Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-08
Cudahy Ranch Raided By In
Sunectos and Ranchmen Es-
cape in Touring Car After
Fifteen Mile Run to Boundary,
BATTLE EXPECTED AT
BORDER TOWN TODAY
Five Hundred Federal Soldiers
Plan to Exterminate Band
Which Terrorized Northern
Lower California for Weeks,
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Calexlco, Cal, April with the
bullets FIXING about them, managers
OF the Cudahy ranch in an automobile
won race with rebel cavalry to the
international buondary today.
The incident was the climax Of
marauding expedition started by
Stanley Williams. the rebel leader,
who has been operating Independently
of the insurrecto forces at Mexieali.
Williams men were not satisfied with
the horses, mules and provisions taxi
en- last night
williams also wanted the costly
touring car
The Americans on the ranch learn
ed of Williams design and started for
the American line. The rebel cavalry
in hot pursuit tried various short cuts.
Once when the automobile had to be
stopped, having become entangled In
barbed wire. the bullets flew thick
about the Americans, but none was
hit.
In the automobile, which was driv-
en- by W. u. Taylor, were Thomas P.
DAILY. manager of the Cudahy ranch,
and three others.
IT is fifteen miles from their ranch
to the line. Taylor sent the car fly
ing over rocks and bitches at full
speed. He cut through the mesquite
thickets of the desert, leaped the rail-
road, and at the finish plunged
through the boundary fence to the
American side Whtn the line was
crossed Williams andfnis men we're
less than quarter of mile behind.
The raiding band numbered eighty.
seven men. and following the episode
they struggled into Mexicali despite
thedeclaration Of General Salinas that
they would not be permitted to enter.
1t is possible that the insurfecto COM
mander has changed his mind re-
garding Williams, and is willing to ac-
eept reinforeements to his meager
garrison of thirty men, as a battle
with the federals appears imminent.
The federals few miles away are
making preparations to attack Mex-
cali
Williams rear guard brought In
scores of horses mules and many
wagons with large quantities of pro-
visions taken last night from the
Cudahy and the California Mexican
Land and Cattle company ranches be-
sides several horsesA taken today from
the latter ranch.
The animals were taken from the
California Mexican Land and Cattle
company's ranch while Manager Wal
ter X Bowker and scores of men
were rounding up stock on the Am
erican side of the line
Bowker managed to save 1900
horses and mules
Immediately after the arrival or
Williams In Mexicali Captain j. II.
Griffiths, commanding the United
States troops here, summoned Salinas
to the boundary and made formal
demand for the return of all prop
erty taken by Williams. He made 1t
plain to the insurrecto commander
that he would be held responsible for
the acts of the so-called independent
divisions of the insurrectos. which is
composed chiefly of Americans Af-
ter having received Williams, 1t Isl
held that Salinas can do nothing else
but assume this responsibility, and he
promised Captain Griffiths that the
property would be forthwith turned
over to the American authorities.
The excitement created by the raids
subsidized but little when II became
known that a Mexican federal force
numbering nearly 500 were almost
within gunshot of Mexlcali preparing
to carry out Diaz' command to clear
Lower California of the lnsurrectos.