Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-02
PARTY OF SURVEYORS GOING FROM
RAvMONDvILLE TO ISABEL ARE
FIRED ON BY PARTY OF IS
MEN, ALL ARMED.
aEPORTS FROM NORTH OF BROWNS
VILE TELL OF VISITS OF BANDS
or MEN WHO TAKE HORSES,
SADDLES AND GUNS.

Four reports of the activities of alleged
bandit gangs IN the southern part of Cam
eron county, received by the sherlff's de
partment today, indicate that the band
which Is said to have been operating m the
north end of the county has extended Its
activities to the south end Of the county.
The most serious report came from Point
Isabel. A party OF surveyors arriving there
from Raymondville reported that about
fourteen miles from Point Isabel they were
fired on perhaps thirty times by band OF
armed men camped alongside a road The
chauffeur's forehead was burned hy bul
let lie speeded up and the party escaped
V. l.. Conrad heads the party of surveyors
fired on
The other reports were from points near
the city, to the north. In three cases the
appearance of armed gangs at early morn
ing hears. and the capture by armed force
by them of horses. saddles and guns were
reported to the sheriff department. the
victims reporting personally. From one
place the gang forced two farm laborerS 10
go with them, probably a. guides. and N
the third ease they are said to have forced
man travelling along the road with milk
man to 60 along with them. They disposed
of the milkman's stock by spiling 1t out
along the road.
Appearing AT the ranch of Nathan Light
bouru at Puentes Negras, miles north of
Brownsville, at ; o'clock tins morning.
seven armed and mounted MexicanS forced
H.. IL
a fine mare and rode of east along the re-
SAGA In addition TO this Ibarra fears that
harm may have been done to his brother.
Abram lbarra, who with milkman named
Tijerina had started TO Brownsville short
time before the thieves appeared at the
ranch At noon today Abram lbarra and
Tuerlna had not been found and their un
explained absence was causing Manuel
Ibarra much uneasiness. lie feared thev
might have been waylaid by the same seven
Ibarra came into the ,heritf's office AT
10 O'Clock this morning and told Sheriff
Vann about the hodup. At ) O'Clock this
morning lbarra, who was still IN bed. SAYS
he heard the gate Of the pasture, short
way from the house creak open. lie arose
and stepped outside to investigate. Seven
men immediately leveled oarbnes at hun
from horseback. They asked HIM if he wes
armed. and when he said he was not. all
but one put up their rifles
a small boy. bare legged. was riding be
hind one of the men. The leader turned to
him and said. (Which one do YOU want ?"
The boy Indicated mare grazing loose
near the house. The leader forced the
caretaker to catch the mare The bav
mounted the bare back Of the animal and
rode of with the rest. after they hai tried
mules grazing around IN the enclosure
Ibarra told them he had no rope and no
horse to ride to round up the mules. Seem
ing to be In haste 10 get away the thieves
dropped the matter and FASTENED off up the
resaca.
Ibarra says that two of the men rode
mules, large sleek looking animals. shod on
all four feet. The other five rode native
horses.
Immediately or hearing Ibarra's story.
Sheriff yann. with Nathan Lightbourn.
owner of the ranch. and two deputies went
to the scene of the robbery to take up the
trail Of the thieves.
party of civil engineers gong from
Ravmondvile to Point Isabel in an auto
mobile at 10 As this morning 1T a point
about II miles ont of Point Isabel ran
across what they took to be camp Of out
laws near the road Thirty shots, they re-
ported tn Brownsville. were fire at the ma
chine. The driver a. soon "a challenged
put on full speed and the car huried ia i
the camp. A thousand yards down tn.