El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-11

resources at that time. But my father
is a shrewd business man and knows
the ways Of such men as Villa he
specified. TO the agents Of Villa, that
my brother be delivered on this size
of the line before the money was paid
To show his good faith my father
placed in a local bank the 100000
collateral demanded by Villa But Luis
was too good thing as you Amer1-
cans say, and villa decided to hold him
in the evident hope OF getting the
money and more from my father
Hanged By Meek.
Then came the day when my
brother was taken from the prison to
a little house on the outskirts Of the
city and, there hanged by the neck IN
til his face was purple. his tongue
protruded and he was almost dead
This was done in an effort to make
him tell where the BancO Minero
money was hidden
When the exodus occurred the Of
ficials Of the bank did not have time
to take all Of the money from the
vaults and no way to transport it TO
the top Of a steel column which sup
ported the ceiling and the money was
dropped into this hollow column with
the intention OF getting it when the
officials returned TO take charge
100000 Gold Found
when he was almost dead my
brother nodded his head in assent 70
the wishes and told where the money
was hidden. a secret which 1 did not
know myself. The squad which did
the hanging was in charge Of Raou
Madero. brother OF Francisco Aadero,
according to my brothers emphatic
statement. For two days il was i'm
possible for Luis TO take solid food
because Of the condition Of his throat
muscles and the scar of the rope re
mains with him TO this day Tals was
the worst physical torture to which ne
was subjected but the mental torture
Of daily being threatened with death
and Of seeing his companions and
friends taken out and shot was even
worse. he saw lgnaciO lrlgOln, Juan
PrietO, one OF the brilliant legal minds
of Mexico and former governor Felipe
Gutierrez taken from their cells in the
prison never to return He saw this
with his own eyes and heard the snots
of the firing squad and the dull thud
Of HfeIess bodies falling TO the nara
ground
InsuIted His Wife.
But worst OF all was the treatment
accorded to his faithful wife who re-
NAMED with him and who took him
food and clothing whenever she was
permitted. Seeing the fleas, the BODY
lice. the filth and the flies Wnich
shared his food and cell with him.
MIS- IerrdZdS went 10 the Ed--e-~~ -
intarcede for her husband in the nope
he would be taken to his home instead
of the filthy cell When VIVA near1
her plea, Villa turned TO his DO0y guard
and said: Throw this woman out Win
a vile oath. And the guards showed
my sisterinlaw from the rOot el an
down the steps. All of the su1terlne
Luis underwent during those TWO years
did not make such a deep impression
upon him rs this treatment OF MS "lle,
and he will never forget the ms w
offered to her because ma lsae
because ne was wealthy and TOT hO
other reason.
Escaped From Prison
Finally, through an arrangement
which we do not care TO discuss al TINS
time. my brother and three others
made their escape from the state penl-
Tertiary in November Two bars were
cut and il made an opening just large
enough for a small man TO ger through
As my brother had grown stout with
his confinement. il was necessary lot
one Of the men to 90 first and pull
him through while anotner staS 60 III
the cell and pushed. After escaping
to the hills Luis made his home with
a friendly farmer until ne coulo reach
the border Saturday. On his trip out
he was not molested by the Carranza
officials but was aided IN every way
10 re1Oln ms FANNY -
Apurecfate American Aid
As long as we live we will be under
obligatfons to our good American
friends for what they did in trying
TO get my brothers release Men OF
whom Ne bad not even heard Of before
as well as friends and business men
sent messages to Washington in an
effort to get Luis out Of prison ana
.eyVben he crossed the bridge Satur-
dsv he gave a sigh Of relief and said
to nv father: Now I feel that l am,
at last. free for I am in the land OF
the free That is the way we All /
fee1 OUr nlans are not yet decided.
We hone to return to our native land
and resume our work there after these
awful five years. But Just now we are
holding what you american can asillIi,ss
The company Of our brother who has
come back to US almost from the
grave"