The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
six KILLED, TOTAL
OF $71,895 STOLEN
IN THREE MONTHS
Long Report Of Probe Into
Mexican Bandit Activities
Made PubIiC-Six Men I'M
pIicated and Two Executed.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.-Six en-
ployes we're murdered and more than
s7l ,s95 In American gold stolen from
oil companies operating in the Tampico
Oh region during July, August and Sep
TENDER according to an official report
Just compiled. Il was learned today, Six
bandits implicated in two Of the out
RACES we're arrested and two Of them
publicly executed.
Carrsnza soldiers were implicated In
some OF the outrages, the report stated,
although In some of the camps OF the
region the federal soldiers were "behRv-
ing well On Sept. % q camp at
Cbmale was raided BY 400 Carranga SOL
diers who stole all the clothing Of the
! foreign employees and drove away the
| last mule In the camp.
on Aug II. 'the report shows, two
masked bandits killed the head car
pcnter at a camp near FL Tlgre In the
1 presence Of his wife, the two being the
only persons in the camp at the time,
and stole money and property totaling
more than $500,
Aug. 10 three masked bandits entered
| GArrapatas and robbed Americans Of
| money and jewelry totalling more than
| $500.
| On Aug. l6 Luis Gutierrez and an
| American named Kenneth de Lacey
we're robbed OF the company payroll
amunting 10 81, $50 between Soledad and
| Tepetate Neither man knew a payroll
was TO be sent until ten minutes be-
| fore they started but the Mexican gov
| eminent officials had previously been
| notified Ia accordance with Mexican
| regulations
on july an attempt had been made
| BY seven armed men 10 hold up men
/ CARRYING he avsppI1 NJ aIV4Naf tho M q
noint but they were outwitted,
Launch Is Taken,
Continuing, the report says, that on
| Aug. 2s Army Paymaster Antonio L.
gSspi two officials and assistants COM
Wandered the launch OF one Of the oil
companies and after II was loaded with
tequiia and beer, took 1t TO Pslo Blanco
where they entertained some notorious
women Of the town for five days When
in drunken orgy they set fire TO the
launch.
Bandits raided the camp at Guaya-
ballllo and stole more than Si2,2l9 IN
cash and clothing, an automobile and
food supplies worth approximately
N.T00.
on Aug. two Carranza soldiers
robbed an American at zapotal Of 5000
clothes and other valuables,
On Aug. at Tapets group Of rob
neTS Hflu up TWO AIHtFlCAHh III NUt
camp at night but three OF them were
caught and turned over TO the authori.
ties Much Of the stolen property was
recovered,
The report Of this incident says;
This incident stands by itself In
that in the majority Of the robberies
pcrpertated previously the authoritie'
always had the excuse that the guilt
parties could not be found In thi
case the guilty men are In their hands
together with unimpeachable proof o.
their guilt"
Seven men robbed the camp office q
the Alvarez terminal on Aug. II, tn
report further says, taking Mexican eoit
equal 10 81 ,722 in American money iron
the safe and personal effects Of en-
ployes valued at $3.50, The compsn
complained 60 vigorously that the min
tary authorities arrested three men VII,
confessed duplicating Lieut.. Col Bar
uabe Rodriguez OF the federal arm.
who was detained. Two Of these mel
we're publicly executed Aug, II. o.
Sept, 10 the camp at Panueo was robbie
Of SIC gold, on Sept. 20 the pumper a
the Paxxi pump station was killed.