The New York herald., 1875-07-17

STOCK raiser, WnOnaQ Settleu mere uiieA ehS .ioo'
OF Inc war, IN VIII ca ne served as lneihper Vl Ine
Folrth Wisconsin, cavalry, ana be mas leIt u larse
and helpless iainiF Of small chhdren: ,ou,- or
EfQhtsenth--On the 1ytn oil AprI, 1879. phrJ oI
twelve armed MeKlcaus crossed the i1lo orahue
nom Guerrero. MkXico, and appeared az Sarii1o,
LalafA county. where there IS post ouVe anu
where a deputy collector of customs ana two
mounted inspectors are stall0Aep' lug lalue.a
entered the store OF Dr. ID. ID. Lowell anu mur-
dered aim in cold blood They then robbed ms
store or several thousand dollars IN money ana
goods. Tney tnen proceeded 10 the oiiice OF the
Deputy Collector OF customs, robbed the pace Oh
AL the properly IN the oflce except the mohey;
which was 10 large IRON safe which they coula
not break open. but broke on the Knobs. leaving
II useless. The Deputy Collector was absent ana
the inspectors nea being two only against the
at Carrlzo. ana the Post Office wen as TIE store
was Sutted of It's contents. Dr. Lowell was an IN
up considerable trade at Carrlzo where he had
settled Az the close OF our late war, in which he
had served nonorably as u volunteer IN the Fourth
Wisconsin cavalry, which regiment. wIthIn two
days. lost two OF It's members-Dr. Lovell and
George Hill. These oeatns, occurring distant
points ffom each other, put at nearly the same
perlod of tlme prove the thorough organization
and understanding between the Mexican
thieves scattered all along the Mexican border
or tAe RIO Grande. lhe Sherln OF Zapata
county. Yrltng TO Judge ware states tae ne loss OF
collected tnat WAS on deposit with DR.. Lowell
NiReteenu-On the lst day OF December, 1874,
large party OF Mexican cattle thieves enc&mpen
near the ranch OF Carlos Danache, OF Cameron
county, ABOUT fourteen miles rom Bro~nsvule,
aud they sent word 10 Nj. D&nache, Who hau
been active III the pursuit OF these caoaerJs, tnaG
they were encamped near his Llace, and would ee
pleased 10 see hini. Mr.. .Danache gathered
party OF lriends aud weat 10 their camp next
morning. but lound lt abandoned. And at thelr
camp ne found a Mexican hung ana the dead
body SO Uady mutilated that 1t could not be iden-
tined, out supposed TO be some honest man who
nad made himself obnoxious, like Danache, to the
thieves -
Ttoe,ltteLb-On the 18th day OF January, 1875.
Albert Dean and Josepa Dunn. mounted IN
spectors OF customs stationed ut Rio Grande CIV,
starr county, were attacked bv a party OF nve
Mexicans. armed with Winchester carplnes, VINO
had Just crossed rom Mexico, and whose ontns
Was undergoing examination by the inspectors,
and their outnt, consisting or raw hlde ropes
and otner parapnernala OF the cattle thleI, inal-
caled the object their vislt This was about
Two leagues below Rio Grande CITY.
In the same neignborhood q. W. Lowe, an
other mounted inspector or CUSTOMS accom-
panied by Joseph Dunn, was amDushed and nred
upon from the chaparral ON the 22d day OF April,
1876 tue ball cutting through his cloth1ng across
the breast, which indicated the intention OF the
Tsrsnty- -a,st-On the 26tn day of January 1875,
fight occurred between party OF United States
soldiers and u parry OF Mcxicans at the Rancho
solses, IN Starr county, about eighteen miles pc
low MO Granae city. in which two soldiers and
one Mexican were Killed ana TWO other MeXlcans
were wounocd. From the foregoing account Of
years. 1t Will be perceived tnat the raids OF the
Mexican nandirs upon this frontier nave not been
confined TO cattle stealing alone, out have taken
wider range and resulted IN tae robbery OF
the mercantile establishment, post Offices and
custom houses scattered over the country and be-
yond the protecting guns OF the garrlsoned
towns and In the systematic murder OF lsoiated
Americans engaged III tnl5 region IN DuSIneSS,
either as merchants farmers or stock raisers, and
that the fiat for 'eXtermnauug their tyrantS,n
issued in 1859, Is being carried out TO It's blUody
consummatlon. AS before slated, we nave not
recounted many murders traceabls to the same
hands, but nave confined our relation to those
acts proving organization ana common pur-
pose. -
But 1t is charged by Sefor Marsca, the Mexican
Minister at Washington, according to the tee
graphic reports OF his correspondence, that these
crimes have been committed Dy eX-Conlederate
m
renoered desperate by the loss OF their slave
properly. ms charge IS an apsurdty on It's lace.
