New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-24
4 BANDITS FIGHT FOR LIFE
DEMETRIO JAUREGUI BROUGHT TO BAY.
FOR MANY MONTHS HE HAD TERRoNZED
MEXICAN STATE AND HIS DEATH sTRUG'
GLE WAS A DESPERATE On


GLE WAS DESPERATE ONE
The State Of Jallsco, Mex, has for nearly 9cu
been terrorzed by Dcmetro Jaucguis band Of robbers
who have been implicated In scores OF hiui"o,'
robbercs and abductions During the last TWO moh''
Jauregu has been especially bold and unscrupuiou''
The Government has been appealed to many .'ies
by the people OF JalscO and soldiers nave sco"icu WV
country for Jauregu and his band, Dut u'oS W."
always unsuccessful Yesterday letter reacheu '
city, dated at the city OF Mexico, on February H. 81
ing the details OF the killing of Jauregui ana MS eho
band on February 3, by company OF inlahI'' VI,
February the officials were notified tiat 'au''eu =,
and his band would soon make attempt 10 rod anu
plumber the plantation OF Ell Garlic" Ine '"'ei
Of gendarmes at once authorized W '"
company Of infantry the plantation Inc soioie
reached FL Garlic three days later. ana discoVoio
Jauregui and his band Of six men entering 'he h',h'
OF the owner OF the plantation. The soldiers. undor
the command Of Colonel Jurrea, surrounded inc mouse
and demanded the surrender of the entire band Ihey
were answered by a volley OF bullets nom tio
repeating rifles of the bandits. who continued 10 'c
on the soldiers until night. AS soon as he nr"s
stopped the bandits made rush for liberty Out "cio
driven back to the house.
on the following morning the soldiers gaihcn al oi'
trance TO the house, when desperate struggle "on
place, the bandits fighting every inch OF the way
They we're all shot down, excepting their leader, WHO
fed 10 the attic and barrcaded the door, TWO sooiers
followed him up the ladder, but he turned herceS Gnu
shot ono Of them through the heart The otnor sho'
through the door and wounded Jauregu who fell 10 to
floor with vollcy of The other soldiers tnon
rushed up to the attic and found tho old bandt cnei
crouching behind bed. lie held pistoivn each mana
and fired at the soldiers and then fell back exausted
by loss Of blood. soldier rushed forward 70 aScer'
tain whether Jauregui dead. The old cMcf raised
himself to sitting posture and shot the sooiei
through the heart and then fell back dead hmseu.
The men who accompanied Jauregui and were Killed
were Mequiady Jauregui, Q brother OF the leaaer ;
Manuel and Francisco Gatherrez and Fl0renclo doez.
Although the community is rejoicing over the OK
termination OF this band Of robbers, there Is much
sorrow expressed for the family Of the gallant young
Lieutenant Gomez, OF the 10th Infantry, who was
killed by Jauregul. There were four soldiers Killed ana
eleven wounded, some MORALLY
Demetro Jauregul the terror OF the STATE OF
JaIsco II was favorite practice for dm TO go Win
his band TO the residence OF wealthy planters at night
and demand large sums OF money, valuaDle HORSES
icwelrv etc II his demands were not grained oioo1
shed usually resulted. Sometimes ne woud not oIy
take every valuable in sight, but would also take away
some member of the family and hold MN for ransom.
Jaurcgul a fearless man. Nien the soIuIcIs
examined his body they found that he had four wOuhus
i'm his chest, that was completely shatterou
and that both ears had been shot on