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Show MEXICAN OUTLAWS . MURDER MORMONS THREE AMERICAN RANCHERS SLAIN BY BANDITS WHO CROSSED THE BORDER. Band Entered New Mexico and Mun dered Americans, Driving Off Horses and Mules and Taking $1,500 Worth of Supplies, El Paso, Texas. Private advices received re-ceived from Columbus, N. M., said three Mormons were killed by a 'band of Mexicans which crossed the International Inter-national 'boundary sixty miles southwest south-west of Hachita, N. M., on Tuesday end raided the "Corner ranch." Andrew An-drew Peterson, another Mormon, was held a prisoner, It was said Villa bandits ban-dits are suspected. H. S. Stephenson, general manager 'of the Palomas Land & Cattle com-Ipany, com-Ipany, said he had received a report from his wagon boss at Hachlta that ithree Americans and seven Mexicans were captured and 109 American I horses and mules and $1,500 worth ol Isupplies were taken away. His re-Iport re-Iport made no reference to any loss of life. i The Mormons living In the section 'Weresaid by a leader of the Mormon fchurch here to be John Pierce, Miles Pierce, Andrew Peterson, Jr., two brothers named Jensen and a young man named Adams. The "Corner Ranch" is owned toy the Palomas Land & Cattle company, O. K. "Warren, of Three Oaks, Mich., is one ot the principal stockholders in the company. ' The announcement that the port of Columbus, N. M., would not be closed If Villa troops occupied Palomas, the border port opposite Columbus, caused much rejoicing here among Villa partisans. This was taken as an indication indi-cation that the United States would not interfere in the internal affairs of Mexico, and If Villa forces occupied Juarez, the El Paso-Juarez port would remain open. |