The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-03-10
JAUREGUI DEAD.
The Bandit and His Band Wiped Out by
the Military.

The Bandit and HIS BAND wiped Out by
the Military.
For many months the State of Jalisco,
Mexico, has been terrorized by Demetrio
Jauregui and his band of six bandits. Muir
ders, abductions and robberies have occupied
all the time by this industrious outlaw. The
people of the State mad become so thor
oughly frightened that they were forced to
appeal to the General Government for pro-
lection. says the st. Louis Dispatch. About
the last OF January it was learned that this
bandit would soon turn his attention to the
plantation of "El Carlo" Accordingly, A
company of infantry under the command of
Colonel Jurrea was ordered to watch the
plantations and capture Jauregui and
his band, alive if possible Tie SOL
dlerS had hardly reached the plan
tatioD, when Jauregui and his men
we're discovered entering the residence OF
the owner Of the plantation. The house was
at once surrounded by the soldiers and Colo
mel Jurrea demanded the surrender of the
bandits. His demand was answered with a
shower of lead from repeating rifles. This
was surprise to the soldiers, who thought
they had cornered the scoundrels and that
they would surrender. However, the sol
diers returned the fire with interest. Tile
firing was kept up until evening, when it
ceased. Colonel Jurrea thought the bandits
were either exhausted or that they were
willing to surrender. Both conclusions were
wrong. The bandits suddenly made break
for liberty. Though the soldiers were caught
mapping they were too great in numbers
for such an attempt to prove success, COLI
Sequenty the bandits were driven back in
the house.
Night drew on and hostilities were suS-
pended, though the house was surrounded.
In the morning the soldiers entered the
house and a desperate hand to hand combat
ensued. The bandits fought like madmen.
They grappled the soldiers. dug their nails
into their flesh and tried to bite them. They
were however, Overmatched and soon the
six companions of the old bandit chief lay
dead Oh the floor. Jauregui fled to the attic
and barricaded the door. Two gendarmes ran
up the ladder after him, but when he reached
the attic he pointed q revolver through an
opening in the door and shot one Of
his pursuers through the heart. The other
soldier Immediately leveed his gun at the
opening and fired. The bullet reached It's
mark, for the old bandit chief fell to the
floor. The soldiers climbed to the attic
where, instead of finding Jauregal dead,
they saw him crOuchlng behind an old bed
with 44-calber revolver in each hand.
ready and willing as ever to fight. This
indomtable man reopened the fght at once.
He fired as rapidly as he could. but soon
fell back exhausted by the great loss of
blood from his wounds. One of the
soldiers, thinking him dead, rushed
forward, anxious to be the first
to reach the bandit and announce his
death. II was an ill-timed act. tor as tile
soldier bent over hini the banult struggled
to a sitting postnr', sent a bullet into the
heart of the soldier and fell dead himself.
The men rushed forward and found at
Jauregui's side three Winchester rifles, two
revolvsrs, and two cartrilge-betS with 12S
cartridges in them. Besides these firearms
the other members of the band had six REM
ington rifles, six cartridge belts half flied,
fifteen revolverS and two cavalry swords.
All of these arms were of the latest iul-
proved patterns. In this struggle four SOL
diers were killed and eleven wounded, some
severely and others mnrtaily.