Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-20
GALES COMMANDER
 TAXES TOWN OF NACO
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 vious. however, the baro1aesers of Mexican action-the families of the residents-were moving their effects to the safety of the United States The American residents of the town. though frightened and aware of the consequences if Gales did occupy the town, felt that the danger had been averted
 About ten o'clock scouts from Naco saw a column approaching from the 1 direction of La Morita, which is To- cated about ten miles east of Naco, and practically on the border The 1 Americans in Naco then began Co move All of the movable liquors, clothes, bank rolls" household fur niture, and everything else of any value, was hurridly taken across that invisible line which separates peace and quiet from turmoil and danger. The liquors were taken in custody of i the United States customs officers who placed them in bond, as ], is lagainst the law of the state to import | liquors.
 i Within thirty minutes after the cay airy was first sighted they had come up to Naco. The first firing took place at the east end of the old Hiu ! trenches, where a matter Of sis or ! seven customs guards and police from , the town of Naco had stationed them , selves. They were easily routed and , ran into the United States. , Cardenas then marched into the town. He dismounted his men and , sent them in squads between the , houses to protect them from what , sniping might come from the few de , lenders of the village.
 , Undaunted and unafraid, faced by , odds which were insurmountable. Al , fonso Coronado, comisario of Naco , rallied his few men about him end , from behind barricade, standing neal } the line and forty yards of the Anne , rican custom house, made his stand , Several of his men were wounded . here and he was forced to go into th' . middle of the street.
 He was being fired upon from Cycrl
 direction and was hit while makl.
 the change from the barricade to point within a few feet of the monu = ment, marking the boundary. He la
 behind a saddle here and with Jesu
 Hoyos, the chief of police of Nae {. Sonora, attempted to hold the CardC
 mas men at bay. He was betwee
 three fires, however and finally fe
 in his tracks when he attempted | 't get into the United States Hoyo @ was hit in the groin in making hi " escape to the United States. He lool .d ed around and seeing Coronado fal -o rushed back over the line in the fac n- of a rain of lead from many rife 'l picked the wounded man up in hi y arms and carried him across Cor 'e nado died twenty minutes after beia s- brought into the United States. le Not over twenty-five men attempte
 to hold the town of NaCo against Ca IT. denas Of the twenty-five seye ls were wounded and the comisario wa
 killed
 or All of the combatants who can
 across the line, including the Wounde or men. were taken into custody
 Major Fllwood w. Evans, command Of of the detachment of the Tenth Unite
 States Cavalry, stationed al Naco, A I'd zona. Subsequently they were relea
 ed from custody
 or When Liquor Vanished.
 Of the large supplies of liquor he rd by the ten saloon men in Naco, b
 very little was saved. After Gardens Se- had driven the defenders from t
 town. he immediately placed office 'e- in charge of each saloon with
 squad of men. They were told rd destroy every yestige of liquor foun
 The amount of broken bottles sl rd rounding what was once the life
 the border amusement place testih rest the amount of liquor destroyed.