The herald., 1897-10-27

Rodriguez who is accused of the mur-
der of Juan Cuevas on the 10Th inst. ut
Fortuna, Ariz.
At Mammoth Tank, San Diego county,
the train stopped about fifteen minutes,
and the officers were requested to quell
a. disturbance that had been made by
about 260 of the section men working un-
der a foreman named Stanton. Stanton
pointed out three of the men as the lead
ers in the trouble and Greenleaf and his
two deputies attempted to arrest them,
according to telegraphic intelligence
received from Yuma.
Greenleaf said last night, however,
that he and his men did not attempt to
arrest anyone, but desired only to search
the camp Of the workmen for the alleged
murderer. The three men, being Ari-
zona officers, had no right to make such
an arrest in California, and Greenleaf
scouts the idea of attempting to do SO
as foolish.
Whatever the truth is as to the begin
ming of the trouble, the presence of the
officers in the camp of the laborers,
about 200 yards from the track, was re-
sented, and Greenleaf was soon sur
rounded by an enraged mob Of men, who
held him so tightly in their midst that he
found it impossible to escape He real
lied that to draw his weapon would pre-
cipitate an onslaught upon himself, and
he avoided open conflict by remaining
quiet.
Jones was menaced with show Of
violence, but escaped injury. Wilder
drew upon himself the anger of num-
ber of laborers, who began to throw
stones. In moment riot was started
and Wilder was beaten to the earth with
stones, the Mexicans graspingJ one in
each hand. The 26O men soon charged
upon the three officers, and Stanton anu
all but Wilder reached the train. Will
der's body was beaten almost to jelly,
and the infuriated MeXicans ran over
his PROSTATE body. Jones secured the
short -barreled gun belonging to the ex-
press messenger on the train and fired
at the men. Greenleaf and Stanton also
fired with their revolvers. After fusil-
lade lasting three or four minutes, iii
which four or five of the Mexicans drew
revolvers and fired, the men returned to
their camp and Wilder, nearly dead from
his injuries, was taken to the train,
which pulled out for Yuma.
Deputy Sheriff Murphy of Hedges.
San Diego county, was notified of the
trouble and went to Yuma. The South
ern Pacific gave the men a special train
which left Yuma Monday night for the
scene of the conflict, with posse of
thirty, reinforced by Greenleaf, Jones,
Deputy Sheriff Murphy and his deputy,
A. P. Preciado. The train pulled up
about three miles from Mammcth Tank,
and little after s o'clock yesterday
morning the officers surprised the camp
Of the laborers and arrested eighteen
men supposed to have been the leaders
of the trouble. The arrest was made by
Murphy as an officer of San Diego coun-
ty, and the other officers were appointed
his deputies.
When the camp was searched about
100 of the Mexicans who were there on
Monday could not be found. 1t is not
known whether any of them were shot
or not.
Murphy, his deputy, Preciado, and his
two newly-appointed deputies brought
the prisoners to Los Angeles last night
and locked them up in the county Jail.
They will be taken to San Diego this
afternoon at 2 o'clock and placed in jail
there. The names of the prisoners were
taken at the Jail last night and are
Nestor Kiunos, Francisco Martinez
Francisco Plasso, Ganusino Clusters,
Francisco Gomez. Jose Ferio, Francisco
Erandez, Simon Granio. Francisco Ro-