The San Francisco call., 1910-10-09

denly about so rods in front of him. whistle sound
ed in the bush and force OF 500 men leaped out
Running backward and firing his revolver into then
he actually held them in check long enough soun,
the alarm The force was composed of pursuers iron
Aguas Prietas and renforcements from -Macumba
Then began desperate a fight as any man coul,
wish to Selecting individual positions behint
trees hummocks of earth, fern or fallen logs W.
opened fire on them and began Workmanship work
For while we had things pretty much Our own wal
until part of the force worked around behind us
coming in from the other direction and then disaste
overlook us.
A group pounced on Borer and after he had sho
two of them two others got hold of his rifle ant
while he scuffling fifth stabbed him in tn,
side and another one struck him a swinging blow
with the butt of gun that mashed his face out of al
recognizable shape.
Parker and the Kincaids fought like demons unit
they were overwhelmed one of the Kincads breakint
two mems simply with blows. l was doing th,
best could, but began to receive one wound after
another, then full charge from slug loaded gun
struck and fell with total of ~ wounds
Strange to say, though stabbed and shot in tn,
abdomen, was shot through both thighs, both arm.
were helpless and the bones of one wrist half sho,
away l did not lose consciousness and remembe,
cursing Pfannebecker because the worst that hae
happened to him large number of bullet holes
through his clothes and sprained wrist from knock
ing down Brazileros.
JUBILANT cAPToRS
When all under guard and dsarned the
vsctors began mad demonstration of joy Their
braggadocio laughable to see and they headed NJ
straight back for Aguas Prietas. Not satisfied with
the in which they had done us up they tried ia
make me walk, but could not, and then they forced
my comrades to carry me, but that was an awful or
deal for them and chose to try to ride horse with
out saddle.
Wounded was, stuck for 20 miles over the
rough roads and then placed in a canoe taken
down the river to Iheos and eventually to the hos
pita of Santa Maria Bahia. did not leave there
till taken in stretcher to Ilheos for trial. which re-
suited in practical acquitta though Baron Rio Bran
Brazilian minister of war, appealed on behalf OF
the government. He succeeded in getting second
trial, to which not taken, that was not lib
Grated until the spring of the year. reaching
New York May g.
1t sorry crowd that was dumped into tho
prison in the basement of the city hall at Ilheos
Their different experiences would require much more
space than l allowed Every one of them had
been cruelty beaten and maltreated by the captors
who, once they had them disarmed had mobbed them
and tried to kill them Magalli was badly wounded
in both legs and in the head Two of the soldiers
guarding the prisoners shot by bullets aimed at
the prisoners
surrectos' with open The fact was apparent
that If the revolution had been declared before we left
the story might have been very different one The
fight we had put up made friends on every hand
and during the years and days that the others
were IN jail they were showered with gifts and atten
tlons and in the second trial there was no dicultv
whatsoever about their acquittal Parker became an
engineer on the new railroad building in the state Of
Bahia Pfannebecker will return to the country To
assume an excellent position The Kincaids are off
adventuring elsewhere. Magall is insane and tber.
is an end of the story.
One interesting thing is the hero that the peon1.
made OF Magali. Things were named for him a
they were named for Trilby in the Trilby craze in
America One OF the new stores that christened
as South Americans chrsten their places of bps;nA
has Republica Magallr in big letters on the wall of
IT. He poor fellow, is in no condition to eniov hi.
celebrity and it will be long time before mvseIf
can move without wreuching wounded part