Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-01
AME RICAN VI 10
SLEW MEXICAN To
Be PROSECUTED
Carranza Government Makes
Strong Representations Re-
garding Killing Of Perez by
Customs Inspector,


III Paso, Tex. Jan. 91.--J. D.
White, American customs Inspector
was indicted today ON charges Of
murder in connection with the death
of Francisco Perez, a Mexican pris-
oner in the jail at Ysleta. Texas, jan
uary 2S. He was held in $1,000 bail
for hearing in the Thirty-foutth state
district court and furnished bail. No
date was set for the trial.
The action of the county district
attorney in securing the indictment
followed representations by the Car
lanza consul which declared
ION behalf of the Mexican people
we expect a vigorous prosecution and
the melting out of justice to this Of
fender for his atrocious attack
VIII Assist Prosecution.
The Carranza consul secured per-
mission to assist the prosecution with
special counsel. Dispatches from
Mexican Ambassador Eieso Are
dondo, received at the consulate.
stated that the killing of Perez had
been taken up with the state depart
ment at Washington.
William f. Cardwell cynide super
intendent of the La Cienega plant of
Inc lOHulNo MluiliS NOhlpethJf al -N'''7
erican concern, who arrived yesterday
from the south today verified the re-
ported killing of Bart Kramer and
supplied details. He said:
How Kramer Was Killed.
II was with the Kramer FAMILY,
David Kramer the father and John,
10y and Bart, the Kramer boys in
the Guerrero district early this
month, when General Julio Acosta,
of the Villa force, was making prep
arations to receive amnesty and sur
render to the Carranza forces. AT
that time a conference was in session
at Santa isabel looking to amnesty
for Villa chleftains in that district.
Suddenly a message from Villa or
dering Acosta to report Immediately
was received He departed. We
realized what that meant and the
llramers, myself and locke packed
camp for Minaca Immediately.
Escaped Barefootcd.
"While asleep around a camp fire,
five miles out of Minaca, l was
awakened early in the morning on
January 5, by bullets coming from all
sides. | made run for it barefoot
ed. The rest of the party did the
same except Bart Kramer, who was
hit through the hips ana could not
move. lie shouted that he was
wounded and for us not to leave him.
We were hardly awake, dazed with
surprise and we fled before We knew
what we were doing.
after daylight, we saw no Next
cans in sight and we then returned
to the camp. There we found Bart
kramer had been killed by two bull
lets, one through the face and the
other through the forehead The
powder marks were around the
wounds.
Robbed by Bandits.
"The bandits had robbed us only
of things that could not be easily
identified and killed q couple OF our
horses. thoroughbreds, belonging to
the Kramers.
AT Minaca We sent MeXieans to
bring in Bart's body and we had Just
buried it when General Acosta tele-
phoned for us to leave Minaca on
pain of death. Then we ran for it,
taking j. r. Locke, a hotel man of
Mnaca. with us, and headed for
Cusihuiraichic We finally reached
there and returned with $50 Carranza
soldiers as an escort to Minaca,
Cardwell, continuing, said that Chi
ncse are being killed by bandits on
western chihuahua plains at the rate
of two a night.
we heard often Of Chinese being
robbed after torture during which
the soles Of their feet were ripped
off" he said.