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Baggage and mail cars were piled i on one side.About a half dozen armed ban* dits entered the passenger coaches killing Cotpora I Me Bee and fatally wounding Dr. E. S. McCain,| Brownsville. Three others who were shot recovered. Corporal McBee was one of three soldiers returning from leave. AH were unarmed. Sighting their uniforms, the bandits directed their fire at them. Dr. McCain, a public health officer, .was killed by a bullet in ( the abdomen fired through a door.I Harry Wallis, a former ranger.and John Kleiber. Brownsville,. were among the passengersaboardlire On Soldier*Four bandits were reported to have been executed by rangers the following day for aiding in the wrecking of the train. The following Sunday. Oct. 24. 1915. bandits fired on a soldier camp at the oil well a short distance from the scene of the train wreck. Herman C. Moore. 4th U. S. Infantry, died from wounds a few| days later.Both Fisana and De la Rosa are { reported to have crossed into Mexico where thev were active in organized bandit and rebelmovements.(upturned WorkDespite his h«u iowing and near* i ly fatal experience. Mr. Doddscontinued to supervise construction work in outlying districts where irrigation facilities were being installed. In an era when jpaved roads were undreamed of.automobiles fairly scarce, andtelephones reaching only a shortdistance into the country, bandits found it possible to harass a considerable territory by striking in one section apd then taking flight to reappear at some other set- | tlement. Mr. Dodds has never discussed his narrow escape and ! nuinv who have known him for *years have never heard of the incident.Parmaler Slam#One of the most tragic episodes i in the series of bandit attacks over the Valley cost the life of a j popular San Beni tan, Gordon Farm a lee. Mr. Parma lee was slain near Llano Grande when bandits opened fire as he halted to open a gate. His companion, the late Charles Greenslade of San Benito, was wounded but succeeded in escaping in the car, [As for their experience. Mr Dodds. Rodriguez and Esparza freely admit they were thoroughly frightened In fact. Esparzadidn't remain to have any further contact with bandits. Fearing [ vengeance on the part of some member of the gang from whom he had escaped he took his family and left alnru*st by the next trainLeft HurriedlvThey went so hurriedly tliat I they took only clothing they wore, he. his wife, and their two small children. Esparza related. The J baby boy was only five days old. First they went to San Antonio. There followed a long period of wandering extending over four ; years and streching through several southern states.By working where they could and pushing on again to another ;, place,, they spent some time in St. , Louis, Dayton. Cincinnati. Nash* ( ville. Baton Rouge, and other -cities1 / * ■%*.._ ___s• -SiA question as to whether they 1suffered from cold and Esparazaand his wife shivered in agree- i ment. They were forced to sleep j j to their clothes much of the time j and had little to cat. **But, let ; 1 someone give you a good scare, he laughed, ‘‘and see how far i you will try to travel” He dis- j claims knowledge of English but lt; p * |ee Bandit Raids. Pane 2. Col 2 i
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Valley Morning Star
Harlingen, Texas, US
Sun, Apr 25, 1937
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