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For some 15 years this fellow has raided the country from Ameca & adjacent parts living in the mts. On one occasion he came into Ameca alone one night during a ball and suddenly entering the ballroom caught a young girl by the hair and dragged her swiftly out of doors and throwing her [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] across his horses neck leaped into the saddle as a crowd of young men came rushing out to the rescue.

Turning he emptied a revolver into the crowd killing 3 of them and escaping into the hills with the girl.

Afterwards he was attacked by a party of soldiers, and killed four of them and escaped.

June 24 to 30th Guadalajara

Cathedral Murillo

One afternoon, I wandered into the Cathedral and a small fee to an attendant took me into the sacristy where I had a view of the beautiful Murillo representing the Assumption of the Virgin.

During the French invasion this picture was taken from its frame, rolled up