The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-01-08
TEXANS KILLED
BY MExICANS
Washington Gets Information of
Murder Of Oil Comp
Employees.
CARRANzl men IN CONTROL
Earle BowIes and r. ]. Role Are Slain
Within One Mile of Paio BIanco
Report Confirmed IN Hous-
ton.

Washington, Jan. 4.-Earf BOWleS
and P. J. Role, Americans employed
by the international Petroleum COM
pany, have been murdered by Mexicans
within one mile of Palo Blanco, near
Port Lobos, according to private adj
vices received here from Tampico.
News of the double Staying was re-
ceived by the state department 1t is
believed that a protest will be sent to
the Carranza government. The state
departments announcement of the kill
ing was as follows:
"A Tampico dispatch to the depart
ment Of state announced that p. j.
Role and Earle Bowles. Americans
were murdered near Port Lobos, an
oil loading station between Tampico
and Tuxpan, Mexico, and that their
bodies were discovered January 5. It
is reported that tlfe men were suspect
ed of having in their possession pay
funds Of the company.
Asks Further Details.
1.-THE department of state cabled in
structions to the American embassy
at Mexico City to immediately urge
the Mexican government to issue or
ders promptly to put into effect every
possible measure for the apprehension
and punishment of the murderers, and
the embassy was directed to report
specifically to the department at the
earliest possible moment the action
taken by the Mexican government In
the case Similar instructions were
sent to the American consul at Tam
pico with a view to immediate action
by local authorities.
1.-THE department has called on the
consul to report further details regard
ing the murder"
The territory in which the murder
took place was said to be under the
control Of CarranzN forces.
Slain Men Were Texans.
Houston, Tex, Jan. 1.-Two Ameri-
can employees of the International Pc
troleum company, murdered by bandits
near Port Lobos, Mex, were from Tex
as. They were slain Monday, accord
ing to information received here.
P. J. Role was a Houston oil man
and Earl Bowles formerly was with
the Gulf Refining company at Beau
mont The first report received here
from a correspondent at Tampico
was confirmed in a report to the Texas
company.
Crosses Border With Arms.
Eagle Pass, Tex, Jan. There was
an unconfrmed report here that Gen.
Alberto Guajardo, formerly of the HUI
erta army, had crossed the Rio Grande
into Mexico, eight miles north Of here,
with 56 men. TWO machine guns and
10000 rounds of ammunition, to join
the Villista forces.
TO Dabble in Elections.
San Antonio, Tex. Jan. THE di-
visional Office Of the bureau of inves-
tigation, department of justice, has
received information from border
agents to the effect that General Gu
ajardo with 55 men crossed the Rio
Grande between Eagle Pass and Lar
edo, Sunday night, for the purpose of
participating in elections in the state
of Coahuila.
No mention OF ammunition or guns
was contained in these reports.
VIII Not NuIIify Jenkins Bail.
Mexico City, Jan. 1.-THE appeal Of
William O. Jenkins, American consular
agent at Puebla, for notification of his
release on bail was denied Monday by
Criminal Judge Guzman, in Puebla.
According to jenkins, the $500 bond
furnished by J. Salt Hansen, another
American, was given without his
knowledge or consent.
Jenkins, who was arrested on
charges of collision with the bandits
who kidnapped him last October, had
declined to furnish bail himself, de-
claring he would accept nothing short
of unconditioal release.
Neither Jenkins nor his counsel APP
reared in court, although the state
prosecutor, Julio Mitchell, and Indian
witnesses against Jenkins were pres
ent.