets, those seemed a. thick "a hail
falling AROUND them. There was
no possible chance 10 retreat The only
way Of escape was TO ride along the
Side OF a steep rocky hill within range
OF the camp ana the entire force OF
rebels. The police were tried msn
anu there was no hesitation, The
horses were urged into run, and it
truly was race for lie, with bullets
pouring around Thorn NJ every jump OF
their horses over tho volcanic rocks,
One unluuky step OF a horse meant
death ~ the riler unless a miracle
almost was wrought ii. j. Juddjs
horse stumbled anu fell, when a wild
shout arose from every rebel throat.
eohuing through the trees, rocks anu
hills, but Ouly Tor iew moments, Tor
Judd had recovered from the isll and
was again speeding alter his oOmraues.
Au emiurnce was gained by the
scouts, " here they iismuunted, and the
ringing OF their rifles soon mingled
with that al their puTsuerr, but with
more deadly effect. One, twu, three
Of the rebels were seen 90 fall, some OF
them % rise no more, THIS brave deed ,
sta ygercd Tue rapidly advancing foe,nnd /
rglulscI them. The police sent one OF
their number 10 iniOtm the people of
Juarez that probably an attack would ,
be madu ON the town, while the other ,
slE waited two hOurs Watching the /
OF tho enemy, caring for
the dead anu wounded, alter wiiioh
the scouts retired 10 Jusrez. 4
ANXIOUS eyes had been watching |
tho western hills all day, when