The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-09-28
SHE SLEW HER PURCHASER.
A Mexlcnn Girl who Would Not submit
to tho Whip.

BAN MATEo, N. NJ, Sept. N.-Stretching
away to the north and east Of this plaza ia
what is known as the great lava bed, mn
area eighty-6ve miles long and forty miles
wide. II is vast desert without sign Of
vegetation or water, except In one spot.
Animal life ia absent. and not even tho
hum OF nm insect is ever heard in this vast
solitude. This condition obtains over the
entire whste, with ths exception OF the spot
alluded to nsar the center OF the desert.
Here ia a small onsis, and In it ig. a never
failing spring. This oasis is directly ON the
road across the desert. and several years
ago AN enterprising American named Wal
tor Dean took the entire oasis as home-
stead. He diverted the road by fences ana
built a house for the accommodation of
travellers. Here he arranged large tank
and trouehs and sold water to the way
farers at the rate of rs cents bucket. lie
| reaped rich harvest, but the life was
lonely one, and sometimes for days no
would not SEQ q soul. Dean tried TO get
white woman to marry him, but the place
was not tempting and he could get no one
to consent to live in desert. He then
came to this. place and for small sum
| bought the daughter of Carlos Pinto, 0
worthless Mexican, and took her back TO
| tighten up the desert. The girl was only
fifteen years old and had shown great
desire to firt. She had dark beauty
which was very attractive. Rosa soon
longed for other society, and when travellers
| would pass along she would train her bat
terry OF eyes upon them and the result was
that Dean soon had his hands full watching
his purchase. He was driven to the verge
| Of insanity by her actions and many were
the storms which passed over the domestic
paradise. Rosita, as she was generally
called, was proving curse 1nstead OF
blessing. m
Sometimes several DAYS would pass with
out pnsser to mar their life. Then Rosa
would lavish her endearments upon Dean,
and he would think himEelf in the seventh
heaven Of delight. Then a traveller would
come along and Rosa would transfer her
affections to the newest man. This went
on until two months ago, when Deans rage
overstepped all bounds, and he took down
q heavy whip and cruelty lashed the girl
across 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 royal was
fought, but no damage was done except TO
the feelings. For several days Rosa sulkeo
as she went about the place, and not a
word was spoken. Then she appeared tc
get over her anger and became even more
loving than before. Dean fattered himself
that lie had found a way to check the "llo
inclnations of the girl. He was SO pleasec
with the result that he told several freight
ers the whole story in the presence o1
| "AoA
, the recital.
! Last week a party stopped at Deans
ranch for water, but the place was deserted
The tanks we're dry and the house wa
closed. The door was not locked ana tn'
party entered the main room. Nothing
wrong was seen there but in the back room
Il most horrible sight was presented to thel
> gaze. Lying on the Aoor,, with one han'
! grasping the whip, lay the dead body Q :,
! Dean. lie had been stabbed to the heart
! and then, rs il i'll uncomfortable fury, hi
slayer had literally hacked the body t
pieces. The head was completely severed
and the body and arms were stripped 0
flesh. u~s
From the general appearance it was sur
e missed tat Deem had again attempted
whip the girl and the enraged slave ha M
! thrown herself upon the man and. with ON
stroke, had driven che dagger to ms hear'
No trace Of the girl has been found, elthe
i at the ranch OF at her fathers house in thl
: Diace.