The sun., 1912-08-11

MEXICO CIrY, Aug. 1.-Telline q story
%: hsr capture by members Of the Death
Legion" Of Emiliano Zapata and her life
while IN the power Of this bandit leader.
Who has raised an army Of 1000 men
in the State Of Moreios. Senorita Dolores
Escandon. 20 years Of age and pretty.
has arrived in this city from her former
home in Santa Rita, Morelos.
Eniilano Zapata- whose fortified ha.
cienda Of Villa Ayala, forty-seven miles
from the national palace in Mexico City.
has never been taken by Federal troops.
maintained a polygamous household for
neatly hve years. In the spring Of 1912
he met young woman In the State Of
Guerrero, a girl who could be had only
In marriage, for her father was a powerful
man in the State and refused to sell his
daughter as other men OF the same coun.
t'y had sold theirs. Wherefore Zapata
married this girl. dismissed the twenty
"a women In his household and eetab-
lAhed his wife in the fortified Villa
Ayala.
With these women went their thirty.
four children. To each Of the women he
save 800 pesos and a railroad ticket to
any town within the republic 70 which she
might wish 10 60. Miss Escandon, who be.
le,ed herself legally married to Emlliano
zarata, was the last to leave. but when
she found that she had been the Victim
9" mock marriage ceremony she took her
800 and her baby girl and came to this
city. This Is her story.
7 WAS born at Santa Rita, a little vii.
lage thirteen miles by trail from
i villa Ayala- the home Of Emiliano
Iapata, and therefore about sixty
miles from Mexico City. My father was
fairly wealthy hacendado (farmer), who
h.eo IN the village and worked his ranch
W 5000 acres. Just outside. On the
h'snt OF September l2, 1909, as l was
waxing down the street was approached
oy an old woman an Indian whom ] did
NOT Know. who said TO me In Spanish:
iour aunt Juana wishes to speak with
!ou az her house and has sent me to have
you come to her"
MY aunt lived on the other side Of the
image, but az knew nearly every in.
.aoitsnt OF the little town and did not
Iea' any or them, | followed the old
.on'an away from my own home toward
.'at or my aunt. We turned of on the
sIeH s which runs along the base OF the
n,n Just below the church. and as We
.ea'hed deserted part OF this street
Even or eight horsemcn, all dressed in
.'d,h al heavily armed and all masked
t".,op"d mp, surrounding the old woman
,'' myself, I heard the leader OF the
u"H' ash question OF the old woman,
"no replied:
There she is"
.n' moon was shining brightly, but I
''l not recognize any OF the men, two
"nom 'eaped from their horses, seized
az tried To run. bound a handkerchief
Smu, my mouth as | began to scream
na "itcd me to the horse Of the leader,
40 holding ma with one arm gallopod
sa,' Followed by the remainder OF the
''iu. never saw the old woman again.
, hhew ! was being kidnapped. but I
..n no idea OF the fate that was in store
'ne could not scream on account
'"' gag In nay mouth. and the horse
'"'u VINO carried me held me so tightly
us arm that could scarcely breathe.
a "uid was exchanged for nearly
"o h"hrs, IN Which We rode steadily. due
Santa Eta
mon the horses We're halted. allowed
''t f'v minutes. and | was given
'.'h ot water, Then the gag was re-
go no my mouth. ! Was blindfoldcd,
ID" ' m IN" saddle. and once more We
:, '' DiL rns time a, a slpNcy Eait
..' di lnt SPEAK to me, nor d!d
' t'y b.. 'ults In any Nay TNi-
y " 10 he cared FOR. prob
.'H. iur Itnspl, - hn""
go loany bandits iu that ptri
..H" of whom prohihly knew
/, Y,3 4 man %! means snd
.. .l VS. seven children ] was his
T''pHht ~ other harm did not
'".u and II vas well that !