The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-09-02
Mexican General Slain by
Mixed Force in Texas.
FOUR OTHERS ALSO die
Troops OF the Thirteenth Cavalry,
Custom House officials and Civil.
lans Pursue Orozco and His Com
panlons, Surprise Them and Ami.
hilate the Entire Party.

hllate the Entire Party.
Sierra Blanca, Tex, Sept. 2.-The
body OF General Pascual Orozco, hero
of the Madero revolution of Mexico,
lies In an undertaker's establishment
at Van Horn, Tex. Beside him are
the bodies Of his companions killed
during the fight Monday with a posse
composed of troops of the Thirteenth
cavalry, custom house officials and
civilians. The body has been posi-
lively identified as that OF Orozco by
a government official from El Paso.
The story of the Neutrality-suspicious.
man hunt which ended in the death OF
General Orozco in the Green river
canyon between the Eagle and the
Lonesome mountains Monday reads
like a page from q border romance.
The chase was through the widest
part of the Big Bend country.
T~wenty-four ranch owners, cowboys,
custom house officials and troopers of
the Thirteenth cavalry participated.
The news that raiders were in the
vicinity spread over the rural tele-
phone wires Sunday noon. AT the
warning every ranch house became a
scene OF activity with preparations to
ride TO the ranch attacked.
The raiders we're first discovered as
they approached the Love ranch Sun
day afternoon by Deputy Sherifs X.
G. Love and William Shock.
Orozco and his companions mount
ed hastily, sent a shower OF shots at
Love and Shock and made a running
fight for liberty.
Love Sent out an alarm and then
took up the chase with Shock.
A posse of ten men organized quick
ly here and rode to the Love ranch
and there picked up the trail. As
each ranch house was passed addi-
tions were made to the posse.
Traverse Perilous Paths.
The trail ran through the Eagle
mountains. over perilous paths on high
ridges. When dawn broke the posse
found IL still held the trail which now
led across a plain to Green river can
yon, I'm the high Lonesome mountains.
At the entrance to the canyon the
posse found a camp fire glowing and
an advance guard was thrown out to
search for the Mexicans. By 3 o'clock
the guard returned with news that the
Mexicans were encamped in a box
canyon apparently feeling secure from
nnwo,,st THAR hnronG WaFp nnQah-
died and hobbled at some distance
from the camp fire.
The posse advanced ~stealthily, dis
mounted and climbed the rugged sides
of the mountain until IL gained a ridge
around the canyon. From this point a
volley vas poured down upon the
Mexicans.
killed and the rest dashed for the pro-
lection of boulders and returned the
fire. The posse killed one OF the re-
naming four at the next volley. Gen
eral Orozco and a companion then at
tempted to secure the shelter of a
small draw.
Orozco's companion was riddled
with bullets as he stepped from the
shelter of his rock. Orozco fell dead,
struck by four bullets.
The surviving Mexican for some
time returned shot for shot from be-
hind a boulder. Presently he made a
dash TO climb the side of the canyon.
He had assembled some distance when
a volley tumbled him dead to the
rock basin below.