The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-07-07
TELLS HOW BANDITS "
KILLED 0KLAH0MAN
Mr-N Mary Corrcll 81 Ada Whose
Husband WAs Murdered In Mex
loo. Mako. Her Statement
IN DEFENSE OF HIS WIFE
Forty MriicAns searched Their
Homo. Stole Thcir Clothing nnd
FINALLY Killed Corrrll.
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Worlds washihEion Bureau.
Post Buhdtrr
wASIuSGTOS. July "a state
ment signed by Mr. Mary Corrou
and hor IG-ycpr-old SIN Joseph, Of
Ada. Okla. has been received by tho
national Ansochtion for the rrotcc.
tion Of American Rights in Mexico
from Tampico II relates how John
W Corrcil. the husband and father.
we murdered ~ MoKicans ON Juno
i6 while tryIug 10 defend his wife,
who was then mallroHtod In o most
revolving manner by the McKloanF.
The boy was shot at but escaped
Following is tho signed statement
"Tnmplco, TnmnulipaS juno %,
1919 Ny father John " torroll.
my mother Mary Corrrll, aud my
self. Joe Corroil. came Co Mexico
about two months ago from our
homo At Ada, okla We had read
Ia newspaper articles and interviews
that conditions IN Mexico were again
normal and No thought. judging
from. those that We would be safe
Upon arrival here my father uur-
tural implements and We proceeded
10 get our land at Culonla. which rs
about 20 miles northwest ot Tam
pico, In shape 30 as 90 Eet Inv "A crop.
slew Husband. Attacked VIC.
Last Monday. June 10. Ht about
10 In tho morning. my father, moth
rr and myself were ~ our homo
when about 40 mon tMcxicanH) came
there ana searched our homo. taking
all our clothing all the food We hhd.
and also n rife which my father
had. After doing this they all loft but
four mon. These four men went into
tho house and tore down all tho cur
tAins, shelves. etc They afterward
marched me around on tho outside
OF the house punching mo with their
rifles, when / made "a break for tho
brush. They fired at mo aa I ran.
one bullet grazing tho collar OF my
coat They then rgmmenoed u NAL
treat my mother. and my father
went 20 protect her, when thoy Killed
him. shooting him once through tho
head and once through the breast.
They followed me 20 tho brush but
did not find me. They robbed every
thing we had In the house including
bedding ana Hilverware | cannot de-
scribe the horrible treatment my
mother suffrage after my father was
killed.
we are Americans. My mother
and myself we're horn at Ada. Okla
my father In Tennessee, but do not
know the name OF tho place. | am
l6 years OF age. A soon ~ we can
dispose OF our agricultural implo-
ments We will leave for our home at
Ada. Okla. Joe Correh
The above statement made by me.
Ada, Okla. Joe Correll.
Diplomat Bcliulcd Gould.
a letter referring TO this crime
was received by &. r. de GRnahl,
proaidont OF the Southern on q
Tranaport corporation OF No. 100
Broadvay, from correspondent I'm
Thmpieo. whose namo cannot be
given without exposing him to risk
OF reprisal which said among other
things
The details connected with the as.
sault on Mrs. Corrcll are revolving
In the cHtrome. This band who are
nothing but bandits, have had their
headquarters at Mosquites. about SO
kilometers up the TRmosl river. for
many montha. and have never been
molested. About six weeks ago L.
A. Bishop and William Bell, who
went up there to look at some mules.
were captured by these bandits and
had to put up 400 pesos 20 get away
American ranches at Manual and
ChoCoy have been rnided aud robbed
by these people a dozen tlmos within
the last six months ana no effort has
beon made 20 capture them.
Now, right on top OF this murder
OF an American citizen and the
brutal outrage OF an American won.
an. there 10 published IN the very
district In witch these crimes are
committed an official atatement by
First Secretary Summertime Of tho
American embassy In the CITY of
Mexico that no attention should be
taken OF the resolution OF Ropreg
sentative Gould 10 investigate tho
uutrages upon Americans
This Ia certainly declaration Of
an open season upon Americans
SofAs members OF the National As
sociation for the Protection OF
American Rights In Mexico propose
10 lay this crime. which Is typical
OF long list OF sN'it+ar affairs be
fore The executive committee At TIA
meeting next Thursday. with tho re-
quest that the association make IL a
test case 90 ascertain whether or not
American citlEeus are to receive pro
tectlon from their government
Inquiries here disclosed tho fac,
that the Corrcl case had been re-.
ported 10 the state department and
mat tho department had made ron.
reHcniaiious regarding n TO tho local
authorities at Tampico and 10 the
FEDERAL government nt Mexico CITY.