El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-05
Bliss Officers
To GUe Data
On Mexico

the uniform Of CnrranEa officer.
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Another instance Of Mexican treach-
cry was recited by R NJ Wadsworth,
l. S. customs inspector in Fl Paso
I sir &c October. Previous 70 October
he was for seven years an inspector
in the Big Bend district. He told
the senate subcommittee how inspec-
tor Joe Sitters and ranger Gene Hulen
were trapped in a canyon on Nay "a.
1916, and viciously muulated- The
two officers. Wadsworth said, were
in camp one night when they heard
a noise Of horses passing at some
distance The men saw il was a
Mexican band so waited until morn
ing 10 follow.
Posse Finds Bodies.
In the morning they found a trail
which they followed until 1t reached
a canyon SiJters took out his field
glasses and spotted some of the Mex
leans horses under a cliff in the can
yon- He sent three men into the can
yon while he and Hulen remained
where they were to keen watch. This
The three men heard shots and sus-
pected they were trapped and went
70 Maria for a posse The posse fol-
lowed and found the bodies Of Sitiers
and Hulen- Sitters was sitting in
cramped position and his left eve had
been caved in with a rock and the
flesh had been knocked off his
knuckles in some way There were
II bullet holes in his body. The
murderers stole the clothes. the
watches and money from their VIC
tins.
The American posse followed the
Mexicans 10 the line, but the 0Iexicans
got away.
That the notorious bandit.
Chico CanOs was in the gang that
trapped Sitters is Dir. WadSworth's
belief. He bases HIS belief on the
fact that a ranger overheard
CanO say one day previous TO the
murder that he would never be
satisfied until he "EOt- Sitterz-
Witness Webb told the subcommit- I
tee that Cano is a captain Of Scouts I
under Carranza and that a ranger by 4
the name Of Cox has seen the outlaw
as recently as two weeks ago I'm .
OJlnago, Mexico, where he and his
men were being paid by Carranza au-
thouties- Cano, witnesses said. is
for the faction which paws him best.
however
sergt H a. King, Of the Maria
ranger force, who was a witness said Z
Il is not safe on the border for the
reason that the Mexican government
employs outlaws TO steal and raid
and no cooperation is shown by Mex
leans 70 capture the thieves and
raiders
stOrekeeper Held Up.
The ranger sergeant told OF the
demand made January 20. 1920. less
man two weeks ago. by Mexicaus on
u T. Baldwin, a storekeeper near
rIesldlo, for tobacco On Mr.. Bald
wins refusal TO supply the tobacco
4 Mexican came over in front OF his
store armed with two reVolvers and /.
rifle and demanded that Baldwin
,ome out and be killed. The rangers
anne Up and arrested the Mexican
md started down the river with MIN
several MeLicans across the river saw
ne arrest and came over and gave
;hase TO the rangers on the Amerf-
an SIDE When within 500 yards OF.
ne rangers and the Mexican they had
.rrested the Mexican outlaws began
lFlns- The Mexican prisoner. who
vas on a horse. broke and rode ava v {
shot fired by the rangers either
IT the Mexican or his horse for ne
Iitched off. Then the rarre-S re- q
lrned the fire OF the attacking Mex
Fans driving them off. il was found ;
aler the Mexican VINO ESCAPED GOT
way into Mexico. :
Stripped OF Possessions.
J. F. Tigner. Of FL Paso. formerly
Wner OF two ranches near the bound 2
= sale ne SOLD the property near q
81 the river recently because Next
an outlaws were fast stripping him I
I 4ls possessions and endanEerfugI
le NE OF MS employees. In 1917 tne' !
eAlcans dld come over and kill his n
-exican foreman. :.
stock had been stolen from him n
instantly AR TiEner said he has
cen paid FOR five head ONLY Thafl
ay he got from former consul gen.
RAJ Andres Garcia through the ef-
lrts OF Col George T. LanEhorne-I
apt Leonard Matlack led the chase )
Ller the thieves who stole the five
cad Tor which Mr. Tiener was maid
though the American soldiers ravs 7
m al OF the protection they could 7
re MeNlcans gave him none. Mr e
lgner declared He said he did NOT
l4slaer II safe on the horde. with Z
% military protection.
Al noon the subcommittee ad- :
'1fned and resumed the hearings a. =
o'clock Further evidence from Of i
cers and residents Of the Big Bend
.slrlct was introduced 3
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