, 1877-08-25
A BLOODY STORY.
TWenty.three Americans Killed
by Two Mexicans.
A Reminiscenoe Of Early Times in
Colorado.

~0avAAASs
Hpset4t CoTT<spendenet Of Tia Tribune.
LAWRENCE, Kas., Aug. 2l.-yhcn the Kan.
saa editorial excursfonisas tn the Rocky Mount
aims had climbed To the summit OF the eanere-
de-Chriato range by means Of the wonderful
Denver & Rio Grande Narrow-Gauge Railway,
nnd when they t,ad gathered for little rcst
about one Ut tbs bubbliaR springs iust over
thc dIyde," attention was called By Judge
tta'1eet, tnctnbcr Of tho party, to a group Of
focks so1nc dtstapre down TIC valley. namcdt
presumably from their shape.
THE tANvlL ROCHE" =
II waa frem this group of rocks, ~ an am
buscadc, that the famous Esp!nosa Mexican
ontlaws t'ros anta killed, With MT other purpose
than to slloot and kilt, 50 many inntccnt tfayc'-
crs. The story Is still an occasional STARTER to
the rcaecttc old settlers OF Colorado, aud the
story ID truly tcsrule enough, In oil It's details
to ttartle the most iistntescbted, whether resi-
dent In Colombo Or tllottsands uf mics there.
from. II IL as fol1ow&
From time to timc, all through tho gear 1869,
parties oi troops or travellers passing through
tic teuti-ccntral portions Of Colorado would
come upon
rnE DEAD uopr OF soNE TRAVELLER,
i{inx as It fcll, viii, torse Or team straytng
attempt at soohcrY, or other reason III tho
Murlcr Anytng teen committed. A man woud
be found dead On tho rpaa with I'LL hi. yaluaolcs
noout him alht his norse bY hts side: and tho
c!r:ss,astan;'ca. 4 rlae-slot would be heard In
tue Vicinity Of u:n:ne camp. md proper IN
vcstiS'f,n'' suuiG sc.ssl :hs d.au hoslr uf some
tutF'pauioa nslsns. hsr1as ~ bites n,tnrltc Of
tue cu'up vh0 nAa vsndc,~a 4wa,. uarr:c+sly
or ul,un soo't etrA-. .Ast.s MR. y! these t.s.f.
defs had treh diAus~t.sa i. .tAf hut.ee.l that
-, Evkhf 'iCns ~tt ~ ArA.lcAN,
although the sc',s1n; =. +. nb.s contained A
large pspl'ortst" a: .fett4. 4,.. r,h4s settlers,
But hlIt.scfus IT.. re-. ,ad +1s ~ snts vt thIt
wholc.a'a :lsat ht.' b, q tA,se I'M: Ia tty xI4t
One "a! iwa r'u-:-vt.n. r~* r'd:rs t,.ret..~r
towards t.Lttorn,s a;n,e% who, ,s1a.,saII \
WILL Tlilts u then handA aus s.',n sto nit 4n.
ousls. Ont Ut IL prr.ps :tn:~ te" J,~. willie
u" othcr, thons. tssfi' weu.dt1 III. rcd!
Could ea " rca !sa'; t: c,, y, .a'' .sc rc,, a" , ::
had trnhsptred: part. of ins'.ert sooe Let:
the t;Hieh in lot pursuit. Of ths mu:derers
Their frnll was found, md followed uuts with
lon:sAngs rt1c. one Mexican "as pt'kc.i nH
hIs horAc. The other managed to make his Is.
cape: The wounded nun wls recognized ~ IT,
longing to
\ FAMILY NAMED EsrlsosA,
residents VI soushcsn Colorado. liz brrasl:cl
cd "f the nutnter. he and hts brothe. had
killed. and, willie icErcttfnr his oyr:
unsitut1y departure from thr field ii aetIou.
was 10 eu!nc 'lcefce cosltens tu leave the rest Vt
skllitul brot'fer.
Tie wounded Espnosn was hung 10 tree,
nnl lett ior tle fowls Vt tlse air to Iced upon.
From lew days nltcr the hanging Until ninny
were , Of frequent oerarrcure. On enc
received u letter fsoln tic sary!ynge
Esp'aosa, y whie, tho latter stated thai i'e
by somo Americans; taat they had vowed ven.
Eeai,sc upon the whole race; that hc l,al
KILLED OIL Assisted N KILLING TwxATr.ynREr
AMERICANS:
tnat his brother was deaa, and be was tired Of
provided the Governor would proclaim his rar.
don on or before certain dair. OF course no
notice was taken of this proposition. and very
soGn =. Tue s'!linE nega agal. fortunately soou
:, Col. E. ". WyHkoop, now OF Denver, was
then commanding Fort Lyon, Southern Co1ora-
do. and had detailed Lieut.. Baldwin. Of the Col.
orado Volunteers. With squad ot men. to Is
acToss the sa.lurctle-C Christie Pass. On Ills &c.
turn, Lirut. baldwin discovered, near tic sum-
init Of the pass,
THE pEAp popr
Of man who had. lett Garland shortly before
tl!e troops. The body wns Atlll warm, and tho
Lieutenant resolved II Improve his opportunity
t9 ,! tapiurc @ tllG murderer. Fortunately lc had
' M!th him an 10. old scout am. guIle named Anta.
linc In all tho nlountafns. Uniler Tic guiJa,,cs
Of Antabccs, who soou found tho tnurAprr's
trasl. tug tr0ups started In pursuit. Thu tru!l
lud up Tug n'o1ntain.tiAc, ana WIS ren.!ured ol,-
ecure by tile presence OF nlncl, fallcl timber.
But, after half.lntae's stcnlthy proCrpse, tho
party eamc to sudden halt ut signals IRON
Autabeea. There, about afty yards away. In
smal! elcarng. gould bc tecu = Mexican 1y, not
over 10 years Of aye. engaged Ia building IRE,
nnu In thu 1f rutf1rF trrn frctts
quarter han11ng. to limb. Autatces thrust
hts r!so through Thy aperture Aicl. had revealed
tho tnurdetcrs. ahd fired.
EsFINosA NuMnKR Two--
for ho It waa-loancd high into tho afr, and then
!rli. Bnt, quickly rcga!ning hls feet, te sprang
y @ Ills rye, shouting to tic boy, In Spanish
Before Eapinosa could rcae!, his rifle two SLOTS
from Autabces, revolver hal let out hts life.
Lieut. baldwin fsl'cd tho GOV with one shot.
carried to tho fort. ,afanuel was buried where
he fcll Thus ends ono Of tho most ter
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