Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-06-30
nEhiFF'S DEPARTMENT, THROUGH
ARREST OF TWO MEN, BELIEVED
10 NAVE GONE FAR lN PUTTING
STOP 10 ALLEGED THEFTS.
|EP0RTED THAT SnERiFF'S DEPART
0EuT rs HOT ON TRAIL OF MAN
VINO IS SAID 70 BE klMGPlN
OF GANG OF CATTLE THIEVES.
bTARTLlme RESULTS ARE PREDICT
Ed 70 be BROUGHT OUT AFTER
SEVERAL DAYS LABOR ON PART
OF SHERIFF RYAN AND DEPUTY.

Wholesale arrests In connection with the
blleged wholesale thefts of cattle in
Brownsville and community are promised
hs result of the activity of the sheriff :
department during the past few days. The
arrest Of two men charged with stealing
cattle followed the disappearance OF thir-
'1een head Of cattle from the stock pens IN
(his city on Friday night. and later the APP
pearance If the hides Of these animals IN n
local hide buying house.
The owner Of the cattle that disappeared
from the cattle pens on Friday night was
Miguel Fernandez, and Mr.. Fernando. who
deals extensively in cattle, has employed
SPECIAL prosecutor 10 prosecute the com
plaiIi against the defendants.
TUr first arrest IN connection with the
cattle theft~ was made by Deputy Sheriff
Joe I.ongoria Saturday morning, and the
man arrested was Encarnaclon Abrigo. He
was confined in the county jail. The see
ond arrest was Carlos Davilla. charged by
warrant with cattle theft. lie was taken
in charge by Sheriff c. Z. Ryaa Saturday
night mt the PlacediS ranch. about three
miles from Brownsville.
third warrant was issued for Vicente
Davilla, alias ''The Hero" well known
character in Brownsville, and who form
erly was "A special policeman in this city.
Davilla rot wind of the fact that officers
were after him, and disappeared. II j. be
lieved that he made hi, escape across the
Rio Grande, and IL j. probable that efforts
will be- made 10 enlist the assistance of the
authorities on that side to apprchcnd him.
Where the cattle that disappeared from
the stock pens on Friday night were killed
is mystery to the officers. Ii l. said that
the cattle ''walkcd" ont of the stock pens.
and that Abripo, one of the men arrested
charged by romplaint vim rn~fhg- -Srofcn
them was watchman at the pens. Stock
men claim that ii the cattle had left the
pens such n large herd could have been
trailcd "on the run"
The hides were purchased Saturday by
a butcher IN good faith. and later were
sold 20 the hide house. the manager of
in good faith. and had no idea they were
the, hides Of stolen animals, a. was
claimed.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Longoria and jeff
Scrivner, informed Sunday night that =
man had bunch of cattle, some hls own
and some stolen. in the brush several miles
from town. went out and spent the night
in. the brus., searching for the and
cattle, but never found them. MIR. Scriv-
ner thought at the time that some of the
SAttle might have been his.
.saicers declare that they will not stop
with the arrest of the men already IN
carcerated. bat that they are after So
called highcr-ups. 80 far IA known no
further warrants have been ISSUED. but it
is said that one or more may he forthcom-
ing in connection with the eases.
Peace officers and citizens have long
believed that the cattle thievery that has
been the bane Of the existence Of farmers
and cattlemen Ia this section has been
through well organized system. and the
disappearance of the herd of cattle from
the stock pens on Friday night 'ent the
first quickly accessible evidence for the
peace officers Ia work ON.