Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-15
MASSACRED BY BANDITS,
Sad Fate of Captain zegar
and Command.
Ruthlessly Slaughtered by the
Revolutionists.
Six Of the Unfortunates Roasted to
Death Like Pigs.
Mexican and United States Troops on
the Alert for the Marauders--A
Bad Man Leading the
Outlaws.
By the Assnniated press l

Dy tue Akhoclateu Press
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. IA special to
the Times Democrat from San Antonio
says: A Dispatch from Carrizo gays two
companies OF the United States Third
cavalry have arrived there from Fort
Mcintosh, under command of Lieutenant
HettIngton, in search of the Mexican
bandits wha committed the bloody or
slaught on Mexican troops at San Igna.
clio last Saturday. There is a large force
OF United States deputy marshals in the
field searching for the marauders. The
dispatch states that the reyolutionists
are under the command of Eustacardo
Ramon, known as notorious oatlaw on
the lower Rio Grande. In attemp,ipp
to arrest him for the murder of another
Mexican at Carmego eight years ago ne
killed the sheriff sni escaped to the
Texas side Of the river, taking up his
residence in Starr county. In the battle
OF San lgnacio, Saturday, Captain Zsgar
aud Lieutenant Lopez, with four Mexi-
can soldiers, sought refuge in q iacsl
from the fury of the insurgents. The
place was surrounded and Ramon set
fire to the structure, roasting the six
men alive. In addition to this. il is
stated, be killed four other Mexicans in
fight with his own hand. The Mexi-
can scouts in attendance at the United
States court In San Antonio have been
summariiy ordered to the front to aid in
locating the bandits.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE.
GUERRERO, Mex, Dec. l4.-The gov
ernment telegraph has been repaired.
and the official report of the battle near
San lgnacio has been sent to military
headquarters. The battle took place Is
miles from here, and on an order by
courier Tor reinfoTcements, Major Esque-
bel left Immediately with $50 men; but
the fight was over, and the revolution.
lsts had crossed the river into the
United States when he arrived, taking
with them 20 prisoners, 40 horses and q
large amount OF ammunition and guns.
The Mexican goldiersi fought brayely.
There were only As of them oppo ed to
200 reyolutionists. Captain Zegar, in
command, led charge after charge
against the opposing force, but he waa
outnumbered, and was killed by a pistol
shot from the leader of the revolution
lists, who is thought to be Prudencio
Gonzales, formerly prominent ranchsr
OF Starr county, Texas.
THE BANDITS PRISONERS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. IA dispatch
from Laredo, Tex, says: The Mexican
consul here informs your representative
that the bandits after their butcherv Of
Mexican officers and soldiers Saturday
night, crossed the Rio Grande into Texss
aud delivered IA Mexican soldiers whom
they had captured in the night, to a ius
tice OF the peace at San Ignacio, where
they are still held prisoners. The CON
sui has been informed that upon his ap-
plication Tor writ of habeas corpus the
soldiers will be released, but he has not
yet applied for writ.
MEXICAN TROOPS ON THE ALERT,
GUERRERO, Mex, Dec. IA Gen. Lo-
renzo Garcia, commander OF this mill.
tary zone, has issued orders to all troops
stationed along the frontier to be on the
lookout for revolutionists and show
them no mercy. All revolutionists cap
tured on this side of the border will be
dead ones ia short order. A pronuncia-
miento has been circulated among
ranchmen in Starr aud Zapata counties
declaring that second invasion of Mex
leo will be made this month.
COLONEL HERNANDEZ MUST DIE.
New ORLEENs, Dec. IA special to
the Times Democrat from the City of
Mexico statss that the sentence OF death
passed by the military court-martial at
Monterey and confirmed on Colonel
Hernandez will be carried out next
Monday at sunrise. Colonel Hernand 2
was tried upon charges OF assisting
CARA to escape.