Weekly journal-miner., 1912-03-06

main inside where too many animals were stabied. St John slept in inc room at the northeast corner next l the gateway, Laing in the center room while Cunningham occupied the room in the south corner where the stores were kept. About l A. NJ St. John was partially aroused by au nm. usual stir among the stock. He heard a low whistle sounded, apparently as a signal, and simultaneously there was the sound of blows and feeble outcry from the victims upon either side of him. St. John sprang to his feet from the pallet upon the ground to bc confronted by three Nexicans, Guada lupe armed with broad axe, Boni. ficio witiT chopping axe, Chino with stone sledge, all striking st him. A well directed kick disposed of Chino, the glint of the axe wiclded by Bono. ficio directed towards St. Johns head shown by the starlight enabled him to parry the blow with his right hand, which threw the axeblade into his hip, while straight from the shoulder blow, landed in Bonifacio g face, knocked him out Guadalupe was at St. Johns left striking vie. iously with the short handled broad axe. The first stroke was caught in psrrying by the palm of his hand, the next upon the forearm below the elbow. As St. John reached for his Sharp's rifle, which was standing against the wall at the head of his bed, Guadalupe got in successful stroke which severed St. Johns arm midway between elbow and shoulder Bringing the rifle into play, he knock. cd the axe from Guadalupe's hands, and the other two having gained their feet all three made their escape through the gateway. The action lasted from ten to twenty second. As St. Johns left arm was disabled. the bone being severed, he dropped the rirle and reached for his pistol from the holster on his saddle which he was using as pillow. The Mexi. ems hearing the gun drop, attempted to re.enter the corral. when St. John fired one shot. upon which they de. camped. Owing to the wound in his hip, St. Johns right hip was disabled SO that he could not follow outside for further shots. St. John bound up his wounds as well as he could, climbed to the top of some sacks of barley where he could command view over the walls, and pistol in hand, waited for daylight. Two of his companions not being killed outright were moaning deeply. When light enough to see, St. John got down from his perch and went to Cunningham who had three cuts on his head, evi. dently inflicted by Guadalupe with the broad axe.
 He was unconscious but occasionally groaning, Laing had one wound i'm mediately on the top of his head, scvering the skull in twain. from which the brain was protruding. He was alive and partly conscious as he made attempts to rise. Bonifacio evidently inflicted the wound with the chopping axe. St. John crept outside to where Burr was lying and found his head completely crushed by a blow from the stone sledge, his death having been instantaneous. St. John found that moving about caused the blood to flow freely from his wounds. He made a tourniqnet with n handkerchief, stone and stick which stopped the flow of blood from his left arm, but the wound in his hip being the fun width of the axe blade was more difficult to control. but by