The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-05-24
WHISKY WAR
RACING ALONG
THE RIO GRANOE
6 Dead, 6 Wounded, Is
Casualty List Up
to Date.

defense, ~ brought into the United
states from Mexico. n is rirriod on
the backs OF DurroH and men. Old
women and Young boys are employed
as bootleg runners.
Most of the nmuggicrs are McxlcansI
but the men who direct their acfiv-
tiles, who give orders FOR the killing
Of United States officers, are citizens
uf the United States
Here u the casualty list for the
past few months.
y. W. WALKER. pr.hibition offi-
ccf.
HE. BECKETT. prohibition officer.
ARCH WOOD. prohibition officer.
LENARO LOPEZ. amuEgler
JOSE ANii.A. smugElcr.
RAMON MENA. auto driver.
Wounded.
JOE DAVENPORT. customs OIL
JOSEPH =. THOMAS. immigration
officer.
COitPoRAL KURNs.
PRIVATE HELLER
PRIVATE PETROWSKi
GEhTkCbE MoNTALNA. SNUG
gici
Many engagements between federal
forces and smuEflers in which no
one Is wounded or no liquor confis-
Gated. are not rcI prtcd. a number Of
Tmugglcrs have bcen wounded. but
wcrv hidden aud cared fur hy com
radrs
Gertrude Montaha was wounded
Whom u iH charged. she attempted To-
Erry case OF whisky across the
SmugEl"rs attempted TO pro-
NkA her by laying down e barraEo be-
w her ns she wadcd the river.
When officers fired at the place from
fired upon from three directions
davenport was wounded whcr he
and two other Officers routed a band
of smugElrra and captured 5Af quarts
OF whisky Sia armed men rode IN
the van Of -four pack horses and seven
burros.
Lopez was Killed In a pitched battle
between revenue men aud 20 SNUG
q. W walker was Killed IN a battle
with 20 enugglcrs fortified IA trcnch-
a. aud adobe houses.
Ayiia was Killed In fight that en-
sued wher he and four others refused
60 halt RI the command ~ officers.
Thomas aud the three soldiers were
wounded in battle that started 80
40 -. iu and lasted till dayhrrak
Three wounded smuEglcrs escaped
A street car subsidized 90 carry sol
dlers from camp Bicrue To- the battle
was fired upon.
Mona was Killed when hc jumped
from his au.o and ran after being
told Co Palt.
Beckett and wood were killed
when they went to a hos ranch with
search warrant 90 hunt Tor liquor
They fired only one shot before they
wen" ,hot dawn by men hidden in
utthnuFsa.
tn % previous engagement the auto
tn which Beckett waa pursuing SNUG
gl,ts was riddlod with bullets Iio
ruufiscHtcd l3s quarts of hquor ana
five gallons of alcohol
Wood in his first three weeks az
~ Paso captured 1900 quarts of
whisky. 00o0 grains of narcotics aud
coufisrutcd five autos
Bth,r officers arizcd booze valued
at 100000 the day after walker wds
Killed.
Tho cNtcnt Of liauor smuggling b
shown by the duckcts Of federal court
here. Ia one day ~ men appeared
before Judge ". u. smith ON hluo'
charges
SppiN hundred gallons of contrnband
Kuor are stored n the basement "l
Tho old federal building, "lnclo sam
cellar II is OF American, Mexican
canadian. scottish. Cuban ana en-
urse manufacture.
~ lnHu had 10 pruhlhlil"u "ni''''
until three were KILLED and super
Ns.r James a. Shcylln r'figucd.
G.. G. Chaa,, son n-luw ot Sc'ir
tary of the Interior fah has beer
named collector OF customs he'''
goificrs. polio, aud men Boa th'
three branches uf government ser
Nrc unit, in the fights against hrm''
smuEgtots. but even then are Out
numbered -t
grafton force. estimated that ho need
30 men 60 patrol ~ rusu county an'
$50 for the remaindcr OF ms torn
tsry -,
Am t1, order uf tho uurthwcsirrn 3"
noe hs formed iic would have n''
rid" tho border in SHIFTS und NAY
strong srar,hiirhts "a crossing place,
"a. would cauip the guards WI
hish-sprod urmprcd cars IN
would work m cnnWn'tluu wan H
departments ut ih" To'rthni'"'