Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-07
ARE
STILL HELD
HEARING WAS TO HAVE BEEN
GIVEN THEM YESTERDAY AF-
TERNOON, BUT PRESS OF BUS
MESS DELAYED.
no CREDENCE Is GIVEN IN MAT
AMOROS TO REPORTS THAT FED
ERALS ARE ON WAY-NO EXECU-
TIONS TODAY.

III
/ No action has yet been taken by Gen.
eral Lucio Blanco in the matter of the
sixty prisoners now in charge Of his
troops A date was set Yesterday after
noon for formal hearing for the men.
but il il stated that the commander
and his officers have been very busy ar
ranging the courts in MatamOros and
attending To other matters necessary to
setting the city government under way.
Two prisoners who say they are from
Corpus Christi and had no interest in
the fight have been released through in
tervention by friends in Brownsville
The military auth rites in MatamOr-
os deny absolutely that there are any
federal soldiers at any point nearer
Matamoros than Victoria and the lat
ter city is at present in no position to
allow its forces to begin march on
MatamorOs. a strict patrol has been
kept along the coast in the vicinity of
Bagdad. the old Mexican town at the
mouth Of the river. and they report that
no vessels have approached any where
near the coast.
Though the members of the staff feel
easy 50 far a. possible attack by fed
erals within the near future is con-
cerned. care il being taken 10 patrol
all the territory contiguous to Matamo-s
rOS. and not only that small garrisons
stationed at Rio Bravo and Reynosa are
doing their share Of this patrol duty.
Should hostile force appear from that
direction the MatamOrOs Constitutional
lists would be notified in quick time.
Silvino Garcia. former Mexican con-
sui in Brownsville and at present edit
or Of the COnStitntiOnalista today den
led q report that he has been appointed
collector Of customs Of the port Of Mat
amOIOS. Mr.. Garcia stated that he much
aid rs much as possible in the work
il is pushing forward to.
Contrary TO report circulated in
this city this morning. there were no ex-
ecuilonS IN MatamOrOs last night or this
IN rning. according to information from
one Of the members Of General Blanco's
staff. 1t was reported here that two men
who had committed an assault on two
NatamOros young ladies were executed:
however. they are being held. but their
eases have not yet had attention. No
prisoners have been executed since Wed
neSday morning.
1t j. probable that if the necessary
permission may be obtained as many
as ten wounded soldiers now being at
tended in Matamoros will he brought
to Brownsville and placed in the Char
ity Hospital 0f this city. The manage
mcnt Of the hospital has stated that it
has ready ten beds for the wounded, and
Is IN position TO care for this many.
Dr. ID. Il. Zcrtuchc. chief surgeon Of
the Constitutionalist army in Matamor-
oS. desires To take advantage of the Of
fer if possible. and is bending his ef- |
forts in that direction.
The wounded who are being cared for |
~ the temporary hospital in the Pres
byterian school building. are getting
along as well as might be expected and
are receiving good care and attention.
In mentioning Yesterday those who
aided IN caring for the wounded Wed
neSday. the names of G. ID. Douglas and
a. Il. Brown were omitted. Both Mr..
Douglas and Mr.. Brown worked from
early morning until late Wednesday,
night and Chief Surgeon Zertuche stated
that he appreciated the kind service rem
dercd by them.