Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-30

| lCf WIN captain BOyd. n paIlEA, ~
which / was Interpreter, WAS held IN
the center of the field. The Mexican
officer told captain Boyd that his or
I dcrs were that Americans could not
advance south, east or west Cap
tain Boyd then asked for personal
interview with General Gomez. This
was granted. General Gomez refer
aied the information given BY his
| subordinate. and returned TO his lines,
/ A Few minutes tlater, almost simulta-
ne0usly both commands formed In
| lines Of skirmish. Then q detach-
inent or Carrancistas ran around our
left flank, apparently as If to encircle
Us, We found ourselves in the center
oL u line of MeXieans, stretching in u
| horseshoe like curve about US. Then
the fighting began.
Doesn't Know who Began.
IL don't know who began H. but
! from the center of the horseshoe n
! Mexican machine gun poured a hail
Of bullets at US, while from the point
Of the curve on out left flank an
! other WAC firing at us"
I spillsbury's description of the battle
wals practically the same as that pre-
vously given out by other sources.
The scout said that after the second
] ''liAfl'n'f titlA it ifih III fn'N '~hBAtfh
| Boyd not to advance in the face OF
contrary orders of the Mexican lead
ers. but was told that he should fol-
low Instructions,
"Don't Fire First" Order.
Don't fire until you are fired up
on boys" | heard Captain Boyd
shout as he gave the order to advance
, over my earnest protest" he said
Spllsbury said that he was sur
rounded Nv q large band OF Mexicans
who forced him to surrender and
threatened to shoot him Immediately.
They said I had fired the shots
that killed their leader and they called
me the 'Tejuno' and seemed to be-
! lieve that was a Texas Mexican and
| consequently in their opinion, a trait
or TO Mexico" he continued.
tt Another Scare.
Until with the other prisoners, my
arms were bound and was put in a
stock car bound for chihuahua, ] be-
! Ilcved that / was to be executed. The
soldiers also believed they were to be
killed, but / assured them that they
were not and as we got further into
the interior our confidence began to
creep back. But again at Chihuahua
! City | was told that the governor of
the state had ordered my execution
and not until / had Il talk with Gen
J oral rrevlno was | completely reas-
sured."
! Spllsbury and the prisoners all re-
asserted that they had received moth
| ing but the most courteous treatment
at the hands of the Mexican soldlery,
pointing out that every effort was
! made to control the inflamed civil
! populace of several towns. who Of
/ fercd them bodily harm. They were
stoned they said, at Villa Ahumada,
! when they were put on the train
! SholIed In Patio.
! They were confined in individual
cells in the Chihuahua penitcntiary,
/ Spilsbury said but throughout the
days they were allowed the liberty OF
| a small patio. where they gathered
and talked over their chances for free
1 DOM
! AT three o'clock when the prisoners
| had eaten their fill, Andres Garcia,
Mexican consul in FL Paso, tele-
phoned General Bell, who was waiting
al the Toltec club In I'll Paso, that
! the Mexican officials were ready TO
transfer their charges. General Bell
and his aides proceeded TO the santa
lee street international bridge, at
about the same time that the captives
were marched out OF the comman
danca.
As the Americans and their guards,
! headed by General Gonzales, Consul
( Garcia and Manuel Prieto, mayor OF
Juarez stepped upon the Mexican end
of the bridge. General Bell and his
I staff advanced toward them from
/ The Mexican side.
Tho Meeting at the bridge.
Good afternoon, General said
! General Gonzales
/ Good afternoon, gentlemen" re-
piled the American commander.
! Now il you will be so good as to
| have the men, whom | understand you
have for nae, advance one at a time,
/ we can check them Off" said GEN
/ eral Bell
When the last name had been
! checked, General Bell signed re-
/ ccipt for the troopers and they were
taken to the United states immigra
| ton building, where they were bathed
/ in vinegar. given clean new suits of
! blue overalls, loaded In motor ambu-
| lauces ana taken through a roaring
I line of cheering citizens several miles
| long through the center of the city
to Fort Bliss. The authorities, fear
/ ing to antagonize Juarez people soon
| put an END to the applause.
Troopers Tell story.
\ 1t was in the Immigration station
4 that the negro troopers told their
stories of the Carriaal battle and their
/ subsequent experiences at villa Ahu-
NADIA chihuahua City and Juarez
William ID. Gibson, c troop, of New
| York city; Archie Jones, X troop. of
1 Washington, and Luther Alexander, G
/ troop OF Columbia, Tenn. the latter
4 two being slightly wounded in the
arm, were emphatic In their state
ments that tho Mexicans shot the
! American wounded after the fight
! outside Carrizal.
\ Dragged About Shooting.
Those who could speak q little
I English bragged about shooting our
hoys when they tried to get us while
we were going through villa Ahu-
NADIA Jones declared. several boys
| lying Just beyond me were not fatal
| ~ wounded. but when | went past
them after losing consciousness they
were dead with several bullet wounus
IN their bodies"
They stole my $500, my half karat
diamond ring and my II jewel watch,
added Gibson eand when we were
passing through villa Ahumada and
( chihuahua city the people threw
stones and coal ut U.S.
"lhey got $90.35 from me. but they
fixed my arm up all right, jones
ehimed In.
Alleges Neglect.
"lt was day and a half before
they even looked at my shoulder.' as
serted Alexander the most seriously