Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-25
Seventeen Negroes Captured
at CarizaI Attacked When
Transferred From Train;
Landed Safe Behind Walls,
MORMON SCOUT TELLS
STORY, VIA TREVlN0
Salisbury Quoted as Saying
That Captain Thought Ac-
ton Would Obtain Him Quick
Promotion.

NV noPhlHo JOURNAL SPECIAL LHAHGD WiHtl
Chihuahua, Mexico. June 24.-Ihe
seventeen American negroes, captured
IN the Carri2al battle, have been
placed in the penitentiary here There
have been no arrangements made for
removing them 10 Juafez to be sur
rendered to the American authorities.
Lem Spillsbury, the Mormon scout,
captured ut Carrizal, also Is in prison.
The prisoners were mobbed today
as they were being transported from
the train To the pcnitentiary, but were
landed safely behind the walls of the
building, and. according TO the au-
thoritles, are being well treated.
Names OF Troopers.
The troops brought here are Private
Page. Peterson, n. Lloyd. W. Ward,
Jones, Sockes. Marshall, Oliver. NJ.
Donald Williams. Givens Stone, Har-
ris Lee and Graham, of Troop II, and
Hove and Alexander Of Troop G.
According TO u. statement said TO
have been signed by Spillsoury, which
was made public today by General
Trcvino neither he nor the NEGROES
knew which side began the firing.
Americans Slaughtered.
Spillsburys statement says that
Troop c was the first TO advance
against the Mexicans, II adds that
practically all the Americans vino
lost their lives were killed when they
advanced to a deep ditch in which tho
Mexlcans were stationed and when
other McXicans. getting around to
deep ditch In their rear, attacked
Them from the flank
In his statement the scout is quoted
rs saying that he never dreamed when
he left Casas Grandes in company
with Captain Boyd that there would
he any trouble. feeling confident that
previous friendly relations would con-
linue.
Complained OF Obstnacy.
Captain Morey and his mon Joined
them on route and, the statement
quotes Spilsbury as saying. during the
conference with General Gomez, was
opposed to Captain Boyd's "obatina-
cy," arguing that it would be best to
retire until General Trcvino at CHI
huahua had passed on their request
To Gomez to be allowed TO pass. Go
mez explained, il is said, that an an
awcr would come in three hours.
The statement recounts supposed
opinion hy SpillshuIy that Captain
Boyd was imhued with the idea that
IN action would bring him quick pro
motion, ana also that The MeNicans
would hack down on a show of force
It quotes the scout with having arr
eued with Lieutenant Adair on the
evening before against moving into
the carrizal territory in search OF
bandits and also says he admits hay
ing importuned Captain Boyd to AT
least try to get around by come other
road. It then gives Spillsburys story
as follows.
300 Yards Apart.
'''The troops were about goo yards
apart during the conference. Cap
tains Boyd and Morcy and ! advanced
half way to meet General Gomez
ut was twenty minutes after we
had returned TO our respective lines
and BOYD had given orders to his men
and those Of Captain Morey, who
were stationed some distance away,
IN line before Boyd gave the order
to advance.
"The opposing sides We're within
one hundred and fifty yards of each
other WHEN the firing began. Meth
er the negroes nor | know who fired
first
Killed Mt Ditch.
Troop e got as far as the deep
ditch. whore the Moxieans were
placed. Practically all who lost their
lives were killed there, including Boyd
aud Adair, The Mcxicans did heavy
execution with a machine gun ana
then, getting around to q deep ditch
in the rear, attacked the Americans
from that point.
The whole of Troop G was sur
rounded and not many seemed to
get away. The horse-holders bolted
with few of the mounts. but the re-
mainder were bottled up and were
captured, There were two American
pack mules along. hut they evidently
got away az the very start Troop II
apparently Jared better as II was
farther away.
\ Narrow Escape.
"A bullet took eff my hat and an
other grazed my arm. one of the ne
grocs who was captured Is wounded.
in Jail here. the negroes are very
bitter about being led into what they
call deadfall' They were entirely
IN the open with natural defenses all
around them. such as brush and ditch
es which the MeXieans naturally took
advantage OF.
THE MeNicans engaged were about |
ESQ IN number
The statement concludes by credit |
ing Spillshury with saying that in the !
first conference he told Lieutenant |
General RNas that if he personally |
were able TO get word to Generai Per- |
sbing, he believed he tould avert the |
trouble that threatened. and that he !
concluded. when he heard after the |
fight that General Gomez WAS killed, |
that he certainly would be shot im-
mediatoly,