Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-10-12

4 Mex1enn wsman Gnsnsa = Dea6n
- mee own - nse1.
Coron~ O @. Boot and Chisf Of Pc
Iios Wooisrv we're informed yesterday
forenoon that Msxiean woman, rssid-
inR ON South Third stress, near wash
ington. named Rsfujo Msxioa, bad
bssn found IN hsr room. dad. and iv-
inR On the foor. A Posr-Ixrxxxx-
ozScz reporter went TO the place 49,
iRnsssd. only 70 End that The rsport
vss txus. On The hoor Of the bed room
laid snaIl-sizsd, dark-complexioned
woman. partially dressed. with her
arms spread ont, her head resting On Z
pillow. and blood ooxine from her
mouth, cold in death. On her neck.
which vas somewhat discolored, were
c0ntusions. caused doubtless BY the f3E.
ger mails Of the wretch Who choksd her
10 DEATH On one side Of the wind-pipe
vas the mark Of thumb, and on tho
other side the print Of four fingers.
Judging from the SURROUNDINGS, shs
had bean siutchsd by the throat, laid
on the floor, where she was held 90 that
shs could not struggle, and deliberately
choked 10 death. An honest appearing
frenchman. who keeps Q restaurant
near By, was interviewed, and told the
following story:
IT keep restaurant in the building
formerly occupied "A the Seattle saloon.
This Mexican woman, Rufuio Msxica,
boarded - my house, bat Of late lave
been sending her meals 70 her. Friday
evening At O'Clock sent her supper
BY q French boy. who works foEsme.
He came back and said the door was
looked. Half an hour later sent him
again, and again he told me he could
not get In. When my work was done.
at half-past nine o'clock vent over to
see what was the matter. The front
door was locked. / went to she back
door and knocked, bat got no answer.
| then tried the door; il was unfastened.
l opened il, and as the room was dark,
Istruck q match. and to my horror and
surprise saw the woman living ON the
floor by the side Of her bed. was
frightened. and ran to the front deor
of the adjoining house, where Mexican
lady friend of Refujo's lived, and
asked her what was the matter. She
said she did not know but would 90
with me and see. She took her lamp
and We went in together. She felt the
PROSTATE woman's face, and said it was
5till warm, and told me to 90 for a doc-
tor. I went and found DR.. p. b. III.
Miller. and told him about il. He said
he would 20 IL his fees we're guaran-
teed. told him / would see that he
got his pay. The doctor came over to
the house and said the woman vas
dead. We looked around and found
she had enc earring on, and we found
the mate TO il broken and lying on the
bed. On making a further search We
found $A in her sewing machine draw
or, bat We could net find her bank book,
nor her looket and chain. The only
jewelry We could find was the earrings.
The doctor told nae to take charge of
the place and to notify the coroner, bat
not to touch the woman. then looked
up the house, and the next morning /
notified the coroner"
Several other persons were interview
ed and they all corroborated the French
mans story. Coroner Root authorized
Constable Thornton to summon q jury,
which he did. The jury examined the
body, and had it taken to o.
@. Shorey d Co.'S. undertaking estab-
iishment. They then repaired to JUS
tice Cams Office, and examined q num-
Der Of witnesses, whose evidence vas
taken down In writing. After the evil
dence was all in, the jury returned the
following verdict: =
We. the jury summoned to inquire
into the causes which led to the death
of the person whose body We have ex-
find that the name of the de-
ceased is Refujo Mexica, that she was q
native of Old Mexico, aged about 80
years, and came to her death on the eve
ming of October 10th, by strangulation
at the hands of some unknown person.
L. II. Cam, foreman, J. t. Jordan,
Chas. Lind, w. Smart, Thos. Kiltor.
BENZ. Thompson, jurors.