Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-05-15
FUGITIVE CONv|CTS
TAKEN IN GUN FIGHT


HUNTSVILLE, Texas. May IA
In a gun battle with Candelario Sal
azar, a murderer sent up for life
from Victoria, "a posse Of pcnitenti-
airy guards sent IL bullets into the
MeXican's body late Saturday nightr
according TO advices from Warden
J.F. Coleman Of the Huntsville PEN
itentiary. Although one OF the bull
lets from a Winchester rifle pene-
trated Salazar's neck, physicians &C
the prison state that he IL expected
TO recover. The apprehension OF
Salazar accounts for the twenty
eighth fugitive from the Penitentiary.
Guards and civilian losses lying IN
wait in the woods in the vicinity OK
Huntsville and other sections until
dawn when they planned - make an
offensive aPrinst other tonVi-ts who
are believed 10 be hidden near the
place where the Mexican vas cap
tuIed.
Early Saturday word was received
from the prison that "a battle was
expected momentarily between three
Mexican convicts and prison guards
The three convicts, including Salazar
were classed as the most desperate
OF those still al large. Rocindo Dom
ado. a ifer from Travis county, ana
Juan Peralez, life termer from
Travis county with SalaEar, had ban
dedtogether. il il believed, since their
escape Thursday, when 40 prisoners
made a successful break for liberty.
Heavily armed posses closed m on
the spot where the three were De-
lieved TO be hiding. The fight with
Salazar resulted when he was located
near New Waverly. SalaZar put up
a hard fight and only submitted 10
arrest when his body was literally
riddled with shot.
Late Saturday night report
reached the prison that four men IN
prison garb were seen eight miles
west Of Huntsville on the Navasota
road. Under the leadership OF Buck
Ross. prison dog sergeant, a squadron
of men and dogs departed immedi-
ately for that point. George Ander-
son. leader Of the revolt, was cap
tured Saturday morning with Lewis
Dodd VI. II. Watson @. @. Minis, Ar
thur Spraggins and j. A. Stewart.
The men offered no resistance, al
though they were fully armed
The apprehension Of Anderson
Saturda brought 70 light the man
ner in which the prison delivery was
staged. Anderson, in a statement 70
officials Of the prison, admitted the
engineering of the mutiny. He gave
information duplicating Houston
man. Lewis Brown, sent up Tor TWO
wears for automobile theft and Frank
Johnson. a negro serving a 5O-year
term for murder.
These two men had been I'm the
guards quarters and managed TO OBJ
tain two pistols which they smuggled
"a Anderson. That prisoner had al
ready had two autOmatics smuggied
into his cell. With the two Brown
and Johnson gave him he started the
4 mutiny that resulted in the death or
two convicts, wounding OF two others
and the wounding of two guards, both
az whom are now reported on the
road to recovery.
A total of 2s Of the men who es-
caped. including the two killed, have
been accounted for. Warden Coleman
stated tonight. But IL still art at lar
pe. The last captured was taken az
Somerville by Constable Sledge Hous-
ton a second man with j. w. Nc
Clung. the man who was captured
made his escape and at late hour
Saturday had successfully eleudeu
pursuit.