Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-12
TROUBLE WITH MEXICARS.
Cowboys Talk Of R'iculng Prisoners from
Mexican Officials.
one Cowboy and one re1Icnn Guard
Dcad-Troubic Was ON the
Arizona Line.

Blsboc. Ariz.. Sept. ii.-Latc satur.
day afternoon thrrc occurred at Naco.
a email town on tho International line.
nluv miles from horc.a shooting affair
which has already caused the death Of
one American cowboy ana a Mexican
guard. and tho wounding oi several
others. aud ultimately lu delivering
over 60 the Mexican nuth0flllo, four
American citizens who will BE- tried FOR
murder
Several weeks ago James Heron wac
arrested By Mexican line riders charged
with umuggling horses and was being
taken By guards 60 Nogalca Tor hear
Ing. While ut Naco. Bob clayton. "a
friend Of Horron'o. asked permission to
accompany MIN to Nognlcs. The Mcxi-
can officers consented. but at the same
time notified clayton that he would
have 10 dIaafm himself, giving him
thirty minutes to do 10.
When tho time was up the guards
started toward clayton. who pulled his
gun and commenced shooting. at the
same zine backing toward this side OF
the line. The guards. seven In number
returned the fire. while two other cow
came to ClaytOn's rescue, who escaped
10 thls side but not without receiving
a bullet through his body. from the
effects OF which he died here last night.
Capt. Molina Of the Mexican guards.
Wa. shot twice, once through the rIght
thigh and through the arm, neither Of
which iH serious.
Franco was arrested by the guards
and placed ~ jlll while the other cow
boye escaped An hour aud u half later
three guards who started with Heron
To NoEulVr, We're uNertnkcn by "a party
OF four American cowboys friends OF
Heron, who were bent upon rcscuing
him a lively hight took place, resulting
M tho killing ut guard named Pedro.
gan. and the wuuudluE OF Manuel
Riyoua go Uyycroly that death 10 cN-
purtcd hourly
The third guard escaped 10 the Gus
tom house, and securing help, returned
and drove the cowboys across Co THIS
side OF the line. Heron refused to
come hack with his rcacucrs but cun-
tinupd ON 90 Nug1lcr, where Dc save
himself up. he chose TO face the
charge OF smuggling rather than risk
being taken by officers here, who hold
warrant Tor him. be- having escaped
from the oklahoma pouitcutlnry after
bylng sentenced 90 twenty -hvc years
for murder, Late Saturday night uu-
other cowboy named Lee namFey, who
conducts a saloon on the Mexican line,
was arrested by the authorities.
charged with being implicated Ia the
AFFAIR, and II now In jail al Naco with
Franco.
The cowboys. since the nght, have
been gathering horses und their friends
and are heavily urmlng themselves.
preparatory Il lH said. to AN attempt
60 rescue Llmspy aud Franco There
are now IN this city and ut points near
here and Nuco over nfty ~ them armed
with Winchoatcri and iN-1hooters. The
Mexican guards ut Nucu have been i've
iufurrea by tile addition Of a body NJ
twenty-five curllduH under Lleut-Col,
Kustoflltzky uud they now have nu
armed force of nearly a hundred mon
guarding the line ana San lu which the
Americans are confined. should the
attempt Co rescue be- made, a most Hg-
rious battle viii result, as both parties
are worked up 10 fever heat over the
killings.
The four cowboys who attacked tho
guards 400 sonora are wei known Ia this
rltN, a0i Gre hHre tonight, not having
heno placed under arrest. Their move.
mentG ure being watched ana they viii
not be allowed 10 leave the country
Mexican Consul Gnylto ls arranging
matters az once 10 have the authorities
here arrest and hold them until the
proper papers can be arranged for