Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-28
Troopers Pursue Outlaws
Who Murder Helpless
Ranchman and Wife.
MEXICAN LINES
DRAWN TIGHTER
U. S. Guards Being Rushed
to Border From States
and Stationed.

"OlIl MblD' ~ w.
~ American cavalrymen, as
sisted by posses of ranchmen and
citizens of Hachita and nearby
towns tonight are pursuing the
bandits who early today ralded
tbe double adobe ranch about 80
miles southwest of Hachlta,
N. NJ, killing William Packer a
ranchman. and Mrs. Alice Packer,
his bride of five months.
Because of the isolation of the
district no report had reached
Colonel II. G. Sickle, command
ing the border patrol here, at a
late hour tonight, but it was as
sumed that the raiders had
crossed the frontier perhaps with
the pursuers close behind.
Bandits MeXicans.
According to stories reaching
here, the bandits are believed 10
have been MeXicanS who recently
have committed numerous MINOR
depredations in the district. They
are supposed to have crossed the
frontier on stock stealing foray.
Packer from whom Mexican ban
dts stole number OF head OF
stock last week, attempted to
drive them off, but was forced
TO retreat to the ranchhouse. The
marauders followed him, broke
through the door and murdered
Packer and his young wife. They
are said to have made their way
south, driving several head of eat
tie and horses before them.
Immediately after the news Of
the raid become known citizens
of Hachita and other communi-
ties in the neighbOrhoOd formed
posses and mctored to the ranch
to take up the trail Of the ban
dts. Shortly afterward cavalry
detachments were ordered from
Las Cinegas, Alamo, HuecO and
other 0utpOsts.
Ell PASO, June 27.-Excitcmcnt
over strained relations along the bOr-
der was further increased tonight
with the receipt Of news of a new
bandit foray across the line near
Hachita. ~ NJ, resulting ia the mu'-
der of William Packer, an american
ranchman, and his wife.
Coming on the heels Of CaI rial and
the hostile attitude recently manifest
ed toward Americans by the Mexican
civil populace and the troops of the
de facto government. the new raid
Arousod widespread specuiation. The
general sentiment seems to be that
the incident demonstrated anew the
inability of the CarranZa government
to offer any protection to the Ameri
can frontier and would serve to bring
matters to a head quickly.
Military authorities here tonigh,
doubted that the marauders. who are
believed to have been members of /.
band of stock thieves known to have
lair in the Businesses OF the Sierra
Madras, south Of the New Mexican
border, would be overtalcn before
they crossed into Mexico, pointing out
that the ranch is but four miles from
the line.
Mexican Troops Ready
Mexican reports tonight indicated
that General Jacinto Trevlno. COM
manding the CarranZa army corps of
the north, has practically completed
the disposition of his Troops IN prep
aration for possible hostihties with
the United States. The command.
the strength of which is variously
estimated from twenty-five tNousanu
to forty thousand men, has been dis
trihuted along the two railroads OF
Chihuahua. the Mexican Central and
the Mexican Northwestern. and In the
Santa Maria river valley IN such a
way rs to menace the American line
of communication and present an OBJ
stecle to n possible American drive to-
ward Chihuahua City.
For more than a week troops have
been concentrated in force ut strate-
gic points north OF Chihuahua City
along the line of the Mexican Central
drumming directly south from JuareZ.
Preparations TO oppose any American
attempt to use the Mexican North
western railroad. which extends in
sweeping semicircle, the arc Of which
bends to the west of Juarez through
Casas Grandes. MADEIRA and Santa
Ysabel to chihuahua City. also have
been made by the statlonlng or large
forces at Bustillos and Guzman. At
both Of these places several thousand
men are said to be encamped. the pal
pable object at Guzman about fifty
miles southwest OF here, being to
block any effort to use the road to
transport supplies from the border to
General Pershing's column. and that
at Bustillo, seventy miles west OF
chihuahua City. to prevent General
Pershing dJratching troops by rail
20 take the state capital