| Show EXI CAN BAND TS SLAY COLONISTS THREE AMERICANS MEET DEATH AFTER BRAVE FIGHT IN WESTERN CHIHUAHUA had left the border to haul supplies to ranch and were overtaken by outlaws and killed after fierce fight el paso texas three americans carl eck 17 years ot of age W bishop and sara sam west were waylaid and killed by mexican bandits at chocolate pass in western chihuahua parts of 0 the wagon agon they were driving to casas grandes in the mormon district were found by E E eck uncle of 0 the eck boy A mexican rode into san isidero with the news that the three americans after barricading barri cading themselves veA with the wagon bed had fought desperately pera tely until they were all killed by the bandits in command com manil of mocho martinez one of the most noted bandits in the north the men were mormons cormons employed by mel A lel worrier womer a well known and wealthy cattleman of the mormon colonies in mexico they had left the border hers here to go to the look ranch with a quantity of supplies leaving pearson they passed over cumbre cumbra tunnel where the tragedy oc occurred purred last year and had passed through the famous chocolate pass battlefield when they were overtaken by the bandits the mexican was sent to the nearest station for assistance and me americans barricaded barricades barrica ded themselves behind the wagon box which was first filled with stone atone Ill bishop shop the older man took command and directed the fighting according to the story told by uie the mexican who reached san isidero with the first news of the killing sunday night ile he had lust just rounded the first butte when the bandits opened fire killing bishop arid and west lie he said bald the boy vos the last to die ile he fought desperately pera tely for three hours |
