, 1874-06-19

Exncs,tion OF ~ Nyttclaess' in Mexico.
1ferfe' tn"y NY c0r,sspsndsn's Of Tho Se'0 Yo'h
nh. following tro,.istion, S'd,1 n, tbo oloa1 cam.
muncat!nns to thcir n.lporiors from tho officials
Of thb aioxican village Of Concorla, State OF
Snaion, will certainly aatonash tho rondinR pub
Ito Of this dav and aye, NJ they arc the doyor1l~
mci,t narratlonh OF tho arrost and burning of two
It IL but Just 70 Say TINT tho edncntod pnopo at
this country ate hofrtleu Mt tho oca,lrronco, and
tint tho Stato mud Federal authorities hayo mr.
rested tlo guilty pattios. and aro now trying
them Tor tho ortna Of murder.
SUPERIOR COUNT or JAcouo.
inform your Prefecture that i.is afternool! Or
dclcI to llo arrested, witches, Jorcph N. Bo,,is aud
yossrs tiie Citizen Martin rorrns in order 70 drive
tho devil oit Of tH body gave to tho bcnclca threp
the people Of this rlace feeling indignant ngnnst tho
burned alive, Which execution will take place Mt 10
] t saa efty ~ pr 1ss4ote 1eo2a 0asr'h10
nEroRT or rnn EXECUTION.
br, JOHN OF jACoNo, April TO- 1874
On tho morning Of thu 7th Of this mouth Tho witches
Diego Lugo md hs son @. porras, Tero o1ooused III
s ,sses s as9 hss eg 9as
They weru to Lava been executed on the night of tho
The ichoa being placed IN the centre Of the bontro
and squire being formed Of sixty mon armed With
Wien It vas ordered Till to porsoas WHO lia Al tlii
ferent tnos usaslol tho witches should Light tho hrc
which was dono Immediately.
re sTi Vii sve up @ cir tdols" Xn order vss ayen an
loo.en ths Witches wherenpo M he multitude pressnt
commissioned Mr.. Da1tan Lorna TO proceed with the
wches to their house and receive tho idols Which tnuy
over ttlo po,seh-shnred tombstone and tho asones
from thb sea, euyeoped in cotton aud paper, which
witches denounced as acco,npliees Josesh II. Men.
doza Francisco Mendoza. aud their father, lsaiatl
r.! aaS ers s Meos a III
WHICH was dons a. havs already annonncoa.
rorraa told his mother to give up tbs other trce ilos,
shaped like monkeys, which shs had. Diego would
ION ION fot having dono luis. lie tncn aonounced tha
daughter, Dionieia calling upon her 10 give up the
idols. but she refused.
ha might cnre tle bsw1tchcd syl.cs.or zacaras, he
having offered to bsnE medicines to cure sueh syil1
@ IA ressa t. es a g S
wtcled will advise you til due tine. Tho case was
very sad cue n. prefect but necessary III order to
restrnin The orils which ars being committed from
ti,ns TO time; for Notwithstanding tho execution
lrarucl yesterday that tho accused, Joseph H. h1ou
this.a So you sec, II. rrotcct the scoIlng Of such
persona; but in Tho meantime have takon my pro
cautions.
The accuRod nIondozas ed from fcar. Why have TINY
fled, II not account Of their evil doings? BECAUSE
Tho rQra which is clean does not need ally soap.
This Ia the manner In which have passed the
morning mentioned, and Of which / placed you III
knowledge.
Independence aud liberty, April 10, 1874.
j. nfoNENp.
70 ths Ctfzen frefsct Of tbs Dstrict af Cpncorda.
As already stated, tho superior authorities
hayo arrested, aud are now trying, these u1ur'
derous fanatics.
According to DR.. Workman It has boen oalo,1.
lated tint, from 1903 to 1850, tho total nnmte,
of so-called witches put to doat, by rcgular 10.
gal procesaos alone was about 10000.