CANGAÇO   NO  RIO  GRANDE  DO   NORTE  -  A  HISTÓRIA   QUE   NÃO   FOI   CONTADA  (II).
Autor: Antonio Praxedes Filho | Publicado: 2013-08-26T10:50:00-03:00

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Quando&nbsp;&nbsp; um&nbsp; dia&nbsp; se&nbsp; fizer&nbsp; um acurado&nbsp; levantamento&nbsp; de&nbsp; fatos&nbsp; considerados&nbsp; históricos, atinentes&nbsp; à&nbsp; investida&nbsp; de&nbsp; Lampião&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; e&nbsp; seu&nbsp; bando&nbsp; ao&nbsp; Rio&nbsp; Grande&nbsp; do&nbsp; Norte, restará&nbsp; provado&nbsp; e&nbsp; comprovado&nbsp; que&nbsp; muitas&nbsp; pessoas&nbsp; que&nbsp; viveram&nbsp;&nbsp; a&nbsp; contemporaneidade&nbsp; desses&nbsp; fatos, incorreram&nbsp; em&nbsp; voluntariosa&nbsp; omissão, negando-se&nbsp; a&nbsp; darem&nbsp; seus&nbsp; depoimentos&nbsp; a&nbsp; pesquisadores/historiadores, cujos&nbsp; depoimentos&nbsp; seriam&nbsp;&nbsp; de&nbsp; suma&nbsp; importância&nbsp; para&nbsp; o&nbsp; cotejo&nbsp; das&nbsp; provas.&nbsp; Esquivaram-se&nbsp;&nbsp; sob&nbsp; a&nbsp; pusilânime&nbsp; assertiva&nbsp; de&nbsp; que&nbsp; omitiam-se&nbsp; "por&nbsp; medida&nbsp; de&nbsp; cautela, ocultando&nbsp; evidências&nbsp; que, segundo suas&nbsp; pérfidas&nbsp; óticas, seria&nbsp; natural&nbsp; em&nbsp; quem&nbsp; revolve&nbsp; acontecimentos&nbsp; de&nbsp; ontem,&nbsp; com&nbsp; perspectivas&nbsp; hodiernas&nbsp; de&nbsp; trazer&nbsp;&nbsp; à&nbsp; tona&nbsp; fatos&nbsp; adrede&nbsp; combinados&nbsp;&nbsp; para&nbsp;&nbsp; serem&nbsp; "guardados&nbsp; à&nbsp;&nbsp; sete&nbsp; chaves", como&nbsp; se&nbsp; diz&nbsp; no&nbsp; sertão.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A&nbsp; partir&nbsp; do&nbsp; ano&nbsp; de&nbsp; 1915&nbsp;&nbsp; foi&nbsp; instalado&nbsp; o&nbsp; clima&nbsp; de&nbsp; terror&nbsp; no&nbsp; município&nbsp; de&nbsp; Apodi,&nbsp; quando&nbsp; aportaram&nbsp; em&nbsp; Apodi&nbsp; os&nbsp; truculentos&nbsp;&nbsp; Srs.&nbsp; Martiniano&nbsp; de&nbsp; Queiroz&nbsp; Porto, oriundo&nbsp; da&nbsp; serra&nbsp; do&nbsp; Pereiro, no&nbsp; Ceará,&nbsp; e&nbsp; Juvêncio&nbsp; Augusto&nbsp; Barrêto, ambos&nbsp; trazendo&nbsp; seus&nbsp; jagunços, geralmente&nbsp; composto&nbsp; por&nbsp;&nbsp; celerados&nbsp; fugitivos&nbsp; da&nbsp; Justiça.&nbsp; Martiniano&nbsp;&nbsp; fixou&nbsp; residência&nbsp; na&nbsp; cidade, onde&nbsp; comprou&nbsp; um&nbsp; prédio&nbsp; residencial&nbsp; assobradado, onde&nbsp; escondia&nbsp; seus&nbsp; capangas.