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Show Smugglers are to be tried for murder EL PASO. Tex . Sept. 1 1. Official ad-lces ad-lces received today at the United State? army headquarters here from Carrizo Springs state that the band of Mexican fillbusterers captured at Blockers Crossing yesterday by United States cavalrymen, were members of the Flores Magon Socialist So-cialist party en route to Mexico to proclaim pro-claim a new revolution According to the prisoners., who arc In jail at Carrizo Springs, the band had been recruited under un-der the leadership of "Barney" Cllne. an American, and was led to believe that an army had been raised In Mexico to meet the newcomers. They planned to raise tho banner of revolt on September 16. It has been verified that horses wore in waiting on tho Mexican side near Alimlto Crossing, and wore withdrawn after the men were captured. Instructions lo turn the fourteen prisoners prison-ers over to the Dimmit county authori- j ties wore received from Washington todaj, by Colonel Sibley. This means that they t will bo placed on trial for the slaying of Deputy Sheriff Ortiz, who was killed last Thursday In a battle between the am j munition smugglers and a sheriff's posse |