The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
BORDER AROUSED
BY The KILLING OF
ANOTHER TEXAN
American Troops Fire Across
Line at Mexican Cat
tie Rustlcrs.
SLANERS OF AKERS
IN JUAREZ JAIL.

r. PAso. Ian. 22.--The killing OF Bert
.sers. AN III l'aso county ranchman,
vss,criay afternoon by Mexicans at San
Iorrrzo. a village neal Juarez. has fur
,hcr inccusei Americans along the bor-
der. already worked up over the recent
slaughter Of seventeen Americans at
Santa Ysabcl.
Tn. evening when several Mcxicans
.he river some cattle American troopers
Guarding the line ordered them away.
and when made a play as IL to draw a
revolver the American troopers opened
FIRE and the MeXicans disappeared into
the brush.
Thi, morning. according to Customs
Collector Cobb, two of his customs line
riders shot over the river at "a band OF
Mexicans near Nslota. The lire riders
told the Collector they took the Mexicans
10 be part Of the Duran gang which
Killed .Akers yesterday. The body of
Akers wa brought to III Paso to-day for
burial, after having been brought VI the
valley to Juarez by Mexican officials
from the scene of the killing.
Akers recently came here from Case
CITY. Ky. lie was shot twice. once
through the head and again through the
heart. Juan Rarrios of Juarez. a special
officer, sent with Akers and Douglas
Downs, was wounded. Downs escaped
and returned TO The American side of the
line.
Downs saws that he and Akers and the
Mexican officer who accompanied them
from Juarez approached the house Of the
Duran family AT San Lorenzo and dis
covered the stolen cattle they were
searching for In a pen In the real of the
house. The cattle belonged TO Mrs. NJ.
Murphy. sister of Mrs. Akcrs and en-
ployer OF Downs.
Gong 20 the front of the Duran home,
the Americans and the Juarez officer
asked 10 be permitted to take the cows.
une OF the Durans asked for'the officers
authority. then entered the house. Duran
soon rushed out. accompanied by "A
brother. and began firing at the two
Americans and the Mexican officer.
The Americans were unarined and fled
toward the international line. One OF
the Durans followed and shot .Akers OF
his horse. Downs ~dismounted and ran
Into some brush in the river bottom. thus
managing 20 escape. The Mexican officer
replied to the fire of the Duran brothers
and was shot down.
To-day both the Durans are in Jail in
luar-z. pending Investigation. The Mex
team commander Of the Juare2 garrison
said Z Il developed that the Durans had
stolen the cattle personally they would
both be executed.
IN compliance with recent orders from
Cafrarza Gen. Lozano has been sent
with an escort TO bring to Parral all
foreigners in the mining camps of the
nlrirg and rarral railroad. There were
about nifty foreigners let in the district
after tie recent refugee train had de.
parted.
Thirty Mexican cowboys attempting to
r urI o.; and drive to the Texas side
of 20, -" cattle belonging 10 Gen. Luis
T,ri l.- were arrested yesterday south
~ N.~t. Tex. in Mexico and taken &c
C'.r...'t city. The cowboys were al
M-Xlpius. hut We're said to represent
American cattle buyers, who had sen,
them 90 to rustic the cattle and brine
TEN over tine Inc into Texas. On ties
tlmnny Of the prisoners II is said thu
Mexican officials Will make complaint e
fine Governor OF Texas against some
prominent west Texas cattlemen.