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AN ASSAULT.
DastardIy Attempt to Kidnap Miss Te-
resa CienfuegOs From Her Home.

DastardIy Attempt to Kidnap Miss Te-
resa CienfuegOs From Her Home.
From the Santa Fe New Mexican Review,
The fair moon peeped out from I'M
der a film of blue in the heavens at
IL 30 last night and cast its soft, mel
low rays over pair of pretty Spanish
American girls whose plump forms,
so Symetrically outlined, were reveal
ed by the graceful folds of the bed
clothing as they lay asleep on the por-
tai that encircleS the placita at the
home of Mrs. Adelaide Ceinfuegos, on
lower San Francisco street.
A VILLAIN APPROACHED.
He was of medium size, a young man,
and evidently an American judging
from the hobby gray suit he wore
and the general tailor-made appear
ance OF his contour. He scaled the
high wall about the corral in the rear
of this peaceful home, climbed ovt +
the roof on the opposite slle of tho
placita from where the sleepers lay
and with cat-like tread approache i
the sumberers. He seems to have
had the assistance of an invisible
companion in the diabolical work on
which he was intent. A plain, white,
unmarked handkerchief ne
SATURATED WITH CHLOROFORM,
and creeping to an open window he
laid the drug soaked cloth across the
face of Mrs. Cienfuegos' son, Francis
co. Heavy breathing a few minutes
later Indicated to the wretch that be
at least had nothing to fear then from
the natural protector of the household
so drenching another handkerchief
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around to where the two blooming
daughters of the house lay and eau
tiously placed it over the face of thu
the eldest, Miss Teresa. Mrs. Glen
fuegos occupied bed not ten feet dis
tanJ but was sleeping very sound.
THE YOUNG LOTHARIO
noted this fast well; also that the
younger daughter was fast asleep, an6
after sufficient time had elapsed in his
judgment for the chloroform to be
numb the senses of his chosen victim
he caught her up in his lecherous arms
placita, evidently expecting to secure
assistance when once he had her out
side of the family threshold. But hi!
well-laid plans proved all for naught
The girls womanly instinct asserted
l.,
struggled, Wrenched herself from thu
embrace of the libertime; tried tt
scream and couldn't, staggered bacl
and struck her mothers bed.
MRS. CIENFUEGOS SHRIEKED,
and the mid night prowler was fooled
He sprung from the placita thence u
the flat roofs of half a dozen differen
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street by the Sandoval stairway an
running for dear life: Four pisto
shots from Francisco Cienfuegos' re
volver followed him but without Ell
feet. Mrs. Cienfuegos' screams ha
brought County Clerk Romero to tn
scene, and he aroused Francisco from
his stupor, but too late for him to &c
his manful clutches upon the villain
throat. The family are
GREATLY GRIEVED
over the dastardly business and whel
a representative of the Review calle(
upon them this morning he foun
them still in tears. They have thei
suspicious of the party or parties, bu
decline to say much on the subjec
until the Investigations now in pro
gress are concluded. Miss Teresa is
beautiful young woman, modest an
unassuming, well educated, we
raised, and altogether enjoys the e:
TEEN of very large circle of friends
She is naturally quite overcome a
,, being thus assaulted. and should tn
wretch be found out her friends wi
make Santa Fe just little too war;
for his future residence here. Mis-
Teresa. it is understood. is shortly
be welded to very excellent youn
man, and in this trial she has show
.. herself well worthy of him upo
whom she has decided to confer he
, heart and hand.