Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-08-16

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following narrative of the latest
exploits of the notorious Lezatsa's troops
may suffice to exempiify the whole law
less system. Near Tie village of Copala,
in Sinaloa., about fifty miles from the
coast, lived 4 man named Arroa, with
his wife and little daughter. The house
stood detached, 'onoa small ranch owned
10y tife family; atitfeontaiHdA small tieas-
iIre to empty any ones cupidity; but
AFroa's wife was known 70 be related -Lo
wealthy people in Masatian, and this
fact is supposed TO have instigated the
yillany about to be described. just
before sunset on the afternoon OF June
l3 party of Lozapa's 5 brigands. under
commanded lieutenant known as An
tonia Murillo, surrounded the ranch
man 5 cottage nd Informed the terrified
senora that she and her daughter must
go with tiieHa as, prisoners te the noun
Iains. 1'hey'had evideatly ecu Intel upon
resistance from Arroa himself, for no
sooner did the latter interfere to save
his screaming wife and child from being
dragged forth then he was rathlessly
riduled with balls tired Instantly at him
through windows aud doors. This
cruel murder done, the house was fired,
and the outlaws rode swiftly away with
their helpless female captiyes towards
the gloomy range OF the Sierra Madrel
The object of the abduction was heavy
ransom from the Wealthy ralatives of the
victims in MaZatian, and the mother and
daughter We're threatened with heavy
penafties If they made any effort TO
escape before the expected money came.
At about twenty miles from Copa1a, halt
way up a wooden ascent leading to their
fasIIless in tile track1ess are the brig
ands halted TOR the night, bound the
woman and child to trees, and after a
clrouse upon fiery mescal, fell asleep.
In the morning Sonora Arroa Was to
write to her friends i'll Mazatlan, re-
qnesting them Ia send by bearer the
money requisite to save nero and her!
little Lola Iruna death; but finding her
captOrs all asleep, aud hnping to get
back to the village and return with q res
cuing party before morning, she slip.
ped her bonds and He'd down the gloomy
descent almost as soon as she was lett
unmatched. But she had miscalcniated
both the distance back TO Copala aud
her own strength. 1t was morning be-
fore she neared the village, aud theu the
exhaustion and horrors she had endured
made her incapable OF giving timely in
formatioRof her mission. Upon discov-
ering at the same hour that their older
captive was gone, Merilio and his men
vented their wrath upon, the child in
brutal blows. and hurried at once 70
their remote mountain den. wheuce a
messenger was boldly dispatcheti to Co
paia With the announcement tt.at little
Lola's life should surely answer for any
delay in the transmission of heavy ran
som in gold. The sick mother could
not obtain the sam demanded without
applying for it in distant Mrzat.
Ian. and was advised instead. to olive,
Information of the road to the briyands'
haunt to the command of IA company OF
troops just arrived in the village. III
her misery she accepted this cotinSil. and
even insisted upon going with the SOL
diers ON their h0rfid march. The noun
tain den was toaiid, the outlaws were
defeated and scattered after battle of
several hours, and the victors received
Lola. Not, however, until the once
beautiful Ii tie girl had been hldpOtlsIy
braided by the ferocious race Of fha
vsiriduished. The fiends had ACTUALLY
applied burning brands 10 the face vi
the helpless Creature. until her sioht
was destroyed, her ifair singed to the
scalp, and her features were nast recop-
nitiOn. This as the revenge of the in
furiated Marillo for what he called his
BETRAYED bv The eseatSed mother. anf, If
left ihe poor. childish victim IN "A con
ditiof, tfrma lie ftIle most paiuful death
seem enxiahle. The mo.nin0 T.,lo and
her frenzied narent were carried -hs..I- to
CopaIa, by the soldiers. Whence in the
fnlior-iur u,aaix thair fr;ands ~, m.,..