El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-30
SAYS He KILLED
THREE MEXICANS
Negro Prisoner on Reach
-ng Border, Tells Of His
Proves With Gun.
Irfher Alevandel. Id.

Luther Alexander said
Il killed three Mexicans BEFORE 80
2 bad wound myself / was snoI ~ tl-e
right arm. 1 went to Lem SpiilsouIyt
the guide and asked him TO WIap ~
my arm. Spillsbury said he didn "a. ~
time. 1 see three Mex coming over 80
hill. ne said. and it's more lInpOi '0---'
that I get them"
Can't. NIorey's Last stand
Troop X was on the right o. NJ
force" said Fred Williams ne ----te
started on the left at Troop I . 80
tion- l was at the front all the time,
but was not hit 7 retreateo Wne ~ !
saw they had US beat I went win WIN W.
other soldiers into a house a1o1I a
mile and a half from the oa1ll'SILlIi3 slu
Capt Morey and two other, 'l. 20
were IN the house. Boys, we ma 90
make stand said the captain 1 So So
7 was ready to fight to the END Flilsl 10y
Can't Norey thought IL would pc DeL ~
for me TO get help and so started on.
I ran about a mile and halI anu W.
caught by the Mexicans and taken ~
"a. TROOP I1scI K was on It's knees for fully
tu-o minutes before the firing pecan;
The Nexicans fired the first shot anu
troop c was evidently the first 20 AL
.swer-" s.+
word said. We were sur
roUn5e5 from the start When lne
Nfexicans saw they had Us Deale l. -
closed in on US and we were cap ~;
we .rere taken to CarrlZal anu 49,
there for several hours before We WeI ,s
taI<n 10 Chihuahua The Mexicens t -S'-
everything that We had except
wear and pants .r.-. -
,-anceT right to the town OF AR al - -
we only got 70 the edge OF CarrlLal ~ ~
many. There must have been SgV Me- -
icans In the field We advanced 10 -
town BY way Of the bitches ~ -
While we were advancing TOWARDS a. a.
rial that Lieut. Adair was snoI 50"
him fall . -. tons Of
buildings in Carrizal- They had an tls
Dosifions and we had none Ne NeIS
sTsoI--telv in the open Spillsbury ano
7 yrere soon surrounded and We n2o 70
surrender
Four Escape. Bat Caught.
80 Of how he and four others
-,s5c a valiant effort 10 escape from
the Rlcxicans after the battle Dy gOlIs
fbrourh the mountains was tol0 Dy
John Coleman ia
when the battle was over ~. .ha
until night. Then we made Tor the
T,or7tains. We walked all night
through the mountains ana eIltS -. 81
via 4 huamada at the break OF cay
we weren't very many minutes IN ii-a
Ahtfamada until we were captuEeu-
Nero Taken from AruA-
John II. Chapman almost got 20 r Fl
Paso to tell Of the battle soon aIter y =
I baDoened but he was arrested ana
taken back 10 Chihuahua TO be looeeo
/ in the prison with his brother oIIlceIs :
| C'hap-nan was taken off freignt tram
/ a few miles below Juarez- chapman
said nc was making good time toWaF q
I the border line when some soldiers sur
prised him in his hiding place on lhe
I train and took him prisoner.
Given Kerosene Baths
| At the immigration station the ne
/ groes we're taken 10 a sInail room u,
/ the detention station v mere tney w.
! ordered to strip and their ragged cl9ln-
] ing burned TO kill the yermln- Win
I only their identific-sson tags around
( their necl<s. the negroes we're taken %
! and vinegar bath was gwen 70 eayu
! soldier. each being urged 10 soak M
( hair good TO Kill any lice Iney were
/ then hustled upstairs 70 the showers
! where they received their first pair
I in two weeks Eacn ran. 1ncludine
| SniIIs5urv. was then given a clean new
! suit OF blue denim oFeralls ana 3
! Jumper. Spillsbury being permitted te
/ retain the jaunty canvas yachting ma
I Hunter Mckay. the A. P correspondent
( at chihuahua. had glvcE him together
I with his other clothes
Carried Flowers.
/ With the little punches OF sweet pea!
! the El PasO negroes had given them
| gripped tightly in their hands. IN
| former prisoners marched TO the brldg'
! in front Of the immigTs ton station
| where they were under fire again o.
| still cameras and amateur kodakers
| A local cigar dealer gave each Tel
! cent cigar. the negroeS OF Il Pas
showered flowers over the negroes ant