Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-26
OONAHUE SAYS
 HE IS THE MAN
Declares That Gen. Ppce Did Not Kill Postmaster at Tia Juana as MexicanS
 Charge
OUTLINES RESCUE PLANS

LOS ANGELES, Aug 25.-Declar- ing that it was he, not Gen. C. Rhys Pryce, who slew the postmaster at Tia Juana, Gordon Donahue left Los Angeles for Lower California yester- day. taking with him twenty trusy men and vowing he will save Pryce from execution even if the latter is e1tradited.
 Donahue sat three days in the audi ence at the Pryce hearing and debated whether he should only declare him self the slayer or adopt some other means of protecting the life of his former 0omrade In the ranks of the insurrecto forces of Mexico.
 Night before last he hit upon a plan. and yesterday he set about car rying it into effect.
 Calling to his aid a score of men whom he felt that he could trust, SC curing funds and arms from revolu-t tionary sympathizeTs here. he set out for Lower California Donahue out lined his scheme for saving Pryce.
 Will selze Hostages.
 We Will cross over into Mexico, he said. "and wait in a secure re treat where another force is already assembled. All arrangements have been made for sending work 10 us if Pryce is ordered eXtrsdited.
 If they extradite Pryce we will seize a number of prominent MeIicans and hold them as hostages to insure Pryce's safety.
 If Pryce is executed We will kill our prisoners in retaliation"
 Donabue says he killed the post master in open battle, when as al member of Gen. Pryce's command he charged the breastworks outside Tia Juana- May of the present year.
 Mexico will be given an opportunity the former insurrecto says, to CT change Prycs for the hostages. but should the authorities decline to en- certain such proposition and execute Pryce, or even imprtson him, the Nencans whom the American bana have taken prtd tdoners will be shot without further ceremony.
 Tortured at Trial. Tortured, he ssys, by the thought that bis former commander was prao tically standing trial for desd which be committed, Donahue for four hourS zat in the court room and listened % arguments of attorneys on both sides.
 When sdores of witnesses began ar irving in Los Angeles to testify for the Mexican government against Pryce. Donahue says he decided to give himself up. but that he lacked the courage Of running the risk ot heing given Into the hands Of the government he sought to overthrow T battIed with my conscience for ! h. dhfft could not do it. On one hand I am wanted by my own country for de sertlon from it's navy. On the other I would be wanted by a government into whose politics I had mixed.
 Donahue is a slender youth, 23 years of age He is wtry and muscu 1 lar
 T dropped him in open fight, when little band of us were rushing a l breastworks and he and his men were standing behind 1t. The battle was raging all around the town when Pryce ordered our little troop to | take the trenches in front of US. We ! left the shelter Of clump Of bush and advanced On a run. They opened up on us.
 Tells of Killing.
 When we got within thirty yards ! of the trenches the Mexicans turned ] and ran. As they stood up I saw this postmaster turn about for a part [ ing shot. He was aiming at me. l up and let him have it. dropped him !. where be stood and he died. He never got @ chance to pull his trig | ger; If he had been any kind of s | shot would have died instead of him. 1 From the papers found on the man l learned he was the postmaster Of the town and one of the big guns. ! Some of the boys told me to no, ! brag about 1t, for if We were ever ' jailed across the line the Mexican ! government would avenge his death by getting the insurrecto who killed