The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-14
MEXICAN RAIDS KEEP UP;
BORDER CITIZENS FLEE
An American Is Held for S14, 900 Ransom-Bandits
Attack Autoists, Who Escape-More Viii
listas Arrested in Ell Paso.

III FAso. Tex. March l3-News
reached II raso this evening that Mex
lean bandits in chihuahua. south OF
Alpine, Ten. had captured an American
a prominent Mexican who had gone
in after cattle.
The American .s'said to he Juan Bill
boa and the Mexican. Juan Cast!llion,
former Jefe poli,icO at Torrcon. a wealthy
Mexican. 1t il said $4,000 has been
demanded foc the release OF BiIooa and
$4,000 FOR the release OF the Mexican.
Bilboa had gone 10 the La Jitos ranch
of Mapel Il Walz Of FL Paso. Both OF
these owners are hurry!ng to Alpine TO
obtain the release Of the captured men.
This afternoon "A Southern Pacific
passenger train. which came into I'll
Paso from the east. VAS fired upon at
Belcn. fifteen miles east OF III Paso.
Beien Is a mile from the inter national
line. and the man who did the firing ~
believed to he a resident on this sid u
the river.
Armed MeNicans. supposed to oe Will
istas, tried 10 hold up I. Is Cunning
ham. secret service agent for the III
I'aso and Southwestern Railroad. and
two other Americans. II. L. Hansen and
O.. l.. Hartley. who were travelling IN
two automobiles. near Lanark. y. NJ.
early las, evening. The Americans were
forced to abandon their machines. but
succeeded in getting away and are nov
In III Paso.
Mr.. Cunningham. in "A new car. ~as
returning from Columbus and was traH-
el,ing fast In an effort TO reach FL faso
before 1, became dark. Mr.. Hansen and
Mr.. Hartley n another American had
been in Deming II We're returning ny
way OF Columbus, Hansen's party had
passed Cunningham on the q Wheh IA
mounted Mexican crossed In front OF the
machine. Hansen spee,ied up his car and
| proceeded only "A little further when
| cleyen or twelve Mexicans suddenly rose
NJ from Il knoll directly IN front OF the
machine
Realizing that they were being sur
rounded, Hansen reversed the machine,
backed = short distance and then turned
his machine. Cunningham. shortly be-
hind the first party, also turned and the
two parties rushed back TO l.ahark
where they abandoned their machines
and took refuge behind a pile OF ties and
waited until the train came,
The Mrx!cans. it il stated. followed
/ the machines, but In the dusk lost sight
of the men and the Americans reached
IN. railroad without cncountering their
plrsucrs. Several shots were exchanged
with the Mrxicans.
Persons living in outlying settlements
above and below ~ Paso are hurrying
INTO the city for protection The ma
/ jority of citizens IN the valley above and
! below here are MeNicans. and In SOM.
: sections the Americans have received the
word that certain MeNicans have sug-
! gested AN uprising. There are moi
enough American troops to guard r.
Paso and also police the smaller settle
mcnts in the county,
The III l'aso police continued theiI
campaign to-day against former officers
and friends of villa, Several men. In
Guiding many former prominent VIVA
c~olonels and generals. have been mr.
rested as Migrants, They are being held
in the city Jail,
Among those in Jail IL Carlos Juar'
agui. who aided villa TO escape from
Mexico city when NIla was placed IL
prison by MaderO. and who was rewarded
by villa when the latter came into
power by getting all the gambling ron
c~essions In Juarez not given TO villas
brother. Gen. Manuel Medinaveita and