The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-04-08

out and the eXocutlOners stood in liat
muskets raised, when an orderly rusi
ed up and ordered them lowered.
The prisoner was marched away. /
be shut mp in the MORO castle for
had been discovered that he must no
die, because no man in san Fernando
knew the location Of the mines the ex
act location OF all of them. that is-
save this self confessed traitor. Tina
knowledge must be had The gun
bouts. or the two that were left -thcr,
bad been hye-could not stir about
The situarlon was most remarkable
and certainly f%m the point of view
of General Gonzales ana his officers Il
was terrible For himself tine genera
saw nothing but court martial and The
extreme sentence. for his weakness had
given the man the position
The prisoner was brought before him
again. Yes, he knew. but he would
not tell They did not know what 10
do With him. The only plan recurring
to them was TO hold him up by his
thumbs, method pursucd on Spinsl
ships. They let him down when lie had
lost consciousness, his hands torn out
of shape. but he had not said word
in fact, II was three days after this be
fore he could speak cohcrcntly.
The British consul told his family the
episode. one day Miss Chatwnd pre-
scented herself at General Gonzales
quarters, She asked very briefly il. be-
cause she had known the prisoner in
the old days, She might not see him.
The general had been extremely de.
voted 10 the young lady. although IL
may not have been altogether jealousy
which prompted him to give her n rc-
fusal. Her insistence against his duty
did not avail. But she persuaded her
stepfather 10 let her remain in san
Fernandez for the present, even if he
were much against IT.
-Four days after this Trilany in his
cell, somewhat recovered from the or
deal through which he had passed.
beard the bolts drawn ana the i9rc,
appeared, although ii was not his uSa.I
hour. The man explained i'm very fo,-
words that he had arranged for his 90.
cape. lie listened with the utmo.t A.,
constituent. The man went on ana |
said.
Il have been well paid for It. and !
propose to get away with you where 4
they can't catch me. A boat will be /
waiting at midnight outside Of Pnos /
point PinoS point being about four /
miles from the southerly entrance 10
The harbor Of san Fernandez aud well
from the works
That night this was accomplished.
Ind the jailer and his prisoner under
he cover Of most dark night nut out
o sea. The next morning the little boat
vas picked NJ by one Of the newsrapc~
ngs following the feet There were
NO rowers. n man in the uniform Of 4
spanish infantry sergeant and a man
ollow eyed and worn down. who seem
d TO talk rather ineoherentlv and thon
topped talking. but finally asking to
e sent at once to the admiral or the
enior captain.
1t Glanced that a portion 81 the
american fleet on its way back 10 the
Taters Of Havana next day passed flie
~ The strange man had impressed
be reporters III the boat. and al
dough they could not place DIS nation.
liiy, they Thought De- had sometfip, Z,
~. As they could not get ID our ef
.m. they made an effort % secure him
ie audience desired H. declared De-
.ould not see any lesser officer than
e one in command The new spaner : :
len in The meantime sent word b- ,
ay Of Eey Vest Of TIE storT. making I
very significant IL
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