Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-15
A PLUCKY WOMAN.
How She Managed 20 Escape from
BsexIcAn AssRSsins - A Thrilling
Adventure.

mexican AASakSlnB - THRILLING
Adventure.
The Denver News in q recent
issue says:
Ono Of those thrilling adventures
which are seldom or never met with
outside of a yellow-backed romance
occurred to a lady in this city, who
has Just arrived from the scene of
the adventure. The heroine in
this instance is Mrs. Rundlett, the
music teacher, and the story of her
adventure is as thrilling narrative
as it was ever a reporters pleasure
to get the first facts of, Mrs. Rund.
lett has just returned from the Dor.
ders of New Mexico, and an inkling
of the narrow escape she had from
the bullet of a Mexican assassin
having reached the ears of News
reporter, that ubiquitous individual
visited the lady to learn the par
ticulars. Mrs. Rundlett, while
showing no wish or inclination to
be lionized, readily consented to the
proposition to give the News her
experience in the South, and here
it is as it was CLEANED in the course
of the interview: Some weeks ago
the lady left Denver for Alamosa to
meet her husband, Captain G. NJ.
Rundlett, a member Of the Denver
and Rio Grande engineering corps.
Rumors of his illness had reached
this city, and his physicians had
advised his wife to induce him to
return to Denver and recuperate
preparatory to starting out on q
surveying expedition beyond th(
Rio Grande river. Arriving at Ala
mosa, Mrs. Rundlett learned thai
her husband had left the day pre-
vious, accompanied by party Of
men. His wife was at first un
certain what to do. There was nc
way Of reaching him by telegraph
and the only way was to followaftel
and run the risk Of overtaking hin
on the road. SO she procured a team
ofa David Wood, and started ou
after him, accompanied by Mr..
w. Morris, OF Alamosa, who volun
teered to drive her to the next sta
ton. They reached Coneios tn,
same evening, where they wer,
cared for by Lieutenant Goyerno
Head, an acquaintance of the FAM
lily, and here learned that the engi
ncer's corps had passed through tn
morning previous. Starting ou
again they drove on to a plac,
known as Dutch Henry's, abou
thirty-two miles out from Conejos
Here again they were disappointe,
in not finding Captain Rundlett
who had evidently hurried on, il
order to reach the point where hi
party were to commence work. A
the last stopping place they wer
told that there was another statiOI
that they would evidently reach il
time to overtakc the surveyin
party. The following day the
took the road again, when one O
the horses fell sick, and poor pre-
gress was made. About dark th
same evening they reached Swope
camp, where anumber of men wer
employed boring for a well to waite
the horses that would eventually h
travelling that way over the Barlo
a. Sanderson stage line, The me
could direct them to no place whel
they could get food or water for ii
horses or shelter for themselye
The horses had
HAD NO WATER SINCE MORNINu
and the men in camp had little {
nothing save what they had haule
eight miles for their own use.
was impossible to proceed any fa
ther without water for the animal
and after obtaining the neare
course to where the needed relresl
ment could be obtained, the tea
was turned back and Mrs. Rundle
and her escort proceeded through
deep ravine, along craggy peak
and up rough and untraveled bill
in search Of tho water. Aft
driving about four miles tn,
reached the top OF high hill, co
cred with dense timber. On 4
other side of the hill was where b
water was supposed to be. MorI
alighted from the buggy and we
in search of the stream, leaviI
Mrs. Rundlett in care Of the horsl
1t wGs now long after sundow
The moon was just coming up fro
behind the clouds, and the WOO
were as silent and quiet as a gray
ward. A long time 1T seem
hours 20 Mrs. Rundlett--passed |
fore Morris returned with the int
Iigenee ta&t he had found t
stream. which was fully two mi
,down ilte hill and adjoining u Nc
icau plaza. During Morris's {
,sruce Mrs. Rundlett had hearl