Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-10
THE LAREDO RIOT.
All Quiet Yesterday barnard
Acts Promptly.
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All Quiet Ycstcrday-COioneIB barnard
Acts Promptly.
IBy telegraph TO the Dispatch
CHICAGO, April 9.-Colonel Bar
nard, at Fort Mcintosh, makes the fol-
lowing statement: 81 expected the
trouble. and did not wait to be requested
by either party, but marched my men
double quick on hearing the firing. |
knew that Sheriff Sanchez was leader
Of the Bota party, and that City-Marshal
Bayard was Huarche leader. There
fore, there was no legal artho-
rity to protect the peaceable men,
women, and children when the
conflict commenced. acted wholly
on my own responsibility in the inter-
est OF humanity. There is no statute
law that authorizes my action. The
emergency did not admit Of delay so
determined to act and get authority
from the War Department. | never
saw two parties better prepared than
we're the combatants when they saw
our boys file in between them. If neces-
sary could, however, justify my action,
that | moved against invaders from
Mexico, as | have knowledge of num-
bers Of men coming over from New La
redo, Mexico, carrying arms in skiifs.
Thirty-twO carbines handed over to
me last night are such as | never saw
anyw here except in the Mexican civil
service. ] shall keep detachment Of
troops on guard at the post-ollice,
custom house, and national bank
until the State forces arrive"
Colonel Barnard's action is highly
commended by all parties. 1t is ad-
mitted the battle would have been
kept up all night and hundreds killed
bad not he acted promptly. The Col
onel led the forces. AS he crossed
Main street the bullets were flying
thick and fast, but he turned neither to
the right nor left, but marched his men
to the centre of the plaza, and, flourish
| ing his sword, commanded the combat
ants to retire. Lieutenant Thurston's
action during the excitement was
daring in the extreme.
TROOPS ORDERED TO THE SCENE.
GALVESTON, Ten. April "a
special, dated yesterday, to the News
from Austin says To-day Governor
Ireland, in response to kilograms from
the county and city authorities at Lare-
do. State-SenatOr Hall, and Representa-
tive Santos Benavides, representing that
riot and lawlessnesS prevailed in
Laredo, and asking that troops
be sent TO suppress the riotous element
and restore order, has ordered the Bel
KNAPP Rifles, Of San Antonio, and Cap
tain Schmidt's State Ranger company
to proceed to Laredo on the first train
TO assist the local authorities in pre-
serving the peace and making arrests.
The Governor has also ordered Bri-
gadier-General Roberts and Adjutant
Smyth to Laredo to take command
of the State forces. kilograms repre-
sent that more trouble is anticipated,
and say that the civil authorities in
tending to arrest rioters are threatened
with armed resistance, and that blood
she'd is imminent; that the partisan
feeling is bitterly intense, and that an
unbiased force is necessary to calm the
disturbing element and prevent repe-
tition Of the tragic scenes of yesterday
until calmer counsels prevail
ALL QUIET IN LAREDO.
GALVESTON, April "a special to
the NecS from Laredo says: At day
light yesterday morning the Federal
troops withdrew from the city, no dis
turbance whatever having occurred du-
ring the night. by A. NJ. the city
had apparently assumed Its usual bust
ness aspect, and the day passed quietly.
Since the dispersion OF the rioters
Wednesday evening by the United States
troops not an armed citizen has been
seen on the streets. A bitter feeling,
however, exists between the two politi-
cal parties, and the least overt act would
fan it into a flame. All this afternoon
the bells in the Catholic churches tolled
a sad requiem as the bodies Of the vic
tins Of Wednesdays fight were con-
yeyed TO the graveyard. The following
is a complete list of the killed: Estre-
van Hernandez, Librado Guerro, Ricar-
do Gonzales, Roman Rodrigues, Mexi
cans; and c. Burdette and GergOric
Sanchez, Americans. Twelve wounded
men were found yesterday, at least four
Of whom are thought to be MORALLY
injured.