The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-11-04
BANDITS KILLED.
Mexican Soldiers Encounter the
Gellardo Gang.
Gallardo and Two Others Fall at the First
VoIIey-George Sontag, the Robber.
Conyicted-AnotherA Attempted
Train Wrecking.

| NEW ORLEANS, Oct Slime 1ImeS-
Democrats Celega, Mex, special says:
The town of San Juan, 10 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 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 at the muzzle of their pts tols.
! The rurals were given the alarm Of the
presence of the brigands and as the lat
! ter emerged from the store and were in
the act of mounting their horses a
fusilade was opened on them by the
soldiers
Gallardo and two other members of
the desperate band fell at the first vol
ley, all three fatally wounded. The
nine other brigands returned the fire
and pitched battle then ensued, the
outlaws fighting their way through the
ranks of the soldiers Six OF them
escaped, and three We're 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 a few days
ago stole $4,000 at Loria, town d few
miles north of San Juan.
They committed the robbery by
breaking into the Office of Ensbio Con
zales. wealthy manufacturer of that
place. They killed Waterman and
two employees in that successful raid
The money was to have been used by
Mr.. Gonzales in paying off the employees
of his mandatory. The rendezvous
of the brigands is thought to be near
Guanajuato.
TRAIN RoBBER CONVICTED.
FRESNO, Cal. Oct. 3t.-Late Saturday
night the jury in the case of George
Sontag, charged with robbery, brought
in verdict of guilty. Sontag is the
brother of John Sontag. who with Chris
Evans. is 4 fugitive from justice. At
various times he has killed three men
and wounded several others in resisting
capture by officers. George Sontag is
suspected of being the leader in the
robbery of the Southern Pacific at Coils
last summer and was arrested on sus-
pic;on 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 otfense. but the officers
are afraid the law might be declared
unconstitutional. and so only charged
Sontag with robbery. After the jury
had returned verdict of guilty Clark
Moore. friend of Evans and Sontag,
who was witness in the trial. was ar
rested on a charge Of being an ac-
cessory to murder. He is accused Of
furnishing Evans and John Sontag'
with firearms and food and of giving
the robbers information about the
movements of the officers. which led to
the ambush at SIMPSONS fiat aud the
killing of Marshal Vic Wilson and
Deputy Sheriff McGuinness.
ATTEMPT At TRAIN wRECEISG.
PARKEBsBURG, w. Va, Oct. 3l.-A
viIIainous attempt was made to wreck
accommodation train No. Ga, running
from Baltimore to Cincinnati, on the
Baltimore x Ohio road.
The pins were pulled ont of switch
At Ruley's siding. near the Central
station. When the train struck this
the express and baggage cars were
thrown off and the locomotive turned
bottom up over a sixty foot embanll-
ment
Tine ears were thrown against a lum-
Der platform. which prevented them
from following tho engine. Two pas
senger coaches We're thrown off. but
not badly smashed. Beyond few Sc
we're but not dangerous bruises no one
was hurt.
The condition OF the track showed
that before pulling the switch pins the
wrecllers had tried to pry up the rails.
The road was torn up considerably at
the point where the wreck occurred
and travel was delayed.