The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-06
BORDER DEPREDATIONS.

BORDER DEPREDATIONS.
THE vExED QUESTION FROM MEXICAN POINT
OF vIEw-How MExIcANs SUFFER FROM THE
RAIDs-ALLEaED PILLAaING BY MAcKENzIE's
TROOPS.
PIEDRAs NEGsAs, Mexico. August %. 1873
Your correspondent this morning called upon Gen.
eral Nuncio, commanding the Mexican forces along
line OF this portion OF the Rio Grandc for pur
pose Of obtaining knowledge OF the situation here
from Mexican point OF view He received with
the stately courtesy pee to these descendants of
tho spanisrds and plunged inter med,as
foliows:-
"what arc your instructions, General, in regard to
supprsssing maraudersr
my instructions to patrol tho Rio Grande vgi.
anty within my dssrlct and 10 pursue all thieves and
marsuders and punish them"
al, has been alleged that NO stock stolen from
this (tno Mcxicanl side OF the river and driven into
Texas Is this iact?'
ssit 10 not u, fact" responded the General. s'rhe
complaints OF Mexican citizens Of having their prop
sry stolen and driven 10 the Texas side numer-
ous ana almost daily have such complaints laid be-
lore mo-"
SPECIMEN DEPRECIATION.
"Couid you recall u few instances?"
~ will give you OF tho many cases that are
known and be authenticated without difficulty.
In May last farmers Ia tho town Of Nava turned
GU. Of their corn fields, late In tho evening aiter
psugnipg with Thorn, lot OF oxen, which stolen
that night anu driven into Texas The stolen
oxen iound by tho Custom House Inspector be.
low Eagle Pass far distant from exon were
two individuals lying in the shade These two Amer
leans were asked II they were the owners OF the cat
Tie, TO which they replied they were not, but the
evidence was worry strong TO show that those
had cattle IN charge. The inspector gathered up
tho oxen una brought them Eagle Pass where they
turnsd over 10 Inc Custom House Collector
contr"band having been crossed IN violation OF the
Custom House laws oil the United SUITES. lew
days aitcrward the owners OF the oxen,
from whom they had been Stolen, heard
Collector OF Customs, came to Eagle Pass and
advised how to recover their property, which
ne AFFIDAVIT with tho Collector that Ihs Inch
he he'd had oeen stolen from tnom by unknown par
and driven 10 the Texas side without thoir KNOW
edge or consent, which affidavit was made. Parties
made their claims according TO law. Notwithstanding
ali this the American government paid attention 10
the petition and the property 10 question was put up
sold ut puDc auction as conrubaud, which con-
slider very unjust l merely rsiate this 10 you 10
prove that there are hundreds OF cattle and horses
stolen from this district aud driven into Texas,
where they meet buyers ready TO recsve them, pay
ing tribe Tor the stolen stock These payers put
them IN tncir pastures, whero even. The owners Of
the stolen property dare not enter unless they
accom- pauicd by the sherin. VINO, up TO date, has
sho very tle Inclination 10 assist Mexican citi-
zen IN recovering his property wncn stoieu irom
Our have met with very little
ment OF assistance recovering their properly wneu
stolen fro tue aud crossed over into Toxas Ii Tho
animal stolen Is not OF much value IT Is eaton up by
lawyers and costs Of court"
''uow Is IL whvn stock stolen In Texas Ia driven
over 10 THIS side vi the rivcr 4"
"oor laws are different II person ands stolen
property no can 20 10 The courts anu plead his
case anu II he proves his property 1t is delivered to
Lam without any more formaIitss or expense. There
Is mplant ny our citizens In the spring than
any other ume, waon tho buyers como aOwn from
Kansas anu tne herds are gathered uD, anu IN
,ro oe" Mos,eo the Xmsrcsn ' officials suci,
the Inspectors OF hides ana cattle and Other civil
officers, would keep close lookout and not allow the
open lraio stolen cattle and horses there
would be end all this stealing this part o the
Rio Granaa but where they are allowed to sell almost
publicly any stolen property TO those buyers unmo-
Tested viii certainly be impossible 10 stop this steal
Ing the fronler."
LxnDIsro PILLAGERs.
''Iavs you maus aay arrests OF Acxcans who have
been stsating IN fexasW
IL have NOT been able to pursue thieves ma
rauarrs as desired, as was compelled 10 use most
Of my troops against bana oil 50 called Leraistos,
who were permi,tsd TO organize ON the Tsxas side
lives near the Rio Grands below Eagle Pass. He
crossed several times to this side with his
OF the. Lsrdo government piilagiDg the people
ana even stealing wearing apparel from families,
besides gathering W horses ana stock ana recrossns
uamoiestcd, keeping oor etizens In constant dread
As he was permitted 10 cross and reoross IRON fsxas
hsa DO continually on the alert Tor tne band,
sequenty couia not gvv the whole line tho attention
aosirsd 10. Ivan aiso state thai no American Cit
izen has ever called mo Tor assistance to pursue
thieves any stolen property but that he
has been furnished WIN soldiers from my msnd
TO MIN every way possible 10 recover prop
erty To-day, Tor instasce, the Ohva brothers, CIT
izeps o. Texas, presented themselves asking Tor as
sislance 10 pursue parties who had robbed thom, |
gave them detachment 10 assist In pursuing the
guilty parties"
THE KICK Aroons AND urAxs
"How about the kickapoos and Lipan Indiansf"
"ln regard to Indians, ~ June last the Lipans
wers attacked, sevsrai klled twenty oil bolh
sexes taken prisonors and sent TO Monterey under
guard, IN August or september last the Indians
who slofe the horses iron Juan Reyes, o citizen OF
Texas, ana crossed 10 ths side Win same, were
pursued aud Inc horses taken IRON them ana re-
turned to the owner. When General hacksnzis
Ia dc his RAID In Mexico Ia June last Mexican
citizens complained oi Losses they suffered ny said
raid Tue parties complaining are Jose Nara Rod
erlquez 6utiercz. Manuel aud Andress Cantu, wpo
claim that the Troops OF Aaes took forty hfne
head OF cattle IRON them belonging TO IN, IN, and
when the troops passed tue little town oil Remolino
that they destroyed several ncids VI and fences
as well as agricultural implements All these are
facts th be established altough The press In
Texas, seems, only listens 10 side Of tue story
docs uot care to puonsh sDythtng that might DO
In favor OF Mexico, and these Texas papers evil
dently dong their utmost ~ bring about conflict
bsiwcs the two repabhes"
In regard TO what course no would pursue in OF
another Invasion by Mackenzie General Nuscio Was
reticehL Assuring him that tho HERALD would take
pleasure giving the Mexican side OF question TO
the world your correspondent Withdrew.