The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-10
THE FIGHT At LAREDO.
FIVE OF THE RIOTERS KILLED
AND TEN WOUNDED.
The Cause Of the DlfIlcuIty-The
Trouble Not Yet Set
tied.

LAREDO, Tex, April 1.-Two of thu
men wounded in yesterdays politica
conflict died to-day. The returns nov
show five BOta partisanS killed anC
ten wounded. There were five funer
ais to-day. Business ia practically sus
pended The Belknap Rifles, STATE
troops are expected TO arrive b,
special train tonight. The following
petition, signed by many citizens, was
telegraphed TO Gov. Ireland this morn
ing: ave understand the State troops
are on their way here to preserve the
peace. We most earnestly protest
against the State troops being placed
under the control or direction of the
authorities of Laredo or Webb county
and more especially that the sheriff
have no control of the men,"
CITY MARSHAL BAYARD
gives this statement as TO the cause OF
yesterdays outbreak: "The Botas i'm
ported men from Mexico and defeated
our ticket, 80 they undertook to in.
snlt us by burying our ! arty i'm efiigy.
The boys would not have it that way,
and we could not restrain them when
they saw the Botas, headed by the
city and county officials, carrying
Winchesters and marching to the
plaza to bury the Huarches. Al
though outnumbered four to one, the
Huarches gave the Botas good
thrashing"
Bayard was a candidate for rf-elec-
ton. He has made agood record as
an officer, and his friends will contest
the election.
COL. BARNARD
was seen at his residence in Fort Nc
Intosh this evening and made the fol-
lowing statement: 81 expected the
troubleand did not wait TO be requested
by either party, but marched my men
down double quick, hearing the first
shots. | know that the Sheriff, San
chez, was leader OF the Bota party
and that City Marshal Bayard was a
Huarches leader, therefore there
was no legal authority to protect the
peaceable men and women when the
conflict commenced. acted wholly on
my own responsibility in the interest of
humanity. There is no State law that
authorizes my action. The emergency
did not admit of delay, so l determined
TO get authority from the War Depart
ment. | never saw two parties better
prepared than were the combatants
when they saw our soldiers file in be-
tween them. If necessary / could,
however, justify my action that |
moved against invaders from Mexico,
as ! have knowledge of numbers of
men coming over from New Laredo,
Mex, carrying arms, in skifis. Thirty
two carbines handed over to me last
night are such as | never saw any,
where except in the Mexican civil
service. shall keep detachment of
troops on guard at the postoflice, Gus
tom house and national bank until
the State forces arrive"
Col. Barnard's action is highly COM
mended by all parties. To-day it is
that the battle would have
been kept up all night and hundreds
killed had he not acted promptly. The
colonel led the forces. As he crossed
Main street the bullets were flying
thick and fast, but he turned neither
to the right or left, but marched his
men to the Plaza, and, swinging his
sword, commanded the combatants o
retire. Sheriff Sanchez Immediately
handed over his arms and called oil
the Botas Lieut.. Thurstons action
during the excitement was daring in
the extreme. The situation tonight
is one of quietness, but the trouble is
not over.