Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-09-16
BATTLE ON THU BORDER.
Desperate Fight Between Mexican
Guards and American Cowboys.
TWO DEAD, SEVERAL WOUNDED.

Armed Cowboys Gathering In Forco
For an Attack on the Mexican jail
,yncro rhcIr. Friends. Are Confined.
Another Fight lnnrlncir.
Bishec. A. r.. sept 1a.-Late Satnr-
day afternoon there occurred at Naco,
a small town OIL The international line
nine miles from here. 4 shooting al
fair Which has already caused the
death of one American cowboy and Il
Mexican guard and the woundlns Oh
several others, and ultimately in de-
liyering over to Tie Mexican authors
ties of four American citizens vino VIII
be tried for murder.
Several weeks ago James Heron
was arrested by Mexican line riders
charged with smuggling horses, and
was being taken by guards to Nogales
for hearing. Willie at Naco Bob
CLAYTON. IL friend CT ilerrons, asked
permission to accompany him 10
Nogales The Mexican officers consent
ed but al The same time notified Clay
ton that he would have to dIs;srm him
self. giving him 80 minutes TO do so.
When the time wos MP the guards
started towar; Clay;cn, who pulled his
gun and commenced firing. al the same
time backing towards this side oil the
line. The guards, SeNel i'll nIlnDef,
returned the fire. While two Other COW
boys. one OF whom WIS named Franco,
came to Clayton's rescue, who escaped
to this side, but received bullet
through his body, frcm Che effects of
which he died here Sunday night
Captain Moina Of the Mexican guards
was shot twice. neither wound being
serious.
Franco WIS arrested by guards and
placed in jail. while the other cowboy
cscaped. An hour and u half later three
guards who started with Heron to
Nogales were ovcrtaken by Il party or
American cowboys, friends OF Heron,
who were bent upon rc5cuing him. a
lively fight took place. resulting in the
killing of IL guard named Pedrogan
and the wound;ag o' .fanucl Rivera
SO severely that death is expected
hourly. Tie third !5u"rd escaped to
the custom house ard securing help
returned and drove the cowboys across
TO this side of the line, Heron re-
fusing TO come back with his rescucrs,
but continuing on to Nogales, where
lie gave himself up. He chose rather
to face the charge of smuggling than
risk being taken by officers here. who
hold Il warrant for him, ne having es-
capped from the pcnitentiary in Okla
homa after being sentenced for %
years for murder.
Late Saturday night cowboy named
Lee Ramsay, wo conducts saloon on
, the Mexican side, was arrested by the
authorities charged with being impli l.
Gated in the affair, and is now in jail
at Naco with Franco.
The cowboys, since the fight, have
been gathering horses, and their
| friends are heavily arminS themselves,
preparatory, it is said, to an attempt
TO rescue Ramsay and Franco. There
are now in the city and at points near
here and Naco 80 OF them armed with
Winchestcrs and six shooters. The
Mexican guards at Naco have been re-
/ inforced by the addition of Il body Of
! % Cordados under Lieutenant Colonel
Kosterlitzky, and they now have an
armed force of nearly hundred men
guarding the line and Jail i'll which the
Americans are confined. Should the
attempt at rescue be made most seri-
Gus battle will result.
The four cowboys who attacked the
guards in Sonora are we'll known in
this city and arc here today. not hay
ing been placed under arrest. They
will not be allowed to leave the coun-