&nbsp; Juvêncio&nbsp; oriundo&nbsp; da&nbsp; cidade&nbsp; de&nbsp; Martins,&nbsp; onde&nbsp; renunciara&nbsp; ao&nbsp; cargo&nbsp; de&nbsp; Vereador, tendo&nbsp; se&nbsp; instalado&nbsp; em&nbsp; uma &nbsp; fazenda&nbsp; que&nbsp; comprara e que&nbsp; era&nbsp; denominada&nbsp; de&nbsp; "Unha de&nbsp; Gato",&nbsp; onde&nbsp; transformou&nbsp; em&nbsp; coito&nbsp; para&nbsp; vários&nbsp; cangaceiros,&nbsp; destacando-se&nbsp; Massilon&nbsp; Leite&nbsp; e&nbsp; Júlio&nbsp; Porto,&nbsp; então&nbsp; adolescente&nbsp; criado&nbsp; por&nbsp; Martiniano&nbsp; Porto.&nbsp; O&nbsp; nome&nbsp; civil&nbsp; de&nbsp; Júlio&nbsp; era&nbsp; Júlio&nbsp; Santana&nbsp; de Melo, tendo&nbsp; adotado&nbsp; o&nbsp; sobrenome&nbsp; Porto&nbsp; em&nbsp; homenagem&nbsp; à&nbsp; Martiniano&nbsp; Queiroz&nbsp; Porto.&nbsp; A&nbsp; vinda&nbsp; desses&nbsp; dois&nbsp; virulentos&nbsp; senhores&nbsp; para&nbsp; o&nbsp; Apodi&nbsp; deu-se&nbsp; em&nbsp; atendimento&nbsp; ao&nbsp; convite&nbsp; feito&nbsp; por&nbsp; Felipe&nbsp; Guerra&nbsp; e&nbsp; seu&nbsp; cunhado&nbsp; Tilon&nbsp; Gurgel, para&nbsp; cerrarem&nbsp; acirrada&nbsp; oposição&nbsp; política&nbsp; ao&nbsp; Coronel&nbsp; João&nbsp; Jázimo&nbsp; Pinto.


TILON GURGEL

&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Um fato&nbsp; que&nbsp; corrobora&nbsp; o&nbsp; gênio&nbsp; irascível&nbsp;&nbsp; e&nbsp; virulento&nbsp;&nbsp; do&nbsp; Sr. Felipe&nbsp; Guerra&nbsp; atrela-se&nbsp; à&nbsp; minudência&nbsp; de&nbsp; que,&nbsp; em&nbsp; toda&nbsp; sua&nbsp; trajetória&nbsp; de&nbsp; Juiz&nbsp; de&nbsp; Direito&nbsp; e&nbsp; de&nbsp; Desembargador&nbsp; passou&nbsp; mais&nbsp; tempo&nbsp; em&nbsp; disponibilidade&nbsp; do&nbsp; que&nbsp; mesmo&nbsp; no&nbsp; exercício&nbsp; da&nbsp; função&nbsp; judicante.&nbsp;&nbsp; Formou-se&nbsp; uma&nbsp; trinca sinistra&nbsp; no&nbsp; judiciário&nbsp; estadual, com&nbsp; atuação&nbsp; na região&nbsp; Oeste&nbsp; do&nbsp;&nbsp; estado,&nbsp; composta&nbsp; pelos&nbsp; truculentos&nbsp; Juízes&nbsp;&nbsp; de&nbsp; Direito&nbsp; Horácio&nbsp; Barrêto,(Sobrinho de&nbsp; Juvêncio&nbsp; Barreto)&nbsp; que&nbsp; ocupou&nbsp; a&nbsp; comarca&nbsp; de&nbsp; Pau&nbsp; dos&nbsp; Ferros, no&nbsp; período&nbsp; 1901-1915, onde&nbsp; casou&nbsp; com&nbsp; uma&nbsp; moça&nbsp; da&nbsp; família&nbsp; Diógenes, Felipe&nbsp; Guerra,
José&nbsp; Fernandes&nbsp; Vieira (genro de&nbsp; Martiniano&nbsp; Porto) e&nbsp; João&nbsp; Francisco&nbsp; Dantas&nbsp; Sales.&nbsp; Os&nbsp; ânimos&nbsp; desse&nbsp; conluio&nbsp; de&nbsp; Magistrados&nbsp; foram&nbsp; acirrados&nbsp; com&nbsp; a&nbsp; investidura&nbsp; de&nbsp; Ferreira&nbsp; Chaves&nbsp; no&nbsp; governo&nbsp; estadual&nbsp; para&nbsp; o&nbsp; período&nbsp; 1914-1919, sendo&nbsp; certo&nbsp; que&nbsp; em&nbsp; 1919&nbsp; Ferreira&nbsp; Chaves&nbsp; promoveu&nbsp; para&nbsp; Desembargadores&nbsp; os&nbsp; magistrados&nbsp; Horácio&nbsp; Barreto, sobrinho