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Show MORMONS ARE PUT TO DEATH IN OLD MEXICO El Paso, Tex , Nov R. Three Americans. Ameri-cans. Carl Eck. 17 years of age, W. Bishop and Sam West, wero waylaid and killed by Mexican bandits at Chocolate Pa?s, in western Chicuahua Parts of the wagon they were driving to Casas Grandes In the Mormon district dis-trict were found by E. E. Eck, uncle of the Eck boy. a Mexican rode Into San Isldero with the news that the three Americans, after barrneadlng themselves with the wagan bed, had fought desperately until they were all killed by the bandits In command of Mocho Martinez, one ( the most noted bandits in the north. The men wore Mormons emploved by Mel Womer, a well-known and wealthy cattleman of the Mormon colonies col-onies in Mexico. They had left the border here to go to the Look ranch with a quantity of supplies Leaving Pearson they passed over Cumbre tunnel, tun-nel, where the tunnel tragedy occurred last year, and had passed through the famous Chocolate pass battled ield. when they were overtaken by the bandits The Mexican was sent to the nearest near-est station for assistance and the Americana barricaded themse!ve8 behind be-hind the wagon box, which was first filled with stones. Bishop, the oldeT man, took command and directed the i killing, according to the story told by the Mexican, who reached San Isidero wdth the first news of the killing late last night He had just rounded the first butte when the bandits opened fire, killing Bishop and West, he said The boy was the last to die He fought desperately desper-ately for three hour?. An American party has gone to the scene of the killing with a company of 100 of Villa's troops from the Casas Grandes garrison. |