Show Engineer Tells Graphic Story of Mexican Banditry Held at Abandoned Hacienda for Ten Days Companion Strung Up for or Refusing to Write Letter SAN SA ANTONIO Tex June JuneI 9 I AP AP Horne after terrifying experiences in Mexico o Jules B. B GaIl Gallagher Gallagher Gal Gal- gher l year old mining engineer tr today gave to a reporter for the San san Antonio Light a a. detailed account ac count of ot his capture two go igo goby goby by Mexican bandits u tinier l Gene Gere-al Gere Juan while he heind hend and ind C. C C. C Braden an 3 associate were WOI working work work- kIng k- k Ing Ins near Duran Durano o. o rhe The two Americans were eld for ransom but after ten days' days captivity ity were rescued by fed ral troops troop which engaged In a pitched battle with the bandits killing arid and wounding wounding- several His story of the capture as told to the Light follows Braden and I were inspecting mining lands We Ve were worn in the bottom of or an abandoned shaft when a Mexican came ame to us s and said he had a message from General Galindo What does he want OZ I al asked ed Talk was the laconic and we decided we didn't have much choice in the matter So we followed the man up to the daylight and there sat Galindo and tou four of his men mend GRACIOUS WELCOME Galindo welcomed us very cere r I 1 want both of ot you to orne Omo as my guests and inspect some of If my dalY Jand for me nae not far away the bandit bandit bandit ban ban- dit chieftain said The Tha odds were five to two Sure w well we'll ell be glad to come General I told him We Ve rode into the mountains and come to an old Spanish hacienda hacienda- We lVe te had been prisoners several days before he mentioned anything about holding ui us for tor l ransom Were not worth that much I 1 told him But n t your families probably think so he replied ORDERED TO WRITE You both now will write your families r requesting t that t sUm of money h he Insisted All AlI right Ill I'll write I sal said sai but Continued on page S. S 5 ENGINEER TELLS GRAPHIC STORY OF MEXICAN BANDITRY Continue Continued from flom page 1 I dont don't think It will do any an good Tm Tm Im damned If I I will Braden Bradeu said Galindo finally called the guard BRADEN SWUNG UP Then Galindo Calindo gave save the order and they swung Braden to a tree The rope not being noosed did not quite strangle him Two To of the guards were holding me It was the only time that anyone so much an as touched me one Braden murmured something I couldn't tell teU what but It seemed he was willing and Galindo ordered him cut down and he wrote the note CAMP IS BROKEN After hAtter five days at the old hacienda ha Galindo broke camp and we decided that rescue was on the way The surprise attack by federal troops was made possible because one of ot the outposts fell asleep G Galindo and Corral his aide were standing by us when the battie bat bat- tie tle began No corran muchachos hold on boys bos Galindo called He stood In Inthe Inthe n the open in the center of his band banI and fired revolvers with both hands Corral did likewise v o Corral Corr l fell dead three thre feet from us Two other men were killed and several wounded Galindo himself was as bleeding I when he turned t to us and said Goo Goodbye my friends well we'll meet again I hope lope Then he and one man made their escape I |