Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-28
A PLEASING VILLAIN
is FOUND lN THE PERSON or
BANDIT GARCIA
He Walked by the Spanish soldieY Of Cuba
and Took Away Rich Mans Son
ior Ransom.

New Orleans, Ia, Jan. 27-The
Picayune's Havana Cuba special says;
So long time transpired without any
demonstration or news of amy kind from
the bandit, NJ. Garcia, that the people
of Cuba had begun to think he had taken
himself 20 other parts, retiring from his
unlawful traffic
But In this the public was mistaken.
ana this man. with a small number oil
followers, has suddenly appeared near
this city lsomc report his having been
seen within the city limitsl and has
carried to his hiding pluce Don lgnacio
Herrera, son Of the coude barretO de-
handing $4,000 for his ransom, which
his family Is said 20 have given fearing
that he would be murdered.
How this sum of money was trans
ferred from his friends to the hands of
the bandit Garcia no one can conjecture
OF course, there must have been some
intermediate party 20 receive the amount
from the Hcirem family and then de-
liver IL into tue possession Of the hun-
dit
The captain-gencr0l has become very
active IN taking measures TO find ont the
! whereabouts of Garcia's band. With SO
many troops stationed through the cOuu-
| try, besides the local police. it appears
| very strange that such crime could be
| committed almost within sight OF the
| capital city of the Island of Cuba. where
/ there is special force for the suppress
sion Of hrigands. including one colonel,
/ two or thrcc majors and some TWO
| dozen captains But they never gct into
| the country Ia attend 10 the business for
| which they were appointed at a cost
! last year OF S36O,OOO
."For two aud half years they have
cost over S1,OOO,00O In gold. They fare
sumptuously every day, and are found
/ III a.. .g.N.N % nd l..
| same time Garcia IA coOhy taxing the
| planters so much every month not TO be-
| molpstcd by him and his gang.
! MIR Herrera is a cune planter ON the
| estate Of his father. the condo burrcto
u very wealthy planter. at whose magni
Gccnt central plantation is always
stationed an officer with squad OF
soldiers for protection against the ban
| dts.
mir. Hcrrcro's colony being only q
mile distant from his fathers home u,
| did not think IL necessary to have O
| guard. he had been assessed for con
| tributions to Garcia and his band, in AL
dition 10 what his futhcr the cond,
barrcto, annually paid. aud had prom
Used 20 pay. but had not done so, whei
Garcia, with posse of his followers e
the number Of thirteen oil told, passe,
10y a detachment of Spanish soldier
stationed nt Duran Hntner ON the rail
road. which Is ten minutes walk iron
the house Of the cOndc burrcto, aud wen
IN the colony of lguacio Herrera. and
lcuviug the others near by, with one mai
captured Senior Herrera and carried hin
or. sending back word that he require
$iOgOO ma a ransom. II is now rcportc
that this sum has been actually paid.
Some one known 10 the daily pape
called the Luchn says that they had see
the receipt OF Garcia, the hrignnd, io
The amount. Some 500 men are said {
hc occupied In the pursuit of the hrl
ands. Besides. 500 so-callcd secret df
tcctiycs and company of 100 men wa
brought from Guantanamo for the sam
purpose. From all this IL would nppca
That the Islnnd of Cuba, with lis VA,
cane fields and hundreds of other cntel
prises occupying such vast amount q
capitnl, is az the mercy Of one man. wit
IA trinnu number of followers, who M
dcfyiug the whole power of the govern
mont. leyyiug contribution upon u
planters and other industries not
modest them, and when they do not pa
M promptly they seize some promiuei
man of rich family and hold him Il
, | ransom.
, 'Verily, English capitalists Os wen {
others who are seeking new fields Tor u
employment Of their surplus capital, wi
, hesitate a long time before they place
among tue hrigands Of Cubn.