The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-22

AL 80 Las <AlALs jail ZA-E Oui
IL Americans and one Mexican were
ambushed and killed by Yaqui
INDIANS, on Thursday afternoon. Jan
~. four miles east of CObachi. thirty
I'VE miles east of La Colorado, state
of Sonora. Mexico The bodies are
now at La Colorado and viii be brought
TO this place.
The Dead
DR.. r. c. Coy. Chicago.
John K. Mackenzie, Chicago.
NJ. A. Can. Toledo. O.
Walter Stubinger, Kewanee, III.
Mexican driver. name unknown.
II. l.. Miller and a man named
Iolerton. both Of Chicago, and a sec
ond Mexican cochero, escaped and
made their way to Cobachi. thence to
La Colorado. Miller was lightly wound
co. out the other two were unhurt.
Left Nogales Week Ago.
Dr. Coy and Mackenzie left Nogales
q week ago yesterday for Torres.
from Torres. which is south of Her
mosillo on the main line of the Ben
son-Guayamas railroad, the two men
named. accompanied by other mem
bers of their party, went to Camp To-
ledo. Seventy-five miles east of La Col
orado, for the purpose of examining
properties owned by a syndicate of
chicago men. The party left Camp
Toledo Wednesday morning in two
tour-horse stages on their return trip
10 La Colorado. Coy, Mackenzie and
Miller were in the first stage, which
was driven by Mexican. In the sec
ond stage were Call, Tarleton, Stu
blnger and Mexican driver.
Volley of Shots.
The party had just emerged from
the hills and was entering into the fiat
country when suddenly, without the
slightest warning, a volIey of shots
was poured into the first party from
behind pile of rock on the roadside
one of the horses attached to the first
conveyance fell, and the vehicle was
brought to a sudden stop. Coy, Mac
henZle and the driver were killed al
most instantly by the hail of bullets
The Indians poured another volley m
70 the second stage, and Call and Stu
o.nger were shot dead. Miller, TOler-
ton and the driver of the second team
Jumped 20 the ground and fied, max
ing wide detOur toward Cobachi,
Where they arrived about 4 D. m.
Failed to Catch Murderers.
a party was organized st Cobachi.
composed of rancherS and vaqueros
and took the trail at once in pursuit
Oh the Yaquis. They failed to over
take the Indians, however, and re-
turned TO Cobachi, bringing the bodies
OF the dead men, From Cobachi the
whence they viii be shipped north to-
night and Will reach here early tomor-
Tow morning. The bodies are accom-
panied by Miller and Tolerton
me 1aquis stripped two of the bod
les of clothing, plundered the stages
OF all the valuable contents burned
one of the vehicles and fed to the
mountains. Rings, watches and other
JeWelry worn by Coy and Mackenzie
We're stripped from the bodies. but no
mutilation was attempted. MacKen-
zie was shot through the head and
Coy through the body.
Forty Men on Trail.
After the bodies had been brought
to Cobachi Miller mounted horse and
rode TO La Colorado. Accompanied by
an escort of forty we'll armed men.
Miller returned to Cobachi and the bod
les OF the Americans were taken by
the party to La Colorado.
Mackenzie and Coy were married
men and resided in Chicago. Mac
kenzie was about 43 years OF age Gov
about 40 and Stubinger young man
Oh "a The latter is well known in
Nogales, but has recently been en-
plOyed at the Hotel Arcadia in Hermo-
Sillo. He accompanied the mining men
for an outing.
The party when attacked carried
only revOlvers and shOtgUns. with
these arms the survivors of the first
vOiley managed TO stand of the Yaquis
and made their escape.
1t is understood that the Mexican
government has ordered cavalry and
infantry from HermOsiIlO to the scene
OF the killing, and 1t is stated that
General Torres. viii command the
troops IN pursuit of the Indians.
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