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Show COWBOYS PLANNING HUNT FOR BANDITS WOULD CROSS THE BORDER IN PURSUIT OF 8LAYER8 OF THREE AMERICANS. Leaders Expect to Raise Force of Five Hundred Men snd sre Securing Arms and Ammunition for Expedition. El Paso, Texas. The report Is current cur-rent here that the cattlemen In the Hsohlta district of New Mexico Intend to form a punitive expedition of their own to cross Into Mexico and give chase to the bandits who murdered the three American cowboys on the Corner ranch last week, it Is known that cattlemen have brought supplies of arms and Ammunition here and shipped them to Hachlta, and that much bitter talk has been heard from them Lem Splllsbury, the Mormon scout lately with General Pershing In Mexico, Mex-ico, was said to be organizing a posse of this kind after the discovery of the dead bodies of his companions near Corner ranch, but according to report, gave up the Idea because he could not muster more than fifty men, and there arje about 600 of 'Mlla's followers (n the neighboring pai-t of Mexlcq. The rumor had It that cattlemen from all parts of the southwest were Joining the expedition, which tbey expected .o be Increased to about 500 men. |