Show REFUGEES TELL STORIES OF ROBBERY BY MEXICAN REBELS REBEL SAN DIEGO Cal Cat May 30 Terrible Terrible stories are told by the ref refugees ees who arrived arrived arrve ar ar- ar- ar rived here hore today toay from Mexico on the theay roy army ay transport Buford A fair sample of ot these thes narratives Is that told by Mrs W. W S. S WIndham who accompanied by h her r daughter Miss Mis Gladys Gads Gad's Windham and ad her husband who was wu confined to his room too to Ill m to t be seen cen Is I returning to her hor home in Los Ls Angeles Anelee William WIlam Windham was the manager of ot the ranch In Sinaloa seventy sev sev- enty onty ent miles mie from and aI with him were his wife and wie ad daughter During the several months preceding the Ue of ot April rJ when the crisis camo carno cae there had ha been rumors of oC trouble truble to come for the gringos but the Americans paid lit littIe lit lit- tIe tle te heed to this talk lt- lt On the tho morning of oC April 13 U. U the Zapa Zapa- appear appeared d openly for the tho first frt time before the ranch house which was surrounded surrounded surrounded sur sur- rounded by a wall wal and asked for permission sion to enter under a flag fg of or truce Mr Windham gave them permission to enter enter the gate Rate under their white flag nag said Mrs Mr Windham and then te they rode Into the tho yard each rider ten In tho the band of or about abut twenty five twentY coming In 1 wih with a revolver leveled at us uBI u and a stick of dynamite showing from his belt After a short parley they demanded our horses S. S mules hOf equipment and puns guns which as we had no power with which to resist them the they took Every ery work ork or saddle animal on the place l which the they could find they thoy took tok also all the theand saddles harness harnon Wagons guns aso and 01 many and other things thing gs may We thou though h then bad ba as U was WM the matter mat mat- mattel mat mat- ter tel of losing our our stock which brought our work ork to a do cos dose we e would bru see S no noe h more of ot them but we e were mistaken Second Send Visit of Robbers Bobber Robber bers Mrs Two nn Windham days later laer thus the relates band bd turned returned what oc oc- oc cursed We knew knew- or r guessed sed d what our fate KJ wha would be If It the gates gate were opened and a refusal was wag I returned to the summons to open open- t They tried tred to batter bater down the doors but came the te the attempt talk T was wa unavailing and then cae tale of or dynamite Our men mounting the tho roof through winding stairs and taking sheltered positions position commanding without the that gate gates Showed showe h wed the bandits ban ban- all al the guns had not been boen secured and that gns any ay a attempt to place dynamite FK near the doors tempt would result In death to the deth man who man placed laced little it f there later The They gave ave that plan Pan UP UP- and a the doors doot 0 with WAth wih an attempt kero kerosene ne- ne was waR This made mae was ns to abandoned abandoned aban- aban fire fre for the S same me reason rean after which they placed at all an the doors gars dors but one which the they Overlooked and awaited the tho coming or of daylight The men said ald it 11 wag time for waS us to go and quickly Seizing a a apiece and a a. 8 few trifle trifle- which we e knew we should find AT shoud Indispensable we e set out through the un unguarded gate Tn In the rt gata dark dark- eleven ness neM eleen of ot ur up te men and m women tho the week and ad one ne child The suffering of ot following hi Week our our escape from t the ever Ver ranch in 18 fm something which none ne of or u Us w wm will forget |