Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-01
SANTA TERESA.
The Banished Mexican Girl Arrives

ne DauAemcu MtA4cdn UlEA arrives IN
Tucson.
The Star OF Tucson, A. t., contains
the following account of the arrival of
Santa Teresa in that city. This is the
young woman who caused civil war in
one of the Mexican states, and who was
summarily banished:
The much talked OF Santa Teresa,
whose wonderful cures have made her
name household word in nearly all oil
the families in Sonora, and was a short
time ago compelled to leave her native
land, arrived in this city Saturday from
Nogales by private convey ance. AS
soon as she reached the city she was
driven to the home of Mrs. James Bar
ney, on Stone avenue.
The news that che was in town spread
like wildfire among the Mexican popn :
lation. She had not been in the house
over an hour till the whole street in
front was blockaded. There was every
variety of Mexican there. Everything
from squally babies to boy with eight
fingers on one hand. They took full
possession of the street and many OF
them camped out all night. The crowd
was even larger Sunday. Many inval.
ids were taken before Teresa, and she
did what she could for them. Some she
helped, others she did not.
Santa Teresa came to the city accom-
panied by her father. The only reason
for her coming here was to enable her
father to take out the first papers ne
cessary to become citizen of the United
States.
Yesterday he and his daughter visited
hn ri al -
interest about town. They intended to
leave for Nogales in the afternoon, but
they decided to delay going until this
morning.
Yesterday afternoon Star reporter
and gentleman who speaks the Span
ish language went to the house. A
crowd OF Indians and Mexicans had full
possession of all the doors and windows
to the house.
1t was with considerable difficulty that
the reporter and his companion were at
last rshered into the presence of the far
famed young lady from Mexican soil.
The scribe, when he reluctantly clasped
the outstretched hand offered by Teresa
felt trif1e sick, for he expected to re-
ceivc shock of electricity or something
else in his hand and arm that would
make him feel as though he had six
months spell of penman's grip, but the
expected something failed to material
ize. Her hand was the same as another
young lady's.
Santa Teresa could not be called hand
come, nor is she homely. She is of me-
dunn height, has very large black ewes
and regular features. She claims to be
only 10 years of age but looks much
xroQ oi,,lx
yesterday.
Through an interpreter she related
the circumstances of her becoming a
healerTof the sick, and told how she was
oanished from her native country.
Months ago she went into a trance
which lasted seven days. Since then,
she says. che has had that peculiar
power with which she is able to make
the lame walk and the sick we'll. She
became known all over Sonora for the
marvellous cures she effected and ex-
cited the envy of priests and others.
A war took place between two Indian
tribes awhile back and the Mexican
officials claimed that she had melted
the trouble. Some weeks ago a company
of soldiers visited her fathers place tn
Sonora and took him and Teresa to
Quay mas .NThey were given no oppor-
trnity to q their side Of the story, but
were ordered to leave the country,
either to go to small village on the
coast near Central America, or else to
go to America. They chose the latter
place and at once went to Nogales, where
the citizens purchased house and lot
for them. Since then Santa Teresa has
been effecting wonderful cures, and peo-
ple have been fockinp tn Novales from
all quarters.
In referring to how she treated
patients, she informed the reporter that
in some cases she used roots and herbs
and in other cases she used her hands.
She does not know how she got her
power; she has it, and that ia all. She
has no use for the Catholic church,
maintains that there is no such place as
hell, but firmly believes there is God.
She is certainly peculiar woman.