Arizona republican., 1919-06-11
RELATE SEVEY YEARS IF BORDER DISORDER
 IN TRIBUNE $ TRIAL
Western Witnesses Heap
 Desperate History Into
 Evidence - Court Halts Part Until It Can Be Studied By Ford Attorney

MOUNT CLEMENS, Alich., June 10. Stories of disorder all along the Mexican border from the first rumb- lings or revolt of Francisco Madero, against President Porfirio Diaz, in 1909, down to June IS, 1916 continued today in the hearing of Henry Fords libel suit against the Chicago Tribune John W. Harold, an immigration in spector at Brownsville, Texas; E. T. Reynolds, the chief inspector in that district and Norman Walker. for F years an Fl Paso newspaperman, and since 1916 @ correspondent for the As sociated Press at Fl Paso, were wit nesses today.
 Harold was the translator of the Plan of San Diego" taken from the person of a captured Mexican in 1915. The document outlined a plan for an uprising of MeXcans in border states and negroes in other states and the formation Of republics.
 Attorney Alfred Lucking, represent ing Mr. Ford as a translation of the plan was about to be offered in evi- dence objected on the grounds that federal judge and a federal district attorney in Texas had investigated the whole plot and found it trivial. and that counsel for the plaintiff had had no time to examine it. Judge Tucker in structed that the subject be skipped until MT. Lucl1ing had studied it.
 Mexican Raids Increase MT. Reynolds testified that Mexican raids into American territory became more frequent after discovery of the alleged plot.
 MT Reynolds told of q railroad train which was wrecked by Mexican ban dits who invaded Texas, October 15. 1915. He said all the passengers were robbed and three killed and five or six wounded by Mexican bullets. In his official capacity, he testified he talked to thousands of MeXicans and learned 1 that sentiment was strongly anti American among them. At another ] time, Carransistas and Nillistas battled | three weeks for the possession of Ma tamoras. Bullets fell in Brownsville, he testified, and citizens took measures i for self protection. Hundreds of refu- i gees found asylum in relief camp es- tabIshed at Brownsville.
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 Mir Walker was permitted tsAtell an almost uninterrupted narrativ&of his experiences and observations of border conditions during his residence in Fl Paso. In 1913, the correspondent said, Francisco Villa captured Juarez from the federals and stray bullets killed or wounded IS persons in Fl Paso. Some citizens he said, brought their families from the city: soldiers from the regular army were posted at strategical points. and many business houses and resi- ! dances provided themselves with means of defense, in case of an invasion from Juarez, which lies just across the river from the American city.
 This testimony was replete with in- cidents, among them that of the re- turned twenty negro soldiers, who had been prisoners in the hands of the Mexicans for a month
 "They were weak and only half clothed" said the witness. "They were taken to the immigration station and deloused and given clothing Then the women of Fl Paso snowered them with flowers. At Fort Bliss. where they were next taken. they were given a feast of watermelon"
 He had investigated many tales ol German propaganda. he said, but hac never been able definitely to authenti- whether the raid on Columbus. New Mexico, was due to German propaganda he said. The arrival of the nationa guards. he testified, had a Wholesom, < effect in the Fl Paso district.