Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-19

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by race hatred as well as desire for
loot, twenty Mexicans, who claimed to
be followers Of Luis de La Rosa, lead
e. nf the so-called Texas revolution,
held LID and robbed train near Ol-
mito, seven miles north of here, late
last night. AS result two men are
dead, another is probably fatally In
jured. and four other are seriously
hurt. The bandits are believed to have
escaped into Mexico.
The scene of the robbery was three
miles from the Rio Grande. The Mex
leans as they fired at the train crew
shouted, viva Piano; Viva Car
ranza!"
piano was co-leader with De La
Rosa.
List Of Dead and Wounded.
The dead:
Corporal McBee, Third United States
cavalry, shot.
Engineer H. n. Kendall. pinned be-
meath engine.
Probably fatally injured:
DR.. e. NJ. Mccain, Brownsville. shot
in abdomen.
seriously injured:
Harry j. Wallis. Brownsville, shot in
II. woodhail. ffeman. scalded and
bruised
claude J. Brishear. Troop A. Sixth
cavalry, shot In, the Jaw.
C. H. Lay, Troop D. Third cavalry,
shot in neck and leg.
Boldsst Of Raids.
The robbery was the boidest piece
of work by bandits since their raids
began three months ago.
The bandits removed the spikes from
rail and, lying concealed in the
nearby brush, jerked this rail from
under the nose of the engine with a
long heavy wire.
The engine, baggage, mail and ex-
press cars Jumped the track. Few
passengers were aboard.
The robbery was conducted by five
or six Mexicans clad In khaki uni
forms, while outside the train some
fifteen or twenty more Mexicans kept
Sup constant fire. apparently shoot
ing either over or beneath the train.
Block Pursuit by Soldiers.
After the robbery the Mexicans
burned a trestle north Of the wreck,
preventing prompt arrival OF United
States soldiers from San Benito to
take up pursuit. The troops had to
ledSS IuclI tIdlH dlu Hlhc q uAAc "
reach the wreck.
The holdup occurred on the eSt.
Louis Brownsville & Mexican line, the
only railroad entering the lower Rio
. Grande valley.
John w. Sword. of Pinesville, KY. a
former United States Soldier. said that
he and three soldiers occupied cor:
ner seat In the front end Of the smok-
ing car.
Soldiers Unarmcd.
The other three, McBee, Brishear and
Laymon, were in uniform, but Sword
was not. He said there was e lurch
and the four men pitched forward. AS
the train came to stop he noticed five
or six Mexicans crowding into the rear
end Of the coach next to the frst-class
day coach. The Mexicans came for
ward with guns drawn and firing. The
first firing was directed at thu United
States army uniforms worn by Sword 8
companions. Two Of the soldiers were
shot at the first fire, and LaymOn was
hit as he dived for the front door. The
soldiers were regular passengers with
out their arms.
Mexieans Grow Bold.
Tho Mexicans grew bold and noisy
when the passengers failed to shoot at
]. them. In the smoking compartment in
addition to Sword and the tire. sol-
diers, were DIR. Wallis. District Attor-
ney John I. Klaiber, r. Wright, trav-
cling man Of Houston, and p. w. Sauer.
q travelling man Of San Antonio.
In their first rush at the uniformed
men the bandits paid little attention to
the other smolking-car passengers. Nc
4 Cain and Wallis managed to hide In the
toilet without being observed by the
bandits. Sword said the bandits an
nounced to the several Mexicans In the
coach that they need not fear, that they
would not be harmed.
Citizens Lynch Mexican.
In the meantime Sword brushed aside
bandits arm, proceeded into the
nrst class coach, which he passed thru
. without being stopped. Dropping off the
rear end he ran three miles to q tele-
phone. Sword said that Just before he
left the coach well-dressed young
Mexican told the bandits there were
two "gringoes' in the toilet. These werc
Dr. Mccain and Wallis. Wright, who
had hidden under q seat, said the ban
ats knocked on the toilet door and
commanded the men to come out. The
men refused, whereupon the bandits
ared thru the door, hitting Mccain in
~ abdomen. The young Mexican I'm
6 intesMss was arrested. Later he was