Arizona republican., 1891-07-21
HER DESPERATE DEFENSE.
An American Brute Horribly Stabbed by
 a Mexican Girl.

a Mexican Girl.
 FL RiTo, N. M., 20.-Stretching away to the North and East of this town is what is known as the "Great Lava Bed," an area eighty-fve miles long and forty miles wide, is a vast desert %ftf6St'S < sign of vegetation or water except ihrone spot. Animal life is ab- sent and not even the hum of an insect {. is .ever heard in this vast solitude. .'' This condition obtains over the entire waste with an exception of one spot near the center of the desert. Here is small oasis, and in it is a never-failing spring. This oasis is directly on the road across the desert, and several years ago an enterprising American named Wallace Dean, took up the en- tire oasis as homestead claim. He diverted the road by fences, and built house for the accommodation of trav- elers. Here he arranged a large tank and troughs, and sold water to the wayfarers at the rate of 25 cents a bucket. He reaped rich harvest, but the life was lonely one, and soIne- times for days he would not see soul.
 Dean tried to get white woman to marry him, but the place was not tempting, and he could get no one Co consent to live in a desert. He came to this place and for small sum bought the daughter of Carlos Pinto, a worthless Mexican, and took her 'back to tighten up the desert. The girl was only l5 years old and had shown great desire to flirt. She was well developed and had dark beauty which was very attractive. Rosa soon longed for other society, and when tray elers would pass along she would train her battery of eyes upon them and the result was that Dean soon had his hands full watching his purchase. He was driven almost to the verge of insan- ity by her actions and many were the storms which passed over the domestic paradise. Rosita, as she was generally called, was proving a curse instead of a blessing.
 Sometimes several days would pass without a passer to mar their life then Rosa would lavish her endearments upon Dean and he would think him self in the seventh heaven of delight.
 Traveller would come along and Rosa would transfer her attentions to the nearest man. This went on until about two months ago when Deans rage over stepped all bounds and he took down heavy whip and cruelty lashed the girl acrass the face and shoulders.
 With the stroke all the nature of the girl was changed and she sprang at him with the fury of wildcat. A battle was fought but no damage was done except ttothefeelings. For severa ldays R s sulked while she went around the place and not one word was spoken, then she appeared to get over her anger and be. came even more loving than before.
 Dean flattered himself that he had found way to check the wild inclina- tions of the girl. He was so pleased with the chastisement that he told several freighters the whole story in the presence of Rosita who sat with doun- cast eyes during the recital.
 Last week party stopped at Dean's ranch for water but the place was .desel'- ted. The tanks were dry 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 their gaze. Lying on the floor with its hand grasping the whip lay the dead body of Dean. He had been stabbed to. the heart and then, as if with an uncomfortable fury his slayer had literally hacked the body to pieces.
 The head was completely severed and the body and arms were stripped of flesh. From general appearance it was surmised that Dean had again attempted to whip the gil and the en. ragged slave had thrown herself upon the man and with one stroke had driven the dagger to his heart. No trace of the girl has been found either at the ranch or at her fathers house in ths, place.