El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-05
DR.. ALTEND0RF
F0IL5 ENEMIES
U. S. Agent In Mexico Has
Thrilling, Trying Jour
ney to the Border.

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also to be turned over at Guaymas, so
that even n captured between there
and the border the Information Woulf
not be lost
A slip Of paper 1 wrote this
farewell messaEe 10 Byron s.
Butcher, the secret service officer
Mt EocaIes, already mentioned
which / kept In my pocket where
&c would be found II was killed.
eGoodby- 1 have done my duty
MeXicans and Germans would SEND
the message as proof that they had
got" me.
Navajo was reached at 1880 p. m.
Peeping through a creVice 1 saw that
everlasting Dr.. Scheck- Confound the
fellow: had he nothing else to do but
hang around the stations when was
traveling2 There was nothing else 70
do so I hid in the toilet room again
for % swelterlng minutes. until the
train left
Two Points Of Danger
There were two points that
deemed Of supreme danger. one was
E Esperanza. the other Hermosillo- AT
Esneranza lot Of Cailes's soldiers
were stationed, and they searched
every train that passed. We reached
there about 4 o'clock in the after
noon. Peeplng out through slit 10
the blind I saw Calles's son and
several other officers whom 1 knew
we'll Again took refuge in the toilet
room and with drawn pistol waited
for whatever might happen
As usual soldiers searched the
coaches but did not enter the caboose
because passengers were not supposed
to ride there After Is minutes the
train proceeded and danger for the
moment was over. All the things that
can happen on e railroad seemed %
combine 70 delay US. The train dc
not arrive at Empalme until s;5l
p m, nearly four hours late
Chooses Darkest Route
I slipped off on the side opposite
the station and chose the darkest
route to the only hotel In town The
friends I had expected were not there
dared not telephone from the hotel,
SO I returned to the station, about
ten minutes walk, which must nave
been division headquarters, I think
for there were some officers, which
kept open until about midnight The
railroad men were American an9
while they did not know who ene
what I was they were courteous ana
helpful. They even suggested that ]
telephone 10 the friend who was 70
have met me. As that was what !
come for the suggestion was adopteq-
Two weary hours elapsed before
a motor car such os section men use
to take me to Guaymas could pc car
ried out and the car was ready %
start. in charge OF TWO American
After a ride Of a few miles the car
stopped on the outskirts OF Gua IN I
while i lodged through side streets 70
the house OF the friend Aforesaid TO
fi1, 7 delivered all papers and reports
So that nothing should be found on me
ia case Of capture. Then there were
arranzements to be made so that
could have permission 70 ride on 2
freight train The motor car re-ul-le o
10 Empalme about 3 o'clock IN me
morning. went TO the Motel l4l --i-.l
II owned BY the Southern Paci1io
PafI-oad COMPANY with MeUica
manager in charge. and sat In ny
room and smoked until time Tor the
4-afn 10 leave. Although this was my
fourth consecutive night without
slsso / had no desire 70 sleepl tne
nervous tension was TOO great
Conductor is American
Stumbling through the railroad yard
IN the early morning 4olnu ~
csboose Of the freight at last Lne
~o1ductor. an American, had orders %
cary ne. as had been arronged inc
n5a-ht before. The freight train pokel
a7T-1 after the manner Of its kind
for three hours when Il took ne
passing track AZ Escalente 10 let tne
north bound passenger train 90 oy-
Here. according TO the arran GENE :.
was 10 change 10 the capoose ol
I the MESSENGER train By taking me
/ freight out OF Empalme I nad ESCAPED
I observation thus far from here q
70 the border my chances none roc
I brfFht al the best. would be better "
1 the Messenger train than on the SLOW
moving freight
me messenger conductor was an
American who knew me as q
f.e-mru nr-enf. But there was
also on the train q railroad Of
fetal who saw TO II that the con
Hucfor aid not know TOO much.
He nut me In the eabooaes sacred
10 fruinmen, locked the door ana
kept Il locked.
/ oaharv-fze without incident until We
reached Hermosillo 81 ] o'clock here
would be the supreme test II was
/ fha custom at Hermosillo. as Al many
{ ennthar country town for the entlrs
! population 10 suspend bushes ans
20 70 the station, 10 see the tram
I come in. Even Gov Gales nlmseil
used to Join the crowd OF slat-9L
I louneers. though he had an op1ecL u
view That object was 20 see Wnal
+ friends and enemies passed over me
road. The police were always more
~ less virilant in the hope OF catch
Z ine a straw rebel against the authority
] ~ rhe governor; with a chance 70 gain
q reward Of 10000 pesos they might
/ reasonably be expected 70 wake u
I for once IN their lives and go through
Z that train with q microscope; Tor as
/ learned later, Gales had been toli
( that was expected on that particular
train.
PeepinE through the window nlin1
I saw Col Garcia and several otnei
/ Officers ] knew at the station Know
I ing the train vas 70 be searched, !
dared not risk the toilet froom this
Under the cupola Of the caboose fl
which trainmen sit to watch the trair
Z Is a closet IN which switch ropes
! jacks. railing frogs. dope buckets and
such things are kept for emergsncl
use. into this 7 crawled and closed
Z the door after me. Il was much toe
low 70 stand erect IN There was nc
Hight: but 20 make up for Il there was
an empowering stersh from those
dope buckets, stimulated by tropical
sun.
For more than half an hour
crouched- IN that hole; time and agar
! I heard men come to the door Of the
caboose and rattle and shake Il, try
ing 70 get IN. More than once
I heard the conductor tell these intend.
I ing callers that there was no one IN
the caboose. His bluff succeeded
the police did not attempt to break
down the door
] Not until ] was well outside tht
Z limits Of Hermuail1u did il venture