The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-19
A SCENE IN MEXICO.
How Bandiiti Robbed Specie
| Train.
From the San Antonio Express

From the San Antonio Express.
A conducta from Monterey, containing
ninety-two thousand dollars belonging
to the wealthy firm of Clausen & Co., OF
that city, was attacked on the night OF
the 23d of August last, within three
miles of Matamoras, by q party OF only
five men. The train was captured, and
| fifteen of its sixteen defenders bound
hand and foot, but afterwards recap
tured by the sixteenth man, who drove
eff the robbers after killing their leader
and then released his fifteen comrades.
Here is the story of an eyewitness:
The route from Monterey to Matamo-
ras is over a Lowell country, barren and
unproductive, but infested with robbers
and murderers, as the numerous crosses
erected over the graves of murdered
people at short intervals beside the
road will testify. The party in charge
of the coRducta had used the ordinary
precautions by the way, not relaxing
their vigils until the night of the at
tack, when longer march was made to
reach safe distance from the city.
Here, within full view of its lights, and
almost within sound of its hum, the
train was turned off, a corral formed,
and camp made.
Supper over and mules picketed, the
party gather around the camp fire to
talk over the incidents of the trip, and
of friends at home. AS the converse
tion tagged the party, one by one,
made down their pallets around the fire
and gave themselves up to sleep. Lon
griano Garcia, who was the last one to
retire (there being no guard), took his
blanket and laid down under wagon.
Everything remained quiet until
about three o'clock in the morning,
when, of a sudden, the well-known
whoop of the a:altddores broke the still
ness, and before the slespers could
gather their senses, the ladrOnes del err
IN ina real (robbers on the royal road)
were down upon them, and, with drawn
weapons, commanding them to surren-
der. Those near the fire were of course
easy victims, and were taken without
shot; these the robbers proceeded to
bind hand and foot, after which they
started towards the wagons.
Garcia had seen the whole proceed
ings, and was fully prepared to act.
As the leader of the ladrOnes turned to.
wards him, Garcia raised his elbow, to
be in position where he could handle
his rifle. The slight motion was imme-
diately observed by the leader, who
commenced firing and advancing. Gar
cia recognized him rs n relative named
Miguel Ramires, a young man, aged
twenty three, and the son of the owner
of the celebrated Boabado Ranch in
this State.
Garcia thought to put his cousin off
his guard and called out, miguel, don't
you know me7" and at the same time
fired, the shot taking effect in tho head,
killing Ramires instantly. Garcia then
sprang to his feet, but before he could
level his piece the comrades of the dead
robber had fled to the chapparal. To
cut the fifteen bound men loose was the
work of an instant. This done, precau-
tions were taken against another at
tack, which, however, proved unnoces-
sary.
The body of the dead man was ex-
amined, and, among other things, a
complete list of the lGdyOHes was found;
among them was that of Caballp Blanco,
one of the most notorious thieves and
murderers on the frontier, and terror
to tho people on each side of the river.
The list was taken to the authorities
at Matamoras and in short time the
desperate Blanco was in the hands of
the military, whose commander issued
an order to shoot him at daylight. The
civil authorities on learning the facts,
claimed the desperate, and he was
turned over TO them. His fate has yet
to be decided.
The fortunate and brave Garcia is
now hero. The liberal owners of the
coin have presented him with ten per
cent. of the whole amount, while
medals and testimonials are showering
upon him with the greatest prOfusiOn.
A word more of Miguel Ramires.
This desperate man was n native OF
Texas. lie was born on the BOabads
Ranch, in Nueces County, about forty
miles from Corpus Christi. He was Il
natural thief, and from the time he
could crawl stole from his father every
valuable he could lay his hands on.
When only fourteen years of age he
stole eighty head of fine mules, drove
them to San Antonio TO the Indian Ter
ritory, and was so cunning that, al
though he was seen with the stock, it
was never recovered.