Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-27
WENT THROUGH A
BUNDLE, FOUND
MAN HAD RIFLE
ARMY SERGEANT IN COMMAND OF
TRAIN GUARD ARRESTS MEM-
CAN WAITING FOR TRAIN.
COMPANION ALSO ARRESTED, AND
BOTH TAKEN TO HARLIMGEN.
ALSO HAD $500 IN MONEY.

An army sergeant in command of Tho
guard that arrived in brownsville 'a~f
night this morning had his attention called
Ia u Mexican Of middle age sitting in tie
waiting room Of the Gulf Coast Line pas
senger station, and going through bundle
of bed clothes carried by the man ur
earthed 4 rifle in 4 new leather scabbard
lie Immediately placed the man under ar
rest. along with companion, and took
both 10 Harlingen on the > o'clock train
this morning. turning them over in tht
United State. military authorities here.
AT Harlingen the man was Mriher
searched and. according To a repcrt re-
ceived in Brownsville this afternoon hr
was found TO have 5000 in cash n his
clothes. The contents of a heavy grip ~
man carried were not made public. hrf III
i believed il contained ammunition
Employees ~ the passenger station -asr
the man arrived i'm Brownsville on VI f
nights train from San Antonio, saw"
that he was On HI. way Ia Mission. Asked
why hc did not ret off at llarlingen 10 wait
for the train leaving Brownsville at go
o'clock this morning. w said We was nfrf WV
~ snend the NIGHT m Hnrlirrcr and ar-
cided 10 come on TO Brownsville. s''.l
catch the Mission bound train out OF th-
city this morning
So far as reported to the United Stat
military headquarters at Fort Brown las
night passed quietly at NIL points alon"
the border. with few or no incidents bein~
reported that required the sending ont ~
troops to any point
The attack on Sam Robertson eighteen
miles east ~ San Bcnito late Monday w.
dicatea to the authorities that the ban
dts are evidently attempting to hide
the coast country. and the cavrlrv ratru'
arc heinn extended IN include that scf,ar
Patrols are now beirg made as fa- - ll..
mouth vi the Rio Grandc. and norfhwn~f
along the coast m far n the Arrnrc COL
RADIO. Infantry from car neri+1. ~en' sHs
following the Rohor-ton rrns-t. aNa llr
still on guard M ranches in the rre. an
where the shooting occurred.
No further reports nave Dreh reffA NH
since Yesterday on the information .h
Carranza troops from the garrison wv
Revno4a were cha-in hnnd of lnriii
southwara from the Rio Grande. Y
proba hle these bandits are mair- their v..4
into the interior of TamauliraS, anA N.
frightened away from the border may ne
return for many days. This band j. he
leved to be independent. % far n it. cr-1
operations were concerned, Of the bandS
which have been operating IN the imm"
date Brownsville district.
The county authorities now have 2 tot
III nineteen prisoners IN the county Jail on
suspicion in connection with the border
raidS. Of these probably half were r.
rested early IN the troubles. and the bni-
ance since the wreck Of over n week a~1
In two Of these prisoners the sheriff. dc
partment believes u has two men actually
connected with raiding parties, and ore nf
them j. alleged to have confessed cons'd-
cradle valuable information concernir~
the operation Of the bands. and furnished
the names Of other men participating.