Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-27
MEXICAN SLAYERS
TO BE PUNISHED
Mon WSo1. ,sifsd Twe American Avia-
tors Being sousht-Identity Known
To Both American and Mexican
Governments Farewell Messages
Not Made Public. H So,

Governments - Farewell Messages
Not Made Public. *
San Diego, Oct. 27.-The funerals Of
Lieuts Cecil Connoly, and Frederick
Waterhouse, American aviators who
flew into Mexico Sept. Il and subse-
quently lost their lives. will not end
the. tragedy brought about at that
time. In San Diego and Washington
measures were going forward today to
secure the murderers Of the two
Americans, who killed them for a few
dollars they possessed. The identity
of the slayers Is known both to Ameri-
can and Mexican officials, it was de-
clared last night when the bodies
We're brought here on destroyers.
Lower California and Washington
dispatches said that because Of the
friendly relations existing between the
American government and the govern
ment Of lower California little diff
Guilty was expected In experimenting
them. The record Of the aviators
sufferings, scratched on the wings OF
+their/plane, was not given out today.
Brief descriptions of how they lost
their bearings in a rain storm and
some Of their efforts to catch fish In
a futile endeavor to get food were
given out. From Joe Allen Fish, a
miner who first discovered the bodies
copies of their last messages to their
mothers were given out. A pathetic
incident was disclosed when 1t was
learned that the men were at one time
within twelve miles OF an American
operated mine, where they could have
found food and could have been re-
turned safely to this country.
Mai. Bratton said that the two avi-
ators. had gone nineteen days without
food, or at least without much to sus-
tain them. The fate that drew them
far from their air path remained with
them until the very last. Maj. Theo-
dore ,McAuley in one Of his flights t.
find them flew within sixty miles Of
1.-THE spot where they stood guarding
their plane. 9
Later, on the afternoon Of Sept s
they were landed from q canot on the
shores Of Bahia Los Angeles by the
same fisherman who are accused Of
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at that time were only twelve miles
from Los FLORES silver mine, where
they might have received protection
and food. s%a '..... ~
One Of their messages, scratched or
the airplane fusilage with knife OF
nail, gave details Of how the aviators
lost their way. The message said the
airmen remained In the air four hours
and Ave minutes, that they ran into
rainstorm and lost their sense Of d.
rection. When they sighted the Gull
Of California they th"t they we're ay-
ing up the coast instead Of south.
ward along the aast coast Of the Gull
OF California.
Another message traced on the
wings and fusilage, told how the air.
men attempted yainly for two days tf
catch fish to appease their hunger
They then started walking northwarc
toward the border, but returned te
their airplane in thirty-six hours wher
their supply OF water became exhaust
ed. The airmen drank the water from
the radiator Of their plane. Thi'
proved suffcient to ally their thirst
up to the time they were taken K
Bahia Los Angeles from Guadeioup'
bay. where the plane landed, BY TN
fishermen Nj.