The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-18

ligious order, unknown 60 oil save 9ne
or two In the crowded room, came a gem
tie faced woman, leaning on the arm OF
field officer Of the engineers, at sight
OF whom the president sprang from his
chair, intending TO bow, but the silence
was suddenly broken by the quick, stern
order. Look out for your prisonerl" fol-
lowed by "A rush. n crashing OF overturned
chairs, as court and spectators. too.
started TO their feet-a general scurry To
the northward windows. shouts of Halt"
Head him Off" stop him!" in the
midst OF which light. supple form was
seen TO poise one instant on the sill, then
30 leaping into space.
Hes killed."
Hes noti"
Hes up again"
Hes on" were the cries and with
drawn revolver the deputy sheriff fought
his way through the throng at the door.
and with a dozen men at his heels darted
down the hallway In vain pursuit OF New
ine. now out OF sight among the shanties
half block away.
or all that followed before court when
mt last II came 20 order there In little
need to tell. The Judge advocate would
have been glad 10 drop the case then and
there. but now the defence had the floor
and kept II. though not a word OF evil
dence was needed.
The first witness sworn Was Lieutenant
Blake. who told OF the trick by which he
and his men. Lorink's guards. had been
lured from the camp at sanoho's ranch
and Of their finding Loring ssnseless,
bleeding and robbed on their return
The next was little Pancha. and Loring
sat his hand shading his blue eyes as the
pallid maid. with piteously qutvering lips
at times. with brave effort 20 force back
her tears. in English only a little better
than that in which she had poured out
her fears TO Blake that eventful night at
ella Bend-sometimes, indeed, having 10
sworn az her interpreter--told the plain
tive story OF her knowledge OF and con-
nection with sanohos wicked band.
Her dear father and her stepmother
were ruled by Sancho. She had seen New
ins there often. him who had fed
through the window" She gathered
enough from what she heard about the
ranch to realize that they were planning
TO rob the officer. this officer" before
he could get away with the diamonds.
Nevins had ridden In with six men, bad
men. that very night, and she heard him
planning with Sancho and her father, and
she had tried to warn the officers, and
"this gentleman" (Blake this tme) had
come. and before she could tell him she
was followed and discovered. But then
her stepmother had later whispered aw-
full things 20 her-how they were going
10 rob the stage and kill the passengers
and bade her take her guitar and try to
call the officer again, and tell him to
take his soldiers and go 10 the rescue,
and this she had done. eagerly. and then
when they were away her mother seized
her and drew her into the room and shut
her there. But she heard horsemen rush
into the camp. and minute later New
ins. jeering and laughing In the bar, and
that very night they took her away, her
al. nfh ND
Nevins was with them.
They went by Tucson 10 Hermosillo and
20 Guaymas, and her mother told her she
must never breathe what she knew-it
would ruin her father. whom she loved,
yes, dearly, and whom she would not be-