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after the men had landed. In this the
men told how they had lost their why,
how they had tried unsuccessfully TO
signal a passing boat, with their lack OF
success at catching fish and the grow
ing hunger which rapidly was making
them weaker. On the last week OF their
vigil both men scratched a farewell mes
sage to their mothers. At that time the
men must have been near starvation.
September 6 the aviators were picked
up by two fishermen from the Mexican
sloop Esperanza, who rowed them In a
canoe to Bahia Los Angles. 1t Is doubt
full IL Connolly and Warehouse were
given anything nourishing by the fiesher-
men. Just what the two aviators did be-
tween the time they landed at Bahia Los
Angeles September until they were
murdered the night of Septembe' II Is
not known definitely. II Is pathetic
fact, however, that Warehouse and Con-
molly could have secured food and shell
ter at the Los Forces Mine. twelve miles
to the southwark. II they had had the
strength to traverse the rough mountain
Gus trail that led to this refuge.
Through Investigations conducted
jointly by ourselves and the Mexican
court officials, we found that Water
house and Connolly had been murdered
by two fishermen from the Esperanza.
Warehouse was stabbed to death, evil
IDENTIFY while asleep. Connolly was killed
by blow from some instrument which
fractured his skull. He also was
stabbed. The evidence shows the mo-
tive evidently was robbery. The Mexi-
cans, however. secured only a few dol
lars.
Bodies Buried in Sand.
After the murder the Mexicans COW
cred the bodies lightly with sand. A
few hours later, the morning of Sep
TENDER ~. to be exact, the bodies we're
discovered by Cars Jack Ross of the
American schooner Trojan. Ross's dis
covery was directly due to the fact that
one arm OF each of the airmen was
sticking up out OF the sand. The index
finger of Connolly's right hand had been
severed. WAREHOUSES; head and arm
showed several stab wounds.
Aware of Mexican customs concern
ing the dead, Capt. Ross did not take
the bodies aboard the Trojan. His re-
port Of the finding of the bodies did not
reach the Army Intelligence Office in
Nogales until three days after Joe Rich
/ ards personally reported to thai office.
Richards found the bodies September 81.
Therefore Richards will be paid the
$1,000 award offered by the Government
ioi iiiOIIidlIOH ItduihB " fcCONeTy Va
the bodies and airplane.
Immediately after tracing the inur-
derers Mexican officials got In touch
with NJ. Metzas. Governor of the south
ern district of Lower California, in
whose territory the fishermen had fed.
The murder occurred in territory under
the Jurisdiction Of Gov. Cantou and the
trial courts of the northern district"
Major Bratton telegraphed a report of
his investigation to the Acknowledgement
of the army in Washington.
Full military honors were accorded
the airmen as the caskets, draped with
the Stars and Stripes. were carried from
the deck Of the destroyer to the munic-
ipal pier. Parents OF both Waterhouse
and Connolly were at the dock to meet
the destroyer when she locked.
The body of Waterhouse will be shipped
to Weiser tomorrow afternoon for
| interment Connolly will be buried with
military honors in the post cemetery
on Point Iona next Tuesday.
Three brother airmen flew overhead
| in battle formation while the Aaron
Ward steamed UP the bay.