El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-20
ITALIAN killed
BY BANDIT BAND
Enrico Visconte Murdered
on His Ranch Near Santa
Rosalia, Mexico.

The same group of bandits under the
leadership Of Leonardo de Ia Barra,
who captured Juan Bilboa at the
Brewster line on March and held
him for $500 ransom, appeared on the
morning Of March IA at the ranch of
his uncle, Enrico Visconti an Italian
subject, so miles southwest of Santa.
fosalla, and for apparently no reason
whatever shot that cattlemHn down
Information of the killing reached FL
faso sunday in s. telegram from
IibuFcio Garcia, who. upon arriving
at Preside, sent the message that while
ne was. at the Visconti ranch on the
morning Of the l4th some % bandits
rode up and killed Nisconti. Garcia said
that he escaped for the reason that he
was a Mexican
Viscond was a well to do cattleman
in the Santa Rosalia district and at
the time OF the tragedy his wife and
two sons, Bnrico and Jesus, we're with
their mother in Santa Rosalia- The
family knew nothing Of the tragedy
until sunday afternoon when a mes
sage was sent to them by the Nlseonu
family in FL Paso.
Italians Act Quickly.
When the news of the murder
reached FL Paso. the members Of the
Italian colony, who are representative
in the southwest, came toge.ner II
was decided that Vincenso Vlsconti,
the brother who resides at 0OI East
Boulevard, should send message a.
rect to the Italian ambassador at WASH
ingtOn, and that on Monday protest
would be drafted against the atroclties
Of Mexican bandits, to be signed Dy
the leading italian residents IN FL
PRso and to be forwarded to the am
bassador in Washington and the ltai-
ian minister to Mexico. The dlspatch
from Vineeuso Viseonti to the amoas-
sador in Washington read:
Asks for Action.
Il am sorry TO notify your excellency
that my brother. Enrico Visconti. an
Italian subject, has been murdered on
his ranch In the state OF Chihuahua,
Mexico. by revolutionary soldiers
beg your excellency 20 protest so the
state department in regard to TINS out
ageous crime which. like many others
are committed daily on foreigners IN
that country"
Fhe murder Of Viseonti by the ban
dit who has adopted for hlmset me
patrican name Of de Ia Barra, IS con
nected with the Kidnapping OF his
nephew by marriage, Juan Bilboa, VINO
was captured by the bandits on Marcn
while below Preside, Brewste.T,
county, Texas, and who was held until
March 10. when the $500 demanded
BY the bandits was delivered by friends
from FL Paso.
The Visconti family in FL Paso sly
happening the bandits, fearing that
the United States soldiers would cross
after them as they had for Villa, made
their wsy across northern Chihuahua,
presumably in an effort 70 make
junction with villa, and that on the
way they are resorting to murder ana
depredations. -.
Vinoenso ViscOnti also states tnat
he is informed that one of the bandits
who held BiIboa a captive has been
aDpreheuded near Alpine and that
Bilboa. who is now in Las Cruces Win
his parents, expects to leave for Alpine
within the next day or so to establish
Identification.
Carraucistas Make Promises.
4 dispatch was sent by the Nisconu
family in Ell Paso to the Jefe de armes
in santa Rosalia, Sunday night, ask
ing that a detachment Of soldiers pc
sent out to the Visconti ranch TO Sc
cure the body OF the dead man ana
avenRe his death. The reply came
from that official that everything
would be done to locate the eody anu
that the death would be avenged
De la Barra is said to be young
dare devil Mexican, who has gathered
about him a group Of youths VINO are
mostly under the twenty mark ana
WbiIe not Identified with the Nllla
movement is sympathetic with II ana
ready to be a part OF II IL ne can
effect the juncture.