Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-19
BANDITS SLAIN
 BY MEXICANS
Definite Report of Kiling of Romero and Men Is Sent 10 Cananea
 from Afizpe
ATTACK ON JAIL FAILS

CANANEA, Son, Mex, De5. IT, In an attempt to overpower the jail guards at Arizpe on last Friday ey- ening, Rafael IT, Romero, the leader of the armed band that recently went on the war path. was killed, as were several other men of the outnt. Ii seems, according to telegraphic ad- vices from Arizpe, that Romero and his band. which is reported to have numbere thirty men, approached the jail from the tront and opened fire on the guards, who. not being unprepared, answered the fire, and under the pro tection of the walls of the building, were enabled to keep out of range of the bullets, with the exception Of few. who received slight wounds. While Romero and his men were at tacking the front of the iail, Col. Alysrado, with fifty men, coming from Agua Prieta, gained the Jail by the rear entrance, and soon were pouring q heavy fire into the attacking party. IL was under this fire that several Of the enemy fell, including Romero, Aryizu and Merino. the latter reia. tive of Romero. and several others. It was but a short time afterwards that the attack was abandoned and the malcontents made for the hills, leaving their dead apd wounded be. hind.
 Romero died almost instantly while Arvizu and Merino lived a few hours.
 AlvaraGo. who explained the troops from Agua Prieta. was a companion of Romero during the recent revolu- ton, he and Romero being under the ! leadership of Juan Csbral.
 | It is reported that on the other ! side of Arizpe appeared another small band of men who were evidently in tending to join Romero in his at. l tack. but arrived too late to assist him They have retired to the south i The battle about the jail lasted for fo6r CT five hours. and had it not neen for the timelly arrival Of Al yaradc and his small command, the malcontents evidently would have | succeeded in gaining the jail The { fight was intermittent and repeated ! saiiies wsre made on the building without progress.
 l A column of the Fifth Battalion i With vanguard Of forty rurales. left | Cananea on Saturday for the Arizpe 1 neignborhocd. not having learned oi tho defeat Of the maleontenJs and doath oi the leaders.
 4 band of twenty rurslss. under the leadership of T-. Mendez, left Mag dalena on Saturday morning for the Nariquita mountains, where they vii attempt 10 give battle to Buelna and Cardinas. Another body of ruraies have left Cansnea for the mountains and the other two bodies Wiil attempt rto close in on Buelna's men.
 A large number Of horses have dis appeared recently from pastures ana corrals in this vicinity. evidently hay ing been stolen by the malcontents i Several beeves have been killed elos' . to the city, the men taking the DOT
 tions desired. leaving the rest o the oarcases to the yultures.
 Give Play
 The American colony witnessed ;
 play by home talent last night at thu
 Teauo Cananea The biii was Mis-
 Texas, and was very well presented There was a very large house, an'
 the audience was sympathetic witt
 the participants in the play. all 0
 whom are well known and poDula
 n social circles. The cast includes Victoria Montague. Ruth Haggin, Mes danes r. N. crone and Beth Nc Al chael. and Messrs. Kirk Sinclair George Skinner. Tom Roland. EJ gene Montague and Fernando Sots The play was under the direction c Mrs. Ruby Sinclair. Musical nun
 bers were rendered by Miss Juii
 Santa Cruz. Mrs. C F. Taylor an
 Miss Frances Taylor.