Hide Article Text (OCR)
road trom the cauip a htav.v »**!*©food*i he other report were from point marthe cltv, to the north. In three ca-e- the Mp|w*arHn**e of armed ga*'g- at early imirn- across the road, closed. I he dr^er, whom* |iuui\ mid th* « apture hv armed tnr*c had hern “burnt aeio— the forehead by ahv them of hor-e-, -addle- mid gun were bullet, did not hesitate at the obt«cle, hutijflflWmyrepotted to the -hentt - department, tin* -cut the ear hurtling through the gate v.itli-victim- Mportuig p*i am ally, from «»m* out -topping or -lowing down until a mil* place the gang forced tw«» tann lak*r*t to out **t range. N«* on* el * wa hit Thej(engineer- think there were about fifteenuniand inp» with them, pro ha iilv a the third ea-e they a»** -aid to ha ♦ to, *d „„ n lfl f|M « all!p Arriving a! Point l-abela Man trailing along the road with a milk ofu, ot t|H, ,wrty telephoned the facta toman to g*» along with them. The* di-po-ed ,, w| the\her,tf. Mr. Vann «,u al-lt;»f tl»e milkman'- to. k In pilln along the road.• g »lt; »it jready out lt;»n the 11.til «»t tin* alleged robA|»frearing at th* ran* h **t Vathan l i It’ il*t i« It the laghfbourn pla* *lM»uru at Puente- Negrafmiles north **t» » « I* H|o« k tillmorning.Rrown-\tllr, at 5 -even armed and mount**! Mexican- t**r ♦*!Manuel Ibarra, the earetake r, to h.*nd ov ra fine mare and rode oft ea-t a!on» th* re--aia. In addition to tin- Ibarra tear that harm may have been done to hi- brother, Abram Ibarra, who ith a milkman natu.d Tijerina had started to Brown-ville a -h«*r*tune k*t**re the thieve- appeared at tin*ran* h. At noon todav Abram lhari » aniiT.j erina lia«! not been found ami th* ii nnA -mall parly «*t armed men apjwared early tin- in**rtung at tin* home *•! a re-i-mmd« nt ot the Puent* • Nigra- neighborhood, am! went through th*- -ame * our-e a- thatfollowed at the Lubtbourn place.1 hexexplained ab-eii«e ua- eati-ingIbarra much unea-me--. II*- feared thev might h«v»- been waylaid bv the -ame -ev* n Ibarra eame into the -lieriff- otfi*e at Itl o’cloek tin- morning and told sin riffwoke the owner and ordered him to handover all hi- -addle hor-cs. He had but two Pleading that he had no other property andthat the loss of k*th horre» would ruinhim -axed one of the animal tor him. Th* tlnev* - t«*.*k tb** other, a nth* and two-addle- and made »»ff. I hi * wa- reported M imiel Ih*putv Sheriff Pat Ilalex by the vietmof the robberv at noon todav.Further report* v hifh h*i^ not yet beer4confirmed i- t«* the effect that about o’clo* k tin- morning a band of twentv-fivc• *• « |o«Vann about the holdup. Atmorning Ibarra. win* v. a till in b* d, • v-lo« k thi- 1° thirty w *»k*» I.hi Port ilia, e.iretaketof th** rainli thi*e mil* from townhe hoard tlm gat** of ,!»*• pa-dure, a way from the hou-e, creak o|*eti. II** ar*» •an*l -tepp* d oiit-i«l«- to inve tigat**. Sewnmen immediately l*-x«l«*«l carbine- at himhort jn**J,rJo.e Celava,\Y»* t Hi ow u-ville, kdonging t*jgixe up cvcrvand t*o lt;* *1 Port ilia foaddle hor-e *»»i th** place.ab**i|t a dozen m number, and four or fi» u'Wfrotu horseback. They u-ked him it h* w .*s -addle- lt;utting tb** femes, they p,.