Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-02
OROZCO'S BODY
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wears. Al the warning. every ranch
hnuse became the scene OF activity and
preparations were made TO ride 10 the
ranch attacked.
The raiders were first discovered as
they approached the Love ranch Sunday
afternoon The Mexicans left unfinished
a meal they had forced tho cook to pre-
pare. at the point OF a rifle. galloped to
the pump station on the ranch, where
they forced a ranch hand 10 shoe a horse
they he'd stolen from the ranch While
tho shoeing was being completed, Deputy
sheriffs II c. Love and VIII Shock ar
rived.
Runninx Fight for Liberty.
orozco and his companions mounted
hastily. sent a shower OF shots at Love
md Shock and made a running fight for
liberty.
Love sent an alarm through the rural
telephone circuit and then took I'd the
chase with Shock.
A posse OF ten men. organized quickly
here, looped 20 the Love ranch. ana
'here picked Up the trail of Love and
inc deputy sheriff. who chung to the trail
II the raiders firing shot for shot until
darkners closed In. and the posses from
here arrived. Then Il was decided 10
continue the chase through the night.
As each ranch house was passed addi-
lions were mrde TO the posse. The trail
ran through the Bagle mountains, over
nerilous pnths. on high ridges. When
dawn broke the posse found II still held
the trail. which now led across plain
to Green River canyon. in the High
Lonesome mountains.
Rattle in Canyon.
AZ the entrance TO the canyon the
posSo fourd cRrnnfire still glowing. and
an advance guard was thrown out h pick
up the Mexicans- BY o'clock the ad-
vance suard returned with news that the
Mexicans were encamped in a box
canyon. apparently feeling safe from pur-
suit. Their horses were unsaddled and
hobbied at some distance from their
camp fire. TIE posse advanced stealthiiy
and then dismounted and climbed the
ruSred sides of the mountain until they
gained ridge around the canyon.
From this point a volley was poured
down upon the Mexloans. At the first
volley enc Mexican was killed. ard tho
rest dashed for the protection OF the
boulders and returned the fire. The posse
hHieu one OF the remaining Tour at the
VI next voliey. General orozco and a com,
panion then tried to secure the shelter
OF a small draw.
oroEco's companion was riddlcd with
bullets as he stepped from the shelter of
his rock. oroxoo nearly gained the draw
/ when he was struck by four bullets.
The remaining Mexican for some time
returned shot for shot from behind a
boulder. Presently he made a dash to
climb the side OF the canyon. He had
ascerded some distance when a voiley
tumbled him dead TO the rock basin
below.
T~oN~s VIII Move Friday.
GALVESTON, Tex, Sept lit was
learned today that the troops OF tho Sec.
ond division. ordered from Galveston and
Texas City. are not likely 10 mova he
fore Friday. II was said that since there
u no hurry about the movement. time
Is being given the railroads to assemble
ample equipment
The first troops 70 60 will be four com
pan'es OF the Nineteenth Infantry 10 Del
Rio. Then six compa MES OF this reg1-
ment will 20 TO Fort Sam Houston, The
Fourth infantry will 20 tn Harlingen
Tex, and the sixth cavalry win follow
to the same point
The troops are IN readiness TO start as
soon as railway equipment has been
assembled.