Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-11-20
ROMANCE Of BAD
OUTLAWS, BLOOD,
AND WOMAN
Capture Of Captain of Notori-
GUS Band of Mexican Bandits
Reveals Thrilling Story
Stranger Than Fiction,
Especial Correspondence to Morning JournalI

Especial Correspondence 10 Morning JournalI
San Antonio. Tex, Nov. ia story
comes from Mexico vouched Ter ny
the authorities, but which reads like
a of Spain or italy where
bandits are actors and deeds OF crime
q background in a tragedy centerlng
around o woman's heart and "A wom-
ans smile. The romance ZONES 70
light with the capture OF the captain
OF a noted band Of outlaws who rob
bed the Tallamantes ranch on Oc-
tOber 18th. The man whose name In
gpired terror in two states on account
of being hard pressed by the rurales,
the mounted police of Mexico. sought
the protection Of friends in Parral and
the t%reachery of one led to his appre-
hension. 1t t%ranspircs that his name
IL Alfred villa and the police claim
he had killed seven men that they
know of and that he WAS the leader
of the three mountaineers who rode
into the city Of Chihuahua on the
morning of September Sth last and
slew Claro Reza.
Not long before the murder villa
and Reza were sworn brothers in
crime. They robbed and murdered
together; slept, ate. drank. sang and
danced together. Both fell in love
WIN the same MOiildn uNilhE UllE VI
their forays. She was a slim, beauti-
ful daughter of a rich ranchero with
Castilian blood in her veins. They
quarreled and separated. Both form
ed bands of outlaws. With forged let
tiers of introduction ReIa, represent
ing himself ms a mining man, gained
hospitality at the house of the rach-
Gro and courted the daughter. Luck
was against him, however. When he
was on the eve of winning her hand
he was apprehended, tried, convicted
and imprisoned in Chihuahua peniten-
tiary on the charge of cattle stealing
Tho success of his rival ranked in
Villas heart ana he wrote Reza that
he would Kill him on sight. This
letter was opened by the authorities.
The deprcdations Of the band to which
Villa belonged became more and more
terrorizing Reza told the authori-
tics that If the would parole him he
would either capture or kill villa
They agreed and ReZa was commits
stoned TO fulfill his promise. Liberty
was to be his reward. lie establish
ed communication with some OF his
mountain friends who in time inform
ed him that Villa would arrive in the
city of Chohuahua Septeber Sth. Ac-
cordinglv lteza ook a stand in front
Of a littlc meat market on Avenue
Aaroo. soon Nllla, only slightly dis
guised, appeared with two compan-
villa Immediately recognized
who evidently became paralyzed
at the sight Of his old friend and com
panion, for he stood still and was rid
died with bullets from the U of
villa without even attempting to pro-
tect himself,
After committing the crime the
bandits fled followed by eight
They were intercepted in
flight by several citizens of lei
de Ia Olla but escaped with
out the loss Of q man or even a
wound, ana succeeded i'm GLIDING the
October - the rich Talla-
ranch was robbed. The ruralcs
suspected villa who was forced 90
seek n protection of friends in Par
The ranChero has taken his
laughter to Paris