Arizona republican., 1919-06-10
TRIBUNE SHOWS VILLA PLAN ID
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Border Men Back Up Pa per's Interest in Mexican Trouble-Storie of Raids and Murders Told in $1,- 100000 Trial of Ford

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, June g.. Followers of the trial of Henry Fcpi's $l,000,OO0 libel suit against the Chicago Daily Tribune, now entered upon its fifth week, today got what they have been waiting for, namely, the picturesque touch from the Mexican border.
 The proceedings before Judge J. c. TucNer introduced rangers, deputy shoriffs, a conspiracy of empire which involved the capture by Mexicans of the states of Texas, New Mexico, Ari- zoua and the southern part of Califor- uia sombreros, embroidered riding boots, cattle rustling, sudden and san guinary raids ny Mexican bandits. and bit of German propaganda, in the form of one German iron cross taken rom a slain Mexican bandit and three ancient, Mauser rifles, also of Teutonic origin.
 The story came mainly from Marcus ". Hines, now a customs official at santa Maria, Texas, and Thomas s. Mayfield of Pharr, HidalgO county, Texas, rancher, contractor and land developer.
 Other witnesses were Thomas J. Al exander, postmaster and keeper of the general store at Sebastian, Texas; Thomas P. Bishop. former United States marshal at San Antonio, Texas, and John k. Harold, an immigration Inspector at Brownsville, Texas.
 Exhibit Seized Papers
 Mayfield testified he took a copy of the conspiracy to retake the border states from a Mexican revolutionist, whom he captured. He turned the pa Uers over to Bishop, who so testified, and they were in turn given over to Harold for translation. Harold identi- fled the translatons on the stand.
 The plan contemplated an invasion from Mexico and a simultaneous upris- ing of Mexican residents in the border states.
 AIr. Bishop appeared indignant at the way the case was handled and testified that he resigned as marshal because they would not let me do my duty. On cross examination, Attorney Alfred Lucking, of counsel for MT. Ford, in connection with the resignation, asked
 "Tha federal authorities regarded ii as a trivial occurrence, didn't they"
 "Yes. they did" replied the witness with indignation in his voice.
 Mir. Hines. owner of one of the big sombreros, testified he first had per sonal knowledge of a Mexican outrage on United States soil in 1913. when he was a ranger, and deputy sheriff was killed near Eagle Pass and the sheriff taken captive. He saw many Ameri- can refugees come out of Mexico, he said. and also from lonely ranches int the cities in fear of bandit raids.
 Uses Fighting Word"
 Witness was in the customs service when the raid was made on Sebastian Taxas. August 6, 1915, and joined z posse, including some soldiers, vnicl pursued them to the north. Hines sait that they came up with the Mexic4n' at a place called Peterson's, 75 mile, north of Brownsville. Several hours '" desultory firing followed, he s1il il which three or four Ame- cars wer, wounded and four Mexicans kilit6 an. IA wounded. The Mexicans final! moved south, but Hines expressed tn, opinion that few of them ever go across the Rio Grande agaIn His fur. ther testimony dealt with 'cat,ie rust ling, which he said was incsssan burned railroad trestles and signs O raids which he had seen without hay ing witnessed the actual occurrences.
 His testimony was not guilticss O blunt and whole hearted profanity il telling of one incident of the Sebastian raid. where they fired two sho-s at woman, badly woundin9 Ter He sai, the leader was Antonio ROias. and il mentioning the name he app ed 10 tha bandit what is known in Texas as "fightin'" name
 Mayfield's experiences were nf similar nature. He brought up tn, rifles and the Iron cross from Texas and many daggers, pistols and he like captured from Mexican He said h, was almost constantly in the saddle il 1915-l6 and broke down ten horses.