Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-30
TROOPERS TAKEN AT
CARRIZAL AT LAST
ARRIVE ON u. S. SOIL


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were TO the effect that Captain BOYD.
commander OF the Americans at car
rial. persisted in advancing toward
villa Ahumada to recover & negro
deserter after Cen Felix Gomez had
warned him to turn back and after
Spillsbury had urged him TO accept
this advance.
This interview was arranged at the
solicitation Of the Mexican officials
aud before SALISBURY or any of the
Americans had chance 10 see the
American officials.
while Spillsbury was talking, Gen
eral Gonzales sent out for food for
rho prisoners, who had nothing to eat
since leaving chihuahua. He later
announced that 1t probably would be
3 o'clock in the afternoon before the
necessary red tape could he gone
through with and the prisoners trans
ferred .
Doesn't Know Who Fired First.
In his interview Spillsbury declared
that he did not know who fired the
first shot at Carrizal
lie said that after the second con-
ference between Captain Boyd and
General Gomez. when he advised
turning back, Captain Boyd said
Il am the commander and ii is for
YOU to obey"
salisbury declared there were but
seventy-six Americans in Captain
Bovd's force. He explained that when
the expedition left camp it was com
posed of oightysiX men but that at
Santa Maria ten were sent back to the
main force with a wagon train.
demonstrated With Boyd.
spillsbury said after he had been
told that il was his duty to obey he
advised Boyd that he at least should
wait until the Mexicans fired on him.
Following the battle Spillsbury
said, he and the other prisoners were
taken To Villa Ahumada. where their
aboard a train.
They We're stoned. he SAID, while
this was being done.
on arrival at Chihuahua. where
they arrived minus the greater part of
their wearing apparel which had
been stripped from them, they were
stoned and assaulted again. He de-
MED. however. that at any time were
the prisoners put to work cleaning the
streets.
In Danger of Being Hanged.
one terrifying moment care 10 him,
he said in the Chihuahua pententiary
when he was threatened with being
hanged He had been mistaken for a
Texas Mexican and had been dubbed
q traitor. he explained, As soon as If
was found that he was a white man
and attached to General Pershings
command he was informed that he
was in no danger
we were well treated al the tine
we were in Chihuahua. continued
Spillsbury. The trip here was with
out Incident
At villa Ahumada. on the return
"trip, the prisoners again We're met by
"a ieering crowd, which, however. re-
Trained from excuses
VIII Offer Services AGAIN.
Spllshury said he would return to
tho American side with the other rais- /
oners and would offer his services to
General Persnmg again
While the prisoners were eating, the
crowd gathered about the eomman- /
danca The demeanor Of the Mex /
leans, here as elsewhere was more /
that Of curiosity than anything else /
AT every point where the prisoners
were viewed, restraint was exercised !
General Gonzales announced that ~
order to make time only one coach !
had been attached 10 the train carry
ing the prisoners and that the horses /
arms and accoutrements of the men ,
were following on a later train. These /
will be turned over 10 the American /
Immediately upon their ar (
rival at the border, which IS expected !
either tonight or tomorrow. he said.
General Bertani Absent.
Gen. Pablo Bertani, who had been
expected to arrive in IHafea ia charge I
Of the special train. was not aboard /
when il reached the border Mexican
authorities were unabl TO
explain his failure to arrive.
The prisoners were started from the
commandments for the international
bridge few minutes before O'Clock.
Names OF Troopers.
The troopers brought here today
are:
Troop L--F'red Williams, st Louis