Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1864-1869, 1868-11-07
A Scene in Mexico.
HOW BANDlrrI RoRDED A SPECIE TRAIN.

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The San Antonio Express says:
A cvndrcm from Monterey, containing
ninety.two thousand Spanish dollars, belong.
ing to the wealthy firm of Clausen y Co., OF
that city, was attacked on the night OF the 23d
of August last within tree miles Of Matamo-
ras, bya party of only Ave men. The train
was captured and fifteen of it, sixteen defend
ers bound hand and foot, but afterwards re-
captured by the sixteenth man who drove oil
the robbers after killing their leader, and then
released his fifteen comardes. Here is tho
story by an eyewitness.
"The route from Monterey to Matamoras is
over level country, barren and unproductlve
but infested with robbers and murderers, rs
the numberous crosses erected overthc graves
of murdered people, at short intervals beside
the road, will testify. The party in charge
of tie conducta had used the ordinary precau-
tions by the way not relaxing their yigils
until on the night of the attack. when long
er march was made to reach II sale distance
from the city. Here in full view of its light
and almost within sound of its hum, the train
was turned of, II corral formed, and Il camp
made.
Supper over and mules picScted, the party
gather around the camp fire to talk over the
incidents of the trip, and OF friends at home.
As the conversation tagged, the party, one by
one, made down their pallets arodni the fire
aud gave themselves up 10 sleep. Longrano
Garcia lwLo 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 tie morning. wien, Of a sud-
den, the well known whoop of the aSattadO-
res broke the stiffness, and before the sleepers
could gather their senses, the iadrones dct
cqm.no reai (robber on the royal road) were
down upon them, and with drawn weapons,
commanding them to surrender Those near
the fire were of course easy victims. ana were
taken without shot. these the robbers pro-
cecded to bind hand and foot, after which they
started towards the wagons.
"Garca Rad seen the whole proceeding and
was fully prepared to act. AS the leader OF
the b d ones turned towards him, Gaiea rest
cd on the elbow, to be in position where he
could Aande his iilc. The slight motion was
Immediately observed by the leader, who
commenced firing and advancing. Garcia
recognized him us relative named Miguel
Ramircs, 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 mc!' md Mt the same time fired, the
shot taking effect in the head, killing Ramires
instantly. Garcia tnen sprang to his feet, but
before he could level his piece the comrades of
the dead robber had fed to the chapparal. To
cut the fifteen bound men loose was tn Q work
of an instant. This done precautio ns were
taken to guard against another attack, which
however, provet unnecessary.
"Tle body of the dead was examil iad, and
among other things complete list OFT Ia
droaes was found, among them as that o
Caballo Blanco, one of tho most notoriou
murdercn and thieves on the frou inter an
u tcrrorto the people on each side the river
"The list was taken to tie aut critics a
Matamoras. and in short time the desperat
Blanco was in hands of the milit Try, WHO'S
commander issued an order to s. oot lin II
daylight The civil authorities, on learnin!
the facts, claimed the desperate, aad he wa
turned over to t-em. His fate h as yet to b,
decided.
"Tho fortunate and brave Garcia is hero
The liberal owners of the coin have presented
him with ten per cent. of the whole amount
while medals and testimonials are showered
upon him with the greatest profdsion.
"a word more OF Miguel liamiras. This
; desperate man was a native of Texas. lie
Q was born on the Boabado Ranch, in Nneces
( county, about forty miles from Corpus Cristi.
0 He was natural thief, and from the time he
! could crawl stole from his fither eyory valu-
e able he could get Lis hands on. W en- only
J fourteen wears Of age he stole eighty head of
fine mules, drove them by San Antonio TO the
- Indian territory, and was so cunning that, al
though he was seen with the stock, 1t was ue-
I,sr recovered