into wnicn Senor Marlscal could not nave been led
had he taken the trouble TO consult the United
States census OF 1860. According 10 tnis census
there only 249 slaves west Ol the Nueces, IN
Guiding this whole section up TO New Mexico,
region OF country exceeding the State or Pennsyl-
vaniA IN extent There are o2ly eight Americans
IN Cameron county, by actual count, VINO were eX-
Confederate soldiers. There was battalion OF
soldiers Of Mexican origin, organized IN Webb aod
BeXar counties by Colonel santos Benavldes, IN
tue Confederate service, but there nave oeen lew
complaints IN webb county and, with
not PROBABLY fifty men west of the Naeces River
VINO were IN the Conlederase'service.
WRONGS PERPErRATED AGAINST MEXICAEs.
lt Is often alleged that MeXicens reslGent in
Texas suffer great wrongs AT the hands OF Ameri-
cans ana that they receive no proiectisn In their
persons ana property In our courts. Your CON-
mIttee do not pretend 10 assert thac sucn
wrongs have not been committed against
MeXcans by AmericanS In tneir lndlvld-
uai capacity, but we do most earnestly deny
that there has exIsted'or that tnere could exist
ton organization OF citizens Tor such a pur-
pose, but, on the contrary, we maintain a We'll
and State, are always open and ready TO redress
such private and individual wrongs. AT recent
term oil the District Court OF THIS county three
parties, one an American and the others citizens
or Mexican origin were indicted Ior the alleged
crime OF hanging three men (Mexicans and alleged
cattle thleves), but tney were acquitted for want
OF any proof TO convict. And at the last term Of
the District Court OF Starr county several officers
of the United States army were indicted Tor al
iacts prove our assertion that rearess
Tor wrongs toward Mexlcans can be
cial position or the influence OF those Who may be
charged with the commission OF such wrongs.
INvASIONS OF MEXICO.
And IL Is equally impossible lOr Americans OF
this section OF tho State 10 organize themselves
into predatory bands Tor the purpose Of invading
or raIdlng upon our neighDorng republic. fne
existence OF such ORGANIZATIONS would oe lmine-
bands Through their relatives and friends among
residents and citizens or Mexican origin.
And, besides, In Mexico tney have most admir-
TINS State Is one OF the causes OF the success OF
the invading bandits IN their RAIDS upon oar stock
ranches.
There Is another and compete reiutation OF any
charge chat Americans are guilty OF raiding upon
Mexican SOIL existing IN the ack that not single
American has ever been captured III any such ex-
pedltion, walch, as we nave shown Dy the de-
scnption OF tue rural police OF Mexico, would have
RENDITIoY OF STOLEN PROPERTY.
we udNe dlIcduJ SHOWN GHt JuSttCc VI tuc lSBlb-
lation Of Texas toward Mexicans, residents and
nOn-residents IN securing TO them the titles to
their lands and tnls spirit is stll further shown
by the laws of the Stite enactlng that the possess
sion OF property stolen In foreign country Is
continuation Of the felony and providing Tor the
punishment OF the felons Tnis act Is
enforced in our courts. 1t would make
thls report too voumnous TO cite the records; and
we present case No. 30S in the Justices precinct
No. z, Cameron county, as d sample OF many otl-
ers In TINS case LeOnidas Guerra, OF Matamoros,
Mexico made an affidavit before Lne Justice as To
a
| warrant was Issued, which warrant was nuorsed u
by Hon. w. IL. Russell, District Judge, In or.er TO
secure It's execution IN any county Whcfe the
property might be found, ana the iOllOwlng Is tho
| return ON the pr0cess:-"Came tc mana May %,
! 1872, ana executed same uaY by delivering TO
Leondas Guerra thirty-sevcn head OF stolen prop
| erty. Roswell II. Gillette, special Balm, Bee
| county;n to which Mr. Guerra had pursued MS
property. and wnere II was restored TO him. The
records OF the United states Custom House nt
THIS port (Brownsvllie) prove that the federal Of
1cals arc equally prompt 10 dosustice by the de-
! livery OF stolen property wnen tue proper Claims
| and proofs are presented 10y Mexican claimant %.
| These Official documents prove another very I'M
/ ~ unf upf uto n hau