Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-10-21
Candelaria Letter.

ED. BULLETIN-The excitement over
the death and concealment of the in.
FAINT Pedro Elquetta still continues,
sufficient evidence being received by
his Honor, Judge Holland. and On
sworn complaint of DR.. J r, Summers,
the mother of the child was lodged in
Jail. Her sworn statement before his
Honor last night (the 15th) ia different
altogether from that given before the
Coroner's Jury, which, in substance, is
that the child was taken from her after
it was nine days old; from that time
until its death she could only see 1t
once or twice day, never, for enc
moment, was she allowed to take the
baby in her arms or attend to it in any
way. 1t may seem strange to your
readers that a mother could be treated
In this way, but she was afraid Of her
life of Lola Weber, who had posses.
sion of the child, who continually
abused and ill.treated her, and removed
it TO her own house, across the street.
The mother has even been in the same
house and was SO scared that she did
not dare look at Der own child. This
old virago- Lola WebbsI, alias "Nicho-
lasa Montana" has q mama for tor
turing and inhumanly treating
children. She had possession of a
child belonging to another Mexican
woman named Jenny and has been
known to hold its fingers against hot
stove until its screamed alarmed the
neighborhood. She had boy and
girl belonging to Mrs. Dcolinda FL
qnlta and she made the children sleep
in a cellar, 100 yards from dwelling
house, and kept them their against the
protest of the mother, who was driven
to such desperation that she gave the
boy away to Angelo Lanches, who
formerly kept dance house in Bodie.
Lola Weber, still retaining the girl,
who was but three years old One
morning she beat the child IN a shock.
ing manner and when it cried she
stuck its head in coal oil can full of
water; luckily for the little girl she
was seen by gambler named Mormon
Joe, who swore u compliant against
her. She was found guilty in Judge
Hollands court, and fined $50 and
costs, and the child taken from her.
The citizens here INTERESTED themselves
in the matter, sAd sent it to the Or
phan's Home, at Carson, where it 10 at
present. This yillainous old strumpet
has escaped so far. owing TO the terror
she inspired in the mothers of these
children, but his Honor, Judge Hol.
land, is determined to ferret out every.
thing concerning the death of the last
infant, and deal with the woman 40
she deserves. II sufficient evidence
cannot be procured to hold her over,
the citizens here, | have no doubt, will
take the law in their own hands. and
at the very least, treat her to coat of
tar and feathers, for they are thor
oughly convinced of her guilt. The
evidence produced before the Coro
ner's jury was sufficient to bring in q
verdict that the child died from neg
lect aud starvation. The testimony of
DR.. J. r. Summers corroborates the
above in every particular. That the
law may make an example of his
brutal old wretch, is the present wish
of the people of Candelaria and
vicinity,
Later-Madame Webber has been
put in Jail by order OF Judge Holland,
The sworn testimony Of the mother
and Pomposa Padeo was sufficient
evidence to have her locked up.
NV