Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-21

HOW Certain Confederate Soldiers Dis
pos. Il os u Mexican Thief and Murderer.
During tho Summer OF 1868. Browns
II u. near Tie mouth OF the Rio Grande,
MS the only lace in the Confederacy
Were cotton could be sold and supplies
purchased, owing to the proximity OF
Mexico.
Several gangs of Mexican cutthroats
infested this region. They murdered
and robbed the unsuspecting Americans,
with liberality and success peculiarly
Mexican. Hardly day passed without
some horrible crime being committed.
Duf's regiment of Confederate cavalry
was camped at Resaca, the lagoon near
which the celebrated battle OF Resaca de
Ia Palma was fought.
Tie mon became indignant at these
cor inual outrages, and Sergeant Reed
and Frank Travis, and several others
called on the Colonel OF tie regiment for
permission to hunt down the Mexican
banditti.
Col. Duff, rigid disciplinarian, re used
TO allow the men to scout for the thieves.
It was Indispensable TO the welfare of
the COnfederacy that no complications
should arise between the two COVER
ments; hence he informed Sergeant Reed
that he would be he'd to a strict re-
sponsib lily for the xii ing of any Next
cans.
TIE delegation retired, but in less than
falf an hour, four as daring men as ever
lived, we'll mounted and armed to the
tee h, could have been seen emerging
from the regimental quarters.
"Discipl me-" remarked their leader.
is a very good thing in its place, but
blood is thicker than water. / reckon
wc will make some few Mexicans quit
nurderin' white women ard children be-
10 Q we get through, Colonel Duff or no
Colonel Duff"
The scouters had not proceeded more
than three miles, when they discovered a
wagon near a water hole in tn, prairie.
NO human being was in sight.
They rode up and horrible sight met
their view-a man and woman riddled
with bullets, with their throat cut from
ar TO ear. Sitting on the ground in the
Lot blistering sun was a little boy cry
i g. and calling on his fatherand mother
to wake up.
Trunks had been broken open. and
such OF the contents as the robbers had
no use for were scattered on the round.
The crime had just been committed. In
fact the cutthroats had fed on the ap-
lroach of the Texans, and were con-
called from sight by depression in the
prairie. The little boy pointed out the
direction they had taken.
Standing up in his saddle to GET a bet.
Ter view, Frank Travis perceived a num-
Der OF dark specks on the horizon of the
prair Q. A moment later the four Texans
were galloping at o breakneck speed in
the direction of the robbers.
Although there were six of the robbers
they made no stand to defend tn M
selves. Being better mounted the
LEANS soon overhauled them and
tumbled them out Of their saddles one
after another
The leader of the Mexicans. who was
rome other than Pedro s ndoyal. better
none as Ell Coyote, or the Wolf. being
better mounted, was the last one to be
oyertaken. He turned in his saddle and
fired several Intellectual shots at his pur-
suers.
Sergeant Reed, who was Arrest to the
coyote, thrust his smoking pistol back
into the scabbard. and detaching his
Assoc from his saddle, swung it over
his head. The moose fell over the head
and shoulders of the Mexican. He WI
dragged from his saddle q n nome
Ia.er was lying bel less on the prair
bound hand and foot
He was taken back TO the scene OF thn
murder and identified Ivy he ii tie bo,
rank Travis wanted t hang him in IL
srot where The murder was committed
No" said Sergeant Reed, Two got:
better idea than that. We will bur,
tecse poor people the best we can. Az
soon as 1t Is dark we will return to camp
Al take Mr.. Wolf with us, and tonight
we will quietly hang him on a mesquite
tree right in front of Col. Duffs tent,
jus to convince him that we obeyed his
ordnrs not to modest any of the Mexican
cutthroats."
This programme was faithfully carried
OFT. and next morning when Col. Duff
enc ged from his tent TO inspect the
lsescape. the first object that met his
eye was The swinging body of FL Coyote. Z
Tie little boy was cared for by his res
cucrs, and is to-day a prosperous stock
= T.'is.r IN Fro County Adapted from
Texas Siftings.