The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-30

fought w',h us 7 went 80 him during
the fight and asked him 20 bludasc my
arm. lie sad i see three MeNicars
over tonuel, II j. more important 20
get them, aud n" kept shooting ~
them"
Fred Williams sad II. escaped from
the battle to Il house about a mile away,
where he found capt. Morey WounIed
capt. NurrN TOLD me 10 beat ~ back TO
headquarters Tor more troops and 10 tell
them he was wounded and he thought
capt. Royl Was killed. siid Williams
81 started. bur the Mt>!cans saw me
and they chased me several miles, firing
at me- AVID overlook me. My horse WAS
not 49, fresh az the horses the MeNicans
we've rf'iue
Geots NJ Chapman said
TIE Nea'yaus We're 500 ~ number
and they had good positions They We're
behind bitches and brush Iud on the root
Of the house. ir Carrizal They slipped
around ~ While capt. Boyd vac talking
with tn, commander and when they
up-u,d fire t,ry had us surrounded.
Joe Coleman said he and four COM
rad-s escaped from the battlefield IA the
hope of making their way TO FL Paso
ANA that they Ind out all day. After
the fight they started walking klat
night, only to walk into Villa Aiumada,
where their comrades were being held
Coleman and three Comia-.es were ar
rested. John " Chapman, one Of the
fv.. caught a freight train bound north.
hut Vas detected just before reaching
Judrel and sent hack south a prisoner.
As the prisoners were marched through
the streets Of Judrez I" the lnternatIoud
Bridge q crowd followed them and ovel
700 MeNirans w-r. behind them vler
they reached the bridge. \ much large,
crowd OF Americans greeted the rr!s
onrrs on the American eui Of the bridge
and Southern town thuugl II ~, II Pasc
did not hesitate 10 show its welcome e
the TROOPERS. Many men pushed forward
10 shake The hands - ~" prinuing. halt
clad soldiers as they stepped on the
American end ~ the bridge and stood
about waiting for an ON 'er TO tell then
what 10 do next
I'VE had beef and bread, all Of It We
could eat, bur II war mighty pc eating
~ that" said one of he troopers, re-
ferriry TO his captivity. rs he eyed a
sandwich stand near the Immigration
station. An American IN the crowd In
vested In the entire supply of sandwiches
and gave the troopers their first .A,neri-
can fare for more than ten days.
we sho' VIII fail into them beans out
at Fote Bliss tonight sad one of the
80 hf ~ HHH" fAl' " - We
"e' "A Full Meal.
Gen, Bell gave orders "a prepare The
Troopers "a genuine meal Of steak,
potatoes. bread, coffee and PIE. give
them all they can eat was the admoni-
ton OF the General to the quar,ermaster
officer,
Lem Spillsbury, the Interpreter, whom
Gen. Trevino quoted NJ blaming the
Americans. said
IL cannot say who fred the first shot
whether our men or the MeNicans-
but ! know after the firing commenced
the MeNlcans practically surrounded MS
after We were made prisoners ",
were taken to villa Ahumada. where
We were bound and gagged and stoned
and cursed We Were also stoned and
an attempt was made to mob US when
We reached Chihuahua, but the Cnrranza
officers protected ls. They Mid not force
VS. to do any manual labor while we
were held prisoners.
''rhe only harsh treatment they
offered me was when they thought In
the ChihuIhua penitent!ary that was
Il Texas Mexican, Some Of them talked
# hanging me until they discovered
that was a white man. Then they
told me they would not harm me They
we're particularly nice To the Negro
prisoners"
Asked II lIc had consented TO the state.
ment given out ~ chihuahua city y,
Gen. Irrviuo as coming from him, SPILLS,
bury said hat he had
Are you going to stick by ~" he VA,
| asked.
! II am" hs said, nrmly,