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thinks that Tyree was wounded and wan
dered or IN the bills, whore he died.
Others believe that Tyree was captured
and carried or a prisoner by tho bandits
and probably killed later,
unoonfirmed information says that j.
Doemer, the storekeepcr AZ Boquillas,
has been found dead on the Mexican side
with HIS fhront cut His elork, named
Compton. is known 70 have been A cap
tive Of tho bandits lie Is thought 10
have suffered the fate Of Doemer,
There we're only few Americans in
Glenn Springs and at soduilas at the
time Of the raid, and the bandits appnr-
entity inado no effort 70 locate them.
Tbsy escaped IN the hills when tho shoot
ing started.
Several women are known 70 be living
on tho scattered ranches IN the Big Bend
country. but there 10 nothing 20 Indicate
that they havo been molested, Tho Mex
lean employees Of tho Ifllis wax factory
In Glenn Springs were not molested.
The bodies of three soldiers killed IN
the Glenn Springs raid. william Cohen.
stephen J. Col0e and Hudson Rogers, viii
bs sent 10 their homes today. Tho body
Of the Compton boy has been taken 70
Marathon. truck driver. Champ Woods.
yesterday reported missing, IL safe
Mrs. ellis Dseribes Raid.
Mrs. W. X. ellis and her husband.
whose wax factory was destroyed by the
Mexleann, had narrow escapes, Mrs.
Ellis was the only woman IN Glenn
Springs when the bandits swoopod down
upon the little settlement near mid
night. In the fickering llghts Of the
burning buildings she and her husband
stole out of their houae and fled IN safety
10 the hills. where shsy wandered un.l
morning,
Telling her friends in Marathon. where
she Il resting today, Of her experiences
Mrs Ellis said
"A fueillado Of shots ronsed my huH-
band and myself PeerinK out Of the win
dows. we saw the forms OF men moving
in the direction OF the soldiers little
camp.
THE flashes Of their rifles we're like
lightning Rtreaks against the darkness
and we know there must be a number Of
Me1ieana attacking the place. Mr.. Fits
told mo not 70 strike match or mako
any liFht for fear Of attracting Tho atten-
tlon Of the bandits
In the dark wo hunted for our clothes
and quickly dressed. The bandits we're
now firing rapidly At tho adobe house
where ! later learned the soldiers Of
Troop A made their stand
We could hear the shouts Of the Mex
leans and saw q party Of them moving
toward our bungalow. We slipped out Of
the back door and. hugging every shadow
as we went, for fear Of being shot, made
our wny into tho hills,
There We hid behind houlders and rocks
and dawn found VS. wandering IN the mes
quite and desert growth. throe miles from
Glenn Springs Heaven knows how We
got so Tar In the darknessi don't.
Il don't know whose ranch Il was, but
] was given a hurro and rode on Y four
miles 70 John Ricea ranch.
After The raid We returned 70 our
homo IN Glenn springs, having heard the
Mexleans had left
THE interior Of the house was thrown
into disorder and clothes were missing,
but. strangely enough, silycrware thrown
about was not stolen
sMy husband has been popular with the
Mexieans employed IN hls wax factory
and that IA probably the reason why the
Mexlcana Old not burn our home, l am
not afraid 90 50 back and hope to 90 "a
when there 70 sufficient military protec-
fian.