de&nbsp; sua&nbsp; esposa&nbsp; Alexandrina&nbsp; Barreto, e&nbsp; Felipe&nbsp; Guerra, que&nbsp; por&nbsp; sua&nbsp; vez&nbsp; convidou&nbsp; o&nbsp; seu&nbsp; amigo&nbsp; íntimo&nbsp; o&nbsp; Juiz&nbsp; de&nbsp; Direito&nbsp; João&nbsp; Francisco&nbsp; Dantas&nbsp; Sales&nbsp; para&nbsp; ocupar&nbsp; a&nbsp; Comarca&nbsp; do&nbsp; Apodi,&nbsp; consumando&nbsp; um&nbsp; plano&nbsp; adrede&nbsp; traçado&nbsp; para&nbsp; que&nbsp; este&nbsp; Juiz&nbsp;&nbsp; perseguisse&nbsp; a&nbsp; harmoniosa&nbsp; e&nbsp; pacífica&nbsp; hoste&nbsp; política&nbsp; da&nbsp; tradicional&nbsp; família&nbsp; PINTO, comandada&nbsp; pelos&nbsp; Coronéis&nbsp; João&nbsp; Jázimo&nbsp; Pinto&nbsp; e&nbsp; seu&nbsp; genro&nbsp; Coronel&nbsp;&nbsp; Francisco&nbsp; Pinto.&nbsp; Felipe&nbsp; Guerra&nbsp; era&nbsp; casado&nbsp; com&nbsp; uma&nbsp; irmã do&nbsp; não&nbsp; menos&nbsp; truculento&nbsp; Tilon&nbsp; Gurgel.&nbsp;&nbsp;


FELIPE GUERRA

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; O&nbsp; período&nbsp; da&nbsp; titularidade&nbsp;&nbsp; do&nbsp; Juiz&nbsp; João&nbsp; Francisco&nbsp; Dantas&nbsp; Sales (1922-1925)&nbsp; transformou&nbsp; a região&nbsp; do&nbsp; Apodi&nbsp; em palco&nbsp; de&nbsp; toda&nbsp; sorte&nbsp; de&nbsp; atentados&nbsp; à&nbsp; integridade&nbsp; física&nbsp; e&nbsp; à&nbsp; propriedade&nbsp; privada.&nbsp; Esse&nbsp; magistrado&nbsp;&nbsp; transformou&nbsp; sua residência&nbsp; em&nbsp; coito&nbsp; para&nbsp; os&nbsp; celerados&nbsp; Benedito&nbsp; Saldanha e seu&nbsp; irmão&nbsp; Quinca&nbsp; Saldanha,&nbsp; famosos&nbsp; chefe&nbsp; de&nbsp; grupo de&nbsp; cangaceiros&nbsp;&nbsp; instalados&nbsp; em&nbsp; Caraúbas,&nbsp; em&nbsp; sua&nbsp; fazenda&nbsp; denominada&nbsp; de&nbsp; "Setúbal".&nbsp; O&nbsp; douto&nbsp; Juiz&nbsp; chegou&nbsp; ao&nbsp;&nbsp; disparate&nbsp; de&nbsp; acoitar&nbsp;&nbsp; em&nbsp; sua&nbsp; residência&nbsp; a&nbsp; um&nbsp; arruaceiro&nbsp; de&nbsp; nome&nbsp; Manoel&nbsp; Elias&nbsp; de Lima, que&nbsp; acabara&nbsp; de&nbsp; praticar&nbsp; uma&nbsp; tentativa&nbsp; de&nbsp; homicídio&nbsp; dentro&nbsp; do&nbsp; mercado&nbsp; público&nbsp; de&nbsp; Apodi, quando&nbsp; alvejara&nbsp; com&nbsp;&nbsp; um&nbsp; tiro&nbsp; de revólver&nbsp; o&nbsp; cidadão&nbsp; Vicente&nbsp; Gomes&nbsp; de&nbsp; Oliveira.&nbsp;&nbsp; Observava-se&nbsp; às&nbsp; escâncaras&nbsp; o&nbsp; conúbio&nbsp; criminoso-protetivo&nbsp; existente &nbsp; entre&nbsp; o&nbsp; Juiz&nbsp; João&nbsp; Dantas&nbsp; Sales&nbsp; e&nbsp; os&nbsp; Chefes&nbsp; de&nbsp; cangaceiros&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; Holanda/Tilon&nbsp; Gurgel,&nbsp; Martiniano&nbsp; Porto/Juvêncio&nbsp; Barrêto,&nbsp; Benedito&nbsp; Saldanha/Quinca&nbsp; Saldanha.