The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-02
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Office, Nos. 70 ANA ~ Four1Se1,,i, s.rcet.
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Tragic End OKLA Caramboda, tho Terro


Tragic Emu OKLA cnramboda, tho Terror
OF Qucretaro. T.7T7g
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La Caramboda, the woman briyand, long
a terror to travellers in this region, is dead
at last, with q bullet In her heart. Her
operations extended over a number oil
years, and were Of the most daring deacrip.
ton. For a long time the authorities found
1t very difficult 10 trace or even to explain
the crimts which she committed, for no
one suspected that a woman was the guilty
person. No two Of her robberies were com.
milted In the same manner. Sometimes
sue WAS n passenger aud at other times che
waa with The bandits and took part In the
shooting II any was to be done. A woman
oil somo personal charms when appro-
priately dressed, Bho WAS lend when
about her business Of murder and pillsgs
whom very lew cared to encounter. Her
male assistants were many and devoted.
one Of her schemes, Il has been learned,
was TO bide her time In some town until
she found one or two men OF means who
were going by tho diligence to some distant
point, anu then to take passage With them.
1t is suspected that on more than one occa.
sion she took the driver into her confidence,
but when this could not be done she
readily deceived him or Quoted him with
bullet. A ptriec! mistress Of the art OF
dissimulstion and possessing soft and In.
sinuating manner, she had no difficulty In
working herself ints tho good graces OF
travellers who did not look for Mexican
bandit under her attractive guise. In this
way she easily discovered who had money
and valuables and who not. II abe found
man who appeared to be OF some conse.
quence, but who did not have much money,
she betrayed him into the hands Of her
conlederates, who held him for ransom,
II her victim proved to BIO well supplied
with cash he usually met violent death
within twenty.four hours.
Leaving a town before daybreak in com.
pany with two travellers whom she had
marked Tor robbery, she would covly &C.
cept the customary innocent attentions at
their hands, and perhaps indulge in lit
tie conversation with them. An hour later,
when well on their journey, watching her
opportunity, she would draw two re-.
volvers, and before they could detect her
movement lodge a bullet in the back OF
each Of thcm. The driver, busy with his
team, and perhaps paid not to be too at.
tentive to what was going on behind him,
would not disturb her. With her booty
secured, che would take her own time
about leaving the stage, always waiting
until point convenient to the fastness OF
some oil her confederstes was reached.
La Caramboda's latest exploit was un.
successful. She was lowering about the
San Juanico hacienda with the intention
OF securing the abduction Of Don Civelo
Vasqutz, or one Of his CONS, when fellow,
who had long served in her train, deserted,
and communicated her secret to the au.
thorities. They made elaborate prepare.
tlons to capture her entire party, but, fail.
Ing IN this, they made sure OF her, and
soon bad her in irons. Hearing OF her
late, her followers determined on rescue,
They pursued the officers for twenty miles,
and, overtsking them at Ccninindad, open.
ed fire at once. The troops returned the
shots, and lively engagement entued, in
the course OF which three Of the bandits
were killed AID the others put to flight.
When the troops approached their prise.
ner after the 6sht they found her dead,
presumably from a bullet fired by her own
iriende. The chains were removed from
be- limbs, and she was buried by the road
side. One of her captors describes her as
q beautiful woman not more than 80 wears
old, with cleer complexion and long and
abundant hair, but with q wicked eye and
a cruel.looking mouth when in repose.