The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-02
AN ESCAPE FROM
BANDITS.

Or J. Ilampdca Porter. she well
known naturalist ana one Of the col.
labomtors Ia anthropology connected
with the National museum. has passed
through about M many adventures ~
an uncomfortable nature as would sat
lsfy any one In the course Of life
llme lie has from youth been much
II traveller aud likes the free air "
outdoor HE lie Is not much given 10
talking about himself. however. but
pursuos his scientific investigation w
a quiet way. taking as matter Of
course what comes with them as adj
yeniurous adluncts. lie was for
ong time In Mexico. particularly be-
fore aud during the time Dlaz was op
posing the government Of Juarcz, ANA
had narrow escape ON one occasion
from capture aud perhaps worse at
the hands Of Saiunino Ossuna, one Of
the most reckless Of the free rovcrs of
hat stormy period. A Post reporter
managed 10 persuade him to tell Of
Ibis recently.
"Saturnlno Ossuna," said DIR. Porter.
"was a mnchcro Of considerable
wealth In land after he came into the
rstate lefi him 10y his father In the
province " Sinalua. lie soou achieved
ln uncnylahlc noioriety hy several IT.
de- episodes. Of which rapine aud muir
der were the outcome, hut did not
come into particular prominence unill
one day az Rosario be- committed an
act of notoricly that made him forever
feared
"Ossuna was about as beautiful
specimen Of man as ! have ever seen.
say beautiful. because be- was slender
II build. symmctrically rather than
strongly put together. and his hands
aud feet we're models of daintiness.
Ills face was fair. his voice ms soft aH
w0man's lie always dressed eayly
IN ol1thcs u the riclcHi patterns AMI
made most picturesque figure on his
horse. which be- sat as 10 nodded 10 a.
lie WAS q gambler of reckless stamp
aud seemed Go stop 40 nothing that
would satisfy vengeance or greed.
1T was la 1871 that found myself
IN Rosario. where ! took a house Oh
pusiie ihr arcel. or barracks. ON th'
main street. Looking southwark down
the street one could see the Catholi,
church III the place. and every day
used 20 src q woman pass the house nj
the Augrlus hour She was dressed if
deepest mourning. and learned irou
one OF the pplus that Pie went 90 p,uc.
a new wax candle on a shrine thl
ainod ln front ~ the church and te
main there 90 pray for the soul of he
lover. who had persisted by the hlut
rf ussuua some months before
"ussunn u seemed. had once court
"a this fair creature. won her love au,
then lifted her She aflerward bemm
the sweetheart of q German engl1ec
who worked 90 The famous Rossari
silver mucl When Saiurninp ossun
heard az the new relationship % I'D NO
take him long 60 plot revenge or q
swnnp down ON the little town with
hard ~ trnians at his lick. and. cap
turing the Woman's lover drne hlm O
q riump Of trees that grew over ih
ApOf where ihe shrine alierwafd stood
0ssupa then had the man tied 10 on
~ "a. trg.s lie sent for some win
aud mfrpshments and calmly sat u
the ground and ate aud drank Will
hc prcked the plur engineer 90 deaf
hy degrees with the point OF Dis swor
o.. y. HHH H|
about saiurnino Ossma Later ! mf
him and ramc to know him casually
Tor De- fVcly made his appearance !
thc place. fearless Of attack hy any ,
the possible friends ~ his late victim
aud usually accompanied boy his lru
tlts
when the revolutionary times m
car Ossma enlisted lu tile cause ,
niaz hut hts action was only clOa
for his own deeds When the govern
meni rrncml Corona. was hcldm
Durango and the adiaccni cDnntr.
aud Gen Trrvcnn moved down frnl
sonora % Mazaiau ard spread d
cavalry along lhc coasi. ihcrc WAS
small garrison lcft lie the carccl
Rosario tine sunday morning,
lS5e. when she sun had grown
Hefcp thai the citizcns were drly,
into their ho,sss. I was standing
thr shade uf my house
without warning. IN an instant q
street was nllcd with hnrscmc
Riding az their head was Ossuna. at
thr hand came down iec sircrt like
whlrlwlnd neforc the sleepy sem
rel go the gate ~ the carrcl could gi'
the alarm hc was shot hy = well d
rcct,d bullet, aud the followers Of q
suna crowded into the doorway on
The unsu pccting garrison. u n nee
less Ia go into the details 20 that q
counier-nr massacre, for such 1t ",
hut there was not one uf the cover
mcnt troops lcfi % tell the tale. exec
the captain. who managed a. escal
over the wall aud hide In some fora
In the shed nf a nelghb1rlug yard
was aficrward captured and Killed
the plaza
u had tried TO get into my hou
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