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the Indian ran after me I ran for about one hundred yards, when the Indian had nearly overtaken me he said something and I thinking he was going to shoot me stopped, the Indian then turned me back to the thicket, when he was joined by three more, they all then stripped me and one of them then drove me up on the mountain, The other three going around and up the mountain another way. on the top of the mountain there was on old Indian waiting for the others whose name I afterwards learned was Custollito, They then led me to the side of the mountain next to the house and made me halloo to my people to come to me, They then left compelling me to go with them and campe<l in about two miles of Mr James Davenports House, one of the Indians sleeping with me in his arms to prevent my escaping, They then travelled three days without anything to eat when they found and killed about ten or twelve head of cattle they then separated three of them coming back towards the settlement two of them carried me on to their camp on the Pecos, stealing as they went two horses and a mule on the Rio Frio The Indians camped about on the Pecos at different places, and in different parties for about six months The Indian first catching me whose name was Bezaca keeping me with him all the time, after staying on the Pecos for six months the Indians then went up on the Rio Grande I dont know what point they then come down to Rio Grande again and crossed it into Mexico The Indians were In Mexico about three weeks when with the assistance of a Mexican I made my escape from them the Indians who captured me on the Sabinal as above stated were of the Lipan tribe By then I was involuntarily and by force compelled to accompany them from my home and afterwards compelled to accompany them on their wanderings I was detained and kept by the Lipan Tribe of Indians eleven months liking a few days, A Mexican whose name I never knew rescued me from the In- dians this Mexican brought me across the Rio Grande and de- livered me to Mr Hudson who lived about one quarter of a mile from the Rio Grande and about forteen miles from the Indian Camp The Indian Camp was in about one hundred yards of a Mexican Town Called San Vecenti I dont know if the Mexican incurred any exspense in rescuing me, Mr Hudson then brought me to Mr James Davenports who when I was brought back lived in the Town of Bandera, Bandera County, Mr Hudson had be- fore I was rescued been endeavoring to pursuade the Mexicans to rescue me from the Indians, I dont know if Mr Hudson in-
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