Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-10-20
Condition Of Anarchy Prevails
Near Brownsville; Race
Hatred at Bottom Of Whole
sale Slaughter
BOLD PIECE OF WORK
is DONE BY BANDITS
Spikes Removed From Rail
While Outlaws Lie Conceal
ed IN Brush and fire on Un-
suspecting Victims.

tar sosu,,s iovsa.l serolA1 lcssso Nesl
Brownsville Tex oct l9.--Hen
McNlyaus were killed by posses today
because OF their alleged completely in
last nights wrocking Of 81. Louis
Brownsville and Mexico passenger
train and tho staying of three Amori
caas and the Wounding Of four others
Peace officers said tonight they had
clues % other MeVioans connected
with the robbers
Betrayed nr, Mccain.
The first Mexican killed was an
unidentified young man, a PASSENGER
on the wrecked train who was ac-
cuscd of revealing the hiding place
of Dr F S Mccain deputy state
health officer here, who took refuse
n the lavutory OF the car when the
bandits began firing sheriff W. r.
Nann, ~ brownsville. denied reports
az this Mexicau's death but TONIGHT
il developed that posses killed the
man after the sheriff left the scene
Of the wreck This Mexican was
himself threatened by The train rob
beers because of his unusually fair
complexion. but was not molested
AFTER ne told them whore two Of tho
agrlngocs. whom they were hunt
ing. had hidden
Give out Few Deinils.
only the bare facts of the Nilllng
of other Mexlcans today were oh
tatuaUo IA the posses Wcrc careful
not 70 give on details, The aecaqd
I MeXican killed was alleged to be
"parner' OF the young man on the
! trau The vague meaning Of the
word partner was not made clear
-Four Mexicans were hanged to trees
at various points and four others
were shot
The most reliable information in
dictated that these shootlngs were on
on very near the banks Of the Rio
( Grande. where the closest watch for
! Mexicans was maintained for q DIS
lance Of 100 miles, up and down the
river
CnvnlrNmen Chase fualilVes.
United states cayalrymen for seven
Iiniles chased q Young Mexican who
appcnred in the Los IndoA district TO-
day, about thirty miles up the river
from the place OF tho robbery lie.
was brought 70 Fort Brown here
where army officers questioned INN
! closely They snid that his stories
were conflicting but that he goNe no
! information to connect him with last
Iuights robbery Finally the on
GERS. having no opportunity 70 hold
prisoners turned this Mexican oyer
10 tho cieil authorities.
Bla scaiuh Copducted
probably fifteen hundred cavalry
Imcn and infantry today Joined ~
searching Tor traces ot the bandils
for distance Of thirty niles UP the
American side Of the river Hun
dreds Of civilians led by scores or
deputies joined In thiH work.
civil and military authorities 90
doy ala not agree on whether any OF
tho bondits in the robbery he'd cross
ed from the Mexican side OF tine river
Death OF d. Mctain.
The death of Or Mccain late TO-
I day was The third to result from me
I wreck AS deputy state health oifi-
Ger here Me- was widely known ana
/ his death aggravated the feeling
among Americans more than amy pre-
vtous incident la the three months OF
/ hotdrI incidents Dr. Mccain was
shot In the abdomen whom the BAN
ldts learned That he had taken refuse
IN the car lavatory and fired through
the door Harry J Wollis prominent
in Texa- politics. was wouuded slight
~ IN the umc time Tho four ire
/ ured three 90 them by bullet
wounds aud the fourth by sealds
when the train was wrecked on the
outskirts Of Brownsville by " rtmoV-
cd mil were said tonight TO he on
The way to recovery
story Of Iloid-pp.
Inspired by race hatred as well as
desire for loot twoniy Mexicans VINO
lchmed to Dr. followers Of Luis dc la
| Rosa. leader of the ao-called Texas
ircvolmion. h,ld zap and robbed
Itratn near Olmito, seven miles north
of here late last night AZ result
1.-Two men are dead, another Is proba-
ibly fatally injured and four others are
I5erously hurt
The scene OF the robbery vas three
lmues from the RIO Grnde. The
IMeyicans AS they fired al the train
lcreW and passengers shouted
! viva Piano Viva Carlnnla
1 piano was eo.leadcr with de 10
Rosa
| The dead
CORPORAL MREE, Third United
Estates cavalry shot
ENGlNHHR IT 81. Il KENDALL
PINNED beneath engine.
The probably fatally injured;
| I'm H. < Mccain deputV state