Show FOURTEEN YEARS IN A DUNGEON outrageous treatment of american who Is virtually buried alive in a colombian prison new york dec 23 word has just been deceived by relatives in port jervis N Y from F C holly a whom they had mourned as dead for nearly 14 years holly went to colombia in 1890 in the employ 0 an american drill manufacturing company he became an agent tor pie concern and wrote that having just completed a contract he would soon start for home when he did not arrhe inquiries were instituted but nothing concerning him could be learned an exhaustive investigation that followed was equally futile and eventually the supposition was accepted that he had met death in some remote place where he was unknown and possibly among people of a foreign tongue aben he went to south america holly had a wife and two sons in a cozy home in ulster county the wife still mourning him died several years ago and both sons were in accidents his father a mexican war veteran also passed away in his letter holly says that when ho arrived in colombia one of the then frequent revolutions was in progress but he took no particular interest la it and proceeded to transact his business he had done so and was on the eve of leaving the town ol 01 when without a word of warning he was arrested as a political prisoner and without explanation of the nature of his offense thrown into a dungeon because of the bany changes of government that came to pass he was evidently forgotten and as all communication muni cation with the outside world was denied him he could not oven learn which of the contending parties i had caused his arrest and long capi when finally released he was in abject poverty and broken down in health but secured work as a blacksmith and finally procured funds to pay his way back he has however not yet arrived |