Bisbee daily review., 1907-12-26
CONFIRN The
STORIES Of
OUTRAGES
Mining Men Returning TO Tue
son From Sonora Tell of the
Butchery BY Yaqui Indians
In Southern Republic.

TUCSON, Dec. 25.-Ninins men
who arrived from Sonora today tell
of the renewed Yaqui raids and out
RACES.
Tas murderous bands of Indians are
gradually becoming holder and carry
ing on their phndering and numbering
operations In new districts
Several massacres occurred last
week In which a Eumber of yanqueros
and ranchmen were killed.
Leonal GARLIC d this city was q
member of a party that was attacked
miles from Hermosillo. He was Wound
ed and escaped with his life by feign-
ing death.
Minar Prietas railroad on whica the
Yaquis rode into the town of Torres,
the murder of number or vanquerros
on ranch, six leagues above Her.
mosillo and on the San Miguel river
and the capture of number OF women
whom the Yaquis compelled to &C
with them are developments of the
week in the bloody warfare which the
murderous bands of Indians are wag
ing in Sonora.
This information was learned from
mining men who arrived in Tucson to
day from Sonora where they nave
been for several weeks.
Following closely on the murder o.
twelve ranch employees at Rastrita.
early in the week, these reports show
the boldness with which the Yaqui!
are operating.
Leonal Garlic, resident of Tucson
who was on mining trip to Sonora
had a narrow escape from death a
the hands OF the Indians at the Ras
tritas killing.
GARLIC was a member OF the party
who was. wounded in the attack Ht
fell to the ground and teigned death
The bloodthirsty YaquS robbed hin
of his clothes and then left him sup
posing that he was dead.
AS soon as they had gone out o.
sight, GARLIC although badly hurt
managed to drag himself to a rancf
house, where he was given aid. He
is now in Nogales.
Frank Moody, an American, who Is
the son-in-law OK Jose NJ. Robes, ont
of the biggest ranchmen in Sonora
was captured by the Indians but was
released by the Yaqui chief after he
had been relieved of his guns and am
munition and his clothing.
You can go; We are not killing
gringoes now" were the words whic-
the Yaqui chief spoke to Moody and
the latter lost no time in getting away
from the band.
Robes, the ranchman, made his es
cape only through the fleetness OF nls
horse. He saw the Indians a shor1
distance away and wheeling his horss
he spurred the animal and escaped in
safety although a yolley had beer
sent after him by the Indians.
There was eighteen Yaquis in tbs
attacking party and they came upor
the smaller band almost without warn
ing. They wore big hats with a rib
bon band and looked much like ru
rales. They showed the farm hand!
no mercy and lining them all up in I;
row shot them. All fell at the frs
volley and of the number, Cariil,
| alone managed to escape as he for
tunately was not fatally wounded.
Details of the theft of the manu- ca
on the railroad between Torres on rnC
Sonora road and the mining camp o
| Minas Prietas were also given. TIL
! YaGuis stole the hand car from {
section house and boldly rode into tbs
town of Torres. After terrorizing tnt
| natives for time they left town DE
fore the troops could be summoned.
At ranch on the San Miguel rive
above Hermosillo, the Yaquis appear
ed suddenly. A pitched battle ensueC
between the vaqueros and the Indians
The vaqueros ran out of ammunition
10, Il Tr1f .1 rFs
ranch house, killing the vaqueros an(
4 taking the women at the ranch ava.
with them as prisoners.
The numbering and pillaging of tbs
Indians is making travel in Sonora
Extremely hazardous for mining mel
rand is hampering operations.