Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-31

dead and II wounded, some only slight
H. but not one escaped the unerrng
marksmen.
A double guard was placed around
the camp. We slept among the dead
and wounded robbers.
Next morning with the wounded ban
dts and their horses we started for
san BernardIno, leaving the wounded
corpses where they fell,
on reaching the ranch whore the
MeXicans had raided the dlstillery we
saw n horrible, most sickenlng spec
t8cle-thc body OF a man dashed to a
tree. He was the proprietor OF the
ranch, an American. His body was
lascerated by perhaps fifty stabs and
discmboweled Around his body were
numerous cuts In the tree, indicating
that the bandits had been procticing
their cruel method Of torture by throw
ing knives into the body OF their Vic
tim. In the house we found the dead
body Of his wife. her throat cut aud her
person bearing evidence OF inhuman
outrage. Their little girl aged about S
years, had escaped while her parents
were being murdered, and from her
hiding place in the grove the girl heard
the cries Of her mother and witnessed
the torturing butchcry Of her fnther
of her mother crying most piteously,
The girl stated that the robbers de-
manded supper, which was hastily pre-
pared for them. Several jugs Of wine
were brought from the distillerS after
which the captain pointing 10 one OF
the wounded MeNicans said; Lets
XIII the Glingus" They seized her
mother and father, when she ran and
hid. "They hunted for me long time
and came several times within a Jew
feet OF me-" said the little girl 'Atier
mother had been killed they went TO
where father was tied to the tree and
pitched knives at him. sometimes me
knives would 20 through his body aud
sometimes miss and stick into the tree.
They kept on drinking, Some Of them
bringing the wine from the distillery,
on. it was awful to see mother and
father murdered and 10 hear their
crtesw said the little girl.
Then there was silence for moment,
a silence OF grief and determination
As II each man OWNED The thoughts
Of the other, the men moved with their
prisoners to the tree where was sun
lashed the body Of the American
rancher The MeNlcans were marched w
single file by the corpse, They viewed
IL with mutterings Of hatred ana Bras
| Angelina Kissed, "CaraJoE
This further incensed our party IL u
were possible to Increase the degree OF
our anger Several men had unloosed
Inc coils OF rope from their saddles.
Vet no command had becn given ana
ench one of the MeNicans was soon
iashed 10 a tree. To prevent them
from speaking to each other they were
| ragged" As We wished 10 prolonR
thelr sunerlngs our men now were
toli TO practice knife-throwing but TO
he particular and not make center
s,rike. Sometimes It would be an ear
ont on. and next slit in the cheek or
| me knife would be thrown through the
body. impallng the writing Mexican
10 line tree. as he had done to the IN
| offensive American.
Bras Angelina, the chief nend, was
rsserved for the last. He was 10 re-
coive the coup de gyaee. az the oui
sghters call II when the finishing touch
~ given 10 the animal. He had received
sonae fifteen or twenty stabs, when o
eye was built around him. A. the roar
10 danes enveloped his body his NUT
teSinrs. munled by the gag. were "
tones OF imprecatlun and hatred ih'
Sa,,es made short work OF him, ana az
their blaze died away. revealing N,
e mar, homes OF the bandit the last o
he gang expired And thus persisted
aras Angelina and his bandit oanp'