The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1899-09-16

quarters; that after that time, the
"cabo" of inspectors, Sr. Angulo,
told Ii M O get ready to accompany
him to Naco, then his interpreter,
his wife and himself left in a carru age
for Naco, together with the collector,
twelve guards and one vaquero; that
after arriving at Mace, he was told
by the collector to provide himself
with everyth ng necessary to continue
the journey to Nogales; that lie met
at Naco friend named A. c. Powers,
who offered to accompany him to No
gales and go his bail. say ing he had
money at and; that Powers, his wife
and a child, also himself (Herron),
his wife and three children got in the
carriage; that after being ready, he
asked Sr. S Ibarzo and Angulo if he
could take his interpreter and va
quero with him; that they answered
that it was albright. He asked this
same privilege when under arrest at
La Morita and it was freelJ granted
by the officers. This was the under
standing from the beginning. They
all left Naco together with four gen
darmes, one of whom returned after
travelling about three miles. When
the party had travelled about FIVE
miles Heron noticed that neither his
interpreter nor his vaquero, named
Clayton, were in sight; that after
wards he learned that the reason they
did not come was because his inter
prefer ha been arrested, and that
Clayton hud resisted arrest saying
that be had been given permission by
the officers to accompany Heron to
Nogales; that one of the gendarmes
took hold OF the bride of the horse he
rode; that several shots were ex :
changed between them, resulting in
one of the gendarmes being wounded
and Clayton also receiving a bullet
from the effects of which he died in a
house just across the line On the
American side; that he was told OF
this after returning to American SOIL
They resumed their journey that
day, arriving during the evening at
about two days distance from San
Pedro, where they wee overtaken by
three individuals. one of them ap-
preached the carriage which they rode,
the others remained about a half mile
in the rear; that the one who ap-
preached asked them whether they
had water in their ''cantine" and that
after partaking OF some, he notified
him (Herron) that his interpreter was
in Jail and that Clayton had been
killed, and that all his friends said
that he would not arrive alive at No
gales; that he does not know the
name of this man, but that they are
all well known in Naco; that he Her
ron) answered him to let him continue
as far as San Pedro, where he had
friends, who, perhaps could obtain per-
mission for Kim to go the rest of the
journey 10y rail, via Huachuca station;
that the individual told him that he
was going to arrest the guards and
take them to Naco, and take Linn to
the American side of the line; that he
was ordered to do so by Claytol en-
his death bed. that he ordered the
guards to throw up their hands, draw
Ing his pistols, and the guard who was
on the left hand side of the carriage
drew his carabine and that both fired;
the guard falling to the grounI. The
other two turned and ran away FL
ing as they ran; that Sc ling the
DANGER to his family from a stray
bullet, he went toward the two in
div idHals who remained at distance;
that he is not sure WEATHER they
fired or not; that when he came up
to them, he was asked what he in
tended to do. and he answered that
lie was going to the ranch of George
! Spinnells, the nearest GA the Ameti-
can side, where he intended to leave
his family and resume his journey to
Nogales; that the next day he de
termined to take his family to the
ranch of Thomas York, which be
did, he then came to Nogales, arriv-
ing here today, Wednesday, Septem
Der 18th 1899.
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