Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-16
Leave Homes For Interior
Towns In Fear Of Attack
By Bandit Leader.
COWBOYS DEMAND
REVENGE FOR MURDER
Band Of Fifty Punehsrs Prevented
Only BY Strength Of saIaxar's Force,
From Carrying OUT Dssisns-Mor.
mons Suspend Business to Attend
Triple Funeral Of Slain Ranehmen-
Attend Services Heavily Armed.

Hachita, N. NJ, Feb. 16. - Fearing
nat Jose Ynex Salazar, the villa
Iader. would carry out his threat to
stack some border town, American
omen and childten today were being
tken to places OF safety at interior
,ints.
Cowboys loudly proclaimed their In
Ention of seeking revenge for the
urder OF their companions, Andrew
sterson, Benton Jensen and Hugh
eord by Mexican bandits following
le raid on the Corner ranch last Mon:
Ay. Only the fact that Salazar was
iported to have a. force of 500 weA
fmed and mounted men against their
kty deferred the cowboys from at
lmpting to carry out their designs.
Two troops Of the Twelfth cavalry
htrolled the border In what Is known
Esthe Jog" where Mondays raid oc-
hrred. Further incursions by the
hndits are not expected. Whether the
Imerican troops would cross into Mex
to, Lieutenant Colonel Waterman,
PmmaBding, said depended on in
Eructions from headquarters.
Bodies Of Cowboys Recovered.
The. bodies Of Peterson. Jensen and
tcord were found yesterday three
Hsiies oyer u line by q party headed
| ~ Lem Spillsbury, Mormon scout with
General Pershing's expedition in Mex
20. Each had been shot several times
and the bodies were badly mutilated.
Spillsbury and his companions had
spent three days searching for the
|sAmerjcanE and Just ~ they were
bout to abandon hope Of finding the
mes up66 s3ae bodies. sri'---s.-s.7 =
IS + q ssslsey =. Pete1nn widowed
by tho murder OF her hui Band, was in
Is critical condition today following the
news Of the murder. Mrs. Peterson is
abOutsto become mother and she was
attended thruout the night by physi-
clans and nurses who feared she could
not live twenty four hours. Peterson
LEFT seven children. Mrs. Burton Jen-
sen, whose husband also was killed.
tainted when told Of the triple murder
and IS under physicians care. Jensen
left two small children. Hugh Acord's
aged mother was prostrated from the
shock Of her sons death. Accord was
unmarried. Peterson was 80, Jensen
80 and Accord %. The Mormon colony
.set aside today as period Of mourn
ing and prayer.
Slayer Probably Former Friend.
There IL doubt whether the raid
was led by Prudencio Miranda or Sill
vestre Oueyedo. AS all survivors were
made prisoners it has been impossible
to determine who was in command,
altho 1t was generally admitted tho
band was operating under Salazar,s
orders. II Queyedo led the raid, he
killed the companions Of his boyhood,
as he was reared at Colonia Diaz,
where the three victims were born and
they attended school with the bandit.
Armed Mormon men and women
have been leaving here all morning for
the Campbell ranch, thirty miles
southeast Of here, to attend the triple
funeral Of the victims Of Mondays raid
on the Corner ranch. The funeral
services will be held late this after
noon.
Lieut.. Col. J. G. Waterman offered
the the ::c.r.ers an armed escort to the
Campbell ranch. but this was refused.
SsI%%0 Cd S-10AsAy SALAoA nAu Tie PIOs
cession was led by Spillsbury, the Per-
shing scout.
It was first planned to bring the
bodies here today, but this was aban-
'doned when couriers arrived late last
night with the information that de-
composition had set in. It became
known today that but one Of the. three
men was armed Monday. Hugh Accord
carried q 25-3O rifle. Therelis now no
doubt that the men were captured on
the American side OF the border.