El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-28
TWO AMERICANS
FIGHT YAQUI5
Say Mexicans Fled at Crit
zeal Moment, Taking the
Best Rifles Along.

Nogales. Ariz., May 2S-How $50
Yaqui indians. raiding the Yaqui val
ley Of Sonora. met their match recently
in two Americans and handful Of
Mexicans who later fled at a critical
moment, was related here by John
Weber, who had Just arrived from Is
peranza. in the trouble zone. He was
one Of the American md Walter Shell
don was the other. Tney were ranch
ing seven miles from EsparanZa- where
the Americans. Wilson, Fay and Dono-
van. We're later killed while fighting
for their lives against the same and
OF indians. Mrs Fay has arrived here
and continued on to Los Angeles
William Franks and Johnny George.
who withstood the big raid at Esper-
anzas have also arrived here
Led by Hall Negro.
About 10 o'clock in the morning,
said AR Weber. the Cinnamon. VINO
were clearing mesquite some distance
frCm the ranch house, were surprised
By Yaquis. under the leadership Of the
giant, a one armed negro half5reed.
chief CebUllaume. The Yaquis told the
Cinnamon that they would have TO
leave the country. together with all
'sringos and MeXicans, for Sonora
belonged to the YaQuis. Then they
stripped the Cinnamon OF everything
they had, even to their clothes, and let
AlELA 20 ne AnlLlLleM EL6ELeu rum
ming at TOP speed towards ESperanza,
and not even the devil himself could
have stopped them.
Another Chinaman saw them run
ming and shouted TO them TO ask the
reason for their haste They told him
that they had been held up by Yaquis
and that they had been told 10 get
out of the country What was more,
they were going and going fast.
The Chineman came hotfoOt 10 the
ranch hDuCa where Sheldon and rrrr-ea1T
ere just about 10 sit down to our
dinner and told us Of the occurrence.
The ranch hands came in Just then and
VIC told them that nobody would be
sent out to work that afternoon.
Dinner Comes First.
down to dinner"
But didn't you post men to guard
first2r
-Yes-afterwards. But first we had
TO have our dinner
Weber went on TO relate how he
and Sheldon and the Mexicans lay low
IN the ranch house for half an hour
after dinner and then nothing hap
pcning grew tired and skeptical Of the
Chinaman's story and started out TO
investigate. He and Sheldon went
straight out from the ranch house to-
wards the mesquite where the China
men had been surprised. on foot, and
three Mexicans on horseback rode in a
different direction The white men
had got nearly 10 the mesquite when
they heard shots The MeXicans had
ridden through two fields of alfalfa
and wheat and had reached some woods
IN which part of the Naquis were hid
den The indians had opened fire
Sheldon and Weber turned and started
toward the house and saw the three
Mexicans ambushed by TaQuis, who had
been concealed in the alfalfa and wheat
which they had previously passed
Meanwhile continued Weber. "in-
-e-nr~
TO cut US off Some OF them were much
nearer the ranch than we were. We
ran. firing as we went and had the
satisfaction OF seeing several indians
drop. Whether they were killed or
not we did not find out.
Horse Is Hero.
Finally we reached the ranch house,
in which were already the Mexicans.
one Of them shot through the leg. The
bullet had gone through his leg and
then on through the saddle into the
horse. which carried him as far as the
corner Of the house before dropping
dead
we barricaded the house and nut
our Krags 20 the loopholes. For four
hours the shots were firing thus
clap. clap, clap Just sO-no time TO
think. No time TO take good aim.
We just see an indian and we
fire Sometime we hit him, sometime
we miss, but always we fire 10 keep the
4aquls from coming in the house"
Indians Draw OFF.
After four hours. Weber said the in
dams drew off. leaving several pools
Of blood on the ground where. il is
supposed, some of them were killed.
Mezieans Deeamp.
For several days the two Americans
stayed in the house with the Aexicans
ana they decided TO go out on a scout
ms party and left the Mexicans in the
house with the new Krag rifles ana
ammunition. They found the trail OF
the indians and followed il a short
distance and then returned 10 the
house TO find that the Mexicans had
gone, taking with them the Krags and
some Of the ammunition.
Then we'd have been in a fine fix
IN the Yapuis had come back said
Weber. for We had lots Of Erae am
mUnition and no Krag rifles. and lots
Of ~ and 1890 rifles but no ammunf-
ton for them