New-York tribune., 1919-10-27
Starving I. S.
Fliers Slain
BY Me~icans
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and the growing hunger which RAPIDLY
was making them weaker. On the last
week Of their vigil both men scratched
& farewell message to their mothers.
At that time the men must have been
near starvation
"September the aviators were
picked mp by two fishermen from the
Mexican sloop Esperanza. who rowed
them in a canoe 10 Bahia Los Angeles.
1t is doubtful if Connolly and Water
mouse were given anything nourishing
by the fishermen.
Succor But Twelve Miles Away
Just what the two aviators did be
tween the time they landed at Bahia
Los Angeles, September 8, until they
were murdered the night of September
IL is not known definitely II is q
pathetic fact, however, that Water
mouse and Connolly could nave secured
food and shelter at the Los Forres
mine, twelve miles TO the southwark
II they had the strength TO traverse the
iougn mountainous trail that led TO
TINS refuge.
Through Investigations conducted
Jointly by ourselves and the Mexican
court officials, we found that Water
house and Connolly had been m1r-
dered by two fishermen from the
tsperanza. Waterhouse was stabbed
TO death, evidently while asleeD
Connolly was killed by q terrific blow
from some instrument which fractured
his skull He also was stabbed. Tlfg
evidence shows the motive evidently
was robbery. The Mexicans, however.
secured only a few dollars
After the murder the Mexicaus
covered the bodies lightly with sand.
\ few hours later, the morning OF
September Il, 10 be exalt, the bodies
We're discovered by Captain JACK Ross
OF the American schooner Trojan
Ross 5 discovery was directly due TO
the fact that one arm Of each Of the
armen was sticking up out Of the
sand. The index finger Of Connol vs.
right hand had been severed Water
houses head and arm showed several
stab wounds
Gets $1,000 Reward
Aware of Mexican customs con
cerning the dead, Captain Ross dfd
not take the bodies aboard the Trojan
Ills report Of the finding Of the bodies
did not reach the army Intelligence
ciilce al Nogales until three days
days after Joe Richards personally
reported TO that Office. Richards
found the bodies September 20 There
tore Richards viii De paid the ST GOO
reward offered by the government for
Information leading to recovery If the
bodies and airp
Immediately after tracing the mur-
derers Mexican officials got in touch
with NJ. Metzas. Governor Of the South
ern District Of Lower California. into
whose territory the fishermen had
fled. The murder occurred in territory
under the jurisdiction Of Gosarnor
Cantu and the trial courts Of the
northern district"
Full Military Honors
Major Bratton talegraphed report
Of his Investigation 10 the adiutant
general of the army al Washington.
Full military houors were accorded
the alrmen as the caskets drapcd with
The Stars and Stripes, were carried
from the deck OF the destroyer to the
municipal pier. Parents Of bota
Waterhouse and Connolly were al the
dock to meet the destroyer when she
docked
The body OF Waterhouse Will be
shipped to Weiser tomorrow afternoon
for interment. Connolly VIII be buried
with military honors IN The post ceme-
terry Oh Point Iona next Tuesday
Three brother airmen flew overhead
IN battle formation while the aaron
Ward steamed Up the bay