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T R A N
S C R I P
T I O N
MARINE DETACHMENT
PUEBLO NUEVO,NIC.
9 APRIL 1928.
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From: |
Second Lieutenant Paul a.
Putnam,U.S.M.C. |
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To: |
Commanding Officer, Second
Battalion, 11th Regiment,
Esteli, Nicaragua. |
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Patrol Report |
1. A mounted patrol composed of the
following named officer and men, 50th
Company, 2nd Bn.,11th Regt.,cleared this
post at 1900 on 30 March, 1928, and
returned at 1615 on 31 March 1928:
2nd Lt. PUTNAM, Paul A.
Sgt. OWEN, John
Pvt. BLAIR, Hugh Jr.
CLARK, Earl M.
CLEMENT, Dennis B.
EDWARDS, John J.
McMASTERS, Murl.
McMASTERS, Robert.
MORRIS, Thomas H.
O'BRYANT, Clyde H.
NA1/c CHIRNSIDE, Lloyd M.
2. On leaving Pueblo Nuevo
the patrol travelled slightly west of
south, passing through Las Palaguas and
arriving at Consuelo at 2400, where camp
was made. The people at Consuelo were
perfectly friendly, cheerfully giving
what they had in the way of food and
furnishing two fresh horses in place of
two exhausted mules. They denied any
knowledge of bandits, saying they had
not heard of any in those parts.
3. The patrol cleared
Consuelo at 0700 on 31 March and
travelled approximately west, arriving
at Colorado at 0930. About three (3)
miles out of Colorado the trail of a
large number of horses was picked up and
followed. At Colorado were two (2) men
and a woman. They said General Ferrera
with about twenty (20) men had passed at
1o oclock the night before. While the
people were being questioned and the
house searched the sentry saw and opened
fire on a group of seven (7) men, four
(4) of them carrying rifles, who came
over the crest of a hill and approached
the house from the north. Fire was at
once taken up by all hands, and one (1)
of the group was killed and another was
seen to be knocked down but crawled into
the brush. Chase was immediately given
and one (1) more of the group was killed
in brush fighting about a [ p. 2 ]
quarter mile from the house. His rifle
was retrieved by another who escaped.
4. In returning to the house
after contact had been lost, the patrol
found one group of five (5) horses and
two (2) mules and another of two (2)
horses and one (1) mule. Seven (7) of
the animals were saddled. Both the men
who were killed had machettes, and one
had a package containing three (3)
dynamite caps. In saddle bags on one of
the horses were three (3) dynamite
bombs.
5. The two (2) men found at
the house were taken prisoner on
suspicion, because of the facts that it
was known that they were not the regular
residents there and because of their
very evident lies in answer to
questions.
6. At 1200 the patrol
cleared Colorado, and arrived at Pueblo
Nuevo at 1615 without further incident.
Paul A. Putnam,
Second Lieutenant, U. S. Marine Corps.
127/204/3
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