Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-12


pany which were on the train.
W. g. pearce Of Los Angeles. Calf.
aged 80, was a mining engineer lie
was general manager of Cusi Mexi-
cana, u New York corporation, of
which c. l.. Graves, bank examiner
of New York City, Is president
}. w Woom. a Canadian. was a
new employe Of whom little is known
here.
Il. w. Coy was also new cmploye.
unknown here.
The new employees Wtre mechanics
who were to assist In the construc
tion of u new mill.
\ special train with Assistant Gen
eral Manager Ryan OF the company
aboard, left the border here tonight
for Chihuahua City, to bring tho
bodies to Juarcz, where arrangcmonts
have been made to transfer thom to
III Paso.
Crime Ncnr chihuahua.
Within fifty miles Of chlnuauh city.
capital Of flhiiiuuhun Htatc, n city prru
lsumably filled with thousands of Ca
Of unkcpt, lately surrendered Villa
troops, Americans, employees Of tho
lCushuiriachic Mining company, re-
turning TO their camp under the prom
Use of military protection Of the do
facto government, with Il train load of
supplies and thousands of dollars in
currency, were taken from the train
by villa bandits, lead by General jose
Rodriguez, stood naked along the rail-
road rght of way and but one oseap-
ed TO tell in surmisc what happened to
the rest
Strict Censorship OF Wo.st.
Although every effort was made by
men here to get his story. a censorship
from Chihuahua city to Juarcz, main
tained by the defacto government un-
I'll II could be verified by official
sources. held up tho tale. considered
by local representatives Of mining cor
porations to be the most atrocious of
the last four years Of revolution in
Mexico, from crossing the internntion-
al line.
Enough was Bmugglcd through from
Thomas NJ, Holmes, the only survivor
so far as is known, to verify the re-
ports that leaked into III Paso today.
How Holmes Esesp.d.
According to this brief outline. tho
train was stopped by the band yester-
day afternoon at Mlometer GS, fifty
miles from Chihuahua city The min
ing men We're compelled to descend
and stand IN Il row along tho side OF
the train. Holmes was at the ex-
tremo end of the line, 4 firing squad
lined up opposite the Americans he
they raised their rifles Holmes started
4 race for life up the right of way
toward chihuahua city Me could
hear shots behind him AMI knew he
was being fired upon. lie ran until
he was out of hearing of the shooting.
Last night he reached Chihuahua city.
His only thought apparently, was OF
his wife, presuning tho news of the
affair had reached the border
Little Information Available.
Whether he could send no more In
formation or whether he believed the
news Of the raid murder had reached
I'll Paso through the de facto govern
mint tiNHpt Ht dH''t ldilltu bhN io
sent "A message to mining company
'equtsting that Mrs. Holmes he advis-
I'd that he was al the capital ana safe.
The mcssage was brought TO the Of
ice of the American Smelling and Re-
lining company and caused anxiety,
or it was known Holmes had boen
N the train scheduled to leave Chit
iuama city Yesterday morning for The
amp.
Before the tclcgraphie censorship
vas imposed communication was had
With other mining men in chihuahua
ity and the report in Chihuahua citS
hat the Americans on the train had
'ccn Killed reached this city where
he families Of most of the men live
nd some of whom we're prominent IN
mining circles of the southwest
Confirmation OF the shooting Of
Maurice Anderson, clerk, was re-
eived shortly after 9 o'clock this
venng II was Il brief message from
rs father. Roland Anderson. al Chi
luahua city. to his mother. reading:
"Moufice is no more. Hope TO Sc
ure his body."
At the Mexican consulate early to-
Iay Consul Garcia said he had heard
he reports OF the killing but had re-
eived no advices from Chihuahua
'ity. Asked if he intended to secure