OCR Text |
Show KILLS ONE SOLDIER 10 WOUIS THREE American-Mexican Watchman Watch-man Makes Serious Mistake Mis-take at Naco, Ariz. NACO, Ariz., June 22. William Humphrey, Hum-phrey, an American-Mexican employed as a'watchman at the Naco water plant, was exonerated of criminal blame late todav by a coroner s .jury tor lulling early todav one United States toldiur anj"wounding five others, one seriously. Humpbrev testified that ' he could not see the uniforms of the infantrymen and had believed them to be bandits. The soldiers were fired upon by the waioliman as tbey approached t he water plant at 2 a. m., preparatory to changing chang-ing the guard there. Before they could make known their ident'.ty the following follow-ing casualties had resulted. Walter E. Powell, private, was shot through the chest and abdomen. He lived one hour. John U. Kogoya, private, snot tnrougu tho neck, rignt Bhoulde., right arm and right thigh ; condition serious. R N. Martin, first sergeaut, flesh wounds on back audd shoulder; not serious. se-rious. , Harrv Pittson, sergeant, severely wounded in rnuscloa of right should?r. Victor Lundmark, corporal, wounded in rieht elbow. '.Villiam H. Stevenson, private, tlesh wound over right hip. 1I of the soldiers weie members of eon.panv F Fourteenth TJ. S. i-ifantrv. Dr K. S, Haines, first lieutenant of the company, who attended the infantry-I infantry-I men, stated he feaied Private Uognya's 'pir- had been it. .lured as his right aim was paralyzed. Bogoya was removed to the military hospital at Fort Huachuca, Ari". Wctchman Humphrey stated he was startled bv the approach of the scpiad of men and called to them to learn their identitv. Wnen no answer was re-! re-! ceived. he 'opened firo. Tb? soldiers jwere approximately twenty-five feet Uwav at the time. I First Sergeant Martin said the guard did not hear Humphrey call and that the watchman was not noticed until he bi.gan shooting. As soon as the wntch-nii-n taw his mistake he fled, but later surrendered himself to deputy sheriffs. He was released tonight. |