The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-09
EXPERIENCES OF A BRAVE
SOLDIER.

When Maximiliaa Invaded Mexico 3
portion f bis army was composed oi
the Second Regimc.t II Tgrcos Tn,
r gimc. bah doue good service f3T
Fsauce ~ tse ctmpaigas of aly. and
after il arrived iu Mexic1 the regiment
still pv-vrvcl IL. reputation for bra.
very Am,a. the oil veterans OF the
gala { -.ct.d was ote banned Bouag-
dir. nlrs pablo Maf;iGez. . native o.
Algeria A. thc battle OF Sau Pedro
Bouuaiir u.s taken prisoner by the
Mexican 4. a. poF Iurco -pent
months O: wary coatiuetns ~ ia Mcx-
lean prison. during which he wes con-
afattIy seeking at opportunity - make
his e.c4pv. IL was Fortunate enough
to gain the contiience 81 his guards,
aud ole day took leave oi his fellow
prisoners and m4de bis way o the
boundary lihe of California Here tie
found employment as s. hetder, and
was necessarily compelled To be in the
company of Mexicans Boumadir
could neither speak Spanish nor Eng
lish, and could only make himself un-
that he was an old soldier who had
been in the service of France he was
not looked upon very ttvorably by the
Mexican population Of lower California
o le day the saddle was stolen from his
horse by some one, and IN short time
Boumadir found il Ia the possession of
Mexican who was accompanied by
q ~ I'll .,
planation the saddle was his, aud he
wanted il, and was going 10 have It,.
He had been too long III the army To
allow any one man 10 intim!date him
Single banded be made charge upon
the fiye Mexicans. who were together,
and "a fight ensued. The Turco was
dragged from his horse aud bound with
cords The MeXicans then took him to
barn near by with the intention Of
torturing him. ard then dispatchiug
him at their leisure One of BUuma-
dir's tormentors advanced towards him
ard brandisbeai huge anlir, and by
motions Threatened bin with death.
The Turcn. by ALI almost euperhunan
effort suddenly broke the cords which
bound him. giving the Arab war cry of
- haourcI sciztd the knife from the
hand Of the Mexican. and with one
blow laid his enemy dead at his feel.
md dSciuhowelcd two others The
other two. seeing the fate If their com
pauions, took 10 their heels. leaving the
victorious Turcomaster of the situation
II was not long. however, before Boum-
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tried for murder No one understood
his language, which Is a compound oi
Arab and French. The Mexiclns swore
positively against him. and by signs the
Jurco admitted the killing bat could
give no excuse for il, III consequence of
his inability 10 converse. He was found
guilty Of murder and sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life; aud was sent to San
Quentin TO undergo his punishment.
While incarcerated there he acquired IA
slight knowledge of the English Ian
guage. and conducted himself iii cred
table manner. He finally made the
acquaintance Of member of the Pris-
son Commission. to whom he told his
story. This gentleman in turn related
the facts 10 the resident French Consul,
Mr.. Forest. That gentleman Instituted
n careful inquiry, aud after having Oh
tanned proof that the Tureo acted solely
in self-dcfcnse. had All interview with
the Governor, and obtained pardon
for the brave old soldier. Arrange
mcnts have been made for sending the
poor Turco back 10 his native land He
has been retired from the French army
on pension for mcrit0rioas services
during his long term Of service, and
granted sufficient funds to enable bim
10 buy small tract of land in Algiers,
where he expects 10 end his days in
peace $ f. Bul}rttn