The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-10-03
CAPT. WILSON, SHOT BY
MEXICAN, is RECOVERING
WILL LEAVE FOR HOME SOON
Prominent Physician Of This City Wounded al HOgaeS--Ca
rama Trooper Said TO Have Fired at Escaping Prisoner and
Shot him by Mistake

The following telegram was receiv-
ed today by DR. II. w Clouchek: "In
response to telegram to Captain Nc
Roberts, while checking his trunk to
Twin Falls a Mexican soldier fired at
an escaping Mexican prisoner strik-
ing Captain Wilson on the left leg,
lower third external. The surface
hemorrhage was slight and there was
no injury to the sciatic nerve. The
wound is eliptical three inches long,
an inch and a half deep and two
inches wide. He was given anti-tet-
anic serum. The wound was closed,
with a small drain, semmemembrane-
Gus, sutured at 6 o'clock Monday even
ing. He is in no pain, and his tenn
perature is 100. He will leave the
hospital in ten days for Twin Falls.
He will write you tomorrow.
MAJOR CARROLL,
Second Idaho Regiment"
The above message received this
morning, gives the latest information
in regard to the condition of Captain
H. W. Wilson, whose shooting from
across the Mexican border Sunday al
ternoon at 1870 o'clock, caused tre-
mendous wave of sorrow and indigna-
tion to sweep over this city, where Dr.
| Wilson is known as a leading physi-
clan and citizen.
1t was at first reported that Dr.
Wilson had been shot by a sniper, and
the special" reports published in the
Statesmen, caused great excitement
in the city. The Associated press re-
ports stated that the Mexican who fir
ed the shot was reported arrested A
special" purporting to have been re-
ceived by the Statesman this morning
describes a disturbance, alleged to
have taken place in Nogales, on Sun
day night, in which number of mem
bers of the Second Idaho regiment,
led by two non-commissioned officers.
are said to have joined a number of
citizens in handling the Mexicans
roughly and to have threatened re-
venge, before leaving for a ten-day
hike which is now planned The fol-
lowing are excerpts from the "spe-
cial" referred to-:
For a while Sunday night it threat
ened to become serious and but for
the prompt and forceful handling of
the situation by Captain Nalle of the
Twelfth United States infantry, the
officer of the day, summary vengeance
would have been taken on the Mexi-
cans in American Nogales.
"The men of the Second Idaho in
fantry, led by two on-commissioned
officers who planned the affair, were
in an ugly mood, and shortly before
o'clock the first affray started in
which two Mexicans were badly han
died a hundred feet from the border
The beaten Mexicans went across to
Nogales, Sonora, and there, an hour
later, a number of truck drivers and
civilians were set upon by Mexicans
and after being badly beaten up, were
escorted to the line at the point of
guns.
"The Idahoans, reinforced by men of
the Second Connecticut then formed a
line across Morley avenue and moved
towards the border, driving all Mexi-
cans before them. Fifty armed civil
ians at this point joined the mob and
in another five minutes would have
2 been across the border Many sol
diers were armed with pistols and
serious trouble would have ensued, il
: is believed, had not Captain Nalle
: rushed a strong guard to the scene"