Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-27
RANGERS CAPTURE MAN BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN MEMBER OF THE
DESERVING BAND CHASED
THROUGH HIDALGO CO.
ARRESTS MAY FOLLOW FINDING OF
PAPERS DUPLICATING A NUM-
Der OF MEN SAID TO LIVE IN
UNITED STATES.


an armed bald ~ Mexicans The latest
lnva non reported occurred Thursday aft
ernoon Z few miles west Of Progreso.
about forty miles west NJ Brownsville The
crossing was reported Ia the nearest
United States army border patrol, and
fifty men were Immediately sent 70 scour
the surrounding country for the men, who
are now believed 10 have returned into
Mexico
Unofficial information of this crossing
was received today at Fort Brown. where
it was stated this afternoon nothing
further had been heard of the men.
AZ Fort Brown today a report was re-
.ceived stating that one Mexican was
seriously wounded on the Mexican side In
the cross river fight Wednesday afternoon
late between United States troopers at Pro
greSo and MeXlcans firing from the Mexi-
can side ~ the river. Nothing was heard
ot d report that five Mexicans were killed
in that fight
Ranger Edwards and Baker Of Captain
W. y. Sanders ranger company came into
can arrested AZ Monte Christie alleged Ia
have been either \ member Of the band
of ten men that crossed into Texas re-
Gently near Hidalgo and were chased
through the county and back again, or else
was implicated with them in some way
This man was found 10 have on his per
son papers which are said 10 bring ~u--
plclon upon several residents OF Hidalro
county " connection with the recent in
va~lon by armed men The Mexican wa
taken TO Phar the headquarters Of the
ranger company
Unofficial information was received by
the ~herff's department in Brownsville to-
day that nm encounter occurred Thursday
north IA Ednburg between rangers and
supposed bandits Nothing Of this report
was received at Fort Brown today. nor had
Edmbur- heard of the reported fight. Ii
is known, however, that there are Lar.
humber ot Mexicans who have been AZ ono
time ~ another members of the bands IN
the Laguna Seca region. fifteen miles north
vi Ednburg.
Falfurnas. the county seat Of RrooL,
county, I- the latest town to report bandit
disturbances. press dispatch out of
FaIturna,. dated Yesterday. saws:
Further proof " bear out the cont.n
tIon that Mexican bandits have made tLp,y
way into Brooks county and that they ar
lcongregatlng near Falfurrias occurred wv
Ian early hour this morning when guard
oi officers and possemen that were guard
lne public road into Falfurrias ran INTO
four heavily armed Mexicans on horse
"ln TIE fighting that followed one " thc
bandit was shot through the head and VII
die Tie carried 5000 rifle and los
rounds of ammunition. The other three
bandit succeeding IN ma&ng their escape
Tonight they are being pursued ~ pos. y
Head hy sheriff Maupin.
But five soldiers are stationed at Fal-
furnas and owing IA the general alarm
and preponderant Mexican population. aI-
dluonal soldiers viii he asked for"
dispatch from Corpus Christi TODAY
says the Mexican wounded IN the fight
yesterday near Falfurnas y dead The
other three N the hight escaped no ~
lncerS were hurt
An American who has been resident
lof Matamoros for several years. who
VISITED Brownsville today. said that ~
ports Of the arrival of large numbers nf
soldiers ID the Mexican city are not true
lie said that within the past SIX we.l..
there have not been more than 200 soldier.
lln MatamoroS AT any one time. and tho+
most of General Nafarrate's forces are y.
The Monterrey district. He expressed tbe
opinion that between Victoria and Mat.
moros and Matamoro, snd Monterrey tlara
were not more than 500 soldiers an toll
The last military train TO reach Matamoro
, he SAID, was several days ago when Ger
J eral Nafarrate came in with practically
J his personal guard of cavalry.