The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-01-30
Four Soldiers
Desert CO|Ors
fOrOIdMexicO

Early lest week four SOLDIER Of
The 2ilh Infantry sergeant
corporal and two prlvales -dur|nf
the night deserted lhe Unliei
states army for me romantic llfo
as pictured 70 them on The other
side Of The border. IN Mexico.
They hlked down palomas way
and tiring OF the desert aud prob
ably without food and water. they
hikcd rlght back again. One OF
them came into camp and gave
himself up and the others welq
'aplurcd on the other side Of che
frcs Hermanas.
Lieutenant james. provost mar-
shai. obtaining lhe information
lrom the private who returned a.
70 the whereabouts Of the oihes
three, asked assistance from The
'hcrifrs office Jack smyor and
The Jackson responded. They dis
covered where The three men had
camped u the iarscl range IN ihe
lres llermnnas From there The
men were lraiIrd 20 where their
rrresl took place. They were re-
turned 10 Columbus. Tho three
captured Friday were gerreanf
Roland and Privrles Kelly and Nc
10Y.
Colonel Rivers. IN speaking OF Che
escape. remarked that he couldn't
Imagine ''why the boys tried out
such a hair-brnincd scheme, be-
cause they were good soldiers. un-
less they had got hold Of somc
Mexican teqiila and wanted %
20 where they made u.
Wild rumors Of murder and hold
ups by the Adesertcrs were prlulel
IN all southern newspapers and !.
looks like they are in bad
Following were clipped from the
newspapers:
The three American soldiers al
legged 10 have shot and killed Rosa
lio Hernandez. a Mexicpn fiscel
guard. near Bado Dc PUSHES, q
miles west OF PulomEs. Chlh.. weee
captured late Friday near Dcmlnef
n. NJ By a detachment OF Ameri-
can soldiers from Columbus. A.
Ruiz Sandoval. acting consul gen
eral for Mexico. said last salur-
day night.
The three soldiers crossed the In
lcrnational line Tuesday afternoon
while In an intoxicated condition.
and engaged In a battle with Her
nandez. the guard who was killed.
and a Mexican cowboy. who was
wounded They are also said 10
have wounded a boy.
The capturing party took the
men 70 Deming, according 20 the
report Mr.. SandoVal received from
a consular agent al Columbus.
Columbus military authorities
reported Wednesday that the men
we're Of the cath Infantry Of Col
umbus.
Details OF the capture were not
given. Soldiers on the Mexican
side are said 10 have aided ia the
arrest-El paso Herald.
III paso. Tex. Jan. ei.--aosallo
Hernandez. a Mexican fiscal guard,
was killed and another Mexican
was wounded BY a group Of desert
ers from The American army. near
palomas, Chih, south OF Columbus.
IN M., last night. according 10 a
telegram received tonight from
Columbus by Alberto Ruiz 6audn-
val. acting consul general for Mex
leo at FL Paso.
sen0r Sandoval said he would
send a preliminary report % The
1 affair 10 The Mexican embassy At
Washington.
Columbus. n. A., Jan. al -Four
soldiers members Of the 2llh IN
fanlry. u. S. A.. stationed here. shnt
a Mexican boy 20 miles south Of
Columbus last night according O.
statement hy military aulhorlilc'
here tonight The men are sp'l|
20 have been doserlors. The serl-
ousness OF The Mcxicans wonnd.
/, was not known here.
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