El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-25
PEDR|CENA IS
SACKED By.
REBELS
Send Notice of Attack and
Then Enter and Rob the
Stores.
BANDITS WORK IN
GUISE OF REBELS

awhile last night, demolishing the
railway station and robbing all the
stores in town. No killing was done.
The operator at Yerbanis, on the
international, telegraphed Pedricena
that the rebels were coming and no
further word has been received from
that station, the wires being cut. Yes
terday the rebels held and retained
possession Of two freight trains at
Pasaje and sent word that they were
going to capture the passenger trains
also. The southbound was turned back
from Pedricena today and the north
bound was returned to Durango. Wires
are down beyond Yerbanis.
Railroads In Bad Shape.
The railroads are again in bad
shape. The Hipolito branch operates
only as far as San Pedro, the Central
south between Chihuahua and Torreon,
with the wires cut beyond La Noria,
the international to Pedrikena, the
Coahuila & Pacific to viesca, and the
Tepehus nes road only a short distance
out of Durango.
Last Sunday five armed men, pre-
sumably revoltosos, entered the store
at Asarco owned by an Arab and re-
lieTed the owner of $500 in cash and
merchandise The men escaped.
The men who visited the property
of the Jimu1co Mining company at Otto
last Saturday and held up manager J.
B. Moore for $50 cash after the latter
had refused to open the doors Of the
company's store to them. are not mem
bers OF any revolutionary bands
which are operating in this part Of the
republic, but are bandits and robbers
pure and simple.
This same lot has made other visits
TO the Jimulco mines with little sue
cess, and have claimed to be the adj
vance agents Of a larger band which
has been obstructing traffic. In this
guise they held UP various stores in
the neighborhood Of Jimulco. where
they have been operating for weeks
and helped themselves to the fat of the
land at haciendas. But they met their
rate at one Of the large Cardenas
properties near. Jimulco not long ago
and showed their true colors. They
had expressed their intention of re-
naming as the guests of the ranch for
two or three days and were selecting
their camping place when information
was brought into the administrator
THAT a large band Of revolutionists
were headed that way and would
reach the ranch some time during the
night. The bandits did not wait to
see their acclaimed comrades and lead
er, but left at once.
O'DrfscOIi Reaches Torrecn.
H z. O'Driscoll, the American
ranchman and miner, who was shot
five times and left for dead at the
Guichampa hacienda on the Tepehuanes
road, west of Durango, arrived here
from Durango on the deyaled train
last night and after spending several
days here viii return to Durango and
the ranch. Homer Coen. the general
manager of the property, is also here.
Five bullets struck O'DriscoIl and
his clothing was pierced by six more
His escape from death was miraculous
The shot behind the ear stunned him
and he fell, being left for dead.
Mr.. O'Driscoll has fully recovered.
with the exception OF being bothered
by a knee that is still stiff. although
the bandage was removed yesterday.
The bullet passed right. through the
knee joint
Killed by His Own Men.
further details of the murder of
manuel Nlliadoza, the chief of the ru-
rales at Asarco. who was murdered
last Saturday, shows that he was the
victim Of his own men and a plot
which is believed to exist among local
revolutionary chiefs to remove the jefe
and to place his murderer in charge.
One of the fiercest fighters among the
Asarco rurales was Carmen Guitan.
who has been at Asarco for several
months and had spent year at velar-
dena in the guard of that camp pre-
V1ous to going to the smelter On the
occasion OF the first visit of the rebels
TO Velardena they proclaimed Guitan
as the revolutionary jefe politico of the
camp. He did not stay at his post.
however, but left with the rebels. re-
turning couple of days later with an
excuse which the rurale chief accepted
The chief was warned on several occa-
sions that the return of Guitan was
part Of plot for his assassination
Tor the purpose of making his sub
ordinate chief. The commander scout
ed the idea of danger On the day Of
the murder Guitan was intoxicated
and created disturbance in the midst
OF crowd. The jefe, walking hand
In hand with his little daughter, in
quired the cause of the disorder. and
learning it stepped up to Guitan, COM
handing him to leave He was killed
while holding the hand of his child. re-
ceiving three pistol shots Guitan
calmly mounted his horse and rode
leisurely out of camp. presumably to
JIM eAO tSfOlutlODlSIS, as ne mas nos
been heard Of since.
John DefIes Rebels.
John Johnson, the American engi-
neer, has resumed his run on the small
branch connecting Velardena with the
copper mine, after an enforced vaca-
ton of several days On the day pre-
ceding the last attack on Velardena
Johnson was approached by the rebel |
chlefs and was commanded to deliver
a message at Velardena demanding
$4,000, with instructions to return in |
IN hour and 80 minutes with the mon !
ey or forfeit his life Johnson said |
1t would be impossible to accomplish /
such mission in that length of time |
and was given two hours He did not |
return and the attack was made on |
the camp. The rebels have expressed !
the intention of killing him on sight. |
but aside from not carrying any troops |
On his train, the engineer is again |
1t his post awaiting Developments
A second carload of dynamite was |
delivered to the American Smelling |
md Refining company at velardena /
Wednesday night giving the company |
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