Beaver Press | 1908-07-03 | Page 4 | Bandits Battle with Police

BANDITS BATTLE WITH POLICE mexican town captured by marauders and much loot secured city of Alex mexico teo advices advises received here from the northern part of mexico ico tell of one of the boldest bandit raids ever attempted in the republic of mexico which was wag successfully carried out when the town of giesea was assaulted and looted on friday the bandits numbering fifty all of whom were armed and mounted swept down upon the town without warning A feeble resistance was made by the police of the place but after three of them were killed hilled and three more wounded the marauders practically had things their own way then they proceeded to loot the town robbing all the banks express offices and the government stamp office