Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-06
MEXICAN INVADERS.
A Case Demanding Full RsparatiOr
and Becoming Apologies from the
Government of Mexico.
Governor p"ss In Recaipt OF a BOcu
meat Giving Official Particulars
of the Border d ficuIiy.
Buy Horses, but are Said to Have
Made No Inquiries Therefor.
FULL PARTICULARS.

FULL PARTICULARS.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March 5.-T follow
ing letter received by Governor Ross
to day gives officially full account of the
STAIR st Eagle Pass which promises an
international complication with the
Mexican government:
EAGLE PASS, TEX, Earch 5, 1858.
To Governor L. = IS. Austia, Texas.
DEAR SR-To-day st 100 a. m. Shsd
White, deputy sheriff of this county W:s
informed hat four soldiers from Piedras
Negras were beating and abusing
5 Mexican deserter who had
come to this side few days
ago; that they had rode out nesr the Gal
weston. Harrisburg and San Antonio
depot and were endeaVoring to kidnap
him. Mr.. White, not anticipating any
resistance, went out to the depot and
found the report true. He asked the men
to desist, that hey were viola
tirg the law, aud that If
they desired to take the man to
the Mexican siGe they must make de-
msnd for him through the proper
channels. They told White to go about
mis- business and that they would take the
msn to the other side or
DIE IN THE ATTEMPT
and presented their pistols and told him
to go. The deserter was begging for
mercy and called to Mr.. White not to
allow them to take him to the other side.
Mr.. White ran to the jail which
was near to get lis gun
at the same time notifying the sheriff, w.
N. Cooke, and the two then returned to
arrest the kidnspers, but they had mount
ed horses and started for thu river. The
officers followed and came u, 8 them
just before they reached the Rio
Grande. They still resisted ar.
rest and q fight ensued, In
which one Mexican, as we'll as his horse,
was killed, AND Shsd White was shot in the
| band and left arm st such range as to set
his clothes afre. 1t is reported thst one
| OF these three is seriously wounded. Mr.,
Whites wounds are not serious. It is q
miracle that White had not been killed,
as three Of the men fred two or three
shots each at him, the first of which were
fred at distance Of not more than eight
feet; but their horses we're running at the
time. The msn In charge Of the gang
was lieutenant of
THE MEXICAN ARMY.
| OF the others one WAS a sergeant and
the other q corporal. The captain in
command Of the troops in Piedrss Negras
now disclaims any knowledge OF the
mems coming to this side for that
purpose, but It is fact that he came to
the customs Officers on this side this
morning and asked permission for the
men to come over, saying they were com.
| ing over to look at some horses and
would return in little while. They did
not try
TO BUY HORSES,
nar did they look at any, but Vsent straight
to the place where they knew the desert
er YVES, at the freight depot, and at once
tried to force him away against his will,
and when he would not go, they roped
him and. beat him numerically,
and would have taken him
away, but for the interference
of officers as above. When they saw
they would not be able to take him, be-
fore leaving they beat him over the head
with their x-shooters until the doctor
who dressed his wounds, DR.. r. n. Lane,
thinks his recovery doubtful.
have given you statement Of this at
fair, every word Of which can be proves
by good witnesses, because our citizens
are righteously indignant at 1t and hope
that the Mexican government will be
called on to make some reparstion and
becoming apologies tor this crest out
rage. Your truly"
DAN ". NICHOLSON,