Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-28
AN OASIS TRAGEDY.
The Terrible Revenge of a Slave on
Her Master.

Her Master.
A dispatch to the Phoenix Republican
from Ell Rito, N. NJ, says:
Stretching away to the north and east
of this town in what is known as the
Great Lava Bed, an area eiyhty-five
miles long and forty miles wide, is a
vast desert without sign of vegetation
or water except in one spot. Animal
life is absent, and not even the hum of
an insect is ever heard in this vast soli-
tude.
This condition obtains over the entire
waste, with the exception of one spot
near the center of the desert. Here is a
small oasis, and in it is 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 entire oasis
az homestead claim. He diverted the
road by fences, and built house for the
accommodation of travellers. Here he
arranged large tank and troughs, and
sold water to the wayfarers at the rate
of 25 cents bucket. He reaped rich
harvest, but the life was lonely one,
and sometimes for days he would not
see soul.
Dean tried t. get white woman to
marry him, but the place was not tempt
ing, and he could get no one to consent
to live in deaert. He came to this
place and for small sum bought
the daughter OF Carlos Pinto,
worthless Mexican, and took her
back to tighten up the desert. The girl
was only 10 years old and had shown q
great desire to firt. She was we'll de-
veloped and had dark beauty which
was very attractive. Rosa soon longed
for other society, and when travellers
would pass along she would train hel
battery of eyes upon them and the re.
suit was that Dean soon had his hands
full watching his purchase. He was
driven almost 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 instead of 9
blessing.
Sometimes several days would pasi
without passer to mar their life, ther
Rosa would lavish her endearments
upon Dean and he would think himself
in the seventh heaven of delight.
Traveller would come along, and Rosa
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nearest man. This went on until about
two months ago, when Deans rage
overstepped all bounds. and he tool
down a heavy whip and cruelty lasheG
the girl across the face and shoulders.
With the stroke the whole nature O
the girl was changed. and she sprang a
him with the fury of a wildcat. A bat
tie was fought, but no damage waI
done, except to the feelings. For sew
eral days Rosa sulked while she wen
around the place and not one word wal
spoken, then she appeared to get owe
her anger, and became even more low
ing than before.
Dean fattered himself that. he hat
found way to check the wild inclina
tions of the girl. He was so pleased
with the chastisement that he told sew
eral freighters the whole story in tn
presence Of Rosita, who sat with down
cast eyes during the recital.
Last week party stopped at Dean
ranch for water, but the place was de
serted. The tanks were dry, and tn
house was closed. The door was no
locked, and the party entered the mali
Eroom. Nothing wrong was seen there
but in the back room a most horribl
sight was presented to their gaze. Lynn
on the floor with it's hand grasping tn,
| whip lay the dead body of Dean. HI