Evening star., 1899-03-16
AN AMERICAN MURDERED
Contractor Killed by Mexicans Near San
Pedro Mining Camp
Swift Justice Will BE Dealt Out by
the GOvernmcnt-One of the
Assassfns Caught.

Assistant Secretary Hill of the State De-
partment has received the following report
from Consul Kindrick of Ciudad, Juarez,
Mexico. under date of February %, of an
unfortunate occurrence in his consular dis
trict:
"On the evening of the 21st George Will
son and Forrest Smith, two American cit
izens, employed at the San Pedro mining
camp, were held up and robbed by three
Mexicans. Wilson was shot and instantly
killed for resisting the bandits Smith
escaped back to the camp. The robbers Sc
cured about $500. The murderers have all
OF them been captured, and will be pun
ished according to the law FOR their crime
wilson came to Mexico from Colorado. but
no one seems to know the particular place
nor anything of his family and relatives"
Ihe consul incloses the following account
OF the affair, published in the Ell Paso Her.
aid of February 81 from its correspondent
at San Pedro, Mexico:
a Correspondents Report.
The usual quiet of that thriving mining
camp nestled in cozy nook of the San Pc
dro mountains three miles from the Sierra
Madre railroad station was thrown into Il
fiutter of wild excitement a few nights ago
winch at this time has not abated in the
least. 1t appears that Horace Smith and
John Wilson. contractors for the Corralitos
Mining Company, had occasion to visit the
companys s store, some short distance from
the mine 1t was about pm. and quite
dark as they ne2red an arroyo, when out
of the opening jumped three men and or
dered the contractors 10 turn over their eff
fects, at the same time thIusting revolvers
in their faces.
Wilson evidently expostuIated with the
bandits. when he was repaid with bullet
the charge going through the tugular vein
in the neck and killing him instantly. AT
,t,@t1
the cutthroats, and telling him with a stiff
punch, proceeded to run at breakneck speed
toward the mine. A shot was fired at the
retresting figure in the darkness but failed
to hit its mark.
'On reaching the mine Mr. Smith ex-
planned this exciting adventure and
posse was mme ediately organized and start
ed in pursuit of the desperadoes, while a
party, together with MIR. Smith repaired to
the scene of the hold-up and brought VIII
sons body to the mine.
1t was a cold-blooded premeditated
robbery said Bert Whitehead, chief clerk
at the mines, to your correspondent. and
the bandits will be summariiy dealt with il
brought back here
Juan Gonzales. who has been cooking
for Wilson for some time past. is identified
as one of the robbers and the men who did
the killing. and am informed that the au-
thorities at Juarez have him in custody
and another has been captured. There is
one, however, still at large but as We have
surrounding country, and know every ave-
nue. of escape on their trail II is a safe
wager to bet that in a short space of time
the remaining villain will be returned here
and receive just dues. Mr.. Smith is now
with the party, and they will scour the sur
rounding mountains until they run TO earth
the man-killer.
Wilson had over 1915 with him when he
started on the errand which cost him his
life, and on recovery of his body not one
cent was found upon him. We held the
body here and notified the Mexican au-
thorities at Casas Grandos. An inquest
was held upon the unfortunate contractors
body, and the remains were inferred here
1T is needless to say what the findings
of the jury were, as ten Mexican soldiers
We're sent up here this morning. armed
with carbines, and it is understood their
mission is to shoot the murderers in the
name of the Mexican government for will
full murder within their country, thus
avenging one of the most bloodthirsty and
atroctous crimes committed in this part of
the country.
''Of course, the Americans at the mines
were highly incensed, but the Mexican au-
thorittes have done their duty we'll as the
soldiers will carry out their program to
the letter.