Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-12-09 | Page 1 | Yaquis Torture and Slay 6 Americans

Mia TORTURE 10 m i ins One German and Three Chinese Also Put to Death by the Indians. NUUALIOS, Ariz.. Dec. S. Five Americans, Ameri-cans, one German and tl.'.ee Chinese were tortured ami then sdioL to death by the Yaquia Indians v." ho rauu d Espeninza, seventy miles south of Gvnvir.ss, Sonora, Thursday, according to a report l)rou.ht here tonilit by an American ioinins" man. Forty Germans working on plantation sou tii of Ksperanza were unaccounted for. The Americans' names were given aa Jack Kpplcr. Fred I! aim, George Boxer. L.co Jiasmn'-Htjn and Henry Farmmi, The German was Linens Vouimcnt. The l;'.iuis came upon tlio AmericiiuM, who ; were Jiviner In a colony near Ksperanza, j a jcori:'.-.; to tlie report, toclc them pris- o'lrs and tortured them for hours be- t'niY; siiootin them. I Toe Yaqui uprisings have been reported ! iO General P. Khar-; Gahea, military ov-I ov-I ernor of sonnru, from several parts of j t he state. Telera nh wires south of ;Gnuyinas were re,.o:it-d liov.'ii and train i "vrv.cv been susjiended. Amcriiar.s iw.d loielueis at Guaymas I -ui"! j-Cmoalrnc. nrar by. wcro rcorted 1 --yarding their b'.mies, while a lure 1 iiiighl at the f-liors of tbe Soutliern ,'';. !:"): de MexUo in FiMpahne h;ul been 1 lUyi-'d lipen hf alio.it ihe town for .."eiiil niyhts iu u.tu aeainst a durjiriae