El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-04
PORvEn|R AWARD
HORRIBLY TREATED
Had Killed Maderist-Many
Thieves Active Near
Torreon


Torreon, Mex. Sept A killing
occurred at Porvenir station, in store
owned and operated by a well known
spaniard named Presmano. who owns
three stores in the cotton country val
ued az about $4,000.
Maderist entered the store on
horseback and heavily armed. At the
same time another Maderist entered
and purchased % cents worth OF meat
There was some difficulty about the
pay and a quarrel ensued in which the
mounted Maderist took sides against
the Spaniard, an assistant or Pres
mano The Spaniard. fearing bodily IN
Jury. drew q 5000. rifle from under
the counter and shot the younger man
dead. He then coolly walked down to
the station armed with his rifle and
plenty of ammunition with the inten-
zion Of escaping
Inhuman Treatment.
He was not molested until he reached
the railroad. when he was overtaken
by men on horseback. who lassoed him
around the neck and dragged him
back to the scene of the murder at a
furious pace. He was terribly treated
his only eye was said to have been
torn out and other parts of the body
over the country road. He was taken
to a warehouse belonging to the Por-
venir ranch and tied. standing up. fac
ing the corpse of his victim, where he
was left all night Upon the arrival
of officers on the following day he
was taken to San Pedro de las Co
ionias.
Presmano Immediately disposed Of
all of his stock and left the country.
Railroad Thieves.
One of the most perplexing matters
with which the officials of the Co
mez Palacio division of the Central
line have had to deal in the past few
years is the incessant thieving which
has been going on for years at some
point between the freight warehouse
IN Torreon and the Gomez Palacio
yards.
Several years ago the annual loss
was considerable, but the vigilance of
the officials. although not productive
served to reduce the losses consider
ably.
The culprits are declared to be the
most persistent of any who operate
along the National Railways.
Cotton and GuayuIe Stolen.
Not only the cotton planters are
complaining. but the guayule produc-
ers have become victims to a large
extent of robberies lately. and the
latter's losses would doubtless be
greater, but for the fact that there
remains less OF the shrub now ready
for cutting
Poems and bandits have made fire.
quent raids on guayuIe plantations, in
some instances swooping down on the
ranches in bands of Is and 20 at z or
o'clock in the morning and being sew
eral miles away with their burros or |
horses at daylight
Mode of Operations.
The cotton thieves work in much
the same manner and there is no lack
of purchasers. One sign in the La
guna district reads: I'VE buy cotton
without asking where it comes from"
Train. Time Changes.
The old Mexican International pas
senger trains Nos. 7O1 and 702. which
formerly ran between Saucedo and
Torreon, on the old Mexican Interna-
tional. will be scheduled on the Gomez
Palacio division via san Pedro and HI
polite, arriving at Sis a. m. and 1eav-
Ing at 7:30 p. m The main line pas
senger trains on the Gomez Pa1acio
division will remain exactly as at
present The time of freight trains
viii be changed slightly as refers to
intermediate meeting points, but ter
minal figures will remain about the
same.
Prominent Couple WEEDS.
The most important social event of |,
the week was the marriage Of Juan .
F. Birmingham to Miss Angela Ca /
ballero, which was solemnized at the /
parish church in Gomez Paiacio in the |
presence Of the intimate friends of the /
contracting parties
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.. !
and Mrs Brittingham, accompanied by /
members of the groom's family, left /
for Los Angeles. Cal, where they will |
be the attendants at the marriage of |
Juan Birmingham to Miss Roberta Nc
Lean, OF Chihuahua, on September 7th