The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-24
HOME LIKE HEROES
FROM JUAREz JAIL
Americans Converse, Blatt and
I Brown, Held as Insurrcctos,
Safe in Texas.
WELCOMED BY CROWDS
Report Excellent Treatment in
Prison and Have No Hard
Words for Captors.

FL Paso. Tex. April 23.-Likc heroes
! returning from victory. Lawrence Con-
verse. Edwin Dlatt and Richard Brown
stood in the lobby OF the Sheldon Hotel
and shook hands with hundreds OF
people who gathered about them 10
congratulate them on their return from
"a Mexican prison.
prison In Jiarcz 10 old Mount Frank
lin" explained Blatt. a Pittsburg boy.
as he reached the American line, and
several Americans waiting there to re-
ceive them set up cheer.
'But" he continued 1--WE had no
complaint Of life IN the Mexican prison
fear that we might have TO spend
months behind the bars that bothered
US The Federals were good 10 u.s.
friends insisted that we be treated
With consideration UP 10 that time
we had TO submit 10 the ordinary Mex
sleep upon. nothing but blankets. The
food was poor. but even at that it
was better than we had with the in
but Of late we had Beds Beds and aa'i better ter
cells"
Mother md Son Meet in Court.
After the young men reached I'll Paso
they soon scattered to barber shops
and haberda sheres. where they obtain
cd fresh clothing and got their hair
Cal, mother of one OF the lads. kept
lcr son in her sight. Mother and son
met in the Mexican Federal court room.
where she embraced the lad with Il
fcrvent God bless my boy" and then
sat down with MIN to await the action
CT the Judge.
Postmaster j. A. smith conducted
lease OF the Americans, and Was with
them when they returned Ray Smith.
son OF the postmaster, took Blatt TO his
lone after new clothing had been OBJ
Mined Brown went TO q hotel and
Mrs. Converse took her son 10 her
hotel. IN the afternoon they moved
Hbout El PaSo. looking In the shop
windows. visiting the ice cream parlors
and generally enjoying the open air
and nshne for the first time in two
months Hl
Tho release came exactly two months
from the d.te OF their incarccra ton.
They were locked UP on the night OF
Their arrest took place February
II. forty miles below 12l Paso. Con-
verse and Blatt declare they we're ar
rested OF Texas soil with rifles. having
just returned from Mexico. where they
lad been in the rebel army, and Brown
was arrested In Mexico near the sam
hospital corps, and had not carried
arms asainst inc Mexican government.
Dune With Insurrcctions.
Brown and Converse had little 10 say
regarding their release or their i'm
Trisonment. except to praise friends
who had worked III their behalf an,. 10
l'''S.t iit VIAL iiuty were UOnn with In
snrreetionss and lighting in foreign arr
mics Mrs. Converse and Postmaster
smith cautioned all OF them against
saying too much. but they were unani-
nous In declaring that they had moth
ing 10 say that would be detrimental
10 the Mexican officials ana tho Next
can government
I'VE went into the anair to hght
Mexico. said Converse. I'VE were
captured and were held for trial. we
cannot blame Mexico for that. but Rlatt
/ n
and Brown never fought the cderais
50 they, should have let us go, ana
lhey did. II was hard TO be confined
IN prison, and we were especially anx-
ions during the last few days, when
We thought the insurrectos might shell
me town Now we are out. and the
thing Is over"
Blatt Will accompany Converse TO
MS home in GlnnlOrn. Cal. for q visit