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Show YANKEE CATTLEMAN KILLS REBEL CHIEF Kl Paso. Tex. Nov 20. John BrooKs. nn American cattleman, single-handed, sliot- and killed Enrlquo Portfllo, a rebel loader of the Casas Grandes district, and wounded two other rebols, who tried to rob him Sunday noon. Biooks died Monday of a wound received in the fight. Brooks drew his pistol add fired at the rebel chief, who fell to the floor In a heap Brooks fire was returned by the rebels In the doorway, but tho Amerjr-nn emptied his revolver toward the light, only slightly staggering from a wound received in the body Both i of the rebels in the doorway received wounds and fled. The snooting occurred oc-curred at Colonia Ohulchupa, a tyor-mon tyor-mon settlement twenty-five mileB west of Madera. Enrique Portillo was mayor of Casas Grandes at ono time, but later became be-came a rebel leader who terrorized ranches and farms In the Casas Grandes Grand-es district in the face of federal troops. He was a blond Mexican, who spoke fluent English, with no accent, and was educated In the Mormon churft.li schools. Portillo was about 35 years of ago and married. His father Is Jlvr ing in El Paso. , Brooks was at one time a member , of the Texas state rangers under Cap- tain .1. R, Hushes. He was later, a lieutenant of the Arizona ranger force under Harry Wheeler, the preaeyf sheriff of Cochise county. Arizona.' - j. . |