New-York tribune., 1922-06-30
.faptOrs Ready
70 Shoot Him
As Bielaski Fled
! r.eaped Indian Abductors
in Fortified Cave Night
Before He Was to Die
After g. Day Captivity
calls Abduciors Amateurs
Robbery Their Only Motive;
Obregon Sends Troops to
Escort Him TO Capital
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vIYICO CITY. June 2O.-Fear OF
n,,v,ion Al dawn impelled A Bruce
,.,.k. former head Of The Investi-
-.os Bureau Of the Department OF
,.,,iss 10 make his successful dash for
~,,.v from tic bandits who held him
.,p;ive FOR ransom in the wild and
..sntainous country about the famous
ave. q Cseshuamilpa. in the State
: yore!os. fofty miles south OF the
nFiisL
s.,lsskPs bruised feet on his arrival
A.. today we're the only physical re-
..-s.rs of three days spent in the
.Tss with the outlaws. who captured
- near Cuernavsca. Otherwise he
hs entirely recovered from his expe'
..,.e He said he believed the motive
4. his CAPTURE was merely robbery
"a that the bandits appeared 20 be
.5;ans There were six Of them. and
4 seemed 90 be amateurs az the high
uyuan business. according 10 theii
.,,ued captive Bielask. absolvcs
'.sr az blame the young Mexican
Y,r,es Dc Oca. driver Of the automo-
~ In which BielasM and his wife
.,fs riding when he was captured. De
h, hss been held by the military.
Permitted Women TO Go
sielassis account OF his capture be-
rs with the appearance o. the bandits
= SUNDAY and their permitting Mrs
s.lask. and Mrs. Barcenas. wife OF
- Mexican lawyer. who was al first
I'D with Blelaski. 20 return % Cger'
ursea with instructions % send Monte'
= Oea back with 10000 pesos ransom
r.er certain preaTranged signals. lie
nS Rarcenas were taken into the
-,ur.sins. living out Of doors and re-
-s.ring rrder cover from Sunday noon
utN Monday afternoon, when the lat
= vas released % get the money
stch had not been forthcoming.
Tben pieiaski was taken 20 a cave
ear Cacahuanllpa. which had been
srtlfes O. rcs.s; attack On Tuesday
- pa-v left the cave and entered the
s,fest. but rain forced them TO return
4. shelter Although Bielaski does not
r,eak Sparish he collected enough IN
.srmation 70 indicate that the oanai'
e,dcr Intended 20 have him snot az
srvn on Wednesday Il the ransom "s'
~ forthcoming. He decided 20 make
t6ssh tha. night.
Escaped in Darkness
A, midnight. when al! his captoTs
,tre asleep ir the cave, he made h.s
s.y 70 the exit. climbing the fortiHea-
sens Ia the pitch darkness. Wlthou,
rou.~g has direction Bielask' pushed
ts wav through the brush, falling once
70 deep pool. which he had 20 swim.
4 8svlicrt came be climbed a steep
A. observing a village some distance
i,sv This was Tetccala. where Bic
ssk arrived about o'clock yesterday
-srring.
B.elask. Immediately reported 70 the
,-rnandcr Of the garrison, and made
~, understand that he Bic sl) was
wing sought by friends and officials
-te Mexican treated him IN a courte-
,ss manner. relieving his suffering and
.tsdine him. Biclask. says he had oniy
ne drink of water from Sunday moor
Irtl. MS arrival AlA NA'NAtAs coy &c 90
ster met J. J. Arcc. a Mexican cleetri.
.sl engineer. educated IN tae United
;.stes. who acted as Interpreter IN the
..l4ge.
Given Troop Escort
Troops were Immediately dispatched
'row Mexico CITY 20 Fucrtc on tho
,alroad ano B.claski was brought out
ron Tetccala in an automobile. as ht
vas unable % ride hofseoack. Colone.
Pid.lla. q personal representative o.
President Obrcron. was The nrst q
reach Bielaski.
.elas.i rave the federal commander
detailed description Of the bandi Is
nyinc to did not believe u would bC
.ffcult 20 capture them. Re does not
believe the bandits knew his name and
s convinced that robbery was theii
ely motive. A picture produced N
lrecala was identified by Bielaski as
hang that Of one Of the outlaws. Al
noush he vas threatened with shoot
i-T or having his throat cut, Bielas ki
avs he amused himself By athletic
nmpe,i-ions with the leader, such a
lnbirg trees and jumping. Tic
stopped this. he says, for fear his Gu
pror ability would anger the chief
Hs sad the outlaws weapons were
faes ard rcvolrers-