Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-30


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Norristnwn ia aot neart, 10 I,,a,ey
before being cantured ne VAS with
Tho hand that followed Ija,tennnt
Adair right into tho town in he teeth
of n fire from every doorway and
roof. Forced to retreat he stumbled
TO tho irrigation ditch where the lieu
tenant was killed, With Corporal
Bigstaff and Private smith ne then
took refuge in the brush. What be-
came of his two COMPANIONS he does
not know but u Mexican who fol-
lowed him for nearly two hours ne
10 ,.ta al OF - tan
just below villa Ahumada. he secreted
himself on "a freight train, but was
discovered by n brakeman near Guz-
man ana Delivered over to the Car
rama authorities.
stopped Two Machine Guns.
1t was Gibson who siienced the two
Carlancista machine guns, according
TO the stories told BY the troopers
Gibson was at Captain Boyds SIDE
When the OFFICER, with a bullet
through ms shoulder, ran to the rear
Tor water ana then returned 10 the
llrlns ilhe 70 meet MS death.
Inc captain SAID TO me: 900 IL J.
cou'd ohly stop those machine guns
ulpson sald. told nun d Try TO pot
those iehoWs SO dropped 10 my peiiy
uhuer q niue Tree, ne helhs sharp
shooter, ana waited Tor tile lellow VINO
was operating the gun from the front
center Pletly soon he raised ms head
up from the trench where the gun
was i missed MN, nut In minute
ne looked up again ana l got MN
lheh turned around ana got the rel
low VINO was operating on the leit
rank tie uldh take lnuch Precau-
uon ana | got him on the iirst shot.
Apparently they only h'td TWO ma
ehlhe gun operators Tor the guns were
not worked any more Later they told
me ! had nut the guns out of order
say They Were stripped.
Gibson, who was one OF the first
captured, said that when the Mexican
soldiers took their uniforms from
them ut VILLA Ahumada, the afternoon
of the battle. they took from him $500
which he had saved from his pay and
was carrying IN belt around his
waist. Others OF the troopers told
of money being taken from them and
all asserted that none of it had been
returned TO them
John Coleman, who lost his com
mand. escaped into the desert, where,
after wandering throughout the night,
he found four other troopers in the
The five hid ia a little oasis,
he said throughout the day and night,
and in attempting to make their way
back TO General pershing's lines, they
wandered into Villa Ahumada. where
they were taken captive by the Car
rancistas and later sent to join the
seventeen original captives
soldiers Mere Courteous.
The troopers all agreed that from
the time they were captured they had
been treated courteously ty the sol
diers, the only signs of hostility be-
ing manifested by the civilian popu-