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T I O N
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
[23 April 1928]
III Report of Patrol
ON April 21 Ascencion Benabides
[Ascención Benavides] a native from near
Jocomico reported in at the outpost at
San Francisco and stated that a man by
the name of Santiago Tercero, Sr., had
recently threatened him (Benabides) with
a pistol. At 1300 April 22, PFC Doyle
and two men cleared San Francisco for
Jocomico to investigate the case. The
patrol found the Tercero house but
Tercero, Sr. was not at home. Members of
his family declared that he owned a
pistol, but had not threatened any
person with it. A fighting knife was
found on the person of the son of
Tercero so he was taken to San Francisco
for questioning. On April 23, Tercero
reported in with a Colt. 38 cal Police
Model pistol, which he stated he had
bought in Honduras for the sole purpose
of turning it in, and that he intended
to prefer charges against Benabides for
falsely accusing him of owning a pistol
and threatening Benabides with it.
On April 22 a patrol of four men left
San Francisco to patrol in the NE
direction. On arriving at La Herra,
situated on the west bank of the Rio
Negro, about 12 miles north of east of
San Francisco, a house was found
containing five loop-holes and a supply
of water containers and six saddles. No
arms were found. One man present stated
the saddles belonged to men who were
working in the vicinity of La Herra.
About five or six good trails converge
to this house. It is being carefully
watched by patrols from San Francisco.
Active patrolling is being carried out
from San Francisco and to date there has
been no information concerning the
smuggling of arms across the border.
Only one case of unauthorized possession
of arms has been noted; that contained
in this report.
/s/ J. C. McQueen
127/205/2
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