The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-06
friend KILLED
BY A Mexican
Earl Williams Writes Letter
Describing Trying condi-
tons in the South.
A FORKS MAN
REMAINS AT o
Wants to Take Up Arm
Should United States enter
Smith Heard From.

A letter telling of his safe arrival
at Ell Paso. Tex. and the deliberate
killing at Madero Of his friend, Phil
Hayes of Maine. was received today
from Earl Williams. His father, c.
r. Williams. also received a copy Of
a Chihuahua paper, giving an &C.
count of desperate lighting at Madero
and the capture of the town by the
irregular" federals.
Instead Of taking a hand car out
OF Chihuahua, as wa first announced,
Williams and the other Americans left
the city in a special train which was
Of the city by the federals.
Williams will remain in Ell Paso
until things are quieter in Madero.
The killing Of his friend has given
him a personal grudge against the
Mexfcans and in his letter h. says:
Would Go to War. d,
Il will remain here until things are
quieter in Mexico. II the government
decides to take a hand in the game.
as they should have long ago.. I will
take up arms and kill a few yellow
bellies myself"
Mr. and Mrs. Williams received a
letter, dated August IA. from their
son some time ago. in which he said
he, and a party Of Americans would
leave Madero the next day with a
herd of cattle. which they intended
driving over land to Ell Paso.
On August 80. they received a tele-
gram from Washington stating that
Earl was in Chihuahua on the 9th
and that he was planning to leave
that city.
The telegram caused Mr.. and Mrs.
Williams no little anxiety, as they
thought Earl was out Of Mexico.
They Immediately wired to see il the
party had met with any trouble, but
no word was received until Earl's let
ter came this morning.
Met Irregulars.
Just after leaving Madero on Aug
ust 10. the'p party met a force Of .ir-
regular" federals, who declared they
We're going to capture the city, then
held by the rebels. The federals en-
tered the city and captured it, as they
had planned.
In: spite Of a warning from the cap
tain OF the federal force, the party
miles. At this point they established
a camp for the night.
IN the meantime one Of the party
returned to Madero and returned that
night with a report of the capture of
the city and the killing Of Hayes.
Without Provocation.
He declared that the shooting was
done without. ~provocation. Hayes, he
said. had Just started to walk from
one point to another, when four Mexi-
cans rode up to him and Immediately
to shoot, killing him in
stantly.
The next day Earl. who had lived
With Hayes the past year, went to
MAdoT ia q aalatin hi. h,,~s
When he returned to the camp tho
foreman told the men to abandon the
cattle n return to Madero, where
they could take. a special train being
aoe up there to carry Americans
out Of the country. General Castillo.
a repel leader. who already had at
tackled the Baberia ranch. wa in that
vicinity, n the party had been
warned OF his presence by the feder-
Williams then returned to Madero
with the part and embarked on the
SPECIAL train. After four days they
Chihuahua where first II. was
planned to leave the city on hand
cars. This plan was later changed
n after a delay of two or three
days, the special train continued ia
Paso. reaching that city after an
other four-day trip.
i Smith. Also Heard. From.
Reg Smith Of this city also is de-.
eided!y worried regarding his broth
ers. Frank and Earl Smith. They
were supposed to have been on their
way to Ell Paso, but a letter Just re-
ceived here brings the following mes
sage: $40"
Roads to FL Paso closed; back to
Batapolis for mine"
The note was scrubbed on the back
OF an envelope by Frank Smith and
was gwen to Earl Smith to mail. The
pushing toward Ell Paso with o. Dole.
sal, a member Of their mining camp
vas believed to be dying.
Nothing has been heard from them
since and Mr.. Smith anxiou -ly in
awaiting further Jews.