The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-30
PRISONERSSET
FREE NUDE AS
CROWD SCOFFS
McXicamS Take the Clothes.
Shoes and Money of
l. s. Troopers.
STONED BY MOBS
IN CHIHUAHUA

FL pAso. June 20 Some hdlf clothed.
others IN rags and some nude except
for towels around their waists. the
twenty-three United States cavalry
men who were captured at Carrizal
and imprisoned at chihuahua were
brought to Juarez this afternoon and
released 10y the Mexican officials.
They We're brought from Chihuahua
city on SPECIAL train heavily guarded,
that left during the night. Lem Spills
bury the Mormon Interpreter. was
with them. At O'Clock this afternoon
they were brought to the International
Bridge and formally surrendered TO
Gen. Bell.
The negroes had been stripped Of
their uniforms when made prisoners
by the MeNiclns. and as they ahghted
from their train they evoked shouts
of derision from the MeNicans gathered
at the station Their ragged appear
anCe oontrasted strongly with the
natty new uniforms Of the Carranzd
guards. Apparently some of the best
dressed soldiers At Chihuahua had
been picked Ia guard the Americans TO
lh- border
In the cars ahead of those occupied
by the prisoners were saddles. horses
and equipment taken at Carrlzal.
After being marched to the military
headquarters in Juarez the prisoners
were sent to the fumigat!on plant of
the Mexican Governments where their
clothing go, the necessary treatment
to permit the men 10 pass the Ameri-
can health authorities. Then they
we're escorted To tie Internationa
Bridge Again the fimigation process
was gone through and ali the men
We're given vinegar baths.
We sho' am glad to be back was
the general expression Of the troopers.
They were sent to Fort Bliss for
food and clothing and after recuperat-
ing Will be returned to their comma nd
in Mexico.
Archie Joner ". u Gibson and Luther
Alexander. three OF the prisoners. de
Ulared positively after reaching th'
American side of the line. that they saw
Mexican soldiers going over the battle
.
driven on and shooting the American
/ wounded.
Got Five Grrasers.
! Alexander boasts that he go, fve o
the Greasers" before they made hin
prisoner and says that for this reason h
was "A particular object OF their hatre'
, when they first arrested him
The ceremony Of returning the pris
Ea..s.., .td h.. I'm
, Nas very formal Arrangements wer
completed by Andres Garcia. Mexican
Consul in FL Paso. who has lately bee,
making his residence in JuareZ. and tn
hour for receiving the men WAS set b.
zen. Bell who reached the American en-
of the bridge just as the Mexican mill
tary in charge ~ the American prisoner
reached the Juarez end OF the bridge
Gen Bell advanced 10 the centre of tn
structure, and the prisoners. with Gen
Gonzales at their head advanced fror
the Mexican end As the two General
reached the centre of the bridge Con
zales said
"Gcn. Bell IT, "A representative of IN
Government OF Mexico ! deliver TO 20
these troops of your Government
Nothing was said az 10 how he came /
possession nf them. whether they wer
prisoners of war or otherwls"
As Gen Gonzales made THIS deClara
ton the Mexican officer in command {
the guard began To call the prisoner
names and as each man answered h
stepped forward and was waved aCros
the imaginary line marking the houndar
of the two countries in the centre OF II
bridge.
Splllshury. the guide had marched u
with G;en. Gonzales. Consul Garcia an
party. Spillshury had on the suit :
white duck given him by the American
at chihuahua city.
lie also wore shoes and socks Fe
OF the negro prisoners had shoes al
none Of them had socks. Two had !
. trousers and only wore towels tied abo
their lo!ns Several We're nude,
All the Negroes asserted that they ha
been stripped OF their clothing by the
Mexican captors, Some OF them sa
they had come to the border with few
Z clothes than they crossed the bridge VII
, and that certain articles had been su
> Piled to them after they reached Juar'
In order to improve their appearance
/ much as possible when they were d
Z WNered to the American officers.
, Willie Harris. one OF the most int
ligent Of the negro troopers, was bar
footed and said Carranza soldier h
taken his shoes soon after he had be-
, made "A prisoner, lie exhibited his fe
to show that they had become harden
, because he had been forced to go wit
y out shoes 80 long Harris declared tn
: he was robbed Of $40 and watch
the Carranza soldiers. Others said tn
. had been robbed by their guards
v Forty-twO Mrxicans Killed.
u Harris declared the Americans kill
e forty-two Mexicans and wounded thirt
g nine in the Carrlzal fighting Other pr
Il oners bore him out. This Is the III
= estimate OF the Mexican loss In the fgl
8 ing The Americans had seventy-t'
E. men IN the battle and the troopers
e agreed to-day that they were outnu
bered more than two to one. The Am'
. lean loss in dead Was only twelve.
r against this reported Mexican loss
\. forty-two killed.
!. "The Carrizal fight opened about
IN the morning." said Harris. I'VE h
spent the night at the San Diego ram
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