Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1916 — Freed Negroes Aver Wounded Are Butchered by Mexicans. [ARTICLE]

Freed Negroes Aver Wounded Are Butchered by Mexicans.

The 23 troopers of the Tenth cavalry and Lem H. Spillsbury, Mormon scout, were brought to the International bridge at 3:05 Thursday afternoon. General Bell was waiting with a written receipt for their delivery. The actual return of the men to American soil was delayed some time after General Bell had given the receipt, while they were given a vinegar bath at the immigration station abutting on the bridge near the American side. All the clothes the men wore in Mexico were thrown away and they were freshly clotheu. Once Spillsbury was on the American side, he was asked if he was aware of the statement purporting to come from him, issued through General Trevino. “I am,” he answered. “Are you going to stick to it.” “I certainly will.” Several of the negro troopers declared that they were certain that several of the American wounded left on the battlefield at Carrizal subse quently were killed by the Mexicans. Som of the troopers also stated that they had been robbed of