Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-07-16
FLOOD IN DENVER
SWEEPS STREETS
TWOARE DROWNED
AMERICANS IMPRISONED
BY REBEL RURAlES

| Dchihs' ~ NJ, July 10. Arthur
}. Evans, who was recently incarcer
ated at Ascension. Mexico. by rebe
rurales and who was released last
week. is in Deming. Mr.. Evans state.
that he was employed by Charlie,
Sparks and wife to take them by
automobile TO Colonia Diaz to attend
the funeral OF Mrs Adams, the moth
er of Mrs. Sparks After the trim
was arranged, j. f. Sanford also
Joined the party At Palomas, Juan
Carreon, the customs officer, allow
ed them To pass, saying that II would
be all right, but failed to give them
pass They set out Monday, reach
ing Colonia DiaZ the same day Mr..
and Mrs Parks got out OF the auto
! at the Adams home in Colonia Diaz,
while Evans drove the car on over
to Ascension with Sanford who de-
sired 10 90 there on business. Evans
went 10 bed. but was soon awakened
by Sanford, who was under arrest,
Sanford saying that the rurale cap
tain demanded pass Evans was
thrown in Jail, and Sanford, who had
been previously put into jail, was re-
leased Young Sanford, a son OF !
+. Sanford interceded in Evans be-
half and was thrown In Jail and fined
$500.
The room in which | was con
fined, said Evans, was adobe and
had no opening save the double
doors. When pushed to and locked
there was crack at the bottom, and
by laying flat down with my nose 10
/ the crack. was able to get enough
air to keep alive Several rurales
slept just outside The next morn
Inns Sarfcrh came 4, the iail and
asked that he and be taken under
guard 10 Colonia Diaz. where We
could get a pass This request was
granted I drove the ear and two
ruralcs went along as guards San
ford went into the Adams house and
returned 10 the gate with Nj and
Mrs Parks s. LONG conversation in
Spanish ensuod which did not uu-
dorstand While this tllk was 20
iug ON Mr. Adams came up the
street Adams asked nue.. Are they
hoIdug you and answered
guess so Wher.upou Hc began
conversation with thD officer BOO
charge iu Spanish saw they were
both growing excited Presently
Adams Iappod a' the officer mf
did uo' hI' him Mrs Parks pur his
arms around her father and pulled
him through the gate outrca'iu-
him not 10 quarrel with the officer
The, were both moving slowly. and
when about half way into the house
Adams halt turned his head back TO-
ward The officer 20 say somrthiu-
and 'h, officer pulled bis pisto' and
shot him through the NECK Hc DAD
not 'alI Both Officers jumped into
tho .ar aud ordered Wo 100 th, point
of their revolver. FOB Iriy, them ba..
20 Ascension This D of r0Irs, 1'o
ono 'ir. wen. down and fhc engine
due 9th. f,.E.I, uump.ur OF 'ur
uat .r. N.r dead every few wards
TI. .tn,.H sven. very excited and
seemed u ,lnk chat . was iutcu.
.ioua.. ds.tu. .h.u They po.rr-
sd tEe.r revolver. tf m, FiualI, fn.
engine u,. H.a. ard refused 'u .,
.uuk.I gH and V0 bad fa rH o..
team .. m. a. into Ascension B.
ras again put .r jail. bur at uirh'- .
.aI 'Ra Mexican citizens came and .
offered 200 e0 UE bond and finally .
prevailed upon tho rUra'es 'o release
uc stayed with one whose name
is near as can make ou' H Juan
Sau1uintas. and the other tr
iaua - antonio
o Na- kept under uoud i.g. DAYS
was taken into court ,hrr. times
@ give testimony concerning tH.
Killing of Adams tho officer who
lid D. being on trial think hs was
acquitted lu tho meantime. 4 l..
}oyd had arrived 0Itt Juan Carrrou
ne custom officer @ Polomas. with
pass for us. and We were released
found later thai Carreou had Son
pas. hv mail 90 the rurale havue
Is Boz charge. which pass the officer
allied to rorognlzo learned after
yard. also that Sanford Dad rrl..
.uf lfo0f Immediately at.e- tls HI...
1a o. Adams for Columbus and als
lfer 1yeriaken hy his son an horse.
H.k and they both came into co..
uHIs. and gave ouf tho r.e. .f.