Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1890-01-24
Ii woHs CAPTURE BY BANDITS.


Woh said that when he ven, home h,
wanted to make good improrsloD, and
. be succeeded beyond his foDdest hopes.
As soon as he arrived iu Hong Kong b
sent to a hrss-cisss tallos and bsd himself
fitted oai Nth the snest uT blouses and
the best Of trousers. Els clothes, with the
Bowery diamonds which we're pFomiDop
ty displayed where they would do the
most good. made qn.te Chinese dude Of
hIm. When be made biz appearance in
the little nearby town were bis relations
lives the people thought be was million
:lire. and, they would no. have been sur
prised if be had said be WAX going to visit
the Emperor. and put up 100000 or so TO
, help out the new railroad scheme. Woh
did not have occasion TO spend much
money, because admring friends insisted
npon entertaining him. They scattered
Ch:nse red paint all over the town, and
hyed 50 rapidly that the New York mer-
chant had to stop to get his breath. One
hiRht he left the crowd in the midst Of
their revels and went home to get good
rest. He had Just fallen asleep. and was
dreaming about the big-booted blond. hair.
rd girls Of America, when the door was
hurst open and in rushed about thirty
able bodied masked men.
II WAS a surprise party. and not a very
pleasant one. Before Woh could speak u
word big wad of cotton was thrust into
his mouth. his eyes were bandaged, and
hr was carrsed aut into the cool midnight
breezps. He tried to make NOISE, but
only produced a Rurgling sound away
dnwn in the bottem of his throat. His
wife m lde good deal Of NOISE. but she
could not follow the men on account OF
her small feet The village was a small
one, and the few neighbors who were
brought to their door by the disturbance
were afraid to come % the rescue. because
1'they recognized the. men who we're armed
0 the teeth, IA members of the famous
bSad Of roLb"rs Of the Heon Son moun-
{ ainS near hy. For several hours he was
carried aiuag. the uien taking tirns. uu-
III al last they came 20 small hth'y farm
house mar thr foot OF tIG noILtsius
Wben they were saf,ly inside tn,y united
the bandagr ,d touk tha cotton out Of
Wot > mouth II ~As turn aiu.ost day
light
A soon as the captive could SOC he rec
opnizrd Que Gf the uicu do Woou, a shut
less fellow who had borrowed money from
him. He was probably tile inlormer of
the bandits. The door was locked. ard
the ringleaAer told Ii Woh he should be
released as soon as be had given up sum
amounting iu' American money to $4,000 |
This would have to be delivered within
three days, or Mrs. Il would receive her
husbands head ON platter on the fourth
morning. 1t would have been useless to
have told them that be did not have so
much money. Although it was tact. Tor
all he had was $500, which was hidden in
II corner OF his room At home. So Iii Woh
thought that he would give them an Ame-
rican bluff. In telling about it tho other
day he sald:
II put on a cheerful face when they said
that. although felt bad enough | said
said if they wanted only $4,000 they could
have it by asking for IT, Why didn t you
tell me that when you were at mJ housrP'
/ asked. You would have save me and
yourself lot Of tronbe. What do 4 care
for $4,000, or twice that much? would
rather have paid it than to have been dis
surbed from my sleep Now you just let
De finish my sleep right.here, guard me rs
you like. but let me have my sleep out.
AID when awake we will go back and
yon shall have the money. No one but
myself can find the stuff. for | have hid
den 1t 80 woald not be robbed by 10y re.
laliyes."
IL talked in this way because did not
want 10 be taken into the mouutains
where my friends could not End me.
They seemed to like my proposition. and,
after holding meeting in another room,
they said Twas a good fellow and treated {
me 10 hrst-class drink e sham shoo. All
bed was made, aad when lay down halt
a dozen men guarded me- I knew that
my relatives would bse avery possible
means 10 snd out where had been taken.
and that n feU hours they might be at /
The farm house. sd'I made my boars in
bed az long Az leould.. u was about g
o'clock that aitsfhC0n when heard a !,
great noise of horses hOOts, aud barking
logs outside. EoPeaed ms eyes and look
ID around ThsFs was nobody 10 tSs
.Oom. and started 10 60 out, when Woon
,ame 10 and madg Euah at me With
hors sword. ItAreW q heavy mat at bin 0
md hnoshed him down. Then rushed e
iut Of the door IN IiWs 10 ses q .dosep Of 5
he bandits rudniag for the mouatAins for 4
lear life. and lot climbing out Of che 3
ZACH windows, all the house was On fre o