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FIVE KILLED BY HQUlS
Four Americans and One Mexican
Murdered by Indians.
Three Escaped From Ambush Noar Cob.
nchi, Mexico-Two C~hicagoans and ;,
One Toledo Man Among Dead.

Nogales, Ariz.-Four Americans and
one Mexican were ambushed and killed
by Yaqui Indians four miles east OF
Cobachi, thirty five miles oeast Of La
Colorado, State of Sonora, Mexico. The
dead are:
Coy, DR.. r. c.. of Chicago. Ill.
Mackenzie, john X. of Chicago, I'll.
Call, M. A.. Of Toledo. Ohio. :,
Stubinger. Walter. Of Kewanee. III.
Mexican driver, name unknown.
H. l.. Miller, Of Chicago. ILL.,, and A..
w. Tolerton, of Salem. Ohio, and'a
second Mexican, Cochero. escaped and
made their way to Cobachi, and thence
to La Colorado Miller was slightly,
wounded, but the others were unhurt.
DR.. Coy and Mackenzie left Nogales
for Torres. From Torres, which is
south of Hermosillo. on the main line
Of the Benson Guayamas Railroad.
The two men named, accompanied by
other members of the party. went to
Camp Toledo, seventy-6ve miles east
of La Colorado, to examine properties
owned by a syndicate of Chicago men.
The party left Camp Toledo in two
four-horse stages, on their return trip
to La Colorado. Coy, Mackenzie and
Miller were in the first stage, which
was driven by a Mexican. In the Sec
ond stage were Call, Tolerton, Stubin-
ger and a Mexican driver.
The party had just. emerged from the
hills and was entering into the fiat
country, when suddenly, without the
least warning, a volley Of shots was
fred at the first coach from behind 4
pile Of rocks on the roadside. One'of
the horses. fell. and the vehicle was
brought to a sudden stop. Coy, Mac
kenzie and the driver were killed al
most instantly by the hail Of bullets.
The Indians fired another volley into
the second vehicle, and Call and Stub
niger were shot dead. Miller, Toler-
ton and the driver Of the second team
jumped to the ground and fled, max
ing a wide detour toward Cobachf,
where they arrived about z p. m.
Mackenzie was shot through the head
and Coy through the body.
A party was organized at Cobachi,
composed of ranchers and vaqueros,
who took the trail at once in pursuit
of the Yaquis. They failed to over
take the Indians, however, and re.
turned to Cobacb::, bringing the bodies
of the dead MN. From Cobachi they
were conveyed to La Colorado Miller
and Tolerton were with the bodies.
The Yaquis stripped two of the cod.
les of clothing, %plundered the stages
of all valuableS, burned n of the We
hicles and fed to the mountains. Rings,
watches and other jewelry worn by
Coy and Mackenzie were stolen, but
no mutilation was attempted.
After the bodies had been brought tc
Cobachi Miller rode to La Colorado,
secured an escort Of forty we'll armed
men, and had the bodies of he Amer
leans taken by the party to La Colo
RADIO. Mackenzie. Coy and Call were
married men. and lived in Chicago, Ill.
Mackenzie was about forty-tbree years
old. Coy was about forty. Stuoinger
was twenty-seven years old. The lat.
ter was we'll known in Nogales, but
had recently been employed at the 10
tel Arcadia, at Hermosiilo. He accom-
panied the mining men for an outing.
The party when attcck:d cscIted
OILY r. 1oivers and shotgIns. With
these arms the survivors Of the first
volley managed to stand off the Va
auis, and made their escape.
It is understood that the Mexican
Government has ordered cavalry, and
infantry from Hermosillo to the scene
OF the killing, and it is understood
General Torres will command the
troops in pursuit Of the Indians.