The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-11

shoes, placed their rifles to their heads.
pulled the trigger with their toes and
blew the tops of their heads OFT. Under
the French code HHitdiJe, 50 says Her
ion, when a man struggles behind on the
march he is promptly bea,, II with clubs,
and, If that proves ins tfectual, he Il tied
to horse or camel 10 make him shake
a leg
At Machara the longedfor funds
reached the Captains hands, who pro-
posed 10 hand the money over TO Herion
at the rate of a few francs q day on con-
dition of good behavior. a compromise
was affected which brought the money
into the hands of a friendly hotel keeper.
Taken sick, the American boy Was sent
to the hospital, and there, making new
plans to escape. he brited the Sergeant
Major to let him off the roll call went TO
the hotel. changed he uniform for
civilian dress and took the train for
Sadia, some distance from Algiers.
But HerIon was too well known and
was arrested on the train. Burial twenty
feet deep IN a dungeon for q week was
followed 10y transpCI tatiOn to his old reEI-
ment and u months Imprisonment.
After this, life becau Uncomfortable
through the abuse and taunts of the OIL
GERS and ms comrades. But the durance
vile had been well spent 10y the boys
sChemiug head. and eight DAYS after lib
Grafton he took the risk of being shot
down by the sentiIels, made his escape
tramped eco miles in twelve days OF in
dsSCrlhable suffering. and brought M ~
Brim, where he went on a large wheat
raising farm and rCFe 10 the position or
director. Three months of steady life
was wound up 10y dispute with friend
whom HERON had made Contidaut.
This friend threatened exposure, and
ierion then told his whole story 10 the
proprietor, who provided him with
horse ana an Arabian guide. Two days
later ha was back in Algicrs. where more
funds from home were arNjousiv
awaited.
Another false friend was made in the
person of a young Partisan. one even
ing list aning To the music of the Zouave
band, young lIerion remarked that il
was rot 6qual to the band of the Foreign
Legion. and the friend immediately set
hlm down as deseII1r. An attempt nj
hlackmail followed. and then came ex-
posUre, followed 10y capture. There was
cout t-martiai this time, and Hen .on
was sentenced To three yea - in the prison
at DOnera, thin 1.-TWO mil. from Atgiers
Escape followed quickly after "A month Of
work in the contract fields. 40 DAYS
later HeI on was again al rested, having
been recognized on the streets of Algiers
by his former raptOr. Then followed
four months confinement in the dun
geOns of Donera, where he lived on bread
/ and wat II. Finally the lad was sent 10
Airguon and InCarCerated with the 500
I deserters who We're kept there basket
making. he then decided TO submit To
. the inevitable.
Meanwhile the case acquired consider
. able interest at home, and from the in
! fnrnational questions involved and the
high authoIttICs INT rested lacamc a
mater of more than local AT .nt.on. Mr.
,Jes e Metcp f, idely known as the head
; Of large VIC Dllen goods NILS in this State
took up the CO IN person 10 make an
etiol, for the boys release, and the aid
of Sena' II Nelson w. AldrCh was called
/ IN 10 this end. AT the time the matt II
( was first brought to the aLtenl. on of the
, State Dcpa' ,ment, the late F. l.. FfcIins
huysen VIZ Secretary of stat, and he
! referred the matt IT to the \ mel tCau Min
lister at Pa IS, who In turn Instructed the
. \ merIcan Consul at AlG eTs to do all he
. could L. sIst II seCu' .ug IisriOu's re-
. lC3-e from imp comment. lnc~e cfTuE :
. on Eehaif of secU ~ l''s III erat on were
! uncorSCiously fl isl tat by the att ampts
I "f the young man himself u oscar a.
] Upon the change in the adm MS, a. on
Senator Aldrich lad the mat, II before
SecretaI, hlyari, who in turn instruct Il
Minister McLa1e 10 bang the iptiuenCa
: of his position - the aSS'Sta nee of the
young man. Il 4 June his father, worn
out 10y the hT' iaS-'Tg suspense which
| surrounded the fate OF his bow, n well
/ as the pleF iinys of his wife. set sail for
/ Par's, bearing lett r. OF ~, ,oduction To
Ministr Mel a1e from Serator Alll oh.
Arrived at Pa' = he lost no tine i'm pre-
sentirg himself to Mr.. McIane. and was
ven cUurtcOUsly received hV HIM. The
Minister furnished him with letters OF
| introduction To the Governor of the priS-
on. permitting him - see tbs son. Inc
letter was signed by the French Minister
of war, Gen. Boulanger.
The fathers cndr2 VOrS to secure the
release of rs son were at the time un
awaiting, but Minister Mel ane received
! a tacit understanding from Gen. Bou.
LANCER that he would pardon Henri upon
I the first opportunity. Efforts finally
proved successful, and on the MOI ming
of Nov. llerion's pardon, dated Oct. %
was read to him 10y the commandment OF
the piss In the presence or tine as.
/ 'emblsd French prisoners, and with IT
was release from the term of er lis.
ment.
The occasion was the first on the rec
ord of the prison where rels2 ha-
been granted except on the fixed dates
! IF June Il and Jan. I. Shout after
shout from the assembled prisone Is made
the old refractory echo. and the prison
officials. who had been notably kind and
considerat.. cmbI aCed the released pris-
oner. and some of the officers escorted
him to the depot.
The pardon was secured by Minister
NCLane from Gen. Eoulanger ON the
occasion of the supper rendered To the
. PRESIDENT of France and his Ministers in
conlmemoration Of the unwilling of the
got home quicker than he ever got any
/ where else in his life