Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1911 — Burro Saves Its Master From Prison [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Burro Saves Its Master From Prison

LOS ANGELES, Cal.—That old story of a prospector's love lor his burro, the companion and solace of weary, lonesome hours In a desert search for gold, won freedom from jail for aged Aaron Braunsheldt here. Braunsheidt came into Los Angeles from the desert and mountain land along the Mexican border, riding a decrepit burro. Across his shoulder was slung a rifle. At his saddle, formed by an old frayed comforter, was his camp outfit, pickax and a shovel. His beard, long and straggling, and his long, gray sunburned hair was unkempt. As he passed along the street, P. A. Rambo,* agent of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, saw him. The burro’s back and hip bones displayed recent scars. Braunsheldt was surrounded by a curious throng when, as the official placed a detaining hand upon the' burro, he reached for his

old rifle. A wire fastened to one end of the barrel caught In his tattered coat, affording Rambo an opportunity of disarming him. At the offices of the society the old prospector told a story which won sympathy. It was repeated later to a throng of citizens who accompanied Braunsheidt and Rambo to a livery barn, where the burro had been

stabled. Willing hands reached for pocketbooks and none desired to have him punished. He was released. .As he walked away from the city hall building, one arm placed affectionately about the burro's neck, he was cheered by the men who contributed to provide him and his companion with food. Braunsheldt, known to many pioneers as Aaron Brandt, has won and last fortunes In search of wealth which he believes exists in his gypsum claims near Tucson. For forty years he has prospected. His wife and their only daughter conducted a confectionery In San Francisco. In the great fire Mrs. Braunsheidt And the daughter, Clara, were killed and their little property lost. Since that time Braunsheidt has be'en prospecting. ' The only thing left of his family fortune was the burro, which his daughter had named “Mrs. Buffalo Bill.”