The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-08-17
SHOT TO DEATH BY
MEXICAN BANDITS
Relative of Judge +. Il. Pier
Victim of Raid on
Oil Co.
THOUGHT WHISTLE
MEANT AN ALARM
And Fired on Paymaster After Money
Had Been Turned Over-Life in Mex
ceived from Mother of Murdered Man.

Judge Fred b. Pier of this town re-
Gently received a letter from his niece,
Mrs. Edwin Dunn, of ottawa, Kansas,
telling of the death of her son, Larehe,
who was shot and killed by Mexican
bandits on June 20 while at his work
for an oil company near Tampieo, Mex
leo. Mr. Dunn had charge of the com
missary and paid off the help in and
around there. Bandits had been MAX
ing raids in that vicinity and on pre-
vious occasions had taken their booty
and left after the men had held up
their hands and turned over the money.
At the time Mr.. Dunn was killed
four bandits were in the party. They
entered the first office and when the
men held up their hands and said they
had no money the bandits passed into
Mr. Dunn s office. When they demand
ed the money he said "all right, here
il is 100000 = and they took it. At
this point an escape valve outside blew
off with a whistling sound. Thinking
it was an alarm the bandits shot Mr..
Dunn, shot and killed one of the men
in the next office, the other dropping
behind desk and escaping and going
outside killed two other men. Mr.
Dunn lived two hours, but did not re-
gain consciousness. He was taken to a
hospital in Tampico. The body was
taken to Kansas. Mr.. Dunn was un-
married.
The following letter which was re-
ceived some time ago by Judge Pier,
from his niece tells something of the
life in Mexico:
Write how things are going in
Mexico. First, Larche wrote us. He
has been working for an oil company
south of Tampieo 20 miles Saledero
the town, was held up by Villistas. You
have probably heard of CarranZa send
ing troops into the oil fields to clean
them out. Lafche and the others had
TO leave under a shower of lead. He
gave us quite n graphic account of il
They waited until things had quieted
down, but stayed only a few days be
fore they were driven out again. Larehe
went TO TampieO, finished his work al
the general Office and decided TO try
for place less dangerous. About that
time we had a letter from Roy The
bandits had gotten so bad that they
had to quit the ranch at last. There
were only four Americans left, Roy
Allen, and two others about three and
one-half miles away.
There was another young fellow, Lin
coin Weider, who lived in Tampico
but would come out TO look after his
stock. On Friday, Oct &c, he was
waylaid and killed. The bandits haC
taken almost all the cattle belonging
10 n neighbor, who had been taker
sick and died and they had commenced
on Lincoln's. He would not stand 70
il, so they killed him.
Our boys found him Saturday night
but they have very strict laws abou
some things and you have to get per
NIT before you can bury the dead, 81
the boys had to stay with the bod,
until the officer was notified. The of
icials did not get there until Sunda,
night, and they did not get him burie,
until Monday.
Probably the bandits thought tn,
others would be scared away, and leav
without the stock, but our BOYS buc
killed. on their revolvers, took their rifles
rounded up what cattle, horses anc
mules they could. and drove them t,
the Ebano ranch, belonging to tn,
Ebano Oil Co
Allen and one of the other boys helC
them, while Roy and the other wen
to Tampieo to see about disposing o
the cattle. The last we heard h.
thought he had disposed of them at
fair price, under the circumstances
VIII leave the horses at the Eban
ranch and risk losing them. Allen ha
sent for his birth certificate, so he ca
get passport out of Mexico. Ro
will try to get work there.
There is no telling when we can 9
back to Mexico, if ever. We sha
have TO make a home somewhere els,
for time at least