Emery County Progress | 1906-02-24 | Page 2 | Battle with Bandits

BATTLE WITH BANDITS two men killed and one mortally wounded in mexico el paso at a point on ahe chihuahua pacific railroad some miles from tomas mexico william smith and seven mexicans who were on their way to the dolores mine with a considerable sum of money were at tacked by four and a bloody battle was fought says a herald special from chihuahua two men of smith s party were killed and smith tell mortally wounded the robbers although tailing in their attempt to secure the money from the mexican party made good their escape two americans have been arrested on sus dicion and a posse is now scouring the country for some trace of the escaped bandits