The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-12-02


were offered. refused 10 avail ihemselyes
Of them. the former from 9 co0iideuce
"a pardon, and be had been mistaken
for bis brother; and the latter, though
in the howef4of his age, declared all
his ties ia tbs world were broken. and
that life had nothing now 10 offer
which could make him DESTROYS Of pro
longing it. They were both guIllotined
10 the morning.
The fate of the fifteen who fed was
va. very dissimilsr. ard the escape Of
the rest was prevented by the in pru
ience Of ore Of them. TIE last of the
fifteen. who, in quitting the cave. was
according 10 the plan arranged. pri'
yate!y to apprise fifteen others. instead
Of doing so. cried aloud:
The passage il open; let everyone
that can escape
This excited great movement
among thu prisoners. They arose in an
instant. doubling whether what they
heard could be true. or whether he
who uttered these words was not mad.
The noise they made alarmed the senti-
mel without; he cailsdio the turnkey;
they fastened immediately 10 the cave.
perceived what had been done, and
closing up the door by which the priso-
ners bad escaped. placed strong guard
before Il. Neaple. who had excited
this movement. was, with three others,
taken and executed. Another Of the
tugitives took refuge in the house Of a
friend, 10 an obscure street, but he was
discovered. brought back and guiflo-
tined
It was not TINS with Porral, the
original author OF the plan. He was the
first that came forth from the cave. AS
be passed the sentinel in the court. he
said:
My good friend. IT rains aud SHOWS
very hard; were in your place | would
not remain out of doors such weather,
bat would 20 TO the fire in the guard
room.
The sentinel thanked him. an 4 fol-
lowing hls advice. the. coast was left
more clear for the prisoners. Porr4l
took refpge is the house Of one who
was considered q good patriot and es-
capped the observation Of party OF
Commissioners who entered tie house
As soon as they were gone. he began to
think of making his way out of the
city as fast as possible. When be Arrived
AZ the place Belle Cour he found par
ties Of the gendarmeie dispersed every
where. Porral went into house, and
making known who be was. entreated
an asylum.
TLa sph uta
TO excess; but the desire of saving an
innocent man rendered them coura-
geous. They conducted him into
garnet and concealed him behind some
pIanks standing up in corner.
The gendarmes arrived they searched
the house, they came into the garnet
where Forral was concealed. Here they
found large cask. the top of which
was fastened down by paddock. They
asked for the key; the women went
down stairs for it. While they were
gone one of the geniarmes leaned
against the planks. while second said
'Twould be droll enough if we were
to find one of the fugitives in the cask.'
More likely plate or money says
third, for it seems veiy heavy
The key at length arrived; the cask
was unlocked, and was found to be full
of salt. The gendarmes swore at the
disappointment. visited tho root Of the
house and then retired. La the evening,
Porral. dressed in women's clothes, with
a basket on his head and another on
his arm. passed the bridge of La Gull.
letiere, and quilted tho city.
Gabriel, another of the fupitives.
concealed himself among the bushes of
the marshes of the Trovause Perrach.
where be was nearly frozen to death;
but he got away to a place Of safety.
Que. young Concheux. who was one
of the i've that had opened the way Of
escape, made choice OF his father. who
was nearly SO years of age. as oAe of
the 10, but the poor old mans legs
were swollen. and he was scarcely able
to walk.
Fly. fly. my SOM he said; If thou
hast the opportunity fly this instant!i
commend 1t as an act of duty. but it 10
impossible that should fiy with thee.
l have lived long enougb-my troubles
will soon be finished. and death will
DO deprived Of its sting II | know thou
art in safety
His son assured him that be would
not quit the prison without him, and
that his persisiing in his refusal would
only end in the destruction OF beth.
The father. overcome by his dutiful af.
lection. yielded; and supported by his
son, made his way 10 the bottom OF the
staircase. but TO ascend it was out of his
power; be could inst drag his legs
along toe ground. but to life them np
was impossible. His son, though low
IN stature aud not strong, took him no
IN his arms; the desirsof saving his
father gave him renewed strength, and
he carried him to the top of the stairs
dis filial picty was rewarded. and both
father and son escaped. #
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