El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-22

/ nels and is TO be taken with some salt
until the other side is heard from
Tom DesmUkes, an American from
I Texas was looted of about 400 bushels
Of corn by the Ciliacan looters during
their carnival of crime, corn that ne
had stored in the house Of Mexican
. friend for safety, but whose American
ownership was proclaimed TO the loot
ers, without avail.
Methods of LoOting.
The rebels simply jumped behind the
counters Of some Of the Chinese stores,
after running the Chinese OF at the
point Of their guns. with threats OF
death, and often with more or less
rough handling. and began to sell ev-
erything out at any price, money pc
ing what they all rummaged Tor most
Zealously, as other loot IS always hard
for them TO get away with In the ire
Quent eclipses they suffer in the pres
ence Of government troops.
Many stores were looted numbers OF
times. each new loOting band taking
all it wanted. and before the end OF
the lOOting, many stores and private
houses we're absolutely empty, even
the furniture dragged off or thrown
into the streets and broken and the
doors and windows smashed.
At times there was a certain appear
ance Of fOrmality about the lOOting,
even TO the extent OF giving receipts
for the stuff taken, signed by some
petty chief, snd the owner Of the store
would feel relieved at their departure,
leaving him something IN stock, and
document that he expected to protect
him from other lOoters, but il did not
turn out that way The next band OF
lOoters would take sQuint at the re-
ceipt Of the preceding band and eX-
plain that they belonged to different
command and would now have to get
theirs.
Students Buy Way Out OF Prison.
The students of the State college,
Rosales Civil college it is called were
all thrown into prison In body one
day and they bought their way out the
next day at 10 pesos per head These
are the patriots who drilled and
shouted periodically about how they
would defend their beloved city from
the "GrtngO pigs" in the past few
months and even threw stones AT lone
Americans who happened to pass their
drill ground but nobody has heard OF
one Of them firing a shot to defend
the city from the lOOters and now the
whole Institution has a wilted appear
ance.
The favorite trick for extracting
money from those who had II or were
supposed TO have Ii, was to throw them
into jail and let them pay their way
out, and some made this trip to jail
and return. paying whatever they could
be induced to each time, until they
were cleaned out, and were kicked out
in disgust when they could no longer
pay, TO make room for others who were
expected TO respond Some Of the well
10 do paid out over 1000 pesos in al
in these little fines. If one could not
or would not pay. he was given
Quirtiug or a beating with anything
handy that answered the purpose. Many
forms Of torture were resOrted to.
Free Neat For All. 800.
General Chico Quintero distin-
guished himself by operating the city
slaughter house as a charitable insti-
tuition, having the necessary beef cat
tie rounded up and slaughtered. Meat
fro N.r .1-.H
American milk cows went this route.
cows that had cost from 500 to $3.50
gold, while ordinary beef animals sell
for $50 or did before meat was put on
the free list by the rebels.
Poor poems were thrown into Jail as
rich people and il one could not pay
more so cents was cheerfully accepted
by the lOOters who sent the poor devils
on their way with kicks and blows.
Az Had Pictures Made.
The local photographer did a rushing
business. every lOOter wanting his photo
in all the arms he could shoulder and
mounted on his favorite horse and
most OF them lefT him a receipt for the
photos. When a later band demanded
leo pesos cash contribution Of him he
turned in looters' receipts for that
amount
There was sometimes a grim Justice
In the lOoters' work such as the loot
ing of local shyster who had accu-
INFLATED a fortune by despOiling the
poor VINO worked I0r him on a ranch
or fell into his clutches in court. He
IS so crooked every administration in
Culiacan had him in Jail occasionally.
but he always got bail and sQuirmed
cut Of punishment very cheaply, but
the hooters did not let him off so kind
~ His house was cleaned out and
he bought his way out OF jail and
threatened death, to a pretty tune. and
when they left him stranded after some
blows and indignities. he had to bor-
row enough to reach Maza tan.
Chinese Not FOreigners."
During the loOting days a big band
gathered on the main plaza and lis
tened to the reading OF proclamation
from OrOzcO that all foreigners lives
and property should be respected. At
its conclusion il was advanced by some
jealous lOoter that Chinese were neith-
err foreigners nor MeXicans and it was
perfectly proper to loot them clean.
which was done with a good grace as a I
work Of patriotism. One Chinaman.
owner OF a big tannery and shoe fac
tory that employed from 100 to 200 Ia
bOrers. was looted clean down to the I
furniture i'm the store which handled I
his products, although he has grown /
children by a Mexican wife and has I
always been distinguished by his be- I
nevolences and liberality in subscrib- I
ing to any public improvement funds /
One Of the lOOting chiefs finished his 4
job, came on to Mazatlan and took 1
passage on 2 steamer to Guaymas. en- 4
route TO the States. but was recognized /