The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-12-09
FOUND ARMS AND
AMMUNITION
Concealed Under Ranch House
Near Brownsville.
For Revolutionary Move Against Mexico.
Persons Having Same Confess Intend
ed for Such PupOse-Turned
Over to Consul Baragan.

FIlQdy mOI uiHS 1891 AOuHN q aN@N-
tity OF arms and ammunition,
which it was developed had been
sent here for the purpose of using
them in a revolutionary move
against Mexico. 1t appears that IN
formation as to the presence here
of this store of war material was
secured in some way by the Mex
lean government and the federal
authorities at Washington were
notified and requested to inVestl-
gate the matter. Consequently or
ders were sent to United States
Attorney Locke Mcdaniel. who
was here attending federal court,
to make the investigation.
This was done Friday, as stated,
Mr.. Mcdaniel. accompanied by
Mounted Customs Inspector F. E.
Starck and Deputy U. 5. Marshal
w. B. Linton. going to the house
of the suspected parties, who live
at Rancho Viejo, about FIVE miles
from Brownsville, with the requisite
authority to make a search of the
premises. Here, after making a
diligent search. was found FIVE
Winchester rifles, of 44-calibre, 500
cartridges, so dynamite cartridges
and several pieces of fuse, which
were concealed under the floor of
one of the rooms. the planks being
nailed down over the place.
REVOLUTION AGAINST MEXICO.
The occupants of the house are
Atanacio Martinez and his brother
Santiago Martinez, who, after be-
ing caught with this magazine I'M
der their floor, were induced to
confess that it had been stored
there for the purpose of using it in
a revolutionary move against Mex
leo. They said, further that it had
been pinned to start the revolt
ution on Sept. 10th. last, but the
plan had failed to materialize, and
it could not be ascertaiued whether
there is any definite plot on foot
now. The officers who made the
search had no authority to seize
the arms or to make any arrests,
and so the store was left undisturb-
ed. The matter was reported to the
Mexican consul at Brownsville,
DIR. M. Barrag4n. however, and
he went out Friday afternoon and
after an interview with the men
they agreed to turn the arms and
ammunition over to him, which
was done, the consul taking charge
of the entire stores which he took
to Matamoros and turned over to
the authorities there.
Fhe parties who had this war
material have only lived here about
three years, having come here from
Victoria, lamp. 1t is understood
that they are connected with a re-
evolutionary junta, which has sew
eral other members here. and
which has its headquarters at San
Antonio. Not a scrap of paper was
found on them or in the house,
however, of revolutionary nature.
1t was the wish of the author
tiles to keep this matter quiet until
further investigations could be
made, in order to fud the other
parties here who are implicated.
For this reason, nothing was pub
Iished last week about the story.
In some way it leaked out, how
ever, and some person without the
knowledge of the regular CORES
pondent of the San Antonio Ex-
press, sent that paper report of
the discovery at Brownsville, and
it was published in the Express of
Yesterday. The authorities were
very much surprised to see they're
port in the Express that came last
night, and regret very much the
premature revelation of the matter,
as it will probably prevent their
securing the further information
which they were on the eve of get
ting.
1t is not believed that there is
any very widespread plot existing
among the Mexicans in this vicin-
ity against the Mexican govern
ment, but there is no doubt that
the arms and ammunition were in
tended for the purpose stated and
it is more than likely that there are