The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-22
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San DIEao. June A-Refugo Gomez, the
Mexican recently hanged at this place. who
confessed the day before his death that he had
committed eight murders. was proud Of only
two Of his crimes. He Rloried In ono Of those
because II was an artistic Job as he thought.
and In the other because he put to death ono Of
the greatest murderers Of the age. The scene OF
the first mentioned murder was located . few
miles from auadalujara and he was hlrod to do
the Job. According 10 his story no more sue
cessiul crime was ever perpetrased. He had .
reputation throughout that section OF the
country - desperate character. and whom he
was approached BY rich rancher with q
proposition looking to the removal Of
the lattsr's wife he readily assented.
The parley lasted several weeks. and
was once or twice broken of only to be re-
sumed again. Go'7"i saw that the man was
rich and could afford to pay we'll. and he de-
termlned To make him do %. 1t Was at length
agreed that the murderer was to have 81. 600
before the crime and 900 one year later.
providing 1t WAS 30 clsverly dono that the
secret did not leak out The husband explain
happily together; that both had other aflllia-
tons much more congenial. and thnt the wife
hal means which be was anxious to secure.
1t was explained to the murderer that the
recreant wife's parnmonr. would be found at
the ranch on certa In night. and that 1t might
that. however. tho husband was not particular:
he wanted the woman put out OF the way. and
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remove the lover also. but he did not care
enough about this 70 pay ANYTHING extra for 1t;
to carry the plot into execution. Disguised in
various ways he fnmiiiarizad himself with the
night when the lover was expeessd he erspt In
Mt a back window. and secroted himself In u
closet. Toward midnight. as the guilty pair
arevolyssr In each hand. and. making q noise
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extended: and with he barrsis 81 hls pistols
Soo%. TSs Woman led the Way. her lover io!.
Once. in the chamber. still covering both
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n,urdsrer's right hand was discharged within
foot of the lovers forehead. the b.. II penetrat-
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helpless beside her, murdered companion At
the same instanta bullet sent from the uner-
Making sure that both we're dead Gomez placed
arevolver In the hand Of the man and, nut an
other on the bed beside the woman. and hastily
left the premises. The next day when the
murder was discovered 1t was set down as q
cussed for a long time as one OF the most ro-
mantle incidents OF the day. No one advanced
any other theory. and the year having, passed
without suspicion being thrown on the hus-
band. he readily paid the remaining $1,000 to
tho murderer.
Before leaving Mexico Goinez killed a Mexi-
can who had committed so many murders that
he had forgotten the names OF some OF his
victims. He made no claim OF skill in this
case for he admitted that he shot the man in
the back. but he was proud OF II: for he consid;;
OF such monster. Coming over into Texas he
killed three or four men at various places. and
At last brought up on the gallo in this town
for the murder OF a pawnbroker.