The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-27
BANDITS MAKE
RAID IN MEXICO
Town of VieSca Captured by
MarauderS and Much Loot
Is Secured.
BATTLE WITH THE TROOPS
GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO
mETE OUT PUNISHMENT.

City of Mexico. June 26.-Wild sto-
ries concerning a formidable and Sc
Ilous revolutionary outbreak in the
northern part of Mexico were wholly
discredited today by Geographic re-
ports received from Governor Cardenas
of the state of COahuila.
According TO advices which were re-
celVed by Vice President Corral today
one of the boldest bandit raids ever at
tempted in the republic of Mexico was
successfully carried out when the town
or Vlesca was assaulted and looted
yesterday
The bandits, numbering fifty, all of
whom were armed and mounted swept
down upon the town without warning.
A feeble resistance was made by the
police of the place, but after three of
them were killed and three wore
wounded, the marauders practically
mad things their own way.
Prisoners Released.
They first proceeded TO the Jail, re-
leasing all of the inmates, some of
whom joined the robbers The bandits
next headed for the bank of Nueva
Leon. a branch of the main institution
OF that name, which is located in the
city of Monterey. They soon over
powered the employees there and robbed
the bank of all the money they could
get at. The sum is not stated definite
ly by the dispatches. From there the
robbers went TO the government stamp
office, footing it and doing great dam
age TO the pOstOffice. They then turned
their attention TO the express office,
rObbing il. BY this time the whole of
the towns population was terrified.
The bandits cut the telegraph wires
and tore up some railroad track.
However, before communication was
interrupted word was sent TO the state
capitol. Governor Miguel Cardenas
Immediately reported the raid TO the
secretary Of the interior and dispatched
troops To the scene.
Trooper Killed.
After imprisOning the municipal Of
hcers and further terrifying the in
habitants of the town the bandits got
word that the troops were on their way
TO the scene. They then prepared TO
flee.
This MORNING they left, passing by
way OF Hacienda Hornos. and the town
OF MettamOrOs de la Guna. Al this
place they encountered the first de-
tachment of troops sent 10 capture
them. A lively fight ensued. in which
one trooper was killed and several
wounded The soldiers captured one of
ttlt DduQllSs Dul the lEllldlllItI llidut
their escape and are now in the wilds
of the state of Durango. having crossed
the border between COahuila and that
state shortly after the battle. The cap
tured bandit is now in prison in the
city of Terreon.
Punishment Promised.
In giving access to the official cor
'respondence containing the above facts
Ia the Associate Press and in COM
menting upon the happenings. Vice
President Corral today said:
For over & score of years the repub-
lie of Mexico has been absolutely free
from bandit raids or uprising similar
TO the disgraceful affair which Oc-
cured at NieSca yesterday. For that
reason the government will mete out
stern measures 10 the raiders in order
that they and the world al large may
know that .he days Of bandits have
passed.
From private Information which I
have received today. | am satisfied
that most Of the men concerned in the
raid have spent terms in Jail. The men
were trying 10 rescue former railroad
employees who had been imprisoned,
and for that reason they first attacked
the Jail"
Today the president called a special
session of the cabinet. at which it is
stated conditions in the state of Goa
hula were discussed at length.