New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-31
NEW WORKERS CAPTURED
Sidney Sewers and "Joe Murry'
Prisoners Of MeylCanS.
THEY ARE TAKEN IN BATTLE
Father Seeks Release of Sewers,
Who Was a Cowboy in
Texas Before the War.

DISPATCHES which reached this city last
night reported the capture If two New
YORK men-Sidney Sewers, Of No. PSI West
18th street. and Joe" hurry. of No. BAL
East i7d street. by the Mexican federal
trcArs With a number If other foreigners,
they We're captured during the hght at
Casas Grandes
y Z Sewers father If one ~ the cap
tives. learned ~ his sons misfortune last
night He said that he would telegraph
the Secretary Of state az once TO ask
that his son be given his full rights. He said
he would also begin a fight for his release.
Mr. Sewers said his son was cowboy in
Texas before going over the border.
Joe" lurry. the other captive. Is
though, 10 be William ! Huggard. Of No
22a East i2d street. He gave the name NJ
Thomas Lowerv. a No 3i East 43d street,
an uncle Of William ! Huggard Michael
Hugeard brother. showed letter from
William Huggard las: night. saving thar
he was with Naderos forces near Juarez
lust before the Casas Grandes fight.
Murrv. ~ is said. disguised his real name
hecause his life would ne sacrificed should
the Mexican government learn his identity
Ne is said 70 have been one Of the first
movers in the revolution Huggard had two
companiors-,James and John Murray-he
fore he left this city and because his
uncle lives in the same house with them It
T. supposed that he used the name OF
Murry.
HugSard left for the Spanish War with
rho sth Infantry and was afterward mus
tered out He was next heard ~ in fhA
18th United states Infantry AZ Fort sam
Houston. Texas. and later in the Philip
mines He saw I'VE Years service IN tho
islands hghting against the Noros. He re-
turned TO this city for short STAY ana
uent 70 Panama. where he remained until
| the .Teffries- johnson fight attracted him II
Reno. q here he lost All his savings on the
white man He worked as hotermaker
in Los Angeles and in other Western cities
and went on strike in Fl Faso about the
time the revolution broke
Nearly all Of the strikers. 1t II SAID. Went
across the border with the iuSurrectoS; ana
among them hurry was leader Nichael
Hugsard said that he was positive that y
was his brother. who was using another
name g \ Thorpe , comrade. VINO was
with Huggard. wrote 70 Michael that MS
hrothar had left his dues book and other
Identification papers with him before gong
into the fight where h. was captured.
e. Pasc. Tex. March 2o-Colonel Cuel-
lar has given the names nj foreigners capt
nred bv the Mexican federal troops IN me
night AT Casas Cirsndes They are
Sidney Savers. care Of B. z Sewers, 20
AZ West 1f5tn street New York
.loA lIurrv. care of Thomas Lo"rey, No.
al East 1911 Street New York.
Ferdinand Lteber. Mainz on the thine'
Fr ed ioberhuscher Enrlesvircher. GER
! W Graham. oklahoma city Rural
f'I R p 10 Iee. McKittrick. cal.
John Harrison. care Of Richard Patter'
'e :. II II rico. No 1742 Bush street. san
William Wiiliam current. Box %. Flick. Okla -,
Bruce Robert Jacoby. No 2'lS North
/ Central avenue Minneapolis
| Alfred Franko No. s04 Stafford street
| Santa Ana. cal
! Floyd O Martin. No $50 Navajo street
{ : Carlton. Williams. ARR Jennings
. Fowler. No 2>45 south Jennings
| avenue Fort Worth. Tex.
Santa Ana. cal. March 20 ~ am not az
all sorry for my SON" said Fred Frank
tonight when Informed that his only son
Alfred FRANKIE was one % the Americans
captured with the insurgents AZ Casas
Grandes If he had been hghting for his
own country it would be different. but he
had no business fghting I'm Mexico