The Red Cloud chief., 1892-11-04
BANDITS KILLED.
Mexican Soldiers Encounter the
Gallardo Gang.
0aiIardo and Two Others Fall Ut the First
voiicy -Georgc sontag, the Robber,
Convicted -Another Attempted
Train wrecking.

Train wrecking.
New ORLEANS. Oct 81. The Times
Democrats Celcga, Mex, special says:
The town OF San Juan, Is miles north
of here, on the Mexican National rail-
road, was the scene last night Of
a bloody battle between a band of
twelve brigands under the leadership
of the desperate outlaw, Antonio Gal
lardo, and a company OF government
rurals of the place.
The bandits rode into town about Q
o'clock last night and made a raid on
the general store of Richardo Mendoza.
They secured several hundred dollars
In cash, driving the proprietor. clerks
and about twenty customers into the
street ut the muzzle Of their pistols.
The rurals were given the alarm Of the
presence of the brigands and rs the lat
ter emerged from the store and were in
the act Of mounting their horses q
fusilade was opened on them by the
soldiers
Gallardo and two other members of
the desperate band fell 1t the FIRST vol
ley, oil three fatally wounded. The
nine other brigands returned the fire
and o pitched battle then ensued, the
outlaws fighting their way through the
ranks Of the soldiers Six Of them
escaped, and three were captured alive.
Four of the soldiers were seriously
wounded The escaped bandits re-
tanned possession OF the stolen money.
This Is the same band which n few days
ago stole 5000 at Loria, a town n few
miles north Of San Juan.
They committed the robbery by
breaking into the Office Of Ensbio Con-
A., zales, a wealthy manufacturer OF that
| place. They killed u watchman and
two employees In that successful raid.
The money was to have been used by
Mr.. Gonzales in paying of the employees
Of his mandatory. The rendezvous
, Of the brigands is thought to be near
Guanajuato
TRAIS oBB CONVICTED.
FRESNO, Cal, Oct 3l.-Late Saturday
night the jury in the case OF George
Sontag, charged with robbery, brought
in n verdict Of guilty. Sontag Is the
brother of John Sontag, who with Chris
Evans is a fugitive from justice. At
various times he has killed three men
and wounded several others In resisting
capture by officers. George Soutag Is
' suspected Of being the leader in the
robbery of the Southern Pacific at Coils
last summer and was arrested on sus-
piciop a few days after the robbery.
He made no resistance, but his brother,
John, and Chris Evans, who were want
ed on the same charge, made a desper-
ate fight and are still At large.
The last legislature made train rob
berry a capital ~offcnse, but the officers
are afraid the law might he declared
unconstitutional, and so only charged
Soutag with robbery. After the jury
had returned q verdict of guilty Clark
Moore, a friend Of Evans and Sontag,
who was a witness in the trial, was ar
rested on q charge Of being m &c
cessory to murder. He is accused OF
furnishing Evans and John SontaQ
with firearms and food and Of giving
the robbers Information about the
movements of the officers, which led u
the ambush ut SIMPSONS fiat and the
killing Of Marshal Vic Wilson and
Deputy Sheriff McGuinness.
ATTEMPT Al TRAIN wRECKING.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Oct. 3i.-A
villainous attempt was made to wrecl
accommodation train No. 647, running
from Baltimore to Cincinnati, on thu
Baltimore & Ohio road.
The pins were pulled out OF n switcl
at Ruley's siding, near the Contra
station. When the train struck THU
the express and baggage cars were
thrown off and the locomotive turned
bottom up over q sixty foot embank
ment
The cars were thrown against a lum
Der platform, which prevented then
from following the engine. Two pas
senger coaches were thrown of, bu
not badly smashed. Beyond a few sc
we're but not dangerous bruises no ON
was hurt.
The condition of the track showed
that before pulling the switch pins tn
] wreckers had tried TO pry up the rails
: The road was torn up considerably a
> the point where the wreck occurred
and travel was delayed.