Morris tribune., 1886-08-04
RASURES UNTIMELY END.
FURTHER DETAILS OF AN afro
ClOUS MEXICAN MURDER.

United States Consul Lynn Explaines the
Matter to Governor Ireland. Who In
Turn Writes to Secretary Bayard-
Texas VIII Defend Herself If Protec-
tion Is Not Granted.
AUSTIN, Tex, July 81. Governor Ireland
having been advised by accounts in the San
Antonio papers of the execution of Rasures
by the Mexican authorities after he had
been delivered to them by the extradition
agent at Eagle Pass upon requisition be-
heved to be bogus, and charging him with
horse theft, sent the following tele gram
Thursday to Hon. L. d. Lynn, American
consul at Piedras Negras:
"Send me full particulars Of the arrest
and killing of F. RasureS"
"JoHN IRELAND, Governor"
Mr.. Lynn replies as follows;
eagle PASS, July 81, lSS6-Your tele-
gram just received. Francisco A Rasures
was arrested by deputy sheriff Diaz, of
Eagle Pass, by order of Sheriff Oglesby, on
the night of the Goth last He
was handcufed, and in fifteen minutes
was delivered to Mexican officers
across the Rio Grande Oglesby claimed
he acted on the warrant of County Judge
Hoffsteter, who says Oglesby persuaded
him to sign this order for arrest and de-
livery. There were no papers from Mexico
asking for his arrest, except a letter from
Mondragon, a captain of state rangers in
Coahuila, which made general charge of
horse-stealing against RasureS A protest
against being delivered to Mexican officers
was strongly made by the prisoner, who in
sisted that he would be killed by Mondra-
gen, his personal enemy. He appealed to
us for protection on the morning of the
9th, and l at once demanded his return to
Texas on the grounds of his being kidnapped
also had Oglesby to demand the prisoners
return on the same grounds Both
demands were refused by Mon
dragon, and at ! o'clock in the
night Rasures was taken from jail and
brutslly murdered by three of Mondragon's
troops In 1878 Rasures made declaration
Of citizenship in Maverick county. He
lived with his family at Eagle Pass at the
time of his arrest, being an omnibus driver
The best citizens of Eagle Pass and Piedras
Negras testify to his good character Og-
lesby says he had private understanding
with Mondragon by which an escaped MUIR
derer from Texas, for whom q large re-
ward has been offered, was to be delivered
to Oglesby in exchange for RasureS Pub
lie indignation is very great on both sides
of the river over this affair.
"E. D. LYNN, United States Consul"
Governor Ireland then sent the following
dispatch to Secretary Bayard at Washing
ton:
francisco Rasures has been most foully
murdered by the Mexican authorities, and
1t is but a repetition Of the insults and out
RACES committed upon Ameaican citizens
by the people and the authorities on ths
right bank of the Rio Granda While no
possible excuse can be given for the part
taken by the Texas officer in the il
legal arrest and delivery to the
Mexican authorities, still nothing
in palliation of the foul murder has
or can be offered by the Mexican authori-
ties The persons whoever they are, who
were engaged in the illegal arrest will be
prosecuted and demand made in the name
of the state and its people that this wrong
by Mexico be atoned for and punished. If
this state and her people must depend upon
themselves for protection the necessary re-
dress can and will be obtained am, very
respectfully, your obedient servant,
"JoHN IRELAND, Governor of Texas"
The governor has revoked the commission
of Joseph Hofstetter as extradition agent
The affair causes great deal of excitement
among the authorities and citizens of Aus
tin. Governor Ireland says that if the fed
eral government does not do something
Texas will act in the matter.