River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-12-21
a DEADLY CAT FER.
The Death OF Mexican who Was Notori-
Slayer of Men.

The Death OF a Mexican Who Was Notori-
Slayer of Men.
Gen. Gabilondo, a noted Mexican, died
recently in Nogales Ariz The remains
were followed to the grave by but few
persons.
Gabilondo's history is n checkered
one and literally splotched with human
blood. He was perhaps the most gen.
orally despised man in Mexico. the late
Gen. Carbon not excepted. He was the
inhuman brute who butchered Capt.
Crabb and his party at Caborica in 1856.
At that time Gen. Pesqueira was gov.
ernor of Sonora and was very unsatis.
factory to the masses. To hold on he
inaugurated a revolution and sur.
rounded himself with some of the most
bloodthirsty villains in the state, Cab
ilondo being one of the leaders. Capt.
era bb lived in California, but was mar.
ried to a Mexican lady who belonged
to prominent family. The story is
that through her Gov. Pesqueira in
duced Crabb to raise command of
Americans to go into Sonora and assist
him in gaining victory over the oppO-
sition. Capt. Crabb raised a party,
sending a portion by water to Liber-
tad, on the Gulf of California, and with
about 1000 mounted men came across
the country, expecting to join the
others on the gulf coast. Soon after
he got on the field Pasqueira crushed
his foes, and. knowing that he would
be severely criticised tor calling Amer
leans to his aid, denied having anything
to do with bringing Crabb and his men
into the country. He sent Gabilondo
and his battalion to escort Crabb and
his party back on American soil
In the meantime Crabb had started
back, but was overtaken by Gabilondo
and his troops at Caborica. Without
warning the latter opened fire on
Crabb's party. and brisk fight took
place, several being killed on each side.
Crabb and his men took shelter In the
old church. and, though largely in the
minority, made it warm for Gabilondo.
Finally the latter. under cover of flag
of truce. proposed that if the Ameri.
cans would lay down their arms he
would peaceably escort them to the
American line Crabb complied. but
no sooner had they laid down their
arms than they were formed in line,
marched to the south side Of the
church. made to stand back up against
the wall. and all of them shot, except
a boy Il years old, who managed to es-
cape. Some time after Crabb's tragic
death his wife returned to Mexico, and
was stabbed to death from behind one
night while walking along the street
in Guayamas. 1t was always thought
that the deed was done by an agent %
Pesqueira and Gabilonda. because she
knew too much about Crabb's going
into Mexico.
Several other murders were credited
to Gabilondo. including the brutal muir
der of customs officers while he wa,
collector at Casabe. His latest esca-
pade was the murder of a prominent
merchant at Imuris recently. who had
been elected president of the town.
Gabilondo and his son hired a police
man to call the merchant and shoot
him. When arrested the policeman
told the whole story. and he was then
killed by young Gabilondo, who es-
capped to the City of Mexico where he
died recently. The death of the old
man wipes out the Gabilondo family,
and no regrets are expressed on either
side of the line, and especially among
Americans - ST. Louis Globe Demo
crat-