Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1904-02-13
STOLE A LOAD OF SILVER.

queer STORY OF a in Mexico
and Division of the Loot.
The tribunal Of the third circuit has
ordered the revising of the sentence
passed by the District Judge of Oaxa-
ca against the defendants In the case
of the robbery Of the mail of Mihua-
tan, says the Mexican Herald.
This is n 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 Oaxa-
ca, found it necessary to remit $4,000
to the postmaster at Oaxaca in order
that the latter should remit the sum
to the central office.
The nail man who daily carried the
mai 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 n of the mules, he
would have to allow the other to get
III lue dQNdnCc. ulle Ou the IOdQ
he had his hands full. and was very
glad when he was Joined by a tray
eler, Juan Santos, who was with his
amasia, Antonio Alonzo.
The mail man solicited Santos to as
sist him. Santos responded promptly,
and took charge of the mule In ad-
vance, while the mail man went back
fn a - N pnn fhn nnOly Af fh4 rna. a-
NAL. In about this way the three trav-
elers arrived close to the city of Oaxa-
ca. Just as Santos went into Real
street with one of the mules, loaded
with silver, the mail man found it
necessary to remain behind to attend
to the other obstinate mule. After
waiting a 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 con-
clusion that the mail man was a thief.
1t did not take the Santos people
long to decide what to do with the
$1,000 that was in their possession.
While they were enjoying themselves
In the sight of the riches which had 80
suddenly fallen to them a brother Of
Santos arrived on the scene and
demanded one-half of the money. In
quarrel which ensued this fellow
threatened to denounce his brother t
the authorities unless his demands
made a bargain by which she gave
500 to each one of the persons hav-
ing knowledge of the affair inc kept
the remainder for herself. Other rela-
tives came in the case and it was nee
essary to buy them off. One of the
neighbors also learned what was go
ing on and received a sum of money
in consequence. After all was settled
Santos rode the mule to a hill outside
the city of Oaxaca and left the animal
there.
No sooner mad all the $1,000 been
divided and partially sq~uandered than
the mailman 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
Santos. He went Immediately to the
house of Santos. but, getting no salts
faction, called upon the postmaster
and the authorities Of Oaxaca and in
them of his troubles. These
officials Immediately instituted ener-
getic methods to find the thieves and
in a short time all were aprehended
well as ST. ZOO.
The District Judge of Oaxaca, as a
result of the trial of the accused per-
sons, sentenced them to periods of i'm
prisonment ranging from eleven
to eight years and nine
months. Six persons were convicted.