The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-06-22
BANDIT BALDsCHsIrEDER;
Or, How q Boys Three Months Of
Adventure Led TO Eight Years In
Prison.
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Adolf Baldschmiedes, a slight boy Of IL,
bat seeming two years younger, stood at the
bar Of the General Sessions yesterday, char
ged with robbery in the first degree-fhe
old-fashiOned highway robbery. Baldsch-
mieder's red hair was dry and rough, and
the lids Of his pale gray eyes were reddenei
by sleepessness and tears. His coAplexion
was of chalky pallOr, but not from fright.
for he glanced airily about HIM, as though
proud Of his cOnspicuousness. He wore
weather-stained suit Of gray jeans, and fin
gered faded old felt hat that having lOat
is band. was shspelesA He pleaded guilty
and Judge Sutherland sentenced him to the
State prison for eight years. Raldschmieder
seemed unmoved. He tuned away frem
the bar, and, with his head bent, - though
mentally measuring his sentence, sauntered
after the Officer, who led the way 10 the pri.
sOners' pen.
Ny tatheE WIS fresco painter, and
very kind man"-ti.is q the bsys story,
though bis own way Of telling ii must be
.Eanalsted-"hs he died about three years ago,
sbd my mothermarried Gustav Mott Ofss2,
West Thirty ninth street. could not get
along with my stspEssAer, and went to i've
with an aunt at Third ayeaue and Ore Hun
dred and Thirty ninth street 4 rear ago I
formed = tasse for novels Of border life, de-
sermined TO initiate the heroes of these
stories, and I thought Texas weuld be the
best place to begin ii. ] worked hara IN
sil, sbOut three mohths ago, I bad saved us.
took eabin pzssage ID The steanship City
ot Houstoa 10 Galvsnbnn. ThsEs fell into
she companyScf gamblers, AMONG whom
were YaAkes Hill and Shorty. Imanaged
70 win good deal Of money. We weat 70
Hcust0n and San Anioni0 gambling and
spendisg money. Then we turned TO Gal
vestOn, and determined to return 70 this
city. had esO0. / took passage in the
stssmship Rio GFande, paying go 80.
when Tlsnded here, had sboat $3.50 I
lodged IN the BOweEy, and teak my meals
| in restaurants, and had q geod tims IN 1oa-
6ng about until got nd Of my moaey.
Thea got work in grocery store.
On the isth Of Nay met Ferdinand Frey
and Fritz Wagner, old schOOlmaass u mine.
/ proposed that we shculd 20 shooting next
day. When We wsEs near Fleetwood Park
told Frey and Wagner Of my purpose 30
take money and 90 back TO Texas fsom the
Arst man that seemed to b wcll Axed"
that came along. They sat down on the
rocks IN Hevsnteenth street under some cher.
| ~ trees, but stood st roAdzide. When
Thcmns Linn came aloag SAID: Mister,
what time u itl He took out fne gold
watch and said, Halfpast , my boy
Then said, How much money hare you=
got about yOu.' Isuppse that he suspected
thea that meant no good, for be stepped
down and picked up stone. He had not
raised Il abcve his knee when ] drew re-
vOiTer that l had bought the day before In
| pawnshop, Aad fred at him. Tho bali lod-
/ ged In Russia leather pocketbcok. he
sAya %, at leaas. donf know where It did,
you know, because | didn't feel it. fired
| agsin, but Mr.. Lynn says ths bullet struck
ens Of hia suspsndsr buckIes and glanced
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