The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25

EI PAso, June 24.--Gen. Trevino said
to-day at his headquarters a, chihuahua
that he did not believ. the Boyd column
had been annihilated. He denied that
his men followed the Americans on their
retreat and slaughtered them, hut as
serted that the 'arranz.stas only gave
battle AT carrizal IN d"fenc. oi their
wi rights and that when the defeated
Americans retreated the Carranza forces
mad. no EFFORT to follow them.
Lem Spills bury. the Mormon scout. and
the seventeen negro troopers made rris-
oners by the M"xicars during the fight
ing nave been locked in the pcnitentiary
AT chihuahua Gen Trevino telegraphvd
their am TO Zen. iershlng to-day IN
reply to u message from G.u. icrshins,
Transmitted through the intermediary W
the Mexican Consul AZ III Paso.
No plane are uuder way, Gen, Trevino
said. to return, The American pr .sontrh
10 their commands, The native populace
AT chihuahua city * greatly excited over
the presence Of the prisoners and II was
learned to-day that an effort was made
, to tdk. them from n" military guards
and lynch them when they reached Chi
huahua, The military gave ample pro-
lection, however, even to the extent Of
~bayonetine some ot the more radical of
III" Mexican mob
Cen Trevruu ha- ordered his troops
To attack two American columns ad-
rsnc'ug mt 't'rau2 ia territory uulcs.
they immediately begin II retreat,
They are widely separated and moving
IN different directions, one IL approach
ing bjo Caiiente, which IL forty miles
southwest OF villa Ahumada Nilla
: Ahumada ~ near ClrriZal, where capt
Charles Y. l;utds column met distst"r,
and tn. mission Of an American dctuch-
ment beyond 'Irrilai cannot lie eN-
plained by the Mexican authorities lure.
The other column j. less Il Il puzzle.
II In riding toward san Antonio. NIFTY
miles southeast OF Naminuip3, and
doubtless is ~ q bandit huu Gen,
Trrvino has warned both datachments
t. expect tho same treatment as Capt.
iioyd's men unless they halt at once.
B The commander added that the prisoners
now in his hands will not he hanged,
las that is not the custom Of a civilized
country" Five more American pris-
D. oners wer" brought here to-day.
Another statement. supposed 10 be
from the scout Spiilsbury, was given out
to-day by Glen. Treyino, who. however
refused 10 permit Americans to talk Ia
the American.
The alleged statement asserts that the
MeNlcans did not fire until after Capt
Boyd had given the order to his men Ia
advance and that Boyd's " troop. L,
led the advanc" on the MeNirans,
Mexirsns belonging TO the crew Of the
train that carried the seventeen Aineri-
can prisoners from rarrizal station t.
Chihuahua city arrived in Juarez to-
day and stated that after their capture
the prisoners were stripped of their uni
forms. so that they had to travel III
their underclothcs,
Onr of the trainmcn said that he wa
approached in Chihuahua by two Amer.
lcar negroes, who showed him passports
and asked to be taken as passengers, but
when the pair learned that tho train
Was bound for Juarez they declined "a
20 saying that they were bound for
1ampico.
II Is believed here that these negroes
are the two deserters from the Pershtrs
expedition who were reported In Chihua-
iua last Week. Al that time Chihuahua
kilograms stated that they were detained
by Gen. Trevlno pending Instructions
from the American army authorities A.
to their disposal,
i'he Mexican military authorities have
received no reports tn indicate that tn,
entire band OF Americans fighting a,
Carrizai had been wiped out, Consul
Garcia OF El Paso, speaking on the tele-
phone from the .Juarez headquarters
said Tonight lie believed the report Il
be untrue.
1T may be- that the men we're scat
tered and got lost" said Mr., Garcia
hut ! believe they will report soon &c