Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1885-07-10

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mulatto boy--came out and passed bur-
riedly through the room into the hall.
and from thence into the street. II was,
no doubt, the messenger, Pedro thought,
and he picked up book and began
reading. - sa.fae.
| Nearly an hour passed, and still sonora
did not make her appearance, nor did
the boy return. The friend she had
sent for must have lived at some distance,
"Black Pedro" thought, or sonora was
unusually careful about her toilet, and
another hour went by. At last the de-
tective grew impatient, and knocked at
the door.
Sonora, [ can wait no longer"
There was no reply. He knocked re-
peatedly, and at last determined to effect
an entrance. Strange fears harassed him;
he began to suspect he knew not what.
1t took but moment to drive in the
door, and, once in the apartment, the
mystery was revealed. Sonoras robes
lay upon the floor, aud scattered over
the room were suits Of boys wearing APP
parel, similar to the one worn by the
mulatto boy. On table was cosmetic
that would stain the skin to light, deli
cate brown. ''Black Pedro" was foied
for certainty. lAsf4a -.
Sonora had escaped in the guise of a
messenger. Why had he not detected
the ruse : He felt Inundated and de-
termined to redress his error. He knew
she would not remain in the city an in
slant longer than she could help. He
hurried to her bankers, but found that
she had drawn the amount due her an
hour before.
"Who presented the check 2" asked
the detective.
"a mulatto boy--it was made paya-
BILE to bearer"
There was yet chance. A steamer
left within an hour for America; it was
possible she would seek that means of
escape. "Black Pedro" jumped into
carriage and arrived at the wharf ten
minutes before the vessel left--just in
time to assist an aged and decrepit gen
tleman into the cabin. There were few
passengers none Of them answered the
description Of the person the detective
sought. lie stood on the wharf watch
ing the receding vessel until it disap-
peared. He was in the act Of turning
away, when driver of one Of the car
riages at the landing, and who was per-
sonally acquainted with "l,lack Pedro"
approached the officer with the remark:
PEDRO, did you see that old man on
board; he had long white beard aud
hair that fell on his shoulders =
eyes
"Well, sir, there's something curious
about him"
"Whyr
why, when he got into my carriage
be was mulatto boy, and when he got
out he was an old man! y
BLACK Pedro" uttered an exclama-
ton that could hardly be used in type
when he heard this announcement, for
he knew the vessel would be far out at
sea before she could be overtaken. He
was foiled by woman. Nor could he
help rejoicing, now that the chase was
over, that the woman had escaped In
nocent or guilty, there was a charm
about this woman that none could re-
sist. The spell of her wondrous beauty
affected all who approached her
at fingered for years after in my
memory" said "Black Pedro" one day
while narrating the incidents Of the case,
land | could not have the sin Of her
blood upon my conscience
On the morning OF January %, 1875,
the city Of Mexico was startled by the
announcement that n murder, the most
brutal and fiendish that had ever red.
dcned tho criminal annals Of the dark
side Of Mexican life, had been commit
ted, and that the victim, stranger in
the community, was woman who, when
alive, was Of surprising beauty.
She had arrived ut the house where
the murder had been committed on the
day before, and was accompanied by
handsome gentleman, who introduced
her as his wife. He had been seen to
leave the house about 10 o'clock on the
same night, and that was the last ever
heard of him. The following morning
servant, by mistake, entered side
door leading to tho apartment where the
murdered woman lay on bed, and the
sight that met her gaze froze the blood
in her veins. She gave the alarm and
the police were Immediately notified
The woman lay crosswise on the bed
with only her cbemise upon her, and her
head, which hung by few sinews to
Der body was within few inches Of the
floor. "Black Pedro's" friend, Of the
detective force Of Vera Cruz, and the
one who pointed out the widow Of Senior
La Barrier in the theatre to Pedro rec
ognized in the murdered woman the one
and the same person. Her murderer
was never apprehendcd, and Immediate
ly after the inquest was held the body
was buried in the public graveyard,
frightful example of the wages Of sin.
Somebody says that the odor of fresh
paint may be removed from room BY
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