The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-13
A Paucky Woman.
now SHE MANAGED TO ESCAPE FROM MEXICAN
AssAssINS-A THRILLING ADVENTURE.

NOW SHE MANAGED To ESCAPE tkoM hEAilaN
AssASsINS-A THRILLING ADVENTURE.
The Denver Neaes in recent issue says !:
One Of those thrilling adventures which
are seldom or never met with outside or a
yellow backed romance occurred TO lady
in this city who has just arrived from the
scene Of the adventure. The heroine in this
instance is Mrs. Rundlett, the music.teach-
CT. and the story Of her adventure is as thrill
lin. narrative as it was ever reporters
pleasure to get the tirstfacts Of. Mrs. Rund-
lett has lust returned from the borders OF
New Mexico. and all linking OF the narrow
escape she had from the bullet Of q Mexican
assassin having reached the ears OF NetoS
reporter, that ubiquitous individual visited
the lady to learn the particulars. Mrs.
Rundlett, while showing no wish or incli-
nation TO be lionized, readily consented to
the proposition to give the NeacS her eXpe-
rience in the South, and here it is as it was
cleaned in the course Of the interview:
Some weeks ago the lady left Denver Tor
.Alamosa to meet her husband, Captain G.
NJ. Rundlett, q member OF the Denver and
Rio Grande engineering corps. Rumors OF
his illness had reached this city, ana ms
physicians had advised his wife to induce
him to return to Denver and recuperatc
preparatory to starting out on surveying
expedition beyond the Rio Grande river.
Arriving at Alamosa, Mrs. Rundlett learned
that her husband had left the day pre-
yious, accompanied by q party Of men.
His wife was ut first uncertain what to do.
There was no way OF reaching him by tele-
graph, and the only way was to follow after
and run the risk OF oyertakinG him on the
road. So she procured team OF David
Wood, and started out after him, accompa-
MED by Mr.. 7. w. Morris, OF Alamosa, who
volunteered to drive her to the next sta
ton. They reached Coneios the same eve
rlng, where they were cared for by Lieu
tepant.Governor Head, an acquaintance OF
the family, and here learned that the engi-
neer's corps had passed through the morn
ing previous. Starting ont again they.
drove on to place known as Dutch Henry's,
about thirty-two miles out from ConeloS.
Here again they were disappointed in not
finding Captain Rundett, who had evident
" hurried on in order to reach the point
where his party were TO commence WORK.
AT the last stopping-place they were told
that there was another station that they
would evidently reach in time to overtake
the surveying party. The following day
they took.the road again, when one OF the
horses fell sick, and poor progress was
made. About dark the same evening they
reached Swope'S camp, where n number OF
men were employed boring for well to
water the horses that would eventually be
travelling that way over the Barlow u San.
derson stage line. The men could direct
them to no place where they could get food
or water for the horses or shelter for them
selves. The horses had
HAD NO WATER SINCE MORNING,
and the men in camp bad little OF nothing
z. A. loI iorhf
their own use. 1t was impossible to pro-
coed any further without water for the ami
mails, and after obtaining the nearest course
10 where the needed refreshment could be
attained the team was turned back ana
Mrs. RundIett and her escort proceeded
through deep ravine, along craggy peaks,
and ND rough and untrayeiled hills, in search
OF the water. After driving about four
miles they reached the top Of q high hill
covered with dense timber. On the other
side OF the hill was where the water was
supposed to be. Morris alighted from the
buggy and went in search of the stream,
leaving Mrs. .Rundlett in care OF the
horses. tt was now long after shutdown.
The moon was Just coming up from
behind the clouds, and the woods were as
silent and quiet as q graveyard. A long
time it seemed hours to Mrs. Rundlett-
passed before Morris returned with the in
feiiigence that be had found the stream,
which was fully two miles down the hill
and adjoining Mexican plaza. During
Merrisss absence Mrs. Rundlett had heard
sound like that OF men talking in the tim
Der, and on the return Of her escort asked
him il he had met any one. He replied that
he had not, anu proceeded to unhitch the
team TO take them down 10 the water. He
suggested that Mrs. Rnndlett remain Where
she was until he came back, to which she
6demurred, and said that she would walk
along, too, as she had some foreboding. Of
coming danger. Il.
They walked down TO the stream and se-s
cured the water for the nearly-iapisbed
beasts; after which they returned to the
hill and proceeded TO tie their horses pre-
parasory to feeding them. The two animals
were Aitchea TO the rear wheels. Mls.
RundIett had Just set down in front OF tho.
buggy to prepare their lunch, when the
sharp report Of d rifle was heard, and q bull
let grszed her check. str king one Of the
horses IN thu. neck. rhss party all jumped
70 their feet, ightened, and Tor the mo-
1nent unable to think or act. Then Mrs.
Rundsett felt In the pocket OF her dress and
found that the revolver that she carried had
not exploded, as Tor g moment she thought
III had Another revolver, In the lunch