The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-14

III. PAsO, Jan. 13.-The ARRIVAL carry
this morning OF the guarded train bear
NIX the bodies OF the victims OF Mon
days Mexican bandit outrages near
Santa Ysabel, In the State Of Chihuahua.
was followed by open manifestations OF
Indignation on the part of Americans
here and at Juarez and excited reports
OF other murders.
Intense excitement prevails along the
border. In addition to the eighteen
Americans who were murdered on Mon
day two more victims were added to-
dsr- oy 1ne killing OF George F, Pear
son, an American prospcctor. and Ber,
Kramer. a ranchman.
The details OF the killing OF the two
additional americans. Pearson and
Kramer. are as follows:
Pearson, whose wife lives in Califor-
mia. was caught out alone In western
Chihuahua yesterday and murdered. He
started out a few months ago 70 pros
poet close TO the Hearst ranch. He had
little money with him. Gen. Rodriguez.
whose capture was reported but not
officially believed. Is said TO have per-
sonally killed Pearson.
Kramer had lived in Mexico tor many
years. He was taken from his home
and shot last Friday, supposedly 10y the
same bandits who made the attack on
the American miners on Monday.
kramer's death was confirmed by ad-
vices from Chihuahua city, as was also
the death OF Pearson.
The eighteen bodies which reached
El Pasu to-day without mishap. we're
recovered at o'clock on Tuesday night
n Kilometer 6s. The rescue party from
Chihuahua reached the scene of the
massacre three hours earlier. but pe-
cause the bandits were st!ll in the
vicinity they returned to Santa Ysabel
There they picked UP a machine gun
and. aided by soldiers, proceeded back
TO kilometer 6S.
Bodies Mutilated.
The bodies of the victims were found
stripped, robbed and mu,ilatcd with
shots, Apparently the bandits fired into
the bodies after the men were dead,
Thirteen were piled one on another
against the railroad bank where the
coach had stopped on Monday. The
iive others were picked up along the
river. Two OF them. Watson and Woon.
were lying on the river bank with their
feet In the water
So fearful were the rescuers OF at
tack by the bandits that they took only
thirty minutes to place the bodies on
the train. The train then went back
to chihuahua, where coffns had been
made ready by friends OF the victims.
Then a special train bearing the cof-
fms and guarded by twenty or twenty
ftve CarranZa soldiers and a dozen
Americans heavily armed by permission
of the Mexican authorities left for III
Paso about 3 o'clock yesterday.
An excited crowd of several hundred
friends and relatives of the murdered
men gathered at the Santa he station 10
meet the train this morning. The collins
were transferred to auto trucks. piled
two and three high. covered with a
tarpauin and taken TO the morgue.
Their arrival in the city was the signal,
apparently, for indignant demonstra- =
tions against the Mexcans who are living
here and against the Administration.
Consul Edwards Attacked.
United States Consul Edwards at
Juarez was a victim OF the frenzy OF the
crowd. lie was thrown bodily out OF
the lobby OF the Hotel sheldon and was
compelled to flee hatless
villa Consul = they shouted Al MN,
and hooted as he fed, Others called
after him: MEN like you have brought
about the murder OF the Americans
whose bovlies are here now"
The resentment against Edwards was
precipitated by his announcement that
he had been assured absolutely that the
mining party which fell into the bandits
hands would have safe passage guar
anteed by Carranza's soldiers This as
surance. he said, had come from Gen
Gabriel Gaviera, Carranza's commander
in Juarez. Gaviera had said that the
district through which the party would
PASS would be completely dominated by
Carranza forces.
As soon as this account spread around
the city Edwards was attacked in the
hotel lobby. while the crowds loudly de-
nounced the Administration. Edward
tried to argue with them. but was driven
into the street
The resentment against former villa
| leaders now In El Paso and Juarez
grew to such an extent that peace ofn
GERS are locking most Of them up on