The morning call., 1891-08-03
A MEXICAN TRAGEDY.
Terrible Vengeance of an In.
censed Husband.
Wife and Lover Found With Their Hearts
Pierced by Long Pearl-Handled
Dagger.

Side by side, with hands folded across
their breasts. lay the bodies of tall and
rather handsome American and dark
haired Mexican woman. who, but for the
look OF deadly terror which had been fixed
on her features at the moment of death,
would have been considered beautiful. This
was the sight which met the eyes of Jose
Marrilos as he rode through the chaparral
brush on the north end of his hacienda last
week. Marrilos was hunting a lost bronco,
and his attention was attracted to the brush
by seeing a buzzard flap heavily from the
ground. An Investigation showed that the
bodies had been brought to the place and
deposited in the out-of-the-way spot with
the evident intention of having the buzz
yards and coyotes hide all traces of most
fearful crime
A double murder had been committed,
and the mode was evidence sufficient that
some Spauiard's jealousy had been aroused
ana his vengeance had been as swift as it
was terrible. An examination of the bodies
showed that both met death by the same
sure hand, the man first and the woman
atterward. Penetrating to the heart of the
man from the shoulder was a narrow stab
wound where the deadly stletto had been
driven home from behind with one swift
sharp blow; The heart had been cleft in
twain by the stroke, and death must have
been instantaneous, for a smile still played
on the lips of the handsome mouth.
The woman must have been a witness to
tine crime, and then became the second vic
tim, for an awful look of horror and fright
was on her face, and sticking in her bosom,
with Its Eont resting III her heart, was the
weapon with which the terrible deed had
been committed-a long pearl-handled dag
ger.
Two days later the mystery was cleared
by the confession and suicide of Pedro
Jarramilla, one of the wealthiest and most
prominent rauchmen in the State. The
knife which was left in the heart of the dead
woman was the ciew Which led to the un-
yelling of the entangled skein. The poniard
was peculiar make ard attracted great at
teBtion by its finish and beauty. This
dagger was placed on exhibition, and q
heider, who at one time worked for Jarra-
mllla. at once recognized it and Said that is
former master was of q Jealous aud yerv
revengeful disposition.
This talk led to an investigation at the
ranch OF Jarramila. and 1t was learned
that Donna lnez. the wife of the rich ranch
man, had disappeared from home. 1t had
been given out at the ranch that she had
gone to the City of Mexico on visit. Dom
Pedro was arrested, and, With several
Ieople who were acquainted with the
family, was taken to Marbles ranch and
confronted with the two dead bodies. The
woman was Mt once identified as the wife of
Jarramilla; none could tell who the man
was. Don Pedro would say nothing except
that he knew nothing of his wife and had
never seen the man before. Jarramila was
placed in prison, and after the first night
broke dos and made full confession.
He said that the man was Richard Nor
rison, surveyor from the United States.
who had been engaged in laying route for
railroad near his ranch. The American
and his wife paid SO much attention
to each other that his suspicious were
aroused and he determined to watch
them. One morning he told the old story
OF having to go to a distant part of the
ranch. and said he would be gone all day.
He changed clothes with herder and
he remained at the corral. In about an
hour one OF the boys of the place
saddled horse and rode rapidly
toward the surveyors camp. lie soon re-
turned with Morrison, who went to the
house. Jarramilla quietly slipped TO the
room, and there beheld a sight which
turned him into tiger. He crept
swift stroke OF his dagger smote the man
down at the feet of his mistress. The woman
was too frightened to scream, and before
she could recover from the shock of the
awful death the dagger was sheathed in
her own heart. Don Pedro then called
together his people and showed them what
he h d done. That night tie bodies were
party Travelled until they thought they
were beyond all chance of recognition, and
there they left the couple to be picked TO
pieces by yultureS and wolves.
Alter the confession JaTramilla was not
watched closely, aud it is supposed that
some OF his serytors conveyed TO him
knife, for on the following morning he was
found dead with poniard sticking in his
heart.-Los Cruces dispatch to Fort Worth