Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-01
FIGHTING AMERICANS
JAMES BRANsFIELD.

western regulars some IL OF 10 yeat )
ago.
JAMES BRANSFIELD.
To these may be added James Brans-
field, said to have been member of
the Panama constabulary. and the only
foreigner wounded at Recreo. and
James Edwards, an American, who has
been so long in Central America that
he pronounces the letter "a" as though
it were short To- the same being 4
distinguishing mark In the various
methods of handling the English Ian
guagc on this coast.
Bransfleld is OF the opinion that he
was shot first by exiled natives
amongst his own men, but at the hos
pital established by Capt Shipley,
where Bransfield was successfully cared
for, it is believed from the nature of
his wounds that he was in the line of
n small caliber automatic. Three flesh
wounds. all close together in his right
leg, seemingly indicate that he stood
in the line of the guns sweep and re-
ceived three bullets before the sweep
OF the gun passed him. His idea is.
however. that he was shot accidental
ly from behind. and that the other two
wounds Were received, curiouSly in the
same place, from Zelnyans. However
that may be, he. now has the best cot
in the hospital, and, by lying on his
left side. is able to play endless soli-
taire with pack of cards furnished
by Finnegan.
While the combating of the army
seem to have been, proportionately to
bloody in history. squads of enc
fithnut plnp
Bransfield. for instance. was passed by
a number of Zelayans. who seemed
content to spare his life, seeing that he
was incapaciteted.
"Da mi aqua" pleaded Bransfield.
whose wounds made him feverish for
water, to one of the Zelayans.
Para ono; para ono peso" said the
Zelayan. who wanted the money for
the food it would buy.
TINNEGAN GOT LOST.
The peso was not forthcoming, and
neither was the water. as a conse-
quence, but 1t is to be noted that the
Zclayan did not rob the helpless mail
who was completely at his mercy. As
for Finnegan he has been in the Phil
ippines.
Small blue eyes that show lleenness
OF sight. short cropped. partly gray
mustache shoulders like wrestler
and a mouth that is grim, except when
he smiles-that's Finnegan. His story
is simple He lugsed a rife with some
20 natives through eight miles of knee
deep clay. bushes, over fallen trees and
under them, nea-bitten, ambition.
mosquito bitten. foodless and tired,
only to miss the battle. Tho native
guide mistook a creek running into
the Sequia river for one running into
the Mico, A very easy error to fall into.
and missed the fight. which was along
the Nico.
When night fell, In retracing their
steps, Flnnegan and the others be-
came separated In the jungle. The Den
yer adventurer, however. captured a
Zelayan who. in his starving condition,
was glad to be a prisoner. and made
guide OF him back to the base with
Rama The Zelayan is a good Estrada
man now, and Finnegan has promised
to get him job. They are the best of
friends.
CRAVEN
Craven is prematurely gray. but his
eye is an anachronism. II is young
and shoots sparks. AS a pistol sales
man for years, 1t was his business to
show what could be done with the
short-arm. from shooting off the ashes
OF a cigar to doing other tricks COM
mon to the stage. By preference he
uses big shooter that was more
common a generation ago than now.
He was given charge of rapid
nrer, but being unable to keep the
bearers of the various parts, barrel,
tripod and cartridges, anywhere near
each other. he gave up the artillery
lob and went TO work with his pistol.
1t is related to his credit that al
though he handled this arm with an
eXpertness seldom seen, he never
killed his man. Most of them he shot
in trigger hand as generally that was
all that was visible about the cover.
INV life work has been the handling
of pistols" said Craven before going
TO the front. II can do all the tricks
but don't believe too much In my
self at them. A mans arm and eye
are good with target. shooting ut
man who is cunning for you is dif-
ferent thing ] don't want to Kill any
body. but / do want to help these
people. because / think they need II.
If prove true to target form. 1 won't
have TO kill These poor Indis.rs that
Zelaya has sent out only want peace:
thev are forced into the fight and
| don't want to take their lives.
Zelaya personally would be different
matter"
Craven does not use the trigger OF
his pistol. but shoots on the draw from
his hip by swapping back the hammer,
This accounts for his use OF tho old