The state herald., 1916-05-26
FIFTEEN BRIeANDs SLAIN, ONE
WOUNDED, SIX CAPTURED
AND GANG SCATTERED.
HANG RAIDER -SLAYERS
TWO MExicANs TIED TOGETHER
IN DOUBLE TRAP DIE AT
THE SANE TIME.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

| May 23.)-Thirteen troopers of the
Seventh cavalry were fired upon Sat
urday near the tow OF Temosachc
and one was woundS:. The attack is
ascribed to bandits hiding about a
bridge near the town, which is few
miles southeast of MADEIRA on the
Mexico Northwestern railroad. After
few shots the Mexicans fled and the
Americans continued on their way
A small group of MeXicans is fall.
| ing in behind the American columns
as they move northward, always
keeping out of sight, hut telling the
natives that they are chasing the
"gringoes" from Mexican soil They
stop whenever the Americans halt
and hide or disarm if Gen. Perishings
men approach them,
approximately 800 men of the Sixth
cavalry, the first regiment to be with
, drawn from Gen. Pershing's expedi.
tionarg column, passed through III
Paso on their way TO the Big Bend
district of Texas.
San Diego, Calif-It is reported
here that three United States govern.
ment employees have been held up ani
robbed by Mexican soldiers near the
border.
Chihuahua City. Mexico.-Canuto
Reyes, former Villista leader, has
surrendered Internationally to the
de facto government.
Field Headquarters. near Mani
quipa, May 20.-(By Wireless to Co
lumbus, New Mex = Twenty five
Mexican cowboys from the Hearst
ranch broke and scattered newly
formed gang of bandits near MADEIRA.
killing fifteen. womding one and cap
turing six, according to news reach
ing here.
The band had been organized by
.ltezutro Dominguez and Pedro Gas.
tillo. who announced their enmity for
Americans and Carranzistas. Follow
I ing the theit of number OF horses
rom the Hearst ranch for mounts
they began a sort OF guerilla warfare.
Employees of the ranch who have been
keeping with the expeditionary force
surprised the bandits In camp near
the ranch viejo.
The six captured were delivered to
Carranzista authorities in Madera.
Among the dead were Dominguez and
Castillo, the toll bringing the number
OF Villistas slain up to nearly $50
since the American punitive oSpedi'
ton was sent across the border, The
cowboys captured thirty horses, mum.
hers OF rifles and other booty.
4 Brownsville, Tex, May 20.-Jose
Buenostrico ana Melquaides Chapa,
Mexicans convicted OF the murder OF
A. l.. Austin and his son Charles In
the Mexican border raids last autumn.
were hanged In the Cameron county
jail. The men were tied together;
tually at the same time. They issued
Joint statement In which they
thanked the public for what they
have done for us" and both declared
themselves Innocent. One hundred
civil peace officers and thirty.five
United States cayalrymen guarded the
.ailyard.
El Paso. Tex.-Pnncho villa is op.
l Grating south OF parral. under nm as
Fumcd name, according TO story cur.
rent In Chihuahua and brought here
Ly travellers from that city.
Marathon, Tex. May is.-A truck
driver arriving here from BoquIllas
reported that Mai Langhorne and
two troops OF cavalry had surrounded
tho Big Bend bandit raiders about
1876 miles into Mexico. killing six and
capturing sovonty.il,c. A Mexican
guide took the American troops TO the
spot where the bandits were cncoun,
countorcd Tho bandits were sur
rounded. and did not put up a fight.
The soyenty.fiyc captured. Il was said,
were to be brought here for trial.
Previous 10 catching up with the
Mcxlcana. Mai. Langhornc's de,ach'
men, rescued J. Decmor. kidnapped
Storokeopcr: negro. Monroe Payne,
and Mexican clerk employed by Mr..
Doomor. The cavalry horses and
equipment captured by the bandits in
their raid ON Glenn Springs two
weeks ago we're recovered
|