Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-17
A MEXICAN ROMANCE.
The Beautiful Woman Who Ruined tn
Last Mexican COnspiratOrs.

The Beautiful Woman Who Ruined the
Last Mexican COnspiratOrs.
MIR. John H. Maxwell, of the City of
Mexico, an elderly gentleman, who has
spent the better part of his life in that
city, said yesterday, says the Louisville
Times, "there is very pretty little ro-
nance connected with the arrest of the
last batch of Mexican cOnspiratOrs. Gen.
Pea is the Chief of the Military Depart
ment. He is a splendid looking fellow,
and man of royal fortune. He spends
his money like water; and there is not a
more dashing rake in all Mexico. No
mans wife is safe from him, and he has
had more amours than any other man in
the country. About ten years ago he had
an intrigue with the pretty wife
of a Mexican lawyer named MalendeZ.
MalendeZ is an old man, rich and proud
and the rumOrs of his wife's dishOnor
nearly drove him wild. Their house was
outside the city, surrounded by beautiful
tropical trees. An orange grove sur
rounded the east wing of the house, where
Mrs. Malendez's bOudoir was situated.
The old lawyer hid in this grove one
night, and his worst fears were realized.
lie saw Pea enter his w fe's room
Peza was at the time high in authority.
and 1t would not do to have a row with
him. SO the cunning old lawyer shipped
his erring wife off to convent next day,
and laid his plans for revenge.
"With true Mexican perfidy he first be-
gan to allay PeZa's suspicious. He pre-
tended toward him the warmest friend
ship. As the years went by they became
more and more intimate. 1t began to be
commented Oh. Then they were seen in
close consultation with the leaders of the
reVolutlonist party. 1t began to be noised
about that they were cOnspiring against
the government. About Aug. l there
was a meeting at MalendeZ' house.
Among those present were Gen. Peza,
Gen. Echegary, formerly commander of
the garrison at Vera Cruz, Gen. Chanar-
rias and his son, JardOn, editor of La
Opinion NGCiOnGL, and two COloneIs. Sal
cedO and Rodriguez, besides a number of
army officers and prominent citizens of the
city. There were some thirty or forty of
them. There was a moments lull in the
conversation, and Malendez arose. All
eyes were fastened on him. He was
known to be at the very bottom of the
conspiracy, and his words had weight.
He began by telling them that he wished
to apologize for the absence of his WIFE
She was away and could not he present.
Everybody wondered what the old man
was driving at. He continued by saving
that the time had come when he could at
last explain to the world why his wife
had left him. Then, while Peza's cheek
became as pale as paper, the recounted
the story of his wife's ruin and she dis
honor that had been brought on a proud
name.
"He concluded by saying: Il have kept
silent thus far, that l might enjoy to the
utmost the sweet draught of revenge.
The man who brought the ruin of my
house is here now. He is ruined in for
tune and in name. He is completely at
my mercy. His head IS even now en-
clrcled by a moose. There he sits,' and
with livid face and trembling fingers, the
old man pointed at PeZa. The cOnclud-
inc words were hardly out Of his mouth
before a detachment of soldiers filed in
and captured them all. The leaders are
now lying in prison."