The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1910-03-22
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town of Ysleta to Amarillo. He says
that he hated to make the transfer
because IL made it necessary for him
TO give up HIS Sunday school work at
Ysleta. He had been superintendent
of the Sunday school there for several
years.
One of Captain Hughes most noted
exploits was the killing of Florencio
Carrasco, a notorious bandit of the
upper Rio Grande border. Hughes
was on trip alone into remote part
of the Big Bend region, which was at
that time a veritable nest of Grimm
ais. He was hunting for Desidario
Duran. a Mexican outlaw, who was
wanted for murder and other crimes.
He surprised Duran in little "jacap'
and took him captive. He took the
prisoner to Jim" Windham's store,
situated on the Texas bank of the
Rio Grande, and chained him to a
post pending a start back to civiliza.
ton.
Daring Act of Hughes.
While at the store Hughes over
heard a Mexican remark that Floren-
clio Carrasco was camped down in a
little strip of timber that bordered
the river Hughes had been looking
for Carrasco for some time and he de-
cided that the opportune moment had
come to capture him. He mounted
his horse and rode straight to Car
rasco's camp. The outlaw was sur
rounded by a half dozen members of
his band. Hughes called to them,
demanding their surrender. The
Mexicans started for the brush, firing
at Hughes as they ran. Carrasco
stood his ground for a moment, at
tempting to draw his gun. Captain
Hughes got in the first shot, killing
the man instantly.
The news of the killing quickly
spread to the little settlement on the
other side of the river, and the Mexi-
cans began making preparations for
a raid on Windham's store with the
view of killing Hughes. AS soon as
il was dark Captain Hughes got his
prisoner, Duran, upon a horse, and
mounting his own, started for the
nearest railroad point, one hundred
miles distant. He conveyed his pris-
oner by roundabout trail and landed
him in Jail at Alpine.
Captain Hughes was with Captain
Frank Jones, another Ranger COM
mander, who had many thrilling ex-
periences upon the Rio Grande bor-
der. when the latter was killed in a
fight with Mexican outlaws below San
Elizario. The Rangers were on a
hunt for Servio Olguin and his uncle,
Antonio Olguin, who were widely
known as thieves and murderers.
They trailed the Olguins across the
old river bed into a Mexican village
and found the outlaws in an old
adobe building. di
When the Rangers rode up to the
place the Olguins fred on them. Cap
tain Jones was killed soon after the
battle began, but lived long enough
TO raise himself upon his elbow and
wound one of the outlaws. 1t was
found that number of friends of the
Olguins were in the building and
were aiding in the fight. The Rang
ers finally forced the surrender of the
Mexicans, twenty-five in all. Both
the Olguins were severely wounded
In 1884 Captain Hughes made a
chase of more than three thousand
miles after a band of horse thieves.
lie took up the trail near Austin and
followed it out through West Texas.
up into the panhandle and down
through New Mexico, to a point near
Silver City. where he captured two of
the outlaws and placed them in Jail.
The thrilling exploits of Captain
Hughes and threescOre other men
who have served in the Ranger SER
vice would fill several volumes.-New
York Tribune.