Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-06-24
Fl. THOMAS MOBILIZATION POINT
DARLINGTON LOSES OUT WHEN MATTER is RECONSTRUCTED
AND FINALLY PASSED UPON-ORDERS EXPECTED
AT ANY TIME FOR ENTIRE GUARD
TO GO TO NEWPORT

that Capt. Chas. T. Boyd commanded
the Americans, and with Lieut.. Henry
R. Adair, was among the killed.
A Captain Moore, who was with
the American detachment, was wound
ed in the shoulder, but escaped.
WILL REPEAT ATTACK.
In announcing story of the battle
which he said Salisbury told him,
Gen. Jacinto Trevinto, commander of
the military district of the northeast,
ANNOUNCED that any time and at any
place the American troops move other
than toward the border, he will
comply to the letter with his superior S
orders and will attack them as Gen.
Felix Gomez did at Carrizal.
Gen. Trevino said that all diploma
tic arrangements are outside of his
lsphere.
Spillsbury's story, announced by
Gen. Trevino, was to the effect that
rs negroes, comprising troop H of
the Tenth, Captains Boyd and Moore,
Lieut.. Adair and himself, composed
the American detachment that en-
countered the Mexicans. He said that
he saw on the field the bodies of
Boyd and Adair and at least ten of
the negroes.
Spillsbury's account as given out,
follows:
1--WE left Casas Grandes on Sunday
morning, arriving outside of Carrizal
early Wednesday morning.
Capt. Boyd Immediately dispatch
ed a courier to the jefe politico of the
little village, advising him we were
on our way to Villa Ahumada.
WARNED TO TURN BACK.
after we had waited some time,
Lieut.. Col. Rivas came out and warn
ed Capt. Boyd that he would better
turn back. Capt. Boyd then explained
that he was in pursuit of some bandits
which he had heard had looted Santo
Domingo, and also was bound to
catch negro deserter who he had
heard was in Villa Ahumada.
In reply to this Lieut.. Rivas noti-
fled the American that if he attempted
to advance he would have to pass
over the dead bodies of the Mexicans.
He advised Boyd that he had better
not argue the matter.
'Rivas returned to the village to
report to his superior officer, Gen.
Gomez, who sent out note inviting
the Americans to enter Carrizal for a
conference. Capt. Boyd declined this
invitation.
Con this ground Gomez went out
in person and insistently urged the
Americans to retire, pointing out that
his orders from his superiors neces-
STATED his acting on them without
further parley. Gen. Gomez repeat
ed these words as he walked away.
Boyd merely answered, 'all right. "
FIRING BEGINS.
Gen. Trevino's announcement then
goes on to quote Salisbury as saying
that after Gomez had retired to his
troops who were outlined outside the
town, Capt. Boyd ordered his men to
advance, whereupon Spillsbury ex-
postulated with him, arguing that
fight was sure to follow. Spillsbury
is reported as saying that Capt. Boyd
''obstinately seemed to think that the
Mexican general was only bluffing"
and the firing quickly began.
He is quoted further Capt. Moore
and Lieut.. Adair fell wounded-the
latter MORALLY. Capt. Moore was
wounded in the shoulder and immed-
lately the negroes became democrat
ized At the same time the men
holding the horses fled with the
mounts, leaving behind II negroes
and myself. We were forced to sur
render"