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Há&nbsp; um&nbsp; fato&nbsp; emblemático&nbsp; contido&nbsp; no&nbsp;&nbsp; Processo-Crime&nbsp;&nbsp; de&nbsp; Nº&nbsp; 486/1925,(Comarca de&nbsp; Apodi)&nbsp; em&nbsp; que&nbsp; aparece&nbsp; como&nbsp; indiciado&nbsp; o&nbsp; celerado&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; Holanda , cujo&nbsp; nome&nbsp; civil&nbsp; era&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; Sebastião&nbsp; de&nbsp; Albuquerque, e que&nbsp;&nbsp; representa&nbsp; um&nbsp; liame&nbsp; com&nbsp; o&nbsp; ataque&nbsp; de&nbsp; Lampião&nbsp; e&nbsp; seu&nbsp; grupo&nbsp; à&nbsp; Mossoró.&nbsp; Trata-se&nbsp; do&nbsp; depoimento&nbsp; do&nbsp; respeitável&nbsp; cidadão&nbsp; Vicente&nbsp; Gomes&nbsp; de&nbsp; Oliveira, prestado&nbsp; a&nbsp; 03.05.1925,&nbsp; que&nbsp; dentre&nbsp; outras&nbsp; arguições,&nbsp; afirmou:&nbsp; " Que&nbsp; é&nbsp; público&nbsp; e&nbsp; notório&nbsp;&nbsp; nesta&nbsp; cidade&nbsp; do&nbsp; Apodi,&nbsp; que&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; Sebastião&nbsp; de&nbsp; Albuquerque&nbsp; comprou&nbsp;&nbsp; em&nbsp; Mossoró&nbsp; dois mil&nbsp; cartuchos&nbsp; com balas&nbsp; para&nbsp; rifle&nbsp; e&nbsp; que&nbsp;&nbsp; estão&nbsp; depositadas&nbsp; em&nbsp; sua&nbsp; propriedade&nbsp; "Pedra&nbsp; das&nbsp; Abelhas"&nbsp; neste&nbsp; município.&nbsp; Na&nbsp; época&nbsp; correram&nbsp; rumores&nbsp; que&nbsp; a&nbsp; compra&nbsp; do&nbsp; arsenal&nbsp; bélico&nbsp; feita&nbsp; pelo&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; fora&nbsp; intermediado&nbsp; por&nbsp; Felipe Guerra&nbsp; e&nbsp; Jerônimo&nbsp; Rosado.&nbsp; Que&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; tem&nbsp; em&nbsp; sua&nbsp; casa&nbsp; de&nbsp;&nbsp; residência, na&nbsp; residência&nbsp; de&nbsp; seu&nbsp; sogro&nbsp; Tilon&nbsp; Gurgel&nbsp; e&nbsp; na&nbsp; casa&nbsp; de&nbsp; Belarmino&nbsp; de&nbsp; Tal, tudo&nbsp; na&nbsp; mesma&nbsp; propriedade "Pedra&nbsp; das&nbsp; Abelhas"&nbsp; e&nbsp; em&nbsp; sua&nbsp; outra&nbsp; propriedade&nbsp; denominada&nbsp; "Pacó" grande quantidade&nbsp; de&nbsp; armamentos e&nbsp; mais&nbsp;&nbsp; munições&nbsp; para&nbsp; o&nbsp; fim&nbsp; de&nbsp; atacar&nbsp; com&nbsp; cangaceiros&nbsp; os&nbsp; habitantes&nbsp; desta&nbsp; cidade&nbsp; amigos&nbsp; políticos&nbsp; do&nbsp; Coronel&nbsp; João&nbsp; Jázimo, ao&nbsp; própiro&nbsp; Cel.&nbsp; João&nbsp; Jázimo, atacando&nbsp; simultaneamente&nbsp; a&nbsp; força&nbsp; pública&nbsp; mandada&nbsp; pelo&nbsp; governador&nbsp; do&nbsp; estado&nbsp; para&nbsp; manter&nbsp; a&nbsp; ordem&nbsp; nesta&nbsp; cidade".


