, 1875-07-03

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". n. Thomas tsstifes that the present cattle
depredAttona Aro ..
A CONFIRMATION nr TIE rRouDtEs or 1860,
and arc mainly directed bY CottLrA. In 1906 tn
orEantzod = foroo for another raid on Toxas and
httnck on 1,rowasitlo, but was disturbed by hoar-
ing that Col Ford had organized Tho cttixons Of
Brownsville To rosat II.
1gnnoo Garcia testEtics that Coriina has grown
rtch BY plnn'nr. mud that he s&thor thiovea and
bnnllltB around him.
Carlos Euparga tcetincH tha. CortinA received
personally most OF tho stolen cAttto crossed At
tho t;ahboozo Rancho In iA7t. Ho liha prossl.
tuscd 1"s command and onrichcd himaolf.
Naothno itodrtouch testlfos that Cortlna sont
man BY hfn followers In 1885, to btB own ranch,
III Hoftladlto,
ThadIena N. Rhodes. Justice Of tho Ponce.
testilca that Cortna was nsst-tod IN hs attack
on 5rownaviI1c. in 1sbD and operations OH tho
anca fntnlahn1 from 3tatamnras.
Thattdeus u. llh0don declares that Cortfna
agreed to take caro- of tho casttothiovca III
Me1ioo II thoy would take caro- Of themselves
in ToSsa. It is notorious that Cortina
l,as ttockod his ranchen Canelo, 8odndito Carl.
tas, Jnrkkeok, Palstoc Blanco, aud others with
cattie stolon from, Texas.
Bonito aarc!a tostihos to fraudulent return
1nadc OF tho catto captured at Cnloboozo Itancll
from thieves by tho Mexican authorities. Cor
tina 60. 100, and only 10 head wore accounted
fur, When III fact 11B head wero captured. Cor
tina has enriched himself Try plnndor.
Anaclsto Phdron waa detailed by cortina In 1870
ilnschhl to receive drove Of stolen catt'o from
his agents, and escort them safo Distance
from tho riyor. This vas done, md tho catto
dcisyorad to AiH p1avato yaqueroa.
Anacto pndron in 1871, was sent AZ one Ut
sqHad of Ills sotdiers by Cortina to 1.nguna,
near 3IRsarnofss, 10 escort herd OF Rtolen Texas
cattle to hla 1anrll rAlitU l}lAnco. It wna dono,
Alexander II. Sanucrs heard Cortina aux for
stolen catIlo At unar.!alo 1lanch II, Docombor.
1871, or january, 1874 Whon told thoy had
nono. 10 said lit is strange you havo r,ons."
Cortina'a orderlies wore mounted Oh stoion
horaos at CamarHo in 1870.
Tomas V1agucz dcpoaca tl,at Corsina Ia the
protector Of thieTca atni raacals.
Antonio Tigorinn tcetfcs tlnt CortinA hAB on
richel himself through his position.
Apo Liisatio Hernandez testieH that Coytina
prutecta NclIolaa Solia,ia corrupt AlcAde, aud
receives stolen boot from him.
DtACKMA1L4
of 25 conts head on stolen cattle for mao OF
corra!A il levied by Bolis. Witness saw Gen.
Oortinh personally branding cattle At Santa Fe
in August, 1871. with brn,ll manufactured for
the purpose Of avadip8 proper inspection At
MntAtnOrAA.
Witness eaw Con. Cor.ina at Santa Rosa on
September IL, 1871, taxing toll Of tU0 stolen
cattle. Capt. Babs Garcia of Cortina'a brit
eado, with otlsor followers OF his, wero in pos
scsslon Of tho hcrd. Gen. Cortina used to rer-
du{lA4tf ClhbHt4y lu1 htQaSI heu1IuE lAS
htears to maskot, and the cows aud young stock
TO his ranchoH. tiseGorlo Villareal nhw Cortna
comforting. ut various tfinea III 1871 atld 1879,
with tho ffolgnFneH brothers, Nho wero notorious
thieves: Gregorin villarcs', when . eold'er.
under Lis orders HAs sont several times by
Cortina to eRcort cattle from tho Laguna 4
pralrio near A1ktnmofas, to various ratchcs bo.
longing to tho feneral; these oriora being oxe-
cuted. The cattle were notoriously ktonn to DO
stoon fronl ToxnH.
uregorih Vi!iareat testi1ies TINT Cortins
equipped tic Lnbo brothets, notorious thieves,
for cattlo steang raid OIL Texau in 1871. Tho
1tuboB wore captured with ioss os their outfit
Cortina requested Villareal to 20 to Brownsville
vera sold It public suction. Witness refused.
Gregorfo VAilArcaI tcHtlficu that Cortina retains
on lin ranches Htolcn horhos belonging TO Toaiah
Turner and others, some OF ttiose animals hav-
ing becn Intellectually claimed LII stolen. lIe Au-
tsorzes bis Boldlere and followers to steal from
Texas. md aAil "Let To1aa property comebver
hcrp." 1Io has ratlo use Of hin ftugcry-Dn for
private assassination; is continually surrounded
by a squad Of armed men, and has
GROWN RICH ff PLUMBER.
J. O. Thompson depoaes to tho phInes Of yntr-
Gus thieves and agents OF Cortinn.
Victor MoEell teatlf!eH that Cort{nh took from
him, pistol In hand, tue sum Of $500 III gold il,
December, 1859. This money had beau Iobbod
corIinas followers at liz drado % Gty II A Deean ~
Der, 1850, aud deposited III o safe at store
where hloroffwns clerk.
Eleenio Xa1uqra toBtiies that CortinA has
gont hin agents and thieves to Texas to steal
cattle. His policy IL to intuco thieves and ma
rauacrs to iotn hiB fo1cos.
Pedro Veia tcstltles that the catts dcprcia-
tious In Toxas augmented wonderfully whon
Cortina was IN command. 1io doposea that
ton. CortlMa eeut word 10 the lAnloas lwele1a
at Las Cuevas, OH the Mexican Bide, that
IF THEY aToLE FROM TEXAS, IT WAs ALL HIGHT,
hnt II they dopFodatod In Moxico ho would hang
oil offend8ra.
john y. Ford testi1ea that Cortink II guilty OF
murder, robbary and falsehood. Witness gives
q history OF tho so-callnd Corttna raid in 1850.
Abort Champion interviewed Cortina IN Sop
temher, 1871, "a to certain horses stoleu from
witnsss' stsse-statton ut La Tosena 1ldefonBo
Salinas, Captain OF Cortina's, having boan dis.
titMtly recognized ~ the commander OF thu
nrn'sa thleyes by Champions hostler, Acedouio
I4uoru. Champion acc,,sod said Salinas before
the tinnoral, offering to insrodncs his witness
bIindloldet, and havo him pick out the thief.
Co1hua declaIotl that Balinas VIVA In camp OF ths
night Of tho robbery, sud said, "You llsve Soma
spite agaiuht Capt. Salinas" After tedious
diplomatic correspondence, Cortina finally, un-
dor atTi,gcnt or1ors from the Minister OF War.
restored elk btokon-down horHes out Of nine
which had been btolen. and witness Is informed
and bolievea they had been all the while In poa-
sesaon aud In ,1se.