Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-26
American Mail Carrier Is Killed By Chino Canos $ 6and-United States Caval- rynen Are Now in Pursuit.
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VALENTINE. Tex, Dec 25--The men who brought the body Of --Nichey~ Welch. the United States nal carrier, who was hanged and his throat cut by Mexican bandits at Csn5elaria. Tex, early today. re po1seG American troops and tEe rear guard of t1e Mexican bandits were fiSAung tonight n the vicinity or CaEGel2ris
 Passengers. Killed
 The men. who arrived in an auto mobile rom the river front at Can GelaTia also reported that the two American Lsxic2ns who were riding with Welch in the mail stage were killed when the bandits fired al them They had been reported mis- sing all day An American employed in the L. C. Brite store which was footed al Csn1elaria by the bandits. was shot through the face but will recover. they said
 Welch was taken from his mail stage. hanged in the doorway of the Brite store at CandelsTia and his throat cur rom ear 10 ear by one of the NeNicans. The Brite store was then stripped of everything the band it's could carry away The Mexican employees of the store were forced to saddle all of the available horses and he loot from the store vas load ed ento these horses and taken away by the bandits Everything that could be carried was taken rom the store and hauled away.
 Less than thirty minutes after the raid. the alarm had been given and soldiers were iR pursuit of the Mexi- can bandits. Achievements also ar rived a Candeia-ia from Maria and the two deIachments formed a june tion there and started after the band its. They are expected to cross the line into Mexico tonight.
 FL PASO. Tex. Dec. 25.-An Amer ican nal stage driver was hanged snd his throat cut early today by Mex ican raiders who crossed the line, raided the little border town of Can deIsria, and held up the mail stage, killing the driver and footing the mail sacks The body of ''Nichey' Welch. the American stage driver, was brought to Valentine tonight according to 9 telegram received here. tonight The loo,ed mail sacks were also hrousht from near Candelaria- where the stage was held up Two Mexican passengers in the nal stage were reported to have been shot
 Csno's Band.
 The Mexican raiders. believed to he a part Of Chico CanO's band of cattle thieves and Mexican border bandits. crossed the Rio Grande al sunrise today near Candelaria- eish- teen miles southeast of Valentine. Tex They raided the store of L. C. Brite. a wealthy merchant and ranch CT in the Big Bend district. taxing a quantity of supplies and driving of valuable saddle stock The Mexican raiders. all mounted on good horses then made a sweeping raid in a semi circle northwest from Candelaria, o-ertaking the automobile mail stage which was leaving Candeisria for Valentine 10 bring back the Christ mas mail With Welch. the American killed. were the two Mexican resid- 
 ents of Candelaria who were going to Candeleria for Christmas They were missing tonight
 Attempts Escape
 Welch was fired upon as he at- tempted to escape in his automobile He was then Overtaken. ordered from the car and hanged according to the report received here tonight Later a Mexican approached the body. which was hanging near the ground. and ended the United States mail carriers life by severing the jugular vein with his dirk
 United cavalry troops. Texas rang CTS and United States pOstOffice in spectcrs are now on the trail of the bandits who were believed to have doubled back to Mexico crossing up the river from Candelaria Cavalry attachments were dispatched from Valentine. Maria and other outpost points.
 IT is probable the American troops will follow the hot trail across the river into Mexico as was done at h. dio and Buena Vista when Chico Ca nos band crossed the line and raided cattle ranches.