The New York herald., 1878-09-19
A MEXICAN TRAGEDY.
wrcKEDsEss REVEAL d by CHILD, AND TIE
OtFENDER TO Dii.

wrcKEDsEss REVEAL d by CHILD, AND TIE
ofFENDER TO DIi.
From the Denver (Col.) tribune, Sept. l2.l
Tho arrest OF Ito Mexican Nlncz has resulted in
the revealing OF horrible tragedy oi species to
whlch the Mes seem particularly addicted. The
crime Tor ich the arrested, ana tor which
ne seems now "a fair way TO DO appropii iaiey pun
shod was committed about year ago, on the Green
horn River, IN Pueblo county Luis Rascons, also a
Mcxic4u, was tho victim. Rascoue was man OF fam
lily, and bore u good characler with all VINO knew
him. A short time before his death his vile became
apparently snehtiy Attached 10 NuDtz, aud tncr con-
was uot exactly what was proper under the law
but nothing said 10 attract any general
attention. The wife and her paramour began
to lay plane, as has since psea developed,
reasonable Tney contrivcd TO nave tho h,des OF
some cattle with the brand OF another man ON tnem,
tncn followed an indictment OF Rascone Tor steal
ing cattle. Before the is term o court began X vs.
cJue disappeared ana IT rst ncrrod, was of
coarse intended tue vie anu Nducz tnat Rascons
had ned the country. No sooner nad R,sconc disnp-
poareu thau Nun.z ana Mrs kascone began hving
together Tney renamed the v,cinity OF their Dem
home during the wlnter, anu las. spring wcnt TO
Georgetown 10 reside as man ana wiic.
According to tue account OF the affair published ia
the Pueblo Ch,Jto'h OF yesterday norhng tho DIS
oi The Transaction Is due cntrciy TO little
Iooiah girl VINO was living with the kascono iamiy
previous TO the murder, Dut aitcrward found a home
the fanny oi Mr Jonn Irvine, Sr, on the
Foataue, who told some OF the family that she
diaul Dviievc R,scone would come back stand
his trial TINS remark was reported To shern Price,
who, after carefully questioning the htto gtr
learned alter promising hcr protection. that Rlscone
had been mu rdercd by nIs wiie aud Nuncz the body
buried In the corral and aitcrward dug up and placed
sonesherc else, where the giri did not Know. Sherh
Price his party 10 kasconos place, ana alter
digling in tbr corral iouni where the BODY had been
buried anu a!tcrward removed Pieces OF hair were
Iounu as well insrks OF blood IL has since been
discovered that the BODY atcrward buried inside
the mouse, and tue house was tnen thrown down 70
conceal the grave. fno body Will be cxhumed on
thursday. Finding That ms man had departed ior
GEORGETOWN, Suerin Price started In pursuit, but
the meantime the little grl's story had become known
all tho McXlcans IN tue CITY, and one oi them VINO
IL wcl known TO the Shern, wrote a letter warning
Nuncz that the auih oritics were alter MIN. Nunez
Immediately lott Georgetown for parts unknown, ana
wnen tho sheriff arrived he was Obliged 10 return
empty handed. sheriff Price followed NuncZs
paiamour, Mrs. Rascone. to Fall River and secured
the services vi Anay Mcfarland, Shcrin oil Gilpin
county, to keep watch on the woman ana capture
Nuncz II ho appeared In those parts. About four
weeks ago the woman married Garvno Martinez, a
Mexican resident OF that locality. Shcrin McFarand
seeing his opportunity, told Martinez that the woman
had a lover aud that moro than likely Nunez would
return ana Kill MIN II he found MN living with ms
woman rhc Sncrifl suggested that good pisn would
be to inform the ofnssrs oi Nunczs whereabouts ana
tuus get rii OF nim. Acting uPon tbs suggestion
Martinez questioned The woman ana soon put me
Shcrin the traL Mcfarland followed his man
20 Grana RIVER, thence to the mead OF the Ar
kansas and Lcadviile and finally cumc up with him at
the salt WORKS in south Park on last MONDAY week,
where he captured him. Mcfarland rode day aud
nght and Just captured his man 10 time Tor some oil
the Mexlcan's Kind iricnJs IN Eau RIVER ma cent
parry TO notify him OF his danger, The mssscnpc crs
arrvtnE SNORT titnc after Nun,z was captured.
Snrrii prico was innnodia,ciy notified aud ne aud
Deputy Shcri studzinski Central and returned
tuesday with Nunsz, VINO now occupies U cell In
the county taii OF Pueblo county,