The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-05-28
hlTThE YAsQUEzE'S NERVE
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The Last Hours Of n Dreaded
Mexican Outlaw.


OF several Of the notorious outlaws ~
tho Southwest came up for discussion
IN a party OF mnchmen and miners NJ
the hotel Ia this place, the other even
ing. Every one IN the party had had
long and varied experience Ia 'aii-
forum. New Mexico and Arizona since
he came across the plains with an on
team or across the isihmus In the 'ans
or early 'CTs. and. naturally. all had
Interesting recolleciions To tell Of what
They had seen of wild, lawless and Dr.
responsible characters en- the plains
and among tie mountains
Col. Dan Fillmore. who Is one OF TIE
principal cattlcmcn ~ Ventura county,
and came 20 California In the ~
days. iol1 the most interesting rhin'
iscence of the evening
Il reached Sacramento" said he. ~
the days uf the widest and most bon
anza-llke days III gold-washlns amons
the creeks and through the canyons oi
Central California. and IN the forty
six years since then ! have. as a min-
Ing prusIpcior. and later. as cattle
man. seen a coed biz " the genuine
frontier life. and have had some deaf
ings with desncradoes and outlnWa.
First and hast ! have been a Witness
10 the hanging OF tweniy-sevcn men
aud the shooting Of several more.
think have myself acted as an officer
OF the peace IN the lynching uf eleven
on twelve Of the most cruel. deliberate
aud sehcming bandits that ever figured
IA fash literature. Hut. gentlemen,
the calncsi. coolest and most collected
man ever saw In the presence Of an
appointed aud incxorablc death and
one which seemed most indifferent to
hI, ilnmn. was that famous little eifcm-
inntc-lnolslug outlaw. Tihurcio VAS
qUcz. WIN was hanged la san dose
fourteen y,ag aga. ! lave seen many
mon ~ upon scanold and under the
hanrman's nnfse with au apparent
tarrlcssnrss Of their fate and have
heard men call that neive ;hul u waH
all summoned and exhibited for the
lnxt few moments 0nly Now, NaSp'cz
had ghe genuine article. aud whil,. he
appreciated fully that h. had hut a
day longer 10 1--we. his constant clioit
WAS 10 make those about him as cheer
ful ~ possible.
'rihurci0 Naaluck was. as ynu re-
memhr. the son NJ prominent family
IN chihuahua. Mex. Ills grandfather
was on Intimate 'crms with Gcneinls
Itmhld and Santa Anna aud was Itch
seventy years ago. Young vasqucz
was given a good education until be-
VAS sixteen years old aud he WIS o.
b. seni 10 Barcelona. Spain. for col.
lcge education Hut be- was born with
too Wild. desperate. lawlcss aud cruel
disposition When he was scarcely
more than q youth he broke through
all fcstrulnt ~ home aud ut school anG
became an outlaw. When but twenty
two or tweniy-thrce years Of age Dc
had developed into the boldesi and
most ruthless brignnd We cattlemeI
aud miners along the Rio Gmndc H.
pluD ever knew. Ia the summer OF a.
! am SURE thai the Nasqucz gang oi
Mexican cus-ihruats killed from eight
a. twelve men. and got. by robh.na
mining camps aud lalied States
army payutasicr. something over 81,
tsn As be- grew older be- became bold
or. nnd his field OF operations for Ten
81 fifteen ycais was all the way iron
Tucson. Ariz.. up 10 Stockton. CAT m,
Nasqucz hand was known an over On,
coast IN 1876 and iSTS Fart of thl
gang was iynchcd at Marlcopah, ARK
IN 1877. aud two 81 the bandits thcl
toufcsSed that they had taken the lives
% over eight men and boys on th'
cuufi ana along the Rio Gundc IN the
course Of five or six yoarS They did
net know how many other men had
lccn slaughtered hy Nasqucz aud hi
followers before they came a. know
the chief bandit.
AT last Nasqucz was caught and
held 20 sccurly that he could not cs
sallc trial aud sentence Of death. NunU
~ his friends could save him. notwlth
standing the money that was spent oi
the lawyers who worked day and nighl
Ia his behalf That was Ia ISL ~,
WAS ctnni cd ln the JAN az san Jose
md. ua knew sheriff Adams well.
went 10 nr NagqucE. uf whom | had
many times been In terror aud whom
I had great curiosity 10 meet As I,
Ia company with several mnchmcn
went into The jail corridor the after,
noon before the day OF the execution
Nasqucz WAS let out Of his cell 10 cha
with ns. lie was little. dappcr Eel
low, with bright. laughing eyes. q
PLEASANT mouth and thin. olcan-yhnVcl
face. He dbl not weigh over l..
pounds. aud bis drcs, was scrupulru,
b neat n was hard for many of u.
N|.fH. o. a.
licyc that he was rually tire Nasqucz Ol
whose Wholesale r0hhcrlcs. drcadfu
flayings ~ human lie and unpucc
DEBATED rccklossEcss We had heard ~
mort daily for over n decade. We M,
had cowboy who seemed able To swat
how that little fellow. hut who had hc,,
even the name " Nasgucz la constant
dread
"Thc little Mexican was writing
farewell letters "a his friends as ",
crm, Into the corridor. ard as ~ cam,
ont " his ccll be- tucked hls ponhuldc.
behind his ear aud smillugly extend ri
his hand 10 each Ia or party. III
pleased 10 see YOU. said he. hut u
have net my wits az command pleas,
remember that Tor several hours
have been putting my brain % sever.
letter writing. When ore comes Z,
write the very last letters ~ an o. hii
dear ones you know. ID is quite hal.
uXiug'
I'VE offered him n handful ~ cigars
ard - said: "Many thanks % SON
gentlemen. love o. smoke hni
don't think ! shall have time 10 s,lul.
an these So 100 leave some Tor m
guards Nasqucz wax put out tal
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