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Show How Crawford Was Killed. New Yobk, February 5. A lombstone (Arizona) special to the Post says: The reported re-ported causes leading to the shooting of Captain Crawford are confirmed by the arrival here to-day from Sonora of A. J. Huncks, a citizen of .undoubted credit-ability. credit-ability. He reports that last month four- ii teen of Crawford's scouts while intoxicated intoxi-cated attacked Mexican citizens living liv-ing near Fronteras. They subsequently rode into Fronteras, firing up and down the streets, and driving the terrorized citizens into their houses, which they barred. The drunken scouts had the town to themselves for a time. - The Mexicans banded and were ready to attack the men, when Crawford rode into the town and by his presence succeeded suc-ceeded in drawing oft" the soouts. |