ped ▁him ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children . ▁They ▁murder ed ▁and ▁scal ped ▁several ▁other ▁government ▁officials . ▁Among ▁them ▁were ▁Stephen ▁Lee , ▁acting ▁county ▁sh er iff ; ▁Corn el io ▁V ig il , ▁pre fect ▁and ▁prob ate ▁judge ; ▁and ▁J . W . ▁Le al , ▁circuit ▁att orney . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁a ▁large ▁force ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Mex icans ▁and ▁P ue blo ▁attacked ▁and ▁laid ▁sie ge ▁to ▁S ime on ▁Tur ley ' s ▁Mill , ▁where ▁Aut ob ee ▁and ▁Tob in ▁were ▁working . ▁See ing ▁the ▁crowd ▁approach , ▁Aut ob ee ▁rode ▁to ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁occup ying ▁American ▁forces ▁about ▁the ▁revol t ▁and ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁get ▁help , ▁leaving ▁eight ▁to ▁ten ▁mountain ▁men , ▁including ▁his ▁brother ▁Tom , ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁mill . ▁After ▁a ▁day - long ▁battle , ▁only ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁men , ▁Johnny ▁Albert ▁and ▁Tob in , ▁surv ived ; ▁they ▁escaped ▁the ▁burning ▁mill ▁separately ▁on ▁foot ▁during ▁the ▁confusion ▁of ▁night ▁fighting . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁escape , ▁Tob in ▁and ▁Aut ob ee ▁served ▁as ▁sc outs ▁for ▁a ▁company ▁led ▁by ▁Capt . ▁Cer an ▁St . ▁V rain , ▁to ▁find ▁and ▁capture ▁the ▁ins urre ction ists . ▁Those ▁perpet rat ors ▁who ▁were ▁not ▁killed ▁in ▁battle ▁were ▁tried ▁and ▁mostly ▁h anged . ▁Rom ero ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁while ▁in ▁j