, 1873-07-26
A HORRIBLE STORY.
A Young Girl Rcscuod from Loxndn
After HsotnF Cruelty Tortured.

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Tho Taoiao Mail Southern ooaat ateainer CALI
fornia put into Ban Diogo yoHtordsy, about II
o'clock d. M, for coal, Little dreamed thoae
Company Of tho terriblo story which was told Of
moro Child Of II yoars, who waa on board,
named Loln Arrun.
On q stretoher in tho ntoorago lay q girl who
cortninly WIZ mob u ycara OF ago. IA tho oxpe-
romeo Is with Southern femalos, Bho was far ad-
vancod to womanhood, and the limos Of hor
form indicated aonsuous aud beautiful
physical development. It is wol to
dwell upon auch ongaging eharao-
ruin which had boon wrought upon hor iA almoat
too foarful to dotail and tho story of tho atroo-
ity III auch as could hardly be parat1o1od olso-
whore on onrth in this ninotoenth century. Lola
muat havo boon n beautiful girl for her form ro.
certainly have carried to completion in hor face.
This child-woman WAS q chRrred ruin. A. fro
brand lind boon hold to her nose, burning 1t al
most completely of The blisterod noHh was
loathsomo and pitiablo inspect to tho poor orca-
ture. Hcr CLOCKS were ono mass Of charred
aesh, pulpy aud crubeacont with tho ro-
cont sont paaaago Of . . firo-brand; nes eye
md hcr eyoballs were scared By tho blasting
flames. Liboral as is tho endowment Of the
Mexican woman with wavy 1nnsaca OF black llair,
not q capillary WAS loft upon Loln's head. Ono
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turcs Of Dante Or Sponsor to got ell idoa Of tho
fearful and yet appealing doformity Of this poor
girl. Tho AUTO da Fe was mercilosa thing in
tho old days, but that WIS carried to n docent
end and loft merely mass Of caloiuod rubbish.
uore the destruction was as complete, but tie
victim waB allowed to live to DO MI object of hor-
ror during o lifetime. instead Of d thing OF
beauty aud JOY forever, as nature intondod hor
to bo.
Tho story Of Lola and her mother is inoredi-
bio. They were takon on BY tho California at
Mnzatlnn on tho Ath Of July. Thoy had boon
living at tho village Of Copa1a, about fifty milos
from Mazatlan. word as to tho mother may
not bo amisa. 9ho Is quite remarkable for hor
olive akin, and aplondid maasoa Of blue-blaok
hair.
They lived on the outskirts Of Copala. On tho
18th Of June, Antonio Murilo, ono Of the lfou-
tenants or under-ohiefs Of tho r1itlian Lozada
with ANAL force. came Into tho neighborhood
of Copala. Tho Arroa houao was dotachod. Tho
husband, wifo md Lola were its sole inmates.
They soizod upon tho motlor, doubtless attract
cd by hor personal charms, and the child Lola
The husband offering resistance, he was ahot
down and tho house fred.
Hu1rying swiftly from tho acono Of blood,
mother and daughter wcro swept with tho
brgands, who wero On horseback, toward tho
mountains. Tho tragedy was enaotod about 4
O'Clock ia tho aftornoon. Tho brigands had
been riding all day, and after going, aa near aa
the mothor could guess, 20 miles from Copala.
they cAmpod Tor tho night. Ihey were 700 tired
to think Of aught but sleep that night, and aftor
dispntching hastily prepared 1noal, and quafr-
ing lborally Of mescal thoy lay down to sleep,
binding tho mother to ono OF the brutes and tho
child to another Tho mother watched her
chnnco, and when the rtfflans wero In tho doop
sleep of fatigue, shn succeeded in slipping tho
withos which bound her, and making her escape,
arriving the next day at Copa1a with blcedlng
feet.
Sho did not release Lola, because Bho waa
afraid Of arouBiug the ruf1}ang, and did not think
tho child could make tho Journey, oven il thoy
should both succeed in oscaplng. She thought,
besides, TINT Lola's tendor years. would protect
her from abuse.
Tho brigands, on awaking poxt morning and
finding tho mothor gone, yontod their fury in
blows upon poor Lola. They pursuod thoir
journey TO tho mountains, and from thonco sont
In a domand for d ramon for Lola They
made 1t so largo that 1t was beyond the
mothers ability to pay 1t. a Govern
ment force waR sent in pursuit. Ono week
from tho day Of capture, Oh tho 29th OF
june. tho rutlans not rocoiving tho ransom de-
mandod, took brand and scared tho child
ns ye hnyo desoribed Tho object undoubtedly
was to put her to q lingering death By tho most
hendiah torturoe, protracted from dny to day,
The Government forces came upon Nlurillo and
bis band In tho night timo, routed thota, and res.
| cued tho 1naimod md ruined Loln.
| hLothor and child left country Of such atroci.
ties and horror, md arc now on their way to San
| FrnnciRco on the California.