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Show MEXICANS FACE MURDERCHARGE Will Not Be Tried Until Officers Offi-cers With Punitive Expedition Ex-pedition Can Return. Demlng, N. M., Oct. 12. Nineteen Mexicans who are being held by the army authorities at Colonla Dblan for alleged connection with tho Villa raid on Columbus, X. M., March 9, have been Indicted by the Luna county coun-ty grand jury, It became known early today. All are charged with murder. mur-der. Because officers with the punitive expedition cannot absent themselves to attend court now, the prisoners will not be tried at this term, but held at field headquarters. Seven Mexicans already have been convicted here on similar charge's, six of them being hanged and the sentence sen-tence commuted by Governor Mc-Don aid to life imprisonment |