El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-24
AN EXECUTION AT
HANCOCK REPORTED
Rebels Said to Have Enticed
Federals Over the Line
TO Kill Them.

Custom inspectors c. r Tilman and
J. y Wafer, stationed at Fabens, made
a brief telegraphic report 10 deputy
customs collector ". w. Carpenter late
Thursday night. telling Of the arrest
of two Mexican federal soldiers and
the seizure of their horses. saddles and
rifles The men crossed near rdDens,
the report said. and were arrested upon
reaching the American side No de-
tails Of the shooting Of T. E. Sanchez
or Luis Del Hay were given in the
Official report OF the inspectors
No Confirmation Of Killing.
Mexican consul u. c. LlOrente denies
that he has had any confirmation Of
the reported shooting Of Sanchez and
Del Hay. The only information the
Mexican consul has received was a tel
egram giving few meager facts re-
garding the reported killing Of Sanchez
re says he does not believe that San
chez has been killed and knows nothing
about his being at that point on the
border Thursday.
The consul was unable to get into
communication with the federal army
Thursday night and has had nothing
from the front since the battle Of
RellanO Thursday He says that ample
arrangements are being made to re-
csive the retreating rebels should they
come 10 the state Of Chihuahua or go
to Sonora or SinalOa-
Whether TiburciO Sanchez has been
executed by the rebels at Guadalupe
in Juarez who say they were in ig-
nOrance Of the whole affair until told
about the report Of his execution FRI
day morning No orders had been is
sued from JuareE for the capture OF
Sanchez and if IL was done il was the
work Of the forces now near Gauda-
lupe. No report OF the supposed eX-
ecutiOn had been made to the Juarez
officials BY the leaders OF the rebel
forces near Guadalupe.
Of Execution.
A story came from Fort Hancock
last night that prior TO the escape OF
the MeNiCans 70 this side Of the river,
T. F. SANCHEZ and Luis Del Hay. Mex
lean government secret agents. were
captured BY the rebels and executed.
Sanchez had a son. Luis Sanchez. who
commanded the federal force that took
Guadalupe a few days ago and the re-
mort said the elder Sanchez was shot
by the rebels in revenge for the eXecu-
tiOn by the federals OF capt Barela at
Guadalupe when the federals came in
Sanchez Killed.
T. =. Sanchez has been active in the
employ of the Mexican consul at FL
PasO and had been waiting at Han
cock to get i'm communication with the
federal column under Jose de Ia Cruz
Sanchez. which. had been hourly eN-
pected from Olinaga- courier sud
denly arrived telling Sanchez that the
Oiinaga column was two miles away,
inviting him and his companions to
Join them across the river Sanchez
crossed the river and rode ahead with
Del Hay. When they were well along
on the Mexican side. so rebels con-
Cealed IN the bushes. gave chase, 1T Is
said. Sanchez and Del Hay were un-
armed. They were easily Overtaken by
the galloping rebels. Four men with
Sanchez made for the river and the
rebels were about to fire at two OF
them who swan the muddy stream
when the American customs agents
shouted not TO fire. The federals then
escaped.
Three American moving picture Oper-
ators had been invited by Sanchez to
follow him across and were in a small
boat in midstream when the rebels ap-
peared. They returned to the Amer
lean side in safety.