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Show 00 OUTLAWS BRUTALLY MURDER AMERICANS DOUGLAS Ariz., May 2. Refugee American missing men who reached Douglas today from Mexico report widespread pillage In the state of Sonora from Nacozarl south, and the killing of two Americans at Santa Nina, southwest of Ures. Man and Wife Murdered. A hand of thirty outlaws appeared at Santa Nina camp, whero S. J. Clark was employed as watchman. Clark was absent when the outlaws appeared Ills wife tried to defend the camp with a shotgun, but was wounded. Tho outlaws hid In tho house while the woman bathed her wounds. Wheu her husband appeared appear-ed ho was riddled with bullets and his wife was then murdered. Mr. and Mrs. Clark had been only a bhort time at tho mine, having passed through Douglas a few months ago on their way Into Sonora. Their former for-mer home Is unknown. Mine Manager Flees. Mine Manager Dobsou was among the refugees who fled today. Another band sacked the camp of tho San Lorenzo mine southwest of Nacozarl and when their right to Toot tho commissary was disputed, took Martin HIcklnson, the proprietor, and Charlos Fineout an employe, prisoners prison-ers to Huepac, where they are tiow detained. At the latter place overy store was demolished and the goods confiscated. Rob Americans of Clothing. For seven days they worked under the guns of outlaws who poked the Americans with their -weapons and took from them their clothing and provisions. A leader of a rebel band at Ysabel, taking with him a few mon to Bavlspo Crossing, captured five of the outlaws, took tbera to Ysabel last night, whero one of them, Uentlflod as a. leader In. looting, was executed. ' The rebel leaders arc striving to keep ' down outlawry, by shooting the offen-ers, offen-ers, whon they ran catch them. |