The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-04-03
THE BORDER.
Armed Bands OF MeXlcans liz
wade Texas.
They Murder Several Citizens
and Carry or n Number
OfPrisOnerS.
One OF The ScOnndrelS Captured
and Hung.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS,
March q, 1870.

To Richard Coke, Governor
A body of thirty mounted and armed
Mexicans suddenly appeared ut Sam
uel Pages ranch yesterday ut noon,
eight miles from this place. They rob.
bed the house and took the men iris.
oners. One mile beyond they sacked
Franks store, and arrested many peo.
pie and treated the men with great
cruelty, hut let the women go. AT
Nueces Town, twelve miles from here,
they burned the United States post
office, and also the store and dwelling
of II. j. VOakes. The postmaster seri-
ously wounded one of the leaders, q
man named Smith was killed, and the
Sen Antonio mail rider was arrested
and robbed of his horse and arms.
While sacking another store, Me
Gregors, in this vicinity, they were
overtakcn and charged by small
party Of armed men from this place. A
man named Lenark was killed on the
! twenty-seventh; they had reached
/ Penitas on the Nueces river, sixty
miles from here; the report is that our
larger pursuing party had overtaken
/ them mt this point and fight was pro-
crossing. The wounded leader is here
in Jail. Many families have aban-
doIed their homes. Wild rumors of
other raids or probable raids, with or
without foundation, are rife. The peo-
pie of the county bell they are in
great danger. 1t certainly is fearfully
open and exposed and without protec-
ton, and many Mexican outlaws are
hidden in the brush. The United
States should interfere, as the mails
have been destroyed and will he in
danger hereafter. We should have two
companies or cavalry.
JOHN w. MOORE,
Representative from Nueces, 30th Sen
atorial District.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX As, March, %, 1875.
Governor Richard Coke, Austin, Texas:
The mayor of Corpus Christi has
asked for aid in rcpelling an armed
body of Mexican robbers now APP
preaching the city. ] have directed
the commanding officers of Brown
and Ringgold barracks to send troops
out. Doyou, rs Governor of the state,
require aid: Gen. Augur is in New
Orleans.
GSigned.1 G. B. Russell,
Abide. Camp.
Dan n NrOSlO, i FNAS, MtICu ~, 1910.
Governor Richard Coke, Austin Texas:
The mayor of Corpus Christi tele-
graphs that the robbers have been dis
persed.
.[Signed. G. B.RUssEIL,
Abide Camp.
CORPUS CHRISTI, March - In adj
dition to last nights report, the band
of MeXicnus came within seven miles
of this town, robbed several stores and
houses and touk II large numLer of
American prisoners, among them
Judge Gilpin, formerly II member of
the legislature, and two women. They
compelled all cnptives TO walk in front
of them untilthey were exhausted, aud
then mOunted some on bareback
horses and hurried them of.
They robbed and burned the postof-
flee ut Nueces, and robbed and took
prisoner one mail rider. The citizens
have gone in pursuit.
A fight Is rrpoi ted near Banquette
One Mexican and two Americans were
killed.
All except four prisoners escaped.
Nothing heard Of them,
Business is mostly suspended, and
the citizens are under arms guarding
the town.
BROWNSVILLE, March 81.
The excitement on the Rio Grande
has subsidized somewhat, although con-
siderable apprehension still exists. The
raiders are believed to have escaped
into MeXico, except Felix Godine2,
who was captured and has been hung
after n trial 10y the citizens of Corpus
Christi.
Reports come in of number OF
armed Mexicans up the Rio Grande,
within fifty miles of this city. 1t is
possible they were the Corpus Christi
raiders moving towards the west bank
of the river. Near one thousand head
of cattle were stolen and driven into
Mexico last week from ranches between
and Lpredn.