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Show SAYS THE RAIDERS CROSSED BORDER t INTO U. S. MONDAY HACHITA, X. M.. Feb. M. Eujrene Romney. a relative of one of tho missing . j Mormon cowbovp. said toriav the Mexi-1 can raiders cross er the border into the United States Monday afternoon, after cutting tho line fence. The raid occurred, oc-curred, he -gaid, soon after a troop of the Twelfth cavalry had passed by on patrol duy. The Mexican raiders rode to the Co'rncr runch. .sixty miles .southeast of Hachita, ordered all the Mexicans employed em-ployed there to join their band, took-cattle and horses and then went- in search of the three Mormon cowboys, who were out on the ranee rounding yp cattle, Romney said. The raiders were helieved to have obtained their Information as to the whereabouts of the cowboys from the-Mexican the-Mexican ranch hands., Romney said lie obtained his informa-tion informa-tion of tiie raid from Lem Spillsbury, the Mormon' scout with General Pershing in Mexico, who was at Carrizal and who was taken prisoner together with negro i-avalrymen by de f.icto troops. Spillsbury has a ranch a short distance from the Corner raivm'. which is owned by the Pa-lomas Pa-lomas Land &. Cattle company, an American Ameri-can company. ' The raid Monday followed a raid at the Nosales ramp, forty miles south of the border, which occurred on February 10, according to information received here. This raid was also made by Miranda's command, cattlemen here believe. Ten . horses were killed and a large quantity of stock "and supplies taken there.' This ranch is also owned by Americans. |