El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-11
BANDITS SEIZE
70 YOUNG WOMEN
Hang German Doctor Until
Nearly Dead; Terrorize
Whole Communities.

Reports of bandit outrages brought to
the border Thursday tell of the mean
derings of a Villista band OF 800 men
down through the country below Parral
and into the northern edge OF Durango
state with entire communities fleeing
into the hills and scattering by family
unite hiding in the protected stretches
and down mine shafts from the
brigands.
An onslaught Of mounted outlaws into
the BALBOA section, west of Parral in
lower chihuahua state, ended by the
abduction of 20 young women and girls,
all Mexicans, and the sacl1ing Of the
place. Later with the drive of the
larger band of 800 into the Magistral
district Of upper Durango, entire family
communities fled into the hills on all
sides to escape the outrages OF the
bandits. Women and girls from 10
year old children up, are reported at
tackled by the bandits
Hang German Doctor.
In Puebla de Ia Cruz, an old man, q
German named Adam Maurer a doctor
by profession, was hung and dropped
to the ground in much the same fashion
as practiced with such success with
Luis Terrazas II in the Chihuahua city
jail, TO eXtort money from him. The
old man was beaten and tortured, until
it was evident that he had no money.
Then he was flung on the nard ground.
and left destitute, after the bandits had
sacked his place and destroyed his liv-
ing quarters.
Attacks on children and young wom-
en- is being reported from outlying sec
tons of upper Durango and lower Chi
huahua almost daily, according to an
arrival from that section in FL Paso
Word has come again and again from
Magistral, Eel ORC, Villa Campo San
Juan de Fredia and IndO Of assaults eX-
pected, and families prepare frequently
rfa.1F
the autlying mining and timber points
Four or five nights sleeping out in
the open. with entire villages deserted
in face Of threatened attack by bandits,
is no uncommon thing, it was declared.
Hernandez Drives OFF Bandits.
Near Magistral. Gen. Jacinto Herman
dez with no more than 90 Carrancista
soldiers offered resistance to the out
laws, drove them off killed half dozen
and captured two. One Of these con-
fessed that he was Of the rowing band
OF 900 which was infesting the district.
and which had a hand in the Santa
Ysabel massacre month ago. The two
were later executed.
At San Juan de Ell Eredia all the men
in the place were caught and locked in
one big room. Then all the girls and
women were locked in another, and out
ragged by the brigands. who rode away
in the direction Of Ramos.
The Mexican ranch people through
the whole big strip Of territory infested
by the brigands, have asked for arms
and ammunition that they may protect
themselves All the ranch people have
declared themselves ready to band to-
gether, and steps are already on foot
for the joining of all into a big pro-
tective organization for self-garrison-
ing their properties centering about FL
ORC Magistral and San Juan de FL
Eredia.
Supplies Arms to Town.
Gen. LoZano at Parral. formerly al
lied with Gen. RosaliO Hernandez. who
broke away from the Carranza forces,
as commander OF the Constitutionalist
troops at the mining center, has sup
piled soldiers and arms and ammuni-
ton for the community at Balleza- He
was asked for munitions for the ranch
and village people Of Magistral. and
other Durango border points. but his
jurisdiction stopped at the chihuahua
southern boundary line, and he could
officially only agree to communicate
with Gen. Trevino's headquarters at
Torreon, TO have guns and ammunition
melted out to the Mexican people near
the northern Durango state line.
All trains over all railroad lines in
that part of the country carry a MILL
tary guard Of so troops. with train
service cut down to little more than
meets the barest military requirements.