Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-11-03
BANDITS KILLED.
Mexican Soldiers Encounter the
Gallardo Gang.
Gallardo and Two Others Fail at the First
voney-George Sontag, the Robber.
Conyscted-AnotherA Attempted
Train Wrecking.

The town of San Juan, Is miles north
of here; on the Mexican National rail-
road, was the scene last night OF
bloody battle between q 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 9
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 pistols.
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 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 few days
ago stole Sc, 900 at Loria, town a few
miles north Of San Juan
They committed the robbery by
| breaking into the Office of Ensbio Con
| zales, a wealthy manufacturer of that
place. They killed a 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 Slate 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 a 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-
| picion 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 desper-
ate fight and are still at large.
The last legislature made train rob
berry a capital offense, 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 &C
cessory to murder. He is accused OF
furnishing Evans and John Sontaa
with firearms and food and of giving
the robbers information about the
movements of the officers, which led tc
the ambush at Simpsons fat and the
killing of Marshal Vic Wilson and
! Deputy Sheriff McGuinness-
ATTEMPT AT TRAIN wRECKING.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Oct 31.-A
| villainous attempt was made to wrecl
accommodation train No. SAT, running
from Baltimore to Cincinnati, on the
Baltimore & Ohio road.
The pins were pulled out of switch
at Ruley's siding, near the Central
station. When the train struck this
the express and baggage cars were
| Ihro"h oh anu Iio ioco.io'iNe 't'i nSN
bottom up over a sixty foot embank
| ment.
The cars were thrown against a lum.
Der platform, which prevented them
from following the engine. Two pas
senger Coaches were thrown off, but
not badly smashed Beyond a 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
wrecl1ers had tried to pry up the rails
| The road was torn up considerably al
the point where the wreck occurred
and travel was delayed.