San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-30

| them at this time. we arrived at the
ranch about the 10Th or Goth Of December
last He was asked to give a description
of what they did. He answered that he
| didn't know what they wanted but would
answer any questions.
Ibid you see any dead p%ersons?'
"Yes, SIR.
"Who killed them ?"
He answered that the people OF Mr..
| Ybanez opened fire first.
"Who opened the attack"
''The people of Mr.. Ybanez."
"How long did the fight last9''
SIT lasted about 2 or 3 hours"
what kind of arms were uSed?'N
BLACK and copper mounted Winches-
ters."
by which party was the first gun
fired?'
"The first shots were fired by Mr..
| Ybanez."
You said you saw s dead persons Who
| killed them?"
II do not know who killed them, but
| they were there"
'By which party were they killed, by
Ybanez. or the other party ?"
"By Ybanez."
what were the names of the persons
killed, or those you know"
81 did not know but two. There names
were Jose Maria Gomez and Seferena: l.
do not remember the surname OF the last
one.
you stated a while ago that MIR.
| Ybanez was in command of the troops
who commanded them at the tight?'
"Ybanez"
WAS there a woman killed in that
fght?"
Eyes there was said TO be a woman
| killed in the house, but | did not see her.
| YbaneZ had under his command about loo
men, but | did not count them. the same
he had when he crossed the river"
"What became OF the arms, ammunition,
horses, saddles, etc. Objected to, over
| ruled).
AFTER / left them, | didn't know what
| became of the the things after they
| crossed the river. | cannot say who,
| but they were distributed among all the
peop,e there. Among the people OF
| Ybanez."
Which party vas victorious in that
fight?"
.Mr. Ybanez."
How many of this 6 people belong to
Ybanez? How many to the other party?"N
-Four belong to the other party and 2
to Ybanez."
How many horses and saddles be-
longed to Ybanez's party""
II don't know how many; about nfteen
horses; there were more saddles, don't
know how many"
IlOW uidl1 al
Don't know how many, but more than
there werel 0 ses."
You say Jney were distributed among
the people--what people?"
"Ybanez's people. They were ordered to
be taken out and placed upon the ground
In order to be distributed among the peo-
pie, perhaps by the Judge there. l don't
know what the Judges name was. He
was the Judge of that ranch. Mr.. fbanez
made the distribution. They were order
ed 10 bring the horses up and put them In
a pen, and there they were taken by the
soldiers of Ybanez, as they wanted them.
La Tortillas ranch IL on the other side OF
the Rio Grande, near the Gulrer and
branch OF the Salt river. La Tartillas
ranch is in the Republic OF Mexico IN me
state of T~amaulipaS."
On cross examination by Mr.. Cox he
said:
II have talked with the Judge. l never
talked with any one else. i haven't talked
with anyone here. | know no one here in
San Antonio"
You say your home is in San Luis
| PotosI. What were you doing here?"
II was then at FL Cato, with some
| stock and there Joined Cara. There
| were more than 200 men In this woods at
that time with Cara. There were no
| organized companies there, but there
| were parties there who were recognized
''Who were those chiefs?"
Don Carman Ybanez, Don Prudentio
Gonzales and Don Antonio Zapata..
'At what place were they chiefs?'
SAT Tortellos, Don Antonio Zapta ana
Don Prndancio Gonzales were under the
| command of Don Carman 9banez.
"Who was in command at I'll Gato?'
"Mr. Cara"
where is Ell Cato. on this or the other
| side OF the Rio Grande?' ,
This side. Distance about 3days traVeil
| with the army. One Of these parties had
rags with letters on II of Faith OF Sara
| CORA. These men were organized for the
| purpose OF going into Mexico, to fight that
government and with a view, he sup
posed. to the presidency"
1.-THE reason | know Cara had 200 men
IS because | saw them. | have seen them
| at roll call. Each squad had its ROLL"
THE people who went to Las Tortillas
| were above the CarriZo?"
''These other people at Tortillas were
| employed by the Mexican government;
they were police. | don't know who
| killed the 2 people of Ybanez. l saw
them when dead. | want 1t TO be under
stood that | mean by the opposing parties
were: one, the government party, the
other YbaneZ party. | never saw Ioanez
have any commission. l know ChlcO
Reano. / did not see any