CANGACEIROS FAZEM POSE PARA FOTOGRAFIA

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Como&nbsp; o&nbsp; Juiz&nbsp; João&nbsp; Dantas&nbsp; Sales&nbsp; soube&nbsp; no&nbsp; mesmo&nbsp; dia&nbsp; 03&nbsp; de&nbsp; Maio&nbsp; que&nbsp; o&nbsp; então&nbsp; Delegado&nbsp; Especial&nbsp; Capitão&nbsp; Jacinto&nbsp; Tavares&nbsp; Ferreira&nbsp; ouvira&nbsp; em&nbsp; depoimento&nbsp; o&nbsp; Sr. Vicente&nbsp; Gomes&nbsp; de&nbsp; Oliveira, e que&nbsp; nesse&nbsp; mesmo&nbsp; dia&nbsp; o dito Delegado&nbsp; mandara&nbsp; lavrar&nbsp; Auto&nbsp; de&nbsp; Busca&nbsp; e&nbsp; Apreensão&nbsp; a&nbsp; ser&nbsp; cumprida&nbsp; por&nbsp; um&nbsp; efetivo&nbsp; policial&nbsp; composto&nbsp; por&nbsp; 40&nbsp; praças&nbsp; e&nbsp; um&nbsp; Sargento&nbsp; no&nbsp; dia&nbsp; seguinte , enviou&nbsp; mensageiro&nbsp; especial&nbsp; para&nbsp; a&nbsp; fazenda&nbsp; "Pedra&nbsp; das&nbsp; Abelhas"&nbsp; avisar&nbsp; aos&nbsp; bandoleiros&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; Holanda&nbsp; e&nbsp; Tilon&nbsp; Gurgel, que&nbsp; neste mesmo&nbsp; dia&nbsp; enviaram&nbsp; o&nbsp; arsenal&nbsp; em&nbsp; comboio&nbsp; animal&nbsp; para&nbsp; a&nbsp; fazenda&nbsp; dos&nbsp; celerados&nbsp; Benedito&nbsp; e&nbsp; Quinca&nbsp; Saldanha, em&nbsp; Caraúbas.&nbsp; O&nbsp; certo&nbsp; é&nbsp; que, efetivamente&nbsp; a&nbsp; 04&nbsp; de&nbsp; Maio&nbsp; de&nbsp; 1925&nbsp; a&nbsp; tropa&nbsp; policial&nbsp; dirigiu-se&nbsp; para&nbsp; "Pedra&nbsp; das&nbsp; Abelhas", onde&nbsp; no&nbsp; lugar&nbsp; conhecido&nbsp; como&nbsp; "Saco&nbsp; do&nbsp; barro"&nbsp; houve&nbsp; o&nbsp; confronto&nbsp; entre&nbsp; a&nbsp; jagunçada&nbsp; de&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; Holanda/Tilon&nbsp; Gurgel, evento&nbsp; que&nbsp;&nbsp; inserí&nbsp; nos&nbsp; anais&nbsp; históricos&nbsp; como&nbsp; tendo&nbsp; sido&nbsp; O&nbsp; FOGO DE&nbsp; PEDRA&nbsp; DE&nbsp; ABELHAS, cujo&nbsp; relato&nbsp; foi&nbsp; objeto&nbsp; de&nbsp; artigo&nbsp; publicado&nbsp; em&nbsp; plaquete,&nbsp; pela&nbsp; Coleção&nbsp; Mossoroense,&nbsp; e&nbsp; no&nbsp; Blog&nbsp; "Honoriodemedeiros.blogspot.com".
