Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-09-01

orders rom tho sra,a
Washington he was for., s'pa'1a>,
my detention, but he wes, % ~
me to be kept in tho cs san "
So about ~ o'clock NV,
transferred to the polien s' ,. og
put into the Lieutenant 4 , r,f'a}
and a guard Of soldier :, = lellei =
So at last justice hoa I s,s'.a ~,
but | thought 1t a yery ,- s,'. AZ q
much 80 that l was con, s..sI
break away from her. = ss..
never weigh me in her ,,l'', ~. VA
My wife spent many hung
daily. All my meals wo, s ~. ny
the hotel. Mum was KEN : s'''s''
two days, then Liberated : pas's
into my confidence, tellin, 20
going to escape and dires,,a ml' I
make all outside arranrem,u. s y
event, and he was greatly ,ss,,. n
l told him he should aso' ,s.ne
my flight,
Pinkertcn was awake a 4.
Of losing his man and IA Y
written protest with tbe +
American consuls against M w
fined in the police barraots w
The only result was hat q,
cos issued an order tokee, l u,
men out of the barracks '''a Y
Men like William A. pipt,,...
had now arrived, and MI N'''
were not going to make fcol. y
selves by arresting man N.
not hold / was confident M,
render was only a question 4 II.
I resolved not to wait for 4 H..
off. wH
at my request Colonel y,..,
sent a guard of soldiers to nv Il.
brought to tho barracks w. !,
trunks. I had $50, 900 in cash ,sss'
besides many valuatles 1, ~
them. / gave my wife e2o, Zoo i,
servant $1,000 in gold ana M,
Spanish bank notes. pinkat, \.
vain tried to seize my luggage, 1,
Spanish law stood in his WAY
Once among the rebels ali num-,
me was at an end, as army M,
had been sent from Spain 10 ri
rebellion, and each had In tun n
away before the valor Of ina ~,
the deadly climate.
NUM- volunteered to scccusr
and 1 gave him 81, 900 to serd n
in Paris that his mind might b \,
that score. No ono knew ny MI
nation save Mum and my VITA i
hard to obtain her consent, bat 4
was given. I arranged with hstir
was to leave Havana az sOcn ! }
knew 1 was off, cross to Key Wet
one month there, and II she thn
nothing Of me she was to ,eleur.
sister to meet her in New Y9s, ID
steamer to that city and live WI
until i rejoined her.
Among other things Nunn, n s-
ders, procured good maps Of thsu..
A Spanish gentleman, a warn I'D
but whose namo Twill not meahn
my counselor in the plot BE III
me to go to the isle Of pine, n \
Andrea had promised to keep ne 4
from all pursuit. / let my frieuas
that was my destination Ipupsl
when on my visit, toembmk inno
but to take a westward course al;
coast, and when we'll of Pinr a
and night fell to put about aniEa
shore under cover of the darhas
ashore to get as far inland ND
before dawn, then to keep a lodtr
any body Of rebels and join tss
volunteer in the cause Of ''frw y
We were sure of a welcome, paihz
as we would come we'll armed
/ had given the sentinels In thr
barracks a bottle Of brandy en-
and a box Of cigars every seoul
during my stay besides what Va
them valuable presents, soIvs
popular in the barracks veA7
on tho night of March 20 fcrihsis
My room was in tho second Ha1
barracks, but 1 was allowed tops
through all the rooms on that I'D,
lowed more or less by a guard
was n room leading to an 'opsnVsl
but the door was kept Locked .
arranged to have it unlocked Wa
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