El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

of the county and the CITY VINO as
sembIed at the city hail at l. o'clock
ana metored out in cars lent for the
occasion TO the scene OF the new water
/ unit. In honor of the celebration the
city hall was closed at noon and all
the official family given half holiday
er. FREDERICK. charged with being an
accOmplice in the cattle stealing and
MURDER which followed
The murderer was believed Friday
night and Saturday morning TO be an
eXconvict from Santa Fe- n NJ, ana
Mexican consul Garcia wired the sheriff
at that point TO get penitentiary Of
ficiaIs there to look up Duran's record
No word in reply had been received by
The consul Saturday morning
Is He EX-COnviet.
CarranZa consul Andres Garcia made
the following statement or me hl sinus.
Bernardo Duran, according to aQNices
from the sheriff at Santa Re, y NJ, IS
an escaped criminal He was serving
a term Of from three to five years on
a charge Of stealing cattle lie II salo
to have escaped from convict camp
at San Marcial. January 10, 1914 he
had not been heard Of since Ine lden-
tifictiOn corresponds to that OF Ser
nardo Duran, who is being held IN
Juarez on a charge Of cattle stealing
and murder His brother Federico Du-
ran, is being held on a charge OF cat
tie stealing and Of being an accom-
are the only men who have been ar
rested
The body of Akers is at the Ma
derO hospital in JuareZ and will be
turned over to American authorities to-
day"
Gen. Gabriel Gavira at miInight Fri
day issued a statement which he de-
clared was complete. giving the JuareZ
side OF the affair. with names of the
murdered and occurrence at the san
Lorenzo place It is as follows:
Three days ago two Americans aD-
peared at the office of the mayor and
requested the aid Of an officer OF police
10 look for six or seven fine COWS tLat
hadbeen stolen from them. One officer
OF the secret service was furnished by
the mayor
Searched Two Days.
This officer, with the Americans,
was employed all Of day before yes
terday and part OF today looking fer
searched the neighborhood without re-
suit
About ; o'clock this friday after
noon they went toward the place named
san Lorenzo. where they learned
through a party at the milking house
that at a place nearby some cows were
hidden, and that perhaps these were
the ones being sought for Thev were
also told that some Of The cows had
been offered for sale.
rom the mixing mouse the Amerl-
cans and the secret service officer went
10 the place where they were told the
cows were TO be found. Arriving there,
one of the Americans. looking through
a fence, saw two -Of the cows inside.
All three men went TO the door of the
house and knocked. One of the Durans
answered He asked what they wanted.
They told him they wanted 10 20 in and
see the cows. Duran requested them
to show their authority.
Began FusiIade at Men.
The Mexican officer Of police said
that he did not have an order for search
but showed his star Duran then said
that he would go in the house and see
what his brother thought of it. but in
a few moments the two Durans ap-
peared on the roof and began shooting
at the men below The two Americans
and the Mexican officer, of course, re-
turned the fire, at the same time back
ing away in order to get their horses
and flee The Mexican officer ran TO
the left and the Americans to the right
The Duran brothers rushed down TO
the door and started in pursuit Fed
erico Duran after the Mexican officer
and Bernardo after the two Americans
Mexican officer could not get to his
mount The mounted American took
the other American on his horse.
Soldiers Investigate.
The Mexican officer was overtaken
by his pursuer and relieved of his arms
and badge Duran exacted q pledge not
to report the matter and was taking
the officer back to the house when a
detachment Of soldiers, detailed on duty
in the neighbOrhOod to take care Of
some horses, and who heard the shoot
ing, appeared TO investigate The ser
geant in command apprehended Fed
erico Duran and the Mexican officer.
They told him what had occurred
Two soldiers, whom the sergeant
mad detailed to make a detOur and in
xestigate, thereupon appeared with
4 f-rIn fala NJ "a
two Americans mounted on a single
horse. Duran was on horseback and
was leading another horse The ser
geant asked him what had occurred
Duran replied that he had just killed
one American in self defence. He said
he had pursued the two Americans
about three miles when he saw one Of
the Americans fail down. The other
American jumped off the horse, and,
running on foot, disappeared
Admits the Killing.
Duran said that when he approached
the dead body he noticed that il was
that of an American. something OF
which he had not been aware before
Duran also declared that the other
American was not hurt
The sergeant then brought to gen.
eral headquarters, here in Juarez, the
whole party They arrived about
o'clock this evening.
Gen. Gavira ordered an investiga-
tlOn a once. The Duran brothers have
not satisfied the authorities as to how
they obtained the COWS They said a
friend had left them at the ranch to
be taken care of. Therefore Gen. Ga
yira thinks that the men were thieves
and that the cows were stolen
The names Of the men are Bernardo
Duran. who killed the American, and
his brother, Federico Duran, who pur-
sued and captured the policeman. The
police official was Juan BarriOs.
Sends for Body.
Gen. GaVira sent a party of police to
bring the body of the slain American
in. The shooting occurred at the ran
cho San Lorenzo.
Gen. Gavira has asked consul Garcia
Of FL Paso to request the penitentiarv
officials at Santa Fe, \. NJ, TO look m |
the record Of Bernardo Duran, who is
TO have been a prisoner there
on account Of cattle stealing and who
escaped.
Gen Gavira announces that il the /
Durans are found guilty they will re-
ceive the punishment they deserve"
Akers a WOOdmnn.
J. B. Akers, known as Bert Atzers
has been ranchman at Ysleta for fba !
past six or eight years He is snr- (
vived by a wife and three children NJ
was A member OF the Woodmen Of tbs |
World. '-iS