Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1926-11-30
DEATH LIST
5 in MONDAY
RANCH FIGHT
Aniceto Pizana Report
ed Member of Band
That Attempted To
Seize Ranch

Aniceto Pizana. notorious leader of
Mexican bandit gangs who in 1915
and 1916 figured in a series of raids
on the lower Mexican border, was
said to have been a member of the
band of agrarians who Monday at
tempted TO take possession of the
Fernandez plantation on the Mex
ican side of the river.
Pizana. formerly resident of
Cameron county, fled TO Mexico early
in 1916, and so far as known has
never re-crossed to this side.
Eight known dead and three wound
ed were revealed in final check-up
for casualties resulting from the
battle yesterday morning between
agrarians attempting to seize Las
Rucias ranch property near Mata-
moros which is American owned, and
employees Of the hacienda who resist
ed the invasion. Six agrarians are
in jail in Matamoros.
Six dead and three wounded was
she first report made by Emilio Lon
goria. foreman of the ranch. 70 John
G. Fernandez, one of the executors
of the Juan Fernandez estate Of
which the land is n part, but since
then two additional dead persons
have been discovered.
List of Dead
Ranch employees among the dead
are Eduardo Almaguer, Jose Pena
Canales. Jose Garcia. second fore
man. Agapito Balboa and Alberto
Cantu. The agrarian dead are Jose
Delgado, named as the leader. Fuse
bio Rodriguez, and Miss Clara Del
gado. Both the seriously wounded
are agrarians. These are Antonio
Guerrero, and Alexandra Naranjo.
Several other agrarians are slightly
wounded. Miss Delgado was wound
cd when she ran to the aid Of her
fallen brother and was caught in the
cross fire Of the two parties. She
died Monday in the civil hospital in
Matamoros where she, together with
the other wounded, were taken for
treatment.
The agrarian group is said to be
composed of from 80 to 40 persons
who had sent a petition to Governor
Pcrtes Gil of the state of Tamauli-
pas asking that they be given lands
under the provisions of the Mexican
agrarian law which provides that
into small parcels and sold to the
poorer classes on long time terms.
The agrarians in this particular
group are said TO have moved about
the country side, taking with them
small house which formed their
headquarters, while waiting to hear
from this petition. Longoria, fore
man Of the ranch. said that they at
tempted to move this house and other
possessions onto Las Rucias property
on last Friday but that he ordered
them away.
Yesterday they came again mad
when he appeared on the scene to
order them off they fixed on him, he
declares. In the battle that follow
ed between these agrarians and en-
ployes of the hacienda seven were
killed outright and several others
wounded. OF the wounded, Miss Del
gado died later. She was II years
old.
Word was gotten to the military
commander Of the Matamoros dis
trict. General Gabriel Cervera. and
he dispatched troops to the scene.
He sent several differen. groups,
communicating trucks and chauf-
feurs from the streets of Matamcros
| for the purpose. Eleven of the ha-
cienda employees were at first arrest
ed through a mistake but these were
released from the jail Monday eve-
ming. Later six agrarians were ar
rested, all with arms. and incarcer-
ated in Matamoros with troops seek
ing out the others. A list of all the
agrarians is said to be in the hands
Of the military authorities and are
being sought out by the troops who
are under the command Of Major
Francisco A. Luna and Lieut.Col. Cas-
tillo.
The night passed quietly on the
ranch properties contrary to r6mors
which persisted to the effect that
two soldiers had been killed. There
were no disturbances during the
night. according to r. Urtusastegui.
the attorney employed by the Fer
nandez estate. and everything is un-
der the control of authorities.
III. III. Leonard. u. s. xice consul,
reported the matter TO the state de-
partment but until noon today had
received no message from Washing
ton.
The roadster driven by Longoria,
the foreman, was held as evidence by
the police In Matamoros this morn
ing. The windshield was shattered
and other parts Of the car damaged
by ten bullets which struck it at
varius points, all on the drivers side.