Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-14

they could get more money. Ames
acted as spokesman and told them
they had gotten absolutely all the
wealth we possessed. The .teniente.
who unquestionably had Indian blood
in his veins. slapped Ames across the
cheek with the broad side of his
sword Ames, and all Of us, for that
matter, made no effort to retaliate as
we were faced by the drawn swords
of nine men. Finally, after amusing
themselves with seeing how close
they could come to our faces without
drawing blood with the tips OF their
swords they again went to the can
tina for more aguardiente, leaving
us In the sun against the 'dpbc' wall.
knowing we could not escape. We
We're surrounded by inquisitive ma
tives who offered US all manner OF
insults, telling us that OF all the dogs
in the world the 'Americanos' were
the worst type We endured this for
two hours while the lieutenant and
the rurales became soaked with liz
quor.
Escape from Drunken Rurales.
Finally two of the soldiers reeled
out to us to start torturing vs. again.
Captain Shaw clipped one under the
chin, knocking him cold and jumped
to get his gun. Ames overpowered
the other and in a moment we had
two guns and two belts Of cartridges.
Then at some ones suggestion we
made for the rurales' horses and be-
fore the drunken soldiers could inter.
fere we were out of the village. We
rode all night ami abandoned the
bfEses to make the, rest of the Jour-
new foot.
Though Ne made e7sv effort to
lose our trail we were again oVeEs
taken by the lieutenant and his eight
men, who now seemed bent on max
ing short work Of us We were now
near Huatusco, about 40 miles from
Vera Cruz We found shelter and
when they came up to US we opened
fire. Two OF their horses went down
and the lieutenant fell from his sad
die. This dampened their ardor and
they drew away. We made trail dur
ing the next night and reached Vera
Cruz without any other mishap,
though the order for our arrest was
there also. a..a aI
outra0es on Americans.
mi Vera Cruz we found more than
$50 Americans ready to be sent away.
Among them were many men Of con
siderable interests in Mexico but who
had lost all they possessed and were
in Vera Cruz penniless. A great many
had already been shipped to Calves
ton. One man named Griffin from
Illinois told me he had been living in
Puebla, where the soldiers of Huerta
came to his house and after standing
him against the wall with their rifles
leveled at him told him to produce
$1,000 or they would fire. He man.
aged to find $500, and his aged Mex
lean housekeeper, fearing for his life,
brought out her savings of $500 and
gave that also to the soldier robbers.
They left, declaring they would re-
turn within two weeks for the bal
ance. He decided to leave the country
before they could return.
The robbery of Americans all over
Mexico where Huerta yet has power
is only too ordinary. American min
ing men, oil men, ranchers and traV-
elers have been robbed and many
killed. 1t seems that these reports
never get here unless some one who |
has actually had the experience comes
here -.-. T.
Il believe it is Huerta's ultimate
aim to rid Mexico of Americans He !
does not want the friendship OF |
America If he can by any means get
on without it. OF course there are
hundreds of bandits who have been |
killing and robbing Americans over |
whom Huerta has not the least pow
er, but he does not use much of an |
effort to keep his own soldiers from |
doing the same. In fact, he secretly !,
it,
Graham declares he knew one |
American woman, a Mrs. Henderson |
Of New Orleans. who was stamped in