Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-17
SECOND TROOP
 AFTER BANDITS
Report of Determination of Outlaws Expected by People of
 Cananea
EXAGGERATE NUMBERS

cANANEA, Sonora, Mexico, Feb 13 The maicontents who killed two po- ncemen and wounded another al Ruena Vista Wednesday mroning, and took the Campana officer prisoner. are reported to be still in the hills surrounding Cananea, their camp tres being seen from town last night The soldiers who went to Puertocitos yesterday returned in the afternoon without having accomplished any thing. The volunteers have been in the hills since leaving on Wednesday morning.
 On a special train this morning an other company of the Fifth battalion went to Puertocitos and at present are scatteEed throughout the hills With an effort to surround the band. They are assisted by about fifty vol unteers from Csnanea and Buena Wis ia.
 This morning early the policeman who was captured at Campana, re- turned to town with his tale of mar row escape from death at the hands Of the malcontents. He states that he was forced to so with the band or else die. The band numbers 24 ac- cording to the policeman. seven of the men having rifles and the remainder are armed with pistols. There is a scarcity of amunition.
 Report Leader Killed
 A report is in circulation here to the effect that one of the leaders, Jose Rodriguez, had been killed. but this cannot be verified at present As far as known for certain, none have been killed or wounded except the policemen assassinated by the band on Wednesday morning.
 It is understood that DuhagOn and Coronado were intending 10 lead aD army against the state government, but that their plans were miscarried on account of the majority of their men becoming drunk at a meeting Tuesday night, which caused the kill ing of the policemen and a nasty de parture for the mountains. One re- port is to the effect that Duhagon and Coronado had at least 300 men enlisted for their army, but when the men saw two of their policemen at Buena Vista and Puebla Nueva assas. sinated they denounced their would be leader and many of them joined the volunteers who are now searching for them.
 Several Meetings Held
 There have been several meetings held at Pueblo Nueyo recently but the authorities did not suspicion what mischief was on foot. The affair could have been easily prevented.
 Several men of the army CD in the f, har. turned to their homes with the story that they were forced to accompany the men.
 Hurdles have been ordered to pur sue the outlaws and it is hourly ex- pected that news will be received in Cananea to the effect that a skirmish . has been had with the band. Orders have been given by the authorities ! according to common talk, that no | prisoners will be taken, which means that all captured will he killed with ! out mercy.
 k Coronado seemed to have been pre- ' pairing for taking the field, for he sent his family out of the city on | Tuesday.
 \ Duhagon has been out Of the city | for some time and he courted arrest when he returned. However, he sue ! ceeded in evading the police, remain | ing in hiding in Puebla Nueyo. | No foreign property was molested E by the malcontents as far as can be { learned
 \ The bandits are mostly on foot, { there being but few of them having horses, which had been appropriated ' Wednesday morning.
 Word from EmPalme is to the ef- ( feet that Alejandro Vega. formerly stamp agent at NOgales. and former resident of Cananea, has been arrest ed with a partner named Santiago Or ozco, charged with attempting to buy the commander of the federal troops stationed there. He is said to have offered the officer, Capt. | Meza, S20,- 1 900 if he would deliver his men to ! the standard Of Vazquez Gomez and take Empalme. The officer notified the authorities and Vega and Orozco