El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-22
REBEL LEADER IS
KILLED At ZAHJON
Gen. Chico Quintero Is Shot
Down In Drunken BrawI;
Payroll Is Stolen.

CuIiacan, Mexico, Oct. 22.-Chico
ouintero. Maderista colonel and later
Zapatista general, and one of the prin-
cipaI leaders in the two different siege5
and lOOtingS CT Culiacan, was ShoL oead
in a drunken brawl at ZanJon, VII
lage near NavOlatO Sunday he hao
accepted his parole from the govern
ment after much insiStence on the part
of his friends and retired TO private NE
but he never had much confidence IN
the good intentions Of the government
and expected to be aSsasslnaIed, as MS
second in command was, only a rev
DAYS after he was paroled. He com
handed a big following among the law
less elements in the valley ana the peo-
pie protected him so that the govern
ment was never able to run him down
and at last bought a temporary tran
guilty by pardoning him. 1t was be-
lieved that as soon as the OrozqulztaS
drew near CuIiacan he would Join them
and the government OFFICIALS were pre-
occupied about him. It is believed tnat
a secret subsidy was arranged Tor ms
removal and advantage was taken OF
drinking fiesta to carry out the Joo.
There is some excitement in MZatan
over the killing of Rlcardo Plco, one
Of the leading merchants, by Dr. Make
min a prominent physician. The teSti-
mony is conflicting They had business
difficulties out of which a challenge
arose. Maxemin was waiting at the
1870 bullet wounds, one in the stomach
and one in the face, fired by MaXemln-
Pico had a pistol but It was not dls-
charged MaXemin was one OF the nu-
merOus appointees to the posiitlon .t OF
governor of SinalOa shortly after the
Naderista triumph but never warmed
the aubernatOriaI chair because Juan
Banderas beat him to it and wouldn't
give it up.
Payroll Is Stolen.
The cashier of the big tannery at
PalmiIIas. near Mazatlan, started out
,Titb S69S to nav off the force Satur-
day and at a point about five miles
from Mazatlan was held up by three
rebel followers Of ZanjOnes, the leaoer
who was recently executed at La Nora;
and relieved of the money ana oTuerea
to return to the city
The director of La Noria, who sum
mariIy executed Zan1ones, took TO the
woods with his whole police 1orce De-
fore the prospect OF a cIlLl l p 1.jss51
cution when ne learned that a criminal
Judge from MaZatlan was coming out
10 Investigate the matter mis- IL
rector Roberto Cinde, Inquired prom
inently on the government side IN the
recent campaign against the rebels ana
the news of his flight started panic IN
all that region as 1t was thought ne
would at once join the Orozqulstas, ana
it is known that he commands con-
siderable following.
Norfa. Abraham Condo, father Of RO-
berto, was appointed director at La
Noria with the special commission 70
pacify his son and it is hoped that IN
this way a serious detection Will De
AS there is no available force to send
out after Roberto and his police force
the government is reduced to the ne
cessity Of treating with him.
Battle In Penal Colony.
A conflict Of authority between the
manager Of the penal colony on 1s4a
Maria Madre, off the Topic coast near near
San Bias and the commander OF the
federal detachment on the island Is
taking on a serious aspect II is leareu
that a battle has occurred between
them. the last news being under odle
of the 14th when the manager was
arming some Of his convtcts and threat
ening to attack the federals. AIIalrs
in the penal colony are reported 10 De
in a very bad way but the government
has no vessel at hand to send reheI
ana no troops Immediately available 10
send from here
Trouble Threatens SinalOa.
Felix Diaz has many partisans IN
this state Some of the most prom
nent men in the state have been IN
close business and personal relations
with him for years He spent some
DAYS at Matzatlan last year on MS way
to a mine in Lower California IN
which he is heavily interested.
Practically all Of a command OF
ruraIes that was stationed at Alamos.
in the south end of Sonora and the
next district to SinalOa, disintegrated
a few days ago, the men making OH
with their arms and ammunition and
they are expected to appear next In
Indications of sedition are being re
ported in the lower extremity Of Low