The herald., 1893-12-07
mrs, AGU|LAR BURNED ALIVE,
A Most Revolving Crime Com
mitted Yesterday.
Abram Aguilar Accused of Pouring
Burning Oil OH His Wife.
She Is Burned to a Crisp from Her
Throat to Her Feet The Story of
the Horrid Affair-The VIC
tia Of Brute.


Spanish girl is lying in the agony OF
death at the humble home of her father.
John silras, at 422 Kuhrts street.
Burned almost to death, che lies COW
cred with cotton batting, her flesh liter
ally cooked in places. She cannot re-
cover.
The wretch who caused the poor girls
condition Is Abram Aguilsr. her hus-
band by law, but not by residence. She
lived with him only nine days. Aguilar
yesterday threw burning oil upon the
girl with the intent OF burning her to
death. The fiend is still at large.
The crime Is horrifying in detail, and
is of most inhuman character. Aguilar
fiendishly and deliberately poured burn
ing oil over the girl and left her to her
fate. She was saved from death at the
time by neighbors, only to suffer worse
than death by prolonging it. Her
clothing was burned entirely from her
body.
THEIR MARRIAGE.
Aguilar WAS married to Miss Silvas
September 4th. the union being stronge-
~ opposed by the parents of the girl, at
the time. The brute obtained the mar
risge license by swearing that she was
19 years OF age. The parents would not
consent to the marriage until they saw
the license, when they gave in from fear
that the couple would elope. Mrs.
Aguilar later commenced divorce pro-
ceedings and in her complaint made the
following statements.
A few days after the marriage Aguilar
took the girl to his ranch near Fuller
ton where they intended to reside.
A most brutal act she says was per-
petrated by the fellow en- route to the
ranch. When near Los Nietas he forced
the girl to 60 with him to small canon
where he cruelty and heartlessly used
ler. She screamed and cried pitlably
for the wretch to cease his abuse, but he
did not desist.
Threatening her into submission,
Arguilar took the girl and the pro-
ceeded to the ranch. She says that
be kept up his abuse to an alarming ex-
tent, until she became i'll.
A few davs after they went to his
home near Fullerton, the girls sister,
she alleges. went to vieit them. One
night the sister was startled by an at
tempt OF some one to gain admission to
her room. Her screams had the effect
OF bringing Francisco to her, when 1t
was found that Aguilar had crept out OF
bed and had evidently intended to
violate the sister of his wife.
This created more strife, but the mat
ter was finally hushed up by Aguilsr,
, who, with knife, threatened to kill bis
wife If she mentioned it. He continued
his brutality toward her until che finally
decided to leave him.
THE OBSCENE LETTER AFFAIR.
On the ninth day after the marriage
the young wife left him under the pre-
tense OF wanting to spend few days
with her parents in this city, although
she was scarcely able to leave the
house.
She came to the city and went back
to her parents. Finding that she did
not intend returning to him, Aguilar
came in search OF her.
He found her at homo at 422 Kuhrts
street, where the tragedy occurred yes
terday. His endeavors to get her to re-
turn and live with him were futile, and
he went away.
In few weeks afterwards he caused
letter to be written to his wiie's mother
charging her with influencing the girl
against him. The letter contained the
vilest of obscenity.
He was shortly afterward arrested by
the United States authorities for sending
an obscene letter through the mails, but
when the case came to trial he was ac-
Quilted upon technical grounds.
AGUILAR THREATENS HIS WIFE.
No more trouble was had from him
until yesterday afternoon, when he met
the girl at the corner of Kuhrts and
Wilhart streets. She WAS going to her
home. She did not dream Of his pres
ence.
When he saw her he accosted her in
gruf manner and threatened to kill her
II she did not 60 and live with him.
He showed her a revolver, with which,
he said, he would kill her before night
fall unless she complied with his wieher.
She managed to evade him, and
reached her home without being further
molssted.
This happened at l O'Clock yesterday.
When the girl reached home all the
family were absent except her sister
Rosa. She ate lunch, and afterward
removed her corset. In very few mo-
ments she went to the water closet in
the back yard.
She had no more than closed the door
than she heard some one in the rear OF
the building. He went around to the
front and showed the door open.
THE FIEND's CRIME.
When the girl caught sight OF Aguilar
she rusned out and attempted to run.
He grabbed her and held her fast, at
the same moment pouring some burning
liquid from glass over her body. He
literally covered her with the fiery fluid.
She screamed and broke loose from
him and ran into the street. Aguilar ron
through an orchard and escaped. Some
neighbors across the street saw the girl
and ran to her assistance. Quilts were
spread around her, but the fire was not
extinguished until her clothing was
burned entirely from her body and the
flesh almost roasted from bead to foot.
HOW HE ESCAPED.
boy saw Aguilar run to his buggy.
which was standing near some trees,
Jump in and drive rapidly down Kuhrts
street. Shortly afterwards five deputy
sheriffs were in pursuit, but up to
O'Clock this morning the brute had not
been captured.
THE GIRL NEGLECTED..
1t was some time before the burned
girl was attended by physician. One