--e » armed, and when In* -aid In* wa- not all °,,f through the Hallmark farm, adjoiningbut one put up then rifle-. to! left in the direction of Puente- Negra-A -mall bov. bar* legged, w*a- riding Ik I where a robbery i- known to have occurred.1 #11lo**k.Mr. tVlava wa fir t informed of thehim! one of the men The I* ader turn* *! to I14*him and -aid. “Which one d*» you want ?**Th* Imy mdicated a mare grazing hwi-e rumored r*»hl»erv hx a Herald reporter looknear the lion-**. Th** I* .^*|.*r t«*r. «*d tl»** »,nK ,,,r M «***ofirmat»«m of th#* -forv. H**finunediatelv -tarted for the ran«4t to incnreti* ke? t * * « at* b t bIlia n*r»ibjt1mounted the Imic kick **t rbf animal and }vp * Mr. Olaya aid h* had only fw.*rofle .Iff u ith the r*-t. after tfmv b.».i tried hor-e- lt;m tin place and it any more -eremule- gTH/inc aroundint heenclosure, iIbarra tot*! tbrm b** had no roite and no P^, #s.taken th*v l*el*ov,-f-*! to the man living o*hor-e to ride to round up the mule- Seeming to k m ha-fc to get a v a\* th* thie . e-fh*t »he band ot thieve-, fiftv -tron.. that la -1 mglit -t*»l* hor-e- »*'rth ot h«*redropped the matte, and hi«-tened **ft up the ,n t,U crnrril1 neighborl.OfKl Puentes Nerp*n«’n.era* ii i»»i*a* I**-- th** river froml!*arra ruv- that two «»f the men r*nl** !mule-, large -I* »k l«***king animal-, low! all four feet. The other fix** r«**!o natixbor-cf*.lt;*n'.Pm1 m Wm BSSsImmediately on In *r»* _ Ibarra*- -t**rv !«!iirutg tin* mght lw*f*ame known at .1 «»** !** ktin- att*Tii*i«*n when Slieritt Vann, on thetrail ot ilu* bandit-, telephoned to DeputyPat I! ♦ 1* x tr**m San * Bnito, Sheriff V.uui,Halev -av-. w,»- not mnr* tbon thirty* minute- ride behind the band when thevShlt;nff V ann.w,*h N.ith.m l.,tMlwUrn. lh(J ,,artv ,„.,nMrs on th, ro ^own*r ® r»nrh. :.n.l * *.vrnt 'between RaymopHville end Point N.be!The -henft'- j'arty - *w the -ma-hed gateto the -lt; ere of the robbery to take up t},*tmil of the thieve*.A party of *-,x »| engineersRuvmondxnlle t*» point l-akd 111 Ml, aot.*mobile at H»:ir» ,hi- morning at a iioint nbo«it 1 I mile- **nt **t P«*mt I ala*l ranthrough which th**g«ung from went at full» Irom the outlawI *eed,engineer-*—eapingautomobile under fire•. The remains of a goat killed and eaten bx th«* bandit- was foundnear the pla« «* where tin- gang «*r** ed theaero— what they t«*ok to l*lt;* a camp «»t «*uf San Benito Point I al** I r«»ad f r«*m tbilaw- near the road. Thirtx blt; t-, thev re p**int thex headed north, traveling through ported to Rr**wn-ville, w»r** tire at the nm Hi** bru b and avoiding road-. Sb**nttchine. The driver a- -***m a- challenged Tann went into San Benito to gather aput mi full -}»e*-d and the »*ar hurtled pa-t S*r**e sufficient to c*»|mp with the gang ofthe cauip. A th**u-and yard- down the «****’’
Newspaper Details
Brownsville Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Mon, Aug 02, 1915
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Anonymous
USA 26 Feb 2020
Other Publications Near Brownsville, Texas
Whalen Furniture News
Valley Star Monitor Herald
Brownsville Sentinel
Brownsville Herald
Brownsville Daily Herald
