The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-04-10
A DELUGE OF BULLETS.
How They Rained About the Escaping
Folsom Convict.
Pasqual Ferrani was Wounded, and
Crept Back at Night to Surren-
der-Is Apt to Die.

Pasqual Ferrani, the convict who made
such daring and successful dash for
liberty on Friday last, is again within the
walls of the frowning bastile that over
looks the torrential American River, near
Folsom.
Ferrani was on the opposite side of the
river from the prison when he made his
| bold break, and knew that he had only
about quarter of a mile to run before
| reaching the thick chaparral, where for a
while at least he would be able to elude
his pursuers, and he took the chance of
being riddled with bullets.
He had no sooner started mp the hill on
the north bank of the river than the
guards began pumping lead after him
from their Winchesters. He had a start
of some two hundred yards from the
nearest ritleman, but before he had
covered much ground the Calling batteries
at the prison were trained upon him, and
they rained forth perfect storm of bullets
at the fleeing convict as long as he re-
manned in sight.
He fell three times while ascending the
hill, and the officers at the prison were
satisfied he had been wounded, although
he was from 400 to 600 yards off during
the fusillade, and at that distance was
quite small object. He managed, how
ever, to reach the top OF the hill and soon
disappeared beyond.
Searching parties were soon in pursuit,
and there is little likelihood of terrani
having escaped, even though he had tried
to do so.
But it appears ne soon gave up that
idea, for on Saturday he returned to the
prison suffering from a terrible wound in
one of his legs. n telephone message
from Warden Aull yesterday to the
RECoRD-UNIoN told the story related by
the wounded prisoner.
Ferrani said he received buliet-wound
in his leg while climbing the hill, and
was unable to go far, taking refuge i'll the
thick greasewood until night came on.
He gave graphic description OF his ex-
periences during his short flight, and
said the bullets flew and shrieked about
him, apparently as thick as hailstones
during shower. The air about him for
a circuit of 100 feet appeared to be literally
alive with flying lead, and how he es-
capped being riddled from head to foot was
a mystery. He said he never wanted to
undergo such an experience again.
Realizing that he was too badly
wounded to escape, he started under
cover of the darkness to return by
roundabout course to the prison and give
himself up. Although suffering intense
pain, and being scarcely able to walk, he
managed during the night to reach the
bridge opposite Folsom and crossed to
the suburbs OF the town undiscovered.
Fearing to show himself before day.
light, through fear of being shot down.
Farrani crept under some bushes on the
premises of family residing near the
town, where he remained until Saturday
afternoon, when his sutferings forced him
to surrender TO the owner OF the place,
who took him to the prison and gave him
into the custody OF Warden AuII.
The prisoner was suffering greatly. as
the wound in his leg had begun to NOR
tify, owing to the long exposure to the
cold. The limb was fearlully swollen
and the unfortunate man was in a raging
fever. Warden Aull said his case was a
very serious one, and yesterday it looked
as though Ferrani would lose his leg, if
not his life.
The Warden says the prisoner was
serving life sentence for murder, and
has been regarded about the prison as
crank and a person OF very little intellect.
No one. says Warden Aull, but a
crank would attempt so rash
thing as Ferrani did. 1t gave the
officers of the prison, however,
good opportunity to demonstrate before
the convicts the effectiveness of the bat
teries at the prison, for, although Fer
rani was hit by but one bullet, there was
such a shower of them poured upon the
distant hillside there was no chance of
any number OF men escaping under such
q fire