San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-12-23

| tainted away. He then chained me TO
| log for a week, and when | was released A.
| forced me to drudge from daylight {,
dark. One day ran away TO the nortl
end of the island and for two weeks KEEP
clear of the men who were hunting for me
j lived on wild fruits and roots, and wa!
enjoying myself immensely when caught
Marks gave me another beating, and
was now set to work with chain and clos
attached to my right leg. There had beer
no fighting between the two governments
after the first clash, but the truce was full
of anxiety" Marks was determined not &c
divide the throne with anybody, and after
waiting about month in hopes TO see tbs
Baker faction return to it's allegiance, he
began to plan an aggressive campaign
Under his direction raid was made one
afternoon on the houses of the Baker fac
ion, and five rifles were secured. Each
man in the colony had rifle and more OF
less ammunition, and the capture of these
five guns practically disabled five of the
faction. The men were ont in the fields
when the raid was made, and of course
their wives could make no defense.
That evening Marks sent word TO the
Bakeries that they must come in and sign
would treat them as malcontents and dan
gerous persons. They refused to man,
and that night i heard Marks planning
with some of his men to commit murder.
The situation is one which has many times
existed. a lot of people go away by them
selves to escape avarice and oppression,
and are invariably the victims of some OF
their own number. Marks wanted the
other half of the money back, and he want
ed the other faction to humble itself. |
heard them planning that next day they
would ambush Baker and shoot him down
without warning, and it was hoped the
rest of the party would then come in.
While Marks had made dog of me, and
beaten me on the slightest excuse was
not watched o nights. The chain and
clog had also been removed. At midnight
on this night crept out of my brush hut
and went and warned Baker of what was
in store for him. He warned all his adj
herents, and the result was murder, Just
the same as if | had let Marks carry out
his plans. Next forenoon, as one of our
party named BEDFORD was skulking in the
woods to get shot at Baker, someone put
n bullet into him, and child was sent
with note to say that our side could
bring in the body.
OF the thirty men seventeen had gone
with Baker, but five of these were without
firearms. Marks had lost a man, but the
extra guns made up for it. After the kill
ing both sides declared war, and both were
anxious for further bloodshed The wo-
men and children kept to the houses, while
the men scattered over the island and
tod fnp nrn In hn %.
week Marks lost four men killed and two
badly wounded, and the Baker side lost
one killed anti two wounded. While
lived with Marks, it was because | was
obliged to- and was therefore treated as
a non-combatant. Any message between
the leaders was carried by me.
About ten days after the first killing
Marks called me into his house and told me
to get the yawl ready for trip The boat
was lying in creek half mile away, and
before the rupture had been free to all,
though had always been taken along to
manage her. Marks was not married
man. He now praised and fiattered me in
the highest terms, and said he proposed to
90 in he yawl to some other island, tax
ing inc along. No one else was to 20, and
l was not to breathe word That even
ing as soon as dark | was to carry all his
bundles to the boat, supply her with water
and provisions, and then bring word to
him when all was ready. When night
came he got the men out into the woods to
watch, and | took from his house six
rifles, all the money, the bedding, clock,
clothing, etc. | supplied the boat with
forty gallons of water and lot of cooked
and fresh provisions, and by midnight
had her ready. | had had a plan of my
own ever since Marks opened his mouth.
1t was very doubtful if he meant to take
me with him at all, but if he did it was
more than likely that he would throw me
overheard when he had sighted other land
1t was O'Clock in the morning before
the tide turned, and then | got into the
yawl and let her drift to the west. was
not yet ont of hearing distance when
Marks came down to the creek and called
me.
When daylight came md got a breeze |
was only three miles off shore, and was no
doubt seen by all our party | held to the
northwest, having "A compass i'm the boat,
and after three days and nights of fair
progress | reached another Of the Austral
group, called the Kings Park, and there
found a trader, to whom | related ALL
After a short delay he set sail for the ISL
and | had left, taking me with him, but
owing to contrary winds we did not reach
it for a week. War had been rife mean
while. Marks, Baker and three Others had
been killed, two women and two children
had been wounded, and the entire party
now prayed to be taken off the island. Ar
rangements were made with the trader,
and all were loaded up and carried TO one
of the Navigator islands, where some of