The copper era., 1905-10-12
YAQUIS TORTURE
SHAY AND PLACE.
The "Pacified" Indian Tribe Massacre Men, women and ChiIdren-State
 of Terror Exists.


 City of Mexico that peace has been made with the Yaqui Indians and the pacified red men have been given i land to farm, ta les of murder and robbery continue to reach Nogales from different points in Sonora. Tn many instances stories of frightful torture of victims by the Indians have been told.
 Until recently the tales of murder and robbery dealt only with the kill ing outright of the victims and the mutilation of bodies, but during the past week stories of torture have been numerous. Live men have been mutilated and allowed to go on their way, to die in misery or find shelter and care where they might, while many have been murdered outright in the most brutal manner.
 More than fifty people have been reported murdered during the past week and many of that number suf- fered death in d horrible manner. Some were beaten to death with clubs, some were badly beaten and then hung by the feet to trees and left to die. Many were maimed and turned loose. One man had both ears and all his fingers cut off, after which he was allowed to go.
 Jose Espinosa, a ranch hand near Opedepe, probably suffered as much as any one. The soles of his feet were cut off, then bandages were wrapped about his legs to prevent bleeding to death. In aB6ut> twenty hours he succeeded in crawling about eight miles, where he met help. He was taken to ranch house for treat ment and a few hours later went violently insane.
 Francisco Pacheco, sent from the Flores ranch, about ten miles from Suqui Grande, to inform Francisco Flores, who was in that town, of the death of his son at the ranch, was at tackled and beaten until he was bruised and bleeding in all parts of his body. He was then hung to a tree by the feet and left to die. The tracks about the place where the body was found hanging indicated that he was attacked by band of about twenty Indians. His horse had been shot.
 A few days ago a'train of freight wagons hauling ore from La Dura to Ortiz was attacked, but at the same time that the shooting commenced a detachment of ruralls came in sight, travelling in an opposite direction to that in which the freiget wagons were going. In the running fight which followed three Indians were killed.
 Near Fl Copete, a party of eighteen Indians robbed a wagon train loaded with beer and mescal. They camped right on the road where the robbery took place for two days and all were drunk, but were not molested, though word was sent to Ortiz of their pres ence.
 Near Carbo last week, four team sters were murdered. They were un- armed, and rather than use ammuni- tion, the Indians beat them to death with clubs. The mems heads were beaten into shapeless masses.
 Within period of three days eight men were killed within d few miles of Hermosillo. Some of the bodies were badly mutilated and were buried where found, while others were taken to the city for interment.
 In the vicinity of Potrero the In: dians seem to have everything their own way. The ranchers in that vii cinity have deserted their homes and fled to the different towns for protec- tion, several having been tortured and murdered there.
 A few days ago a band of about forty Yaquis attacked the Mesquite ranch, five miles from Represso. The people at the ranch, five men, two women and two girls, barricaded the house and made an attempt to de- fend the place. Being poorly armed, they did but little injury to the at tacking party. The house was broken into and men, women and children were clubbed to death, ex- cept two of the men, who, though left for dead, were still alive when assistance arrived at the place next morning. One of the wounded men died soon after help arrived. An old man named Jesus Mongaro brought news of the slaughter to Suaqui Grande and told of meeting and killing two of the Indians q short distance from the ranch after the massacre. The two Yaquis had re- mained in the house some time after the others had left. Their bodies were found where the old man said he had met and killed them. He was going to the ranch and heard the shooting. After hiding in the brush he saw the band of Indians pass, but dared not make a sound. After hid ing for an hour, and just as he was about to leave his place of conceal ment, he saw the last two Confi- dent that the others were then too