The Dillon tribune., 1881-05-14

The ball was felt, it being about one-t"ufth
OF ~, inch from tn: surface. The ball
don't pain me any, hc continued.
IS k,s,n after this | fell into the hands ot
Kirby Smith, ard While was trying to rs
ap. from him WIS actually forced into
the Rio Gra,,.ie river. Prefrring tOtsic bv
drowning, ! struck out Ior all Was ~Mti'.
Def r. ! had SWAMI great distance several
shots we're fired 1T INC, ole %: which struck
the in the hip. Feel ttat:' r'a' ing the re-
m,rtyr's hand on the spot indicated, where
a lar = ball ou.d b. felt. 'Wc,l, X" pt
right on and SOON smccc.i., in r.,,hing
the NJ xican shore. but found that had
jumped out Of the fr,ing-lmn into the ire
f,r after wan !cring about tor some time, a
band ri NJ :xican 'yrcascrs caught sight OF
m. st .rtel on a keen run; bit they, al
being mounted, soon overlook me and call
I'll nut l.r ,ac to halt. =. paid NJ attention
to this, and ii shot from Il blundcrbnss
struck me in the breast and brought the to
the ground. The wound was not healed
owing to tn. poisonous nature Of the cop
per bullet. They then surrounded INC ana
la,hed me t, one of: their horses, without
pr, IN, any attention to my wound. which
was bleeding. I.ooscniny one hand, sue
cvctl.ti in stopping the flow Of biood by
| pi,c,,. a red handkerchief over the srot.
I was compelled to ride in this position for
two days. only hcing relieved when they
halted FIR dinner or supper. On the third
day the whole band was surrounded and
capture by Mexican government troops
and they. being the commo" enemy Of ev'
cry BODY in general, were sentenced to be
hanged, and, Of course, was expected to
have to share the same fate as the rest
They were taken, one at a time, and strung
up. The rope was put about my neck
when cried out, which only seemed
I amuse those having charge Of tn hanging
| happened to have some papers in my in
sid. shirt pocket and in holding them up
was permitted to 20 unhung, but VA
:, placed in prison until further investigation
Of my case could b. made. They kept III
in prison for nearly twelve years, whicl
was owing somewhat to tine turbulence cS
i.tny in Mexico during that period. wa
finally released about u year ago, thrnng
the efforts OF the American Consul, VIII
5 claimed my release on the ground Of IN
being an American, md n soldier in til
s. Uni:n army. I was transported to SAINT
- Fe, New Mexico, from there to Omah'
and from that point to Chicago, and tr"'
Chicago 10 New York, wh,rc I arrived
few days ago.
"While in New York my wound ";
treated by DR. \. b. Mott, who said !
could remove the ball from my chest, b.
that it would endanger my life. lie tol
:, me he thought it would eventually wor
out, and that the wound would heal. II
&c first thing ! did on reaching New fo'
= was to ascertain ii my father and m"tl'e
whom left in PALMYRA, were still Twin
and learned BY letter that they were bo'
alive, but had given me up for dead sew.
ID The veteran, WHO Describes himself
William Bray, arrived in Yonk,rs about
week ago, and was well taken care Of
members ri the Grand Army and 9th.
The only thing which, bothered him in :
la.ing his career was dates, US during
long confinement he had become indiff;
I'd ent to titne.-New York Sun.