Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-30
QUEER STORY OF RoBB1rG.
flow a WagOn-Lond OF Silver Was
Made Way With In a Mex
lean City.


ordered the revising of the sentence
passed by the district judge of Oaxaca
against the defendants in the case Of
the robbery Of the mail at Mihuatian,
says the Mexican Herald.
This is one of the most remarkable
cases in the recent criminal history Of
Oaxaca. At the end of the past year
the postmaster of Mihuatian, which
has no railway Communication with
the capital Of the state of Oaxaca,
found it necessary to remit 81 900 to
the postmaster of Oaxaca in order that
the latter should remit the sum to the
central Office.
The mail man who daily carried the
mail between the two places was COM
missioned to take the sum in silver
coin, and was given two pack mules
upon which to have the burden trans
ported. The muleteer was at a loss
as to what to do, since. in order to at
tend to either one of the mules he
would have to allow the other to get
in the advance. While on the road he
had mis- hands full and was very glad
when he was Joined by traveller, Juan
tonic Alonzo
The mail man solicited Santos to as
sist him. Santos responded promptly,
and took charge Of the mule in adj
vance. while the mail man went back
to arrange the pack of the rear animal
In about this way the three travellers
arrived close to the city of Oaxaca
Just as Santos went into Real street
with one of the mules. loaded with the
silver. the mail man found it neces-
sary to remain behind to attend to
the other obstinate mule. After wait
ing long while for the mail man,
who seemed to have no intention of
putting in an appearance. Santos and
his amasia decided to go on to the
house Of Tiburcia Santos aunt of San
tos. When they arrived at this house
they discovered that the load of the
mule was nothing less than a fortune
in silver, and they formed the conclu-
sion that the mail man was a thief.
1t did not take the Santos people
long to decide what to do with the
$4,000 that was in their possession
While they were enjoying themselves
In the sight of the riches which had
so suddenly fallen to them a brother
of Juan Santos arrived on the scene
and demanded one-ha1f of the money.
In the quarrel which ensued the fellow
threatened to denounce his brother to
the authorities unless his demands
were acceded to. Then Aunt Tiburcia
made bargain by which she gave 500
to each one of the persons having
knowledge of the affair and kept the
remainder for herself. Other relatives
came in the case and it was necessary
to buy them off. One Of the neighbors
also learned what was going on and
received a sum of money in conse-
quence. After all was settled Santos
rode the mule to hill outside the city
OF Oaxaca and left him there
No sooner had all the $4,000 been
divided and partially squandered than
the mail carrier arrived in the city
very much alarmed and sought the lost
mule and Santos. A friend of his in
formed him of the whereabouts of San
tos. He went Immediately to the
faction, called upon the postmaster of
Oaxaca and informed him Of his trou-
bles. These officials Immediately in
stituted energetic methods to find the
thieves and in short time all were
apprehended, as we'll as $1,700
The district judge of Oaxaca, as a re-
suit of the trial of the accused persons.
sentenced them to periods of imprison-
ment ranging from II months to eight
years and nine months. Six persons
were convicted.
CoriutI,tor s-o,.V p.,ou