The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1883-05-19
A MEXICAN GIRLS REVENGE.

authorities of Pueblo, Mexico, were no.
titled that murder had been committed
in quarter of the city known as ''Cale-
bria." This locality was known as the
resort of characters of the vilest stamp,
and hardly day passed that police in
reference was not necessary. When the
official arrived at the riekety building
where the crime had been committed. the
crowd of people had become dense. As
cending the steps, he entered small
room, which contained but few articles
of furniture; the most prominent of
which was bed in one corner of the
room. To this young girl with DISNEY
eled hair and wild staring eyes rushed as
the officer entered and pointed to some
thing that lay thereon, while with the |
other hand she held the candle over her
head. Her look was wild and fearful, |
and her form trembled from head to
foot.
The officer started back at the sight |
which met his gaze. There lay woman |
covered with blood, her face upturned,
and her eyes fixed and CLASSY in death.
The contortions of her features told that
she had died by violence and in terrible
agony, while the similarity with that Of
the girl beside her was still visible on her
face.
''She was my sister," said the girl,
sand her paramour murdered her.
The words came kissing through her
pale, curled lips, and her eyes cleaned
with fiend like fire. Placing her hand
in her bosom, she drew forth beautiful
dagger. And cold, derisive smile over
spread her features as she remarked,
with her dark eyes shooting shafts of
mocking scorn at the officer when he
asked the name of the william who COM
mitted the fatal deed.
Never mind his name; I'll be her
avenger. No mock court of justice will
deal with him. His family are rich and
have influence. I loved my sister very
much, and this terrible deed has almost
crazed me. will soon be myself again,
and then, by the Almighty God! I will
take vengeance that will be terrible to
relate. In conclusion, will ask you to
see that she is decently buried ,and will
| repay you at some future time"
| When she had concluded she left the
room, saying that she would return dl-
rectly. But that was the last seen of her.
The body was subsequently buried in
accordance with the wish of the sister,
and though the case received the strict
| est investigation, no clew to the murderer
of Sonora Barberia or the whereabouts
of her sister Angelique could be OBJ
| tained.
Time passed on, and amid the muta-
| bility of affairs the matter was gradually
forgotten in the minds of the public.
| Some two years later the same detec-
tive who had investigated the murder of
Sonora Barberia was intrusted with the
charge of arresting a notorious forger
who had recently been plying his avo-.
cation with great success. Taking his
seat one night in the Folly Theater, he
quietly awaited the opening of tue per-.
] formance. While thus seated his atten-
ton was attracted by strikingly beauti-
| full woman in one of the boxes. There
was slight boldness in her manner and
an abandon in her dress which stamped
her to the initiated eye as one who was
not accustomed to rectitude.
The detective thought he recognized
the countenance, but for the time could
not remember where or under what cir
cum stances he had met the woman. She
was accompanied by young and hand
some girl of about nineteen, and it was
quite evident that her sphere was of the
highest order of society. Accompanying
the ladies was man fashionably attired,
but having the traces of excessive dissi-
patton. Having satisfied herself that
she had ATTRACTED the attention of the
detective, the elder of the two ladies
smiled as if in recognition. She then
took card from her portemonnaie, wrote
a few words upon it, returned it to it's
place, and, looking significantly at the
| door, drew back into the box. When
the curtain fell the detective fastened
out and taking his stand at the lobby
awaited developments. AS the trio
passed out into the vestibule the hand
some lady fingered behind, and as she
passed the detective she handed him her
portemonnaie, and, smiling sweetly ,hur-
riedly walked out into the crowd TO
| the detectives surprise he found $3.50 in
the portemonnaie, and card, upon the
back of which was penciled the follow
ing:
"Please accept this small sum as part
payment for the burial of my sister. Now
that you have seen again the avenger of
thst sisters wrongs, you will IN short
time hear of her vengeance.
Just off the snain street in Pueblo
| there is q row of succeed pretentious
villas, all steps and porticos which stare
!
gar display. About midway down the
street, and in his row, is dwelling over
the faccia of which is inscribed, "Senora
Freshillo, Cigarette and Wine Divan."
Here Is the elite of the demi-monde rem
devious, and the midnight orgies which
nightly take place can scarcely be de-
scribed.
On the morning of February Is. 1882,
the city was thrown into the widest ex-
citement by the announcement that
horrible murder had been committed at
Sonora Fresnillo's bagnio, and that the
whole matter was shrouded in the deep
est mystery. The victim was a young
and handsome girl, and she lay upon the
bed with a dagger wound upon her left
breast.
Upon Investigation, it was found that
the girl was the daughter of rich and
prominent gentleman of the city, and
had been brought to life of shame by
the Vaccinations of a woman who was
we'll known throughout the whole city
by the name of Angelique. The where
abouts of the latter could not be ascer-
tanned, and this fact alone pointed strong