The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-12
.RURALES CATCH
I BOLD CARMELO
-10
Lower California Desperate
" Taken With Two Of
His Men.
The Captives Compelled to Walk
One Hundred Miles to
Prison.
Governor Sarg.nes Orders the Out.
law Leader to Serve in
Mexico's Army.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Dec. II. = Four
Mexican rurales started out from the lit
tie border hamlet of Tecate last Tuesday
with, their short carbines, their sabers
.clipking and their pistols handy. A tip
had been received by Jose Riley, Next
can of Hibernian name, who otficiates in
the dual capacity OF Justice of the Peace
and head rurale at Tecate, to the effect
that Francisco Carmelo, the noted border
bandit, had been seen across the border
with two or three confed crates and was
2bout to make raid on the Ciballadas of
Mexican ranchers between Campo and the
] Pineries. Judge Riley gathered his trusty
horsemen, who had served him as depu-
ties before in heated arguments with
borderers, and took the trail for Canyada
Verde. where he believed Carme!o and
his gang would be found.
The place is about six miles south of the
boundary line. The posse arrived there
about noon, and moving with great
caution, had the good fortune to come
upon Carmelo and two other desper-
adoes-Jose Valenzuela and Tranqualino
Sosa-while they were in the act of killing
2 cow belonging to Bernardo ArguileZ, a
neighbdring rancher.
Riley called upon Carmelo to surrender
and thrust the muzzle of his carbine to-
ward the outlaws face. The rurales bad
ridden forward rapidly and surrounded
the gang. covering them with rifles. Two
OF the bandits gave up at once, begging
the rurales net to shoot. Carmelo tried TO
draw revolver, but Riley checked him
and warned him to desist, and he surren-
dered.
The rurales tied the three thieves to-
cether and h,tched them all behind q
stout larlat to the saddle of the horses,
. and took up tne march back to the city,
which was reached without accident.
That night whites the ruraIes were
asleep CarmeIo managed to free himself
and speedily cutting the bands of Valen-
Zuela and Sosa they made a dash for lib
erty. Riley, however, awoke Oh the in
slant and fired. The other rurales leaped
up and searched for their guns. Carmelo
had secured two carbines, and was using
one as q club While Valcnzuela used the
other. The Outlaws made for the door,
but it was barred. Carmelo and Valen-
zuela stood witt their backs to Sosa while
he tried 70 openthe door. The room was
SIN ali, and the bur ruraIes were on the
outlaws before they could escape. Car
bines, knives AMI reviewers were used as
well as possible n the small space, while
the six men funded over each other in
the darkness, fighting like demons.
Riley had the advantage, knowing the
room, and laid oft Sosa with z blow on
the skull. Carm.lo, who is agile as a
cat, slipped in All out among the fighting
men, giving tab here and & blow
there, but not doing much damage beyond
giving Valenzuell bad cut in the back
by mistake.
tied the gang. Yesterday morning they
started for Enselada, 100 miles distant,
On horse back, TIVE leading the prisoners,
tied and on foot, he others bringing up
-" the rear. with cabines ready for instant
n Sc. They trav,led swiftly, and Sosa,
o no is barely Is years OF age, gave out
. and they half-dr.gged him for twenty
miles. His legs ae badly swollen and it
is thought he will not recover from the
cruelty of the trip.
- AS soon as Riley had turned his
prisoners over 10 tie jailer he reported to
Governor Sangine that he had captured
Csrmelo, the cattltthief.
,ss'Ah, SOP" repliel the Governor. "Send
for tne corporal, - he directed. To that
officer he said: Go and cut Carmelo's
hair off and put him in a soldiers uni
form and keep Inn there ten years. 1
bave heard of Carnelo. He is my malo.
He needs no trial to prove him a des.
perado Go, cut hs hair OFF,
To-day Carmelo and Valenzuela took
their places as partof the Mexican army,
wearing linen unibrms and joining the
wood squad. CarmIo will learn to manip-
uIaie bugle. Soa is in critical condi-
ton, and after his recovery will probably
be released, as the Indications are that be
was unaware of Calmeio's character when
he fell in with him at Canyada Verde.