Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-15

I from them at any JnOnVnt But I atill
had to wait for favorable night.
! had provided for the opening Of my
simple cell door. The lock was On tho
outside but | could reach II hy running
my arm through the little square oiidce
In the door, In my wandering through
the prison ! hnd come across a broken
door IN one Of the unused cells aud had
extracted from Il lonE wrought-irOu
nail, Having given the proper crook to
the small end OF his nail ! was enabled
10 operate the lock without difficulty
From general gossip II was known TINT
We were to be shot on the 9th Of May.
aud il was already the latter part Of
April. II behooyed me, therefore to
make my attempt soon or should not
escape at all,
sin no opportunity that ] considered
suitable offered ! was waiting foe n
rainy night, With three guards march
ing buck and forth on the roof near
the top of the wall ever which ] wished
TO 20. IL would be difficult TO escape eN-
cept ON dark night aud amid the con-
nict Of the elements.
Rain even In the rainy season does not
fall very regularly In that part of M"xicO,
but when 1t does II comes down Ia great
quantities, and that ! knew.
AT last on the evening of April 2Ith,
q storm broke over the town; To add
10 my OilInllNlllNs ~ iAAfFNhNA Ah-hA hhN
town officers that evening impounded IN
The square of our prison a number Of
lirros or mules which had been found
rnuninp loose on the streets. The noise
made by these animals ~ they coursed
around that square sluenllhg AMI kick
ing. while they sought Tue spots most
sheltered from The drridiul doWhlohr,
was sufficient 10 drown every other'
waited. however, until tue guard was
changed at midnight and then | noise
lessy snapped my shackles apart and
opened my door
III steady me In my climb up the per
nendlcular face Of the wall, i had torn
nv American blanket Into long strips
aud with these tied together emu 70 end'
/ had rope over % itet loLE' ~ lne
and III ihis rope ! now attached the
baayy trnu bar with which ! had been
fettereJ / found my corner occupied
he tba burrls. HAVING dislodged them
4 u,r,,.v nv grapne boldly INTO the air
In the direction Of the wall and carefully
noyinp away from the ncighborhood Of
lie rinr,ls. II was only . sh"ri jump
10 the roof VI neigllboiins HOUSE lhvnfe
/ reached the grounh w'uipSiuIt uih,i .t,iiE
My American friend ltilly Williams;
had u,otnised me that should ! succeed
IN escaping he would have a nile aud
avtgt rendv nj hiH h0ise. ! made my
80 thitbGr 10 find that Williams was
ont Of town. His wife, however; htird,
n,s out with long ugly lo9eing spanish
tnife and blanket she also gave me
n hnn,',,h ierlseJ me.t and parched corn
10 last several days ,.,.. .....,..
l set out al once, mkins az rislelg
direction aud avoiding the hishrolds
Travelled by night ana lR d'os' ~ a wv
u n" / ina pit 100 miles between myself
aud that prison. ,.,,, .f,o,.,a,d
met learned that the governor ,. r''is 49,.
SSiNus Ky Foir cousin. Dona Barburlta.
i lo M M M before him ~ 90 aecomIpllee.
bn. N. Could learn noIhinr and wa.
forced Fore to dismiss her me gllsEls. hid
hol 1917 ,,,a adiidgcd them for their
ilis,g,i,..Ng'''",' y, nreye,it fy escape.
- ~ ~ XIII of Siny cinco de Maijo
su ~ ~ great Mexican paiionai holiday.