The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-25
MEXICAN BANDIT
LEADER KILLED
BY j. S. FLYER,
TROOPS RETURN
Jesus Reteria, Who Held Two
American Aviators for Ransom,
Paid in Full for His Actions,
Army Officials Announce.
FIRED ON AIRPLANE
AND WAS SHOT DOWN
Cavalry Which Started Marching
Out of Mexico Sunday Morning
Completed Movement Last
Night and Rests on This Side.

Maria. Tex. Aug. 25- American
aviators made Jesus Renterii. bandit
leader. pay in ruli for his treatment
ot Lieutenant Harold 6. Peterson and
Lieutenant Paul ~. Davis. held for
ransom by the Mexican. when Lieu
tenant lt. a. Cooper killed R"nieriI
from an airnlane according to state
aents today by Ma Iur James 4. Yam
ccy. commander OF the American
punitive expedition. Captain Leonard
NJ. Matlack. and Lieutenant Peterson.
who returned from Mexico last night.
Lieutenant Peterson arrived lata
yesterday and reported that itcntcria
was the man killed from the air by
Lieutenant Cooper who with Lieu
tenant Frank Estili. his pilot returned
the fire of three men who Thot at
their plane while they we're ON scout
patrol last Tuesday.
Slim Olvas one OF Renteria's
band. and another bandit passed
through Corando ranch "Wednesday,
leading a wounded horse. Olivas told
the ranch owner that Renteria had
been Killed by aviators In Navarette
canyon. according TO Capt Matlack'J
settlement today
The American troops started march
ing out of McNicol at 10 o'clock sun
day morning The first troops crossed
tho Rio Grande at Rocky ford. near
kuidosa at S;a5 y. IN The last troops
passed to ts American side after
midnight.
kiddcd Tandit Along
Lieutenant Peterson said last night
that he told Rcntertn during the lin"
ho was prisoner In the bandits
camp that one shot from rifle
would bring down an airplnne.
"pid Renteria r~eured 20 like me q"
said Peterson. Il kidded him along
ana talked Kansas with him. I had
been there and that WAS where the
bandit lost an arm. ! told him about
Hurplancs and that II he fired one
shot into plane he would he sure to
bring Il down. wanted him to fire
a. q plane so our men could get .,
I shot az him"
According 20 Major Yanccy u fight
Z with bandits in a mountain pass block
house occurred Wednesday afternoon.
/ The Americans had been following
/ the men since earl, morning
We located a house built Ike .
/ fortress In the pass" said Major Van
I c,y Troops under Captain l.eona I'd
i Mutipck. Captain g. Il. Ncal and my
self surrounded the block house on
ull but the stees mountain side. The
bundns opened fire first when Ws
started To sarch for the bandits IN
the house. -Four were killed. Three
Of these were Identified by Captain
Matlacks scouts ~ bad men OF the
3 OJinaga district"
Marched Ga Miles.
Major Nancey's troops marched G'
miles Yesterday but they wer" ieeiinf
fine today. Tile Americana los
neither man nor horse on the eNpedi
tion Major Nancey said
We had tour troops Of the eight
cavalry and two Of the nfth," sii,
Major Nauccy Also pnck trains
signal unit medical unit and othe
detached units. Al entered into tn
spirit Of the chase Ike Veterans Even
the recruits rode like veterans.
After the troops and horses arr
rested We will begin to rcdistrihut'
them tu patrol stations Maria troop
will march to headquarters camp 10
morrow according to present plans.
we had 4 good problem given ms
our officers worked out the pruhlcn
well and got valuable experience. Fivl
bandits were Killed while the cNpodi
tion was In progress. Tbc expedition
was zucct ssful'
Camp I,outinc Rcsumod.
Camp routine WAS resumed toda,
hy truour of the American punitiv
expedition who marched ont OF Mex
leo last night Airplancs resumel
their regular patrols along the horde
this morning
orders were issued dispntchlng H
airplauo up the conchos river acrus
To- search fpr the machine wrcckc
when Lieutenant Paul H Davis AN
Lieutenant Harold @ Peterson wcr
force. To make landing near falo
mir previous Co their capture by ban
, dts
Eanchct- and Texas rangers frof
settlements along the Rio Grande af
rlving here today reported much q
. feeling among the civilian pupula
lions uf small towns across the Hi
, Grandc. These arrivals said IN
, search Tor the bandits and mlliiuf
, operations in Mexico had intcnsine
the bitter feeling which many nHtiv,
. oa the MeNican side of the river VIII
. are In sympathy with the bandits has
, had Tor mhuN years. Further dcpreda
unns are feared. although border pa
, irol- have been strengthened aion