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down in Texas, from an infuriated mob* by his making the Masonic sign of distress, which reminds me of an occurrence which took place in the Mcsilla Valley in “When Colonel Baylor, with his regiment of Texas rangers, arrived in the Mcsilla Valley in the winter of 18b I, there were several Union sympathisers in that vicinity of whom he was suspic:ous. On the second or third night after his arrival. about midnight, he was informed that three of these Union men, with their families, had pulled out towards the “Jornada del Muer-to,“ in an attempt to get to the Union forces at Fort Craig in the north. The colonel accordingly dispatched a detachment in pursuit of the fugitives, who were overtaken well on their way across the “Jornada,” and were brought back to Baa Cruces, a small New Mexican village where the colonel had his headquarter* at the time. The Union refugees consisted of John Lemon and family, a Mr. Marshall of Kentucky, and a German by the name of Jake Applezokr. These three men were confined under guard until the second day of their arrest, then they were taken out and placed under some cottonwood trees, near thcacequia, and rope* put around their necks, the cuds of the rope* being thrown over the larger limbs of the trees. A detachment of rangers seised the ends of the ropes and stood ready to run them up. Marshall was run up first and died; just as they were ready to run up Lemon, he made a Masonic sign of distress, and in a few minute* the rope was taken from hi* neck, he was returned to the guard house, and in a few days was set at liberty, very much to the disgust of the rebels who were not of the fraternity. When it came to the turn of Applczoler to be run up (he was not full wilted) and as he was about to be run up, hi* patriotism having tailed him, he announced to the runners, “hold on poys, I jmes ye.” He was, however, ruu up muce and became insensible, Hum he was let down and resuscitated, and filially dismissed. I kuew Lemon and Applczoler well, and
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The Socorro Chieftain
Socorro, New Mexico, US
Sat, Feb 13, 1904
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