Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-30
DESPERATE DEFENSE.
AMERICAN BRUTE STABBED BY
a MEXICAN GIRL.
lie Tried 10 Whip the Girl second Time
and She Took His Life Biood-His
Body Mutilated.
Spe .ial 70 the NiazetIe.


Ell RlTo, n. NJ, July 27-Stretching
away to the norm and east of this town is
what is known as the great lava bed. An
area eighty-iiye lilies long and forty miles
wide is Il vast desert without a sign of veg
citation or water except in one spot Ami
NAL life is absent and not even the hum OF
an insect is ever heard in this vast solitude
This condition obtains over the entire waste
with the exception of one pot nea the CEN
ter of the desert. Here is small oasis
and in II is a never failins spring. This
oasis is directly on the road across the des-
EFT. and several years ago an enterpriSing
American named Wallace Dem took up the
entire oasis homes cad claim. He
diverted the road by fences, and built u
house for tie accommodation of travellers.
Here he arranged a large tank and troughS
and sold water TO the wayfarerS at the rate
of p cents bucket. He reaped a rich har
vest. but the life was lonely one. and
sometimes for days he would not see Il soul
Dean tried to get a white woman To marry
him, but the place was not tempting, and
he could get no one to consent + live i'll Z
desert. He came 70 this place, and for 4
small sum bought the daughter of Carlos
Pinto, worthless Mexican, and TOOK her
back to tighten up the desert. The girlwa
only fifteen years old and had shown a
great desire to flirt. She was well devel-
oped anu mad a dark beauty which was very
attractive. Rosa soon longed for oth7r
society, and when travellers would pass
along she would train her battery of eyes
upr1 them. and tie resul was that Dean
soon had his hands full watching his pur-
chase. He was driven to the VI re of in
sanity by her actions, and many were the
storms which passed o. IT the domestic
paradise. Rosita, as she was generally
called, was proving curse instead of q
bless z.
Sometimes several days would pass with
out pasSer to mar their life, then Rosa
would lavish her END garments upon Dean
and he would think himself in the seventh
heaven of delight Then a traveleI would
come along and K "a would tra Gsfer her at
tentions 10 the newe nan. This went on
until about two months ago when Deans
rage overstepped all bounds and he took
down heavy whip and cruelty dashed the
girl across the face am shoulders. With
the ST. Ike all the nature of the girl was
changed anu she sprang at him with the
fury of Il wildcat. \ battle royal was
fought. but no damage was done except to
the feelings. For several days Rosa sulked
while she went about the place and not Il
word was spoken. then she appeared to get
over her anger and became even mOro low
ing than before. Dean fattered hin self
that he had found a way to check the wild
inclinations Of the girl He was so pleased
with the resul vI IL chastisement that he
told several freighters the whole story n
the presence of Rosit- who sat with down
cast eyes during the recital.
Last week Il party stopped at Deans
ranch for water. but the place was deserted.
TIE tanks We're dr. and the house WAS
closed. The door was not locked and the
party entered the main room. Nothing
wrong was seen there, but in the back
room most horrible sight was presented
to t.eir gaze. Lying on = floor with its
hand grasping the whip lay the dead body
of Dean He had been stabbed TO ii heart,
and then, as if with an uncomfortable fury,
IS slayer had literally hacked the body 10
pieces. The head was completely sever /
and the body and arms We're stripped of
flesh. From general appearances 1t was
surmised that Dean had again attempted to
whip he girl. and the euiaged slave had
thrown herself upon the man, and with one
stroke. had driven the dagger TO his hear
No trace of the girl'has been found either |
at the rancho or at her fathers house in
tn place