The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-04-27
KNIFE THRUSTS IN MEXICO.

KNIFE THRUSTS IN MEXICO.
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MArAMoRos. April 11-Mexican despera-
does have mono Of the grim humor Of their
brethren north OF tho line. They rob. torture.
and kill without conjunction. and mover inter-
sperse their outrages with the fun for which
the American rustler Is noted. Their enmlties
ars lasting. their rovongos terrible. Quick 70
take offence. they arc swift to act II circum.
stances are favorable. and. II unfavorable. thoy
have the capacity to treasure up wrong and
tho cruelty to exact satisfaction with great de-
liberation whom tho object Of their hatred Is In
their power. Occasionally one moots with
bravo ana chivarous fellow who Is willing to
give and take but. for tho most part. these
bandits and frccbooters aro n contnmptibls LOT,
who will fight no man sqnarcly unless corner
ed. In fact. they show moro courage whom
battling with each other than In any other
emergency. and some OF their hand to- hand
duels arc exhibitions Of savagery almost In
credible. No country in tho worli has more
tiger-liss fights to the death than Mexico.
few days ago at Sierra Majadnko several
mon. drunk on mescale. wero standing In front
OF house quarrsilinG. For an hour or mora
they wrangled. first on one topic and then on
another. frequently coming to blows, but quiet
ing down again without serious casualties.
Finally. In boastful mood. one Of the num-
bar. pointing to young woman just passing.
observed that he was going homo with hor. and
offered to bot that he would. Donate viltegas.
. brother OF the girl although the relationship
was unknown to tho braggart. Louis Gerra. 40
copied the wager with great promptnsss. Gsrra
stepped out. accosted the girl. and. to the sur
prise CT everybody. walked away with her.
Tiburcio Quezsds. one OF the loitsrers. rsviled
viltegas for his foolish bet. end made q dis
parsginG remark concerning women in general.
HUH words followed. but no trouble occurred
at that time.
Later In the evening viltegas met Cora and
QueEada In the outskirts Of the town. and whom
they tainted him with the loss OF his bot he
drew knife and sprang upon them with the
ierocity Of a wildcat. None Of the men had
firearms. but all were supplied with murderous
knives. and these weapons were quickly In use.
At the first lunge viltegas laid Gerra's check
but before he could strike. again he had him.
self received deep cut IN the neck. from which
combatants stood facing eacn ether. knives in
hand vilteess waysrs.i a. arst. but. realizing
ike spring on i,s sdversares. They cIossS ION on
him with uplifted knives. but the struggle
lasted only an Instant Gerras knife dropped
and fell heavily to the ground. 0uezada. free:
ing himself from vitegas's grip. sprang to one
yancod Slowly. viitesas. although ' bise % Ing
eyed each other like wild boasts. but not a word
When an arms length apart the antagonists
closed. each striving to stay the others arm
struggle both fell to the ground and rolled
over and over neither losing his hold on his
and dss o s
IT, q drive a viitsEas's neck WIN his muir;
@ ~ his tRS ss s%s
tried to rise. but lila wounds were mortal. and
long before Viltegas had ceased driving his
weapon into him no had brenthed his last.
his strength was exhausted. when. leaving his
will BIO done to him unless some Of the rea-
tives OF tho dead men conclude to resume the
Meet me tonight on the cemetery road"
was the purport Of y message received one day
recently by Don Miguel Faster. at Mordcau.
nyaen meant He and s Vaaaes hSd auar
relied many times overfa love- affair, and once
town md % sys had
bonsted that he intended to make hash OF
Faster: The later ter the the. ACCEPTED suitor com.
to accept the challenge and offered to accom-
pany, him on his errnnd. This no at first re-
sa f su, n ~ that she
the man and woman, both armed. set out on
the highway Near the cemetery gate they en-
countered valadcz. whose rage Mt seeing his
rival in possession Of the object of his affections
as TO the ethod OF lighting TO be adopted which
the woman surmisea was the result OF fear.
She finally became impatient, and tainted the
Of valadnz particularly IN forribe language.
As her condemnation seemed to rest with
greater weight on him than on tho other. Faster
also took up the strain. and. pretending that no
had been called out BY craven. took tho
arm ana % d SG hsn SnE" Nth hm
knife in her back. She fell forward on her
still in her body. and expired Instantly.
The assassin stood watching her for a
from The stupeias,ion into which he had hes
thrown. then took to his heels. Faster follow
Ing Il was Lively race through the cemetery
Sfis1S isss si Once vssdss hs
mentIy to come out. Offering him weapons or
anything that he could ask II he would but
give him , an opportunity to wren I his yen,
cemetery and calling on all the angels and devils
to witness that no was man not afraid Of
anything human. Stumbling along ,hoed-
fell into "a = 1sw-msde grave aye: nh, The next
derer. under cover, Of the darkness. had
been following Paster for some time
him unawares and finish him ~ he had the
| woman. His opportunity came sooner than he
expected. With ferocous yell which woke
VAInheZ
into the excavation, and before the surprised
Paster could regain his senses his adversary
murderous blows with bIpdgeon WHICH 10 had
that he hnd finished Faster valadez left him
then nothing has been heard from him. The
next day q funeral party discovered Pastor
lying in the grave unconscious. but still breatl h.
Ing. He was conveyed 70 town, and after his
In the course Of which ho told his story. It IL
| not believed that he can recover. rs there are
two fractures Of the skull and several OF his
| ribs are broken.
| On the last pay day on the limo Of the Mata.
morOs and Monterey Railroad Cels0 Rico n des
| perate character of magnificent physique go,
| into several fights with the gambling sharkf