The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-01-19
Z AMERICANS Shot
MEXICAN BANDITS SLAUGHTER
MEN GOING TO MINES
NO GUARDS With TRAINS
Ca,ranza Government had Given As
surances Of Protection to Smelt-
ing Company Through State De-
misunderstanding Shuts off
Fuller RepcrtS,

Fuller Reports.
Seventeen persons all believed to
have been Americans, were killed BY
Mexican bandits yesterday after be-
ing taken from .exico Northwestern
train fifty miles west of Chihuahua
City, robbed and stripped Of their
clothing, according to a message re-
2eived at El Paso Tuesday night by
H. c. Myles, British vice consul, from
British Consul Scovell at Chihuahua
City.
The train on which the Americans
were travelling from Chihuahua City
to Casihuiriachic. Chihuahua, carried
thousands of dollars in currency and
a large quantity of supplies sent by
the American Smelling and Refining
company to its mines in Cusihuiria,
chic.
1t is believed that all the eighteen
American mining men known to have
been in Chihuahua City were on
board the looted train. Thomas H
Holmes, the only known survivor
stated, however, in his brief telegram
giving the first news Of the raid, tha;
he counted but sixteen Americans
taken from the train.
| It is supposed the bandits belong
ed to the forces of Gen. Jose Rodri
5raz, Villa supporter, known to b.
operating in Chihuahua against the
de facto government Of Mexico.
Almost Immediately after the
first news was received ceEsor-
ship was imposed ON the wires be-
tween Juarez and Chihuahua City
by the Carranza officials. This &C
ton was taken, 1t was said, until
the story could be verified from Of
EciaI Mexican sources"
According to the brief messages re
ceived, the train bearing the Ameri
cans was stepped by the bandit:
about fifty miles west Of chihuahua
City. The mining men were taker
from the train, robbed, stripped
naked and lined up along the car:
for execution. Holmes was said tt
have been on the extreme end Of the
line and as the firing squad toos
position he broke away and flee
INTO the desert.
With feet and body cut and bleed
ing from stones and sharp cactus, he
ran until he no longer heard the
whistle Of bullets pass him. He sue
ceeded in reaching friendly Mexicans
it is reported, and was aided to re-
turn to Chihuahua City.
The first news Of the bandit raid
was received through a telegram
from Holmes to officials Of the smelt.
ing company asking them to notify
his wife that he had reached Chi
huahua City.
His message aroused anxiety con
cerning the fate Of the other mer
known to have left Chihuahua City
for Casihuiriachic, and before the
censorship was imposed they succeed
ed in getting into communication
with mining men in Chihuahua CITY
who furnished the brief details of the
attack.
TIE Americans, it was said, had as,
surances Of protection given the
smelling company by the Carranza
government through the United
States state department.
A list OF American mining men in
Chihuahua was prepared from rec,
ords of Mexican passports issued
This list contained eighteen names
The list follows: C. R. Watson, man.
ager and largest stockholder in the
smelling company, Ell Paso; W. J
Wallace, Ell Paso; T. M. Evans, E,
Paso; w. M. Romero, Ell Paso; c. A
Pringle, San Francisco; Maurice An.
derson, Ell Paso; R. H. Mediation, E
Paso; A. Couch, Ell Paso; Alex H
Hall, Douglas, Ariz.; Charles Wad.
leigh, Arizona; E. L. Robinson, E
Paso; G. W. Newman Ell Paso; Jack
Hase, Arizona; Blomb, E!
Paso; R. H. Simmons, -; j
Adams, ; J. Jones, --;
Thomas N. Holmes, El Paso.
Confirmation Of the shooting OF
Maurice Anderson, clerk, was re.