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A&nbsp;&nbsp; fidagal&nbsp; amizade&nbsp; existente&nbsp; entre&nbsp; Felipe&nbsp; Guerra&nbsp; e&nbsp; Jerônimo&nbsp; Rosado&nbsp; remonta&nbsp; ainda&nbsp; ao&nbsp; ano&nbsp; de&nbsp; 1907, quando&nbsp; cerraram&nbsp; fileiras&nbsp;&nbsp; em&nbsp; Mossoró&nbsp; com&nbsp; o&nbsp; Coronel&nbsp; Vicente&nbsp; Sabóia&nbsp; de&nbsp; Albuquerque (parente&nbsp; de&nbsp; Décio)&nbsp; na&nbsp; luta&nbsp; pela&nbsp; implantação&nbsp; do ramal&nbsp; ferroviário&nbsp; Porto&nbsp; Franco -&nbsp; Mossoró.&nbsp; Em Setembro&nbsp; de&nbsp; 1926&nbsp; o&nbsp; então&nbsp; Desembargador&nbsp; Felipe&nbsp; Guerra&nbsp; foi&nbsp; posto&nbsp; em&nbsp; disponibilidade, quando&nbsp; então&nbsp; retornou&nbsp; à&nbsp; Mossoró&nbsp; para&nbsp; assessorar&nbsp; o&nbsp; amigo&nbsp; Jerônimo&nbsp; Rosado. Nasceu&nbsp; aí&nbsp; o&nbsp; complô&nbsp; para&nbsp; a&nbsp; vinda&nbsp; de&nbsp; Lampião&nbsp; à&nbsp; Mossoró,&nbsp; com&nbsp; o&nbsp; fito&nbsp; único&nbsp; de&nbsp; eliminar&nbsp; o&nbsp; Prefeito&nbsp; Rodolfo&nbsp; Fernandes&nbsp; e&nbsp; proporcionar&nbsp; a&nbsp; volta&nbsp; do&nbsp; Jerônimo&nbsp; Rosado&nbsp; ao&nbsp; poder&nbsp; municipal.&nbsp;&nbsp; Jerônimo&nbsp; Rosado&nbsp; havia&nbsp; sido&nbsp; Presidente&nbsp; da&nbsp; Intendência&nbsp; Municipal&nbsp; de&nbsp; Mossoró (cargo&nbsp; que&nbsp; em&nbsp; Agosto de&nbsp; 1926 &nbsp; passou&nbsp; a&nbsp; ser&nbsp; denominado&nbsp; de&nbsp;&nbsp;
Prefeito) , tendo&nbsp; como&nbsp; Vice-Presidente (Vice-Prefeito)&nbsp; o&nbsp; Dr.&nbsp; Antonio&nbsp; Soares&nbsp; Júnior, médico&nbsp; e&nbsp; genro&nbsp; de&nbsp; Felipe&nbsp; Guerra.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lembro-me&nbsp; que&nbsp; o&nbsp; meu&nbsp; avô&nbsp; paterno&nbsp; Aristides&nbsp; Ferreira&nbsp; Pinto,(1907-1975) que&nbsp; era&nbsp; irmão&nbsp; legítimo&nbsp; do&nbsp; Coronel&nbsp; Francisco&nbsp; Pinto,(1895-1934) contou-me&nbsp; pormenores&nbsp; da&nbsp; carta&nbsp; enviada&nbsp; pelo&nbsp; irmão&nbsp; ao&nbsp; seu&nbsp; parente&nbsp; Rodolfo&nbsp; Fernandes, informando, dentre&nbsp; outros&nbsp; detalhes,&nbsp; que&nbsp; soubera&nbsp; por&nbsp; fonte&nbsp; fidedigna, de&nbsp; que&nbsp; o&nbsp; arsenal&nbsp; comprado&nbsp; por&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; Holanda&nbsp; em&nbsp; Mossoró&nbsp; no&nbsp; ano&nbsp; de&nbsp; 1925, fora&nbsp; transferido&nbsp; em comboio&nbsp; animal&nbsp; noturno, da&nbsp; fazenda&nbsp; dos&nbsp; Saldanha&nbsp; em&nbsp; Caraúbas, para&nbsp; a&nbsp; fazenda&nbsp; "Bálsamo", de&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; Holanda,&nbsp; encravada&nbsp; na&nbsp; serra&nbsp; do&nbsp; Pereiro,&nbsp; no&nbsp; Ceará.