The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-28
SCOUT TELLS OF fight.
SAYS THAT AMERICAN COM
MANDER MOVED FORWARD :
AFTER BEING WARMED
BY GOMEZ.

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Thirteen and Capturing Seventeen,
According to RepOrt--Prisoncrs
( Taken to Chihuahua.
chihuahua. June 22.-The IL
American soldiers. negro troopers of
the Tenth cavalry. who were cap
tured In tho battle at Carrisal. were
brought here today with Lem Spills
bury. q Mormon scout employed by
Gen. Pershing. and werc interned..
spillsbury said that Capt. Charles
+. Boyd commanded the Americans
and, with Lieut.. Henry r. Adair. was
among the killed.
Capt. Moore. who was with the
American detachment. was wounded
In the shoulder. but escaped.
In announcing this afternoon a
story Of the battle which he said
spillsbury told him Gen. Jacinto
Trevino. commander Of the military
district Of the Northeast. declared
that at any time and at any place
the American troops move other than
toward ths border. he will comply
70 the letter with his supsriors' or
ders and viii attack them. az Gen.
Fsiix domss did 1t carrisal.
Cen. .frsvind said that all dip
ioSnSfic u - s3ii;asifttirents' : prS ouitSidSS of
his sphere. ~
spillsbury's STORY. - announced by
Gen. TrsYino, was to the effect that
- negroes. comprising Troop +. OF.
TIE Tenth cavalry. Capts. Boyd and
1sserss lieut. kdair and . he. cdth-
posed the American detachment that
sncountsred tho Mexicans. t
4 He said that he saw on the Held
the bodies Of Boyd ana Adair and
At least IL Of the negroes. 'Ss
spiiisbury's account. a. given out.
follows: 81
I'VE left Casas Grandes on sunday
morning.. arriving outside Of Catrixal
early wsdnssday morning. Capt. Boyd
Immediately dispstched a courisr to
the jsfs politico Of the little viiiaks.
advising him that we were oh our
way to Villa Ahmuada.
After we had waited some time.
Lieut.. Col. Rivas came out and warn
"a Capt. Boyd that he had better
turn back. Capt. Boyd then expiaihed
that he was In pursuit of some ban
dits who he had heard had looted
s6nto Dominko ana also Vas bound to
catch : negro dsssrtSr who hs had
hard was ID viila Ahumada.
Tn reply TO this Lieut.. Col. Rivas
notified the American that IL ne at
tsmptsd to advances he would have to
pass over the dead bodies Of the Mex
icans He advised Boyd that he had
better not argue the matter.
"Rivas returned to the village to
report to his superior oficer. Gen.
Comes who sent out note inviting
the Americans to enter Carrizal for
2 conferences. Capt Boyd declined
the Invitation,
"On this Gen. 0omes went out In
person and insistently urged the
Americans 70 retire. pointing out that
his orders from his superior necessi-
tated his acting on them without fur
ther parIey. Gen. Gomez repeated
these words A. he walked away. Boyd
merely answered. All right"
Gen. Trevino's announcement then
soss on to quote spillsbury as saying
that after Gen. Gomez had retired to
his troops, who were lined up outside
the town., Capt. Boyd ordered his men
to advance. whereupon spillsbury ex-
with him. arguing that a
night was sure to follow. spillsbury
% reported as saying. that Capt
Boyd 'obstinately seemed to think the
Mexican general was only bluffing,"
and the firing quickly began. He is
quoted further:
Capt. Moore and Lieut.. Adair fell
mortally wounded. Capt. Moore was
wounded In the shoulder and imme-
niatsiy the negroes, became demoral-
lxed. At the same time the men hold
lng the horses fed with the mounts,
leaving behind II negroes and myself.
We were forced to surrender.
II saw the bodies Of Boyd and
Adair and at least II negroes on the
Held Of battle"
Mexican authorities asserted today
mat the prisoners had been well treat
I'D en- route to chihuahua.
Gen. Trevino says that he received
some days ago an announcement from
zen. Pershing that he received Gen.
ireVinos warning not TO move east