St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-05
A LESSON TO MEXICANS
Bloody Result OF Shooting ARRAY al
Eagle Pass, Tex.
A LIEUTENANT SHOT DEAD
AtroCious Treatment of a Mexican De.
serter---The Government Ap-
pealed To.

EAGLE PASS, Tex, March 4.-Yester-
day mo. ming Capt. Munos, commander
of the soldiers stationed at PiedraS
NiegraS, came to this side and asked
permission of the customs inspector
to let four of his men come over on
horseback and look at some horses they
wanted to buy. They received per-
mission to cross provided they returned
within short time. A lieutenant and
three soldiers then came over in the
ferry boat, and after talking for some
time with Capt. Munos sharted toward
Frank FoX's brick yard, where a
Mexican who had deserted a few
days ago was at work. The Mexican
saw them coming and concealed himself
under one OF the kilns. He was dscov-
cred by the Mexican soldiers, who, at
the command of the lieutenant, dragged
HIM out, beating him over the head with
the butts of their revOlvers. While his
men were thus engaged the lieutenant
the fugitive and dragged him some dis
lance, the soldiers belaboring him I'M
mercifully with their SiX-shOoterS, and
endeavOring to get him to cross back to
Mexico with them. About this time
Deputy Sheriff White came up and
commanded them to quit, or he
would arrest them. They. in reply,
drew their pistols on him, telling him
to get out of their way or they would
kill him too. White, being unarmed,
ran down to Sheriff Cooke for assist
ance. In the meantime the MeXicanS,
leaving the deserter apparently dead,
his body being covered with wounds
inflicted with knives and pistols,
mounted their horses and started
through for the river. When they got
near the ford they encountered White
again, followed by Ed and viii Van
Ripper and Sheriff Cooke.
A FURIOUS FUSILADE
took place. White was shot through
the right hand and fell from his horse,
and the horse ridden by one of the Mex
lean soldiers fell dead from bullet
wound from Winchester. The Mexi-
cans made their escape to the other side
of the river before the Van Ripers and
Cooke could catch them, and the lieu
tenant, who was riding ahead, sue
ceeded in reaching the Mexican bank
and Immediately turned around and
commenced firing with his pistol into
the crowd. which had by this
time assembled on the American
bank. The dismounted soldier
plunged into the river afoot and
was shot through the head by Ed Van
Ripper when about half way across. Of
the other two. one, a corporal, was
wounded by rife shot in the side, and
died soon after reaching the Mexican
shore. The lieutenant had a flesh
wound in the face. The people of
both Piedras Negras and Eagle
Pass are indignant at this out
rage upon international friend
ship and demand of the government
protection and retaliation. The civil
authorities claim to be entirely innocent
of the matter, and probably knew moth
ing of it. 1t was a scheme gotten up
entirely by Capt. Munos and his lieuten-
ant. The Mexican whom the soldiers
tried to kidnap is seriously injured, but
will probably recover. United States
Consul Allen has telegraphed an ac-
count of the affair to the secretary of
state at Washington.