&nbsp; Nos&nbsp; depoimentos&nbsp; dados&nbsp; em&nbsp; Pau&nbsp; dos&nbsp; Ferros&nbsp; pelos&nbsp; cangaceiros&nbsp; MORMAÇO&nbsp; E&nbsp; BRONZEADO&nbsp; foram&nbsp; unânimes&nbsp; em&nbsp; afirmarem&nbsp; que&nbsp; Lampião&nbsp; passou&nbsp; mais&nbsp; de um&nbsp; mês&nbsp; acoitado&nbsp; com&nbsp; o&nbsp; seu&nbsp; bando&nbsp; entre&nbsp; as fazendas&nbsp; de&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; Holanda&nbsp; e&nbsp; seu&nbsp; primo&nbsp; Zé Cardoso, preparando-se&nbsp; para&nbsp; o&nbsp; ataque&nbsp; à&nbsp; Mossoró, e&nbsp; que Lampião&nbsp; recebera&nbsp; de&nbsp; Décio&nbsp; e&nbsp; Zé&nbsp; Cardoso&nbsp; dois&nbsp; mil&nbsp; cartuchos&nbsp; com&nbsp; balas&nbsp; para&nbsp; rifle.
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Em&nbsp; uma&nbsp; das edições&nbsp; do Jornal&nbsp; mossoroense&nbsp; "Correio&nbsp; do&nbsp; Povo"&nbsp; consta&nbsp; um&nbsp; comunicado&nbsp; de&nbsp; que&nbsp; o&nbsp; chefe de&nbsp; cangaceiros&nbsp; Benedito&nbsp; Saldanha, dias&nbsp; depois&nbsp; do&nbsp; ataque&nbsp; de&nbsp; Lampião&nbsp; à&nbsp; Mossoró, telegrafara&nbsp; ao&nbsp; então&nbsp; Chefe&nbsp; de&nbsp; Polícia&nbsp; do&nbsp; estadual&nbsp; Dr. Benício&nbsp; Filho (Manuel&nbsp; Benício&nbsp; de&nbsp; Melo&nbsp; Filho)&nbsp; informando&nbsp; que&nbsp; o cangaceiro&nbsp; Coqueiro, que&nbsp; fora&nbsp; um&nbsp; dos cangaceiros&nbsp; que&nbsp; atacara&nbsp; Mossoró, &nbsp; fora&nbsp; morto&nbsp; em&nbsp; sua fazenda&nbsp; "Várzea&nbsp; Grande", proximidades&nbsp; da&nbsp;
cidade&nbsp; de&nbsp; Limoeiro&nbsp; do&nbsp; Norte, em confronto&nbsp; com&nbsp; a&nbsp; policia&nbsp; cearense.&nbsp; Soube-se&nbsp; depois&nbsp; que&nbsp; o&nbsp; mesmo&nbsp; fora&nbsp; morto&nbsp; por&nbsp; cangaceiros&nbsp; de&nbsp; Benedito&nbsp; Saldanha,&nbsp; cumprindo&nbsp; o&nbsp; costumeiro&nbsp; processo&nbsp; de&nbsp; "Queima de&nbsp; Arquivo".&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Para&nbsp; maiores&nbsp; esclarecimentos&nbsp; acerca&nbsp; do&nbsp; ataque&nbsp; lampionesco&nbsp; à&nbsp; Mossoró, sugiro&nbsp; a&nbsp; leitura&nbsp; do&nbsp; Blog&nbsp; "honoriodemedeiros.blogspot.com&nbsp;&nbsp; (No&nbsp; ítem&nbsp; CORONELISMO)&nbsp; e&nbsp; adquirir&nbsp; por&nbsp; compra&nbsp; o&nbsp; memorável&nbsp; e&nbsp; elucidativo&nbsp; livro&nbsp; "MASSILON"&nbsp; , de&nbsp; autoria&nbsp; do&nbsp; profícuo&nbsp; e&nbsp; renomado&nbsp; historiador&nbsp; do cangaço&nbsp; Honório&nbsp; Medeiros.



&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (Por &nbsp;Marcos &nbsp; Pinto).