Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-01
GIVEN. FIVE MINUTES
 TOLWE, MEXICAN HAS
 MOST NARROW ESCAPE

TUCSON. June 3O-To be told that one is to be executed in five minutes by being shot against a wall is not a pleasant thing and 1t would be rather unnerving, but this is what was told Manuel Masearenas, Jr, of Nogales during the recent trouble in Mexico. He was one of the leading insurrecto leaders and influential men in the northern part of Mexico and on ac- count of this was called upon several time by those who wanted certain things of the rebels. Among these who wanted immunity from the rebels was D. J. Temple of the Southern Pacific of Mexico.
 Mir. Temple approached Senor Mas carenas on the subject of the saving of railroad property. He agreed not to carry any federal troops on the road if the rebels would respect his property rights and not cut wires or burn bridges and harm the road in other ways. This scheme was agreed 10 and Senor Msscarenas accordingly started for the Mexican side of the line to see the rebel commander about it. passport was necessary so one was procured from Gen. Torres, the federal comander.
 Senor Mascarenas took the passport and started out of the Mexican side of the line to the insurrecto camp. When he came to the federal camp with Gen Oieda in charge, the pass port was declared a fake and Seror Mascarenas was taken before Ojeda. The latter asked if he was not one of the moving spirits of the revolu- tiOn and Senor Mascarenas informed him that such was the case. General Oieda then told Mascarenas that. talk ing this important fact into considera- ton. it would be a good deal better for the cause Of the Mexican nation if one Mascarenas should be shot and that he should therefore be shot in five minutes.
 Five Minutes to Live.
 Senor Mascarenas tells the stcTy in the following words: q was told by Gen Ojeda that should be killed in five minutes and of course appreciated the danger which I was in I told the general to keep cool. however, and reminded him of the facts in the case at Juarez. I told him that if he became too quick on the killing of the insurrectos that he would probably find himself ,tac- ing a firing squad some day He jump ed up and down at this point in the conversation and after waving nis arms about in the air a good deal de clared that l had insulted him. I told him to keep cool and that he had bet fer think my execution over twice be- fore he really ordered it done.
 Just then Col. Pillion came in and as soon as he saw me he EpolSe to me in a very gentlemanly way and inquired of my health. told him that my health was in danger at the pres ent moment and that I understool that I was going to be killed in two CT three minutes. The colonel was hUr- rified at that and ] told him the case He immediately began 10 ~emOnstrare with Oeida. He told him that to kill me would be very bad for the whole of the Mexican army and that 1t must not be. had done nothing n the fight ing line and that l was a Deaceah e supporter Of the insurrecfo cause. jfe finally argued Oieda Into letting me go and ! continued n " way to the insurreSto camp. It vas a iiarrow es cape and I don't knox what would have been the rssdlt Of the whole thing if the colonel had rot come to my rescue. He Is :i hne man and $ we'll educated He is noted for his manners and his fne wly f delling with ueODle and certainly eliod me out of bad place"