Middletown transcript., 1916-07-08
MANY MEXICANS
WERE PICKED OFF
Returned Troopers Tell Of Their
Desperate Fight.
HOW GEN. GOMEZ WAS SLAIN
Graphic Accounts Given BY Bill Harris,
the Sharpshooter, Who Brought
Down the Mexican
Commander.

El Paso.-A graphic story Of the
Carrizal fight from the lips Of those
who bore the brunt of it was told here
by the returned troopers.
ut was treachery," they cried. 1--WE
thought they were friendly. They
pretended to be until they had us sur
rounded. Then the slaughter began.
We did not have chance. The Mexi-
cans even killed our wounded when
the fight was over"
This last statement-one of the
gravest charges that can grow out OF
civilized warfare-was corroborated by
three of the American soldiers. These
were Privates William D. Gibson and
Luther Alexander, of Troop c, and
Private Archie Jones, of Troop K.
Cut Mems Throats.
THE Mexicans-those who spoke
English-bragged before us of having
killed our wounded men," declared
Gibson "They got out their long
knives and demonstrated how they had
cut the throats of the fallen Americans
after the battle was over.
Yes, and l passed some of our
wounded troops on the field during
the battle" added Alexander; after
ward l saw that their throats had been
cut. wondered how their throats had
been cut until l heard the Mexican SOL
diers Dragging about having done it
afterward"
Heroic Captain Morey.
Heroism, which may be rivaled, but
never surpassed, was shown by Cap
tain Boyd, of Troop X, according to
an eyewitness of his death. Among
the group also were soldiers who ac-
companied Capt Lewis Morey, Troop
c, into the little adobe hut, where they
took shelter from the whitening fire of
the Mexicans. The soldiers did not
know that Captain Morey had escaped
death. Shouts of joy rang out when
they learned of it.
Among the group was the American
trooper who killed the Carranza gen
eral, Gomez. Another told of killing
the two operators of the Mexican ma
chine gun. silencing it finally.
Williams, of Troop X, told of Cap
tain Morey:
when l saw that we were am
pushed without shelter, l dashed to
little adobe hut about 200 yards away"
he said. There was Captain Morey
sitting on the floor, his hand to his
shoulder. Blood was pouring from a
wound.
Boys he said, wen have to make
g stand here. l looked out of the
door and saw Mexicans swarming to-
ward the hut. l told the captain.
"'SaYe yourselves, he ordered.
Three of the boys grabbed the cap
tain and they rushed out of the door.
Page, Stone and l followed them. We
were surrounded Immediately. Twen-
ty Mexicans jumped on us. l did not
see where Captain Morey went"
Gibson, of Troop c, saw Captain
Morey a few minutes later.
THE captain and four other wound
ed men were hiding in a ditch" said
he. twenty-five Mexicans were rush
ing toward them. ! and seven others
jumped up and ran away to at
tract the Mexicans away from Captain
Morey. They captured US, but he es-
capped"
1t was Gibson who killed the two
Mexican machine-gun operators.
Bill Harris, frst-class marksman,
Troop K, Tenth Cavalry, is the man
who fired the shot and killed General
Gomez, the Mexican leader who lured
the Americans into the trap at Car
rizal. Here is the soldiers story:
Shot Six Mexicans.
There was a corporal on my right
We were fiat on our bellies. The cor
poral had shot six Mexicans. l got
two out of the one clip and was re-
loading, when the corporal said:
mighty hot, amt it, Bill?'
"'Hotter'n hades,' l said
"'Yes, boy the corporal said, but
it amt half so hot as it's going to be.
Look yonder! That's a 1ankin' party,
Bill; sure they're going TO wipe us out
clean out this climate.
The corporal did not need to tell
me. l saw There they were, coming
right on-every which way
They've got an idea they are going
to clean us up from the rear, said
"'And l got a hunch I'm going to
blow that idea right out Of that Off
GERS noodle said the corporal.
"Then he reloaded. l did not pay
much attention to him for the next
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