The Northern Pacific farmer., 1884-07-17

detected who had money and valuables
and who had not, IF she found man
who appeared to be Of fsome consequence
but who did not have much money, she
betrayed him into the hands of her con-
federates, who held him tor a ransom.
IF her victim proved to be we'll supplied
with cash he usually met a violent death
within twenty hours. 1.:1 =,
l. Leaving town before daybreak in
company with two travellers whom she
had marked fof robbery, shewould coy:
ly accept the customary innocent at
tention at their hands, and perhaps in
dulge in little conversatish with them.
An hour later, when we'll IN their jour-
ney, watching her opportunity, she
would draw the revolvers, and, before
they could detect her movement, lodge
a bullet in the back OF, each of them.
The driver; busy with his team, and
perhaps paid not to, be too; attentive to
what was going on behind him, would
not disturb her. With her booty Sc
cured, she would: take her own time
about leaving the stage, always waiting
until point convenient to the fastness
of some of her ,confederates was reached. j
r It was known that the highways were
infested by robbers, and it was not
thought strange that an occasional mur-.
der was perpetrated, but the similarity,
between several cases soon attracted at
tention; and. various experiments led to
the discovery that woman, operating
first on one road and then on another,
was at the bottom of them The plaus-
ible stories told by the drivers served to
mystify the officers more than anything
else. They always asserted that high
waymen had done the work, and if in
quiry was made at one end of the route
for the woman who started, it was al
ways said that she arrived at her destin-
alton unmolested. The absence Of tele-.
graphs, and of any regular means Of
communication made it possiblesto keep
up this deception for 3 long time.
When the woman found that she was
suspected she abandoned this plan, of
operations and, remained with the rob-
ber band to which she was attached,
devoted the greater part of her time to
the abduction of wealthy agriculturists.
Her plan in these cases was very much
the same as in stage robbery enterprises.
First winning the confidence of her in
tended victim and getting him involved
in some intrigue. She would betray
him at the proper time into the hands
of her associates, who would spirit him
away and presently open negotiations
for his return. While these were in
progress she would be busy setting her
net for fresh victim hundred miles
away.
La Caramboda's latest exploit was
unsuccessful. She was lowering about
the San Juanico hacienda with the in
tention of securing the abduction of
Don Civelo -Vasquez or one of his sons,
when q fellow who had long served in
her train deserted and communicated
her secret to the authorities. They
made elaborate preparations to capture
her entire party, but, failing in this,
they made sure of her, and soon had her
in irons. Hearing Of her fate, her follow
ers determined on a rescue. They pur-
sued the officers for 20 miles and, over:
taking them at Connindad, opened fire
at once. The troops returned the shots
and lively engagement ensued, in the
course of which three of the bandits
were killed and the rest put to fight
When the troops approached their
prisoner after the fight they found her
dead, presumably from q bullet fred by
her own friends. The chains were re-
moved from her limbs and she was
buried by the roadside: One of her
captors described her as a beautiful
woman, not more than 80 years old,
with clear complexion and long
abundant hair, but with 9 wicked eye
and cruel-looking mouth when. in re-
pose. -