File No. 312.11/7884
Consul Simpich to the Secretary of State
Department’s June 24, 4 p.m. Best information obtainable indicates that Americans Parks and Hand and Canadian Dickson were coming towards border from Washington Mine in east Sonora. Details of incident according to official report to Calles from Mexican civil judge at Arispe says:
Dickson, Parks and Hand are found armed, cutting wires and tearing down fence posts at Cienegafria, forty miles southwest Nacozari. Several Mexican cowboys rode up demanding that they desist. Upon their refusing cowboys tried to take them to Arispe. The Americans replied opening fire. Then fight followed resulting in Dickson and Parks being killed and Mexican Antonio Lares being killed and Rosario Huaragui badly wounded. Hand escaped to Nacozari where he was arrested.
Confidentially I think I can arrange shortly for release and deportation for Hand. Will keep Department informed.