Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-04
CARRANZA' s MEN
SPAT UPON j. {.
CITIZEN To SHOW
CONTEMPT FELT
Investigation by Fall Com
nittee Brings Out Horrors
Perpetrated by MexiCan5
Upon American People,
{. {. ECKE TELLS HOW
SON WAS MURDERED
Further Details Are Given of
San Diego Conspiracy
Cumbre Tunnel AtroCity
Perpetrat0r Gets F feed0nl

FL Paso, TeN, Feb. 3.-Full de-
tails of the killing of his son by
Mexican bandits were related TO the
senate subcommittee investigating
the Mexican situation when it re-
sumed it's hearings here today by
r.. r, Ecke, who at the time of the
murder was a contractor employed
on a Mexican railway. His story
was concluded with the hint that
all members Of the gang who had
Killed his boy and his two COM
panions had paid the supreme PEN
atty although unimposed by MeXi-
can authorities.
the l2l Paso police, and w. A.
Ecke, S. IT. Veater. a captain of
Schultz, formerly of the Blaylock,
a colony in Tamaulipas, were the
three men who appeared before
the committee when it convened
Senator Marcus A. Smith, demo-
crat, AriZ., acting chairman. Neater
told the committee the story of the
devastation of the five Mormon
colonies in Chihuahua which re-
suited in their practical abandon
"A
troops landed in Vera Cruz. Schultz,
who reminded the committee of
his Americanhood by the statement
that his four sons We're in the
United States army during the war
witlt@GermaIE'y gave aeaire5orative
testimony regarding the dual role
played by Luis De La Rosa who,
others have testified, was leading
factor in the attempted execution
of the plan of San Diego.
Meant TO Invade Texas.
He said that at one time he saw
De La Rosa, then a captain in the
Carranza army, drilling troops on
the parade ground at Victoria, cap
ital of the state Of Tamaulipas. He
said he was told at the time by
soldiers that De La Rosa was drill
ing the men for the invasion of
Texas"
General Nafarrette's connection
with the anti-American outbreaks
was Indicated, by his story of the
killing Of an American named Saw
yer. Sawyer" said Schultz, was
an old man. He went back to the
United States and returned with q
wife. One day the Mexicans came
to his house and shot him in the
stomach because he hesitated when
they demanded to know where he
kent his money. His wife told
them. 1t was buried in gasoline
oil can and she pointed out the
place. When she returned to the
house, Sawyer was dead. appeal
ed to Nafarrette, asking him II he
would permit me to join in posse
to run down his murderers. We
don't need your assistance was Ma
farette's reply, who added we are
going to drive all of you Americans
out Of here
Spat Upon American.
AS an example of the indignities
to which he said Americans were
subjected. Schultz told the commit
tee of an incident in Victoria. He
said he was, passing the barracks
in front of which a group OF sol
diers was sitting. They arose as
he approached and. one by one
spat upon him and then stoned MN
as long as he was within throwing
distance of the soldiers. "And what
did you do?" inquired Senator
Smith.
what could | do?" inquired the
witness, 'T said good afternoon as
politely as could and continued
on my way"
Ecke, who testified regarding
the killing of his son, was a con-
tractor on the Northwestern rail
way, which extends from FL Paso
into western Chihuahua. 1t was ne
who led the rescue party after
train load of passengers had been
burned to death in the Cumbre
tunnel in 1914. One of the Mexi-
can leaders, said to have ibeen
Maximo Castillo, had blocked one
end of the tunnel with burned
freight train. Deceived by the ah-
sence of any guard at the northern
end of the tunnel, train bearing
approximately $50 passengers soon