Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-05-06
VENGEANCE At LAST.
Mob at Los Lunas Hang Thrc,
Murderers.
Details Of the Grim work OF the Mob
Last Night.
MORE HAs3iNGs MAY FOLLOW.

For several years Valencia county has
been stained Sith crimes Of the blackest
hue, and murderers have escaped pun
ishment VITA impunity. During the
last few weeks a carnival OF crime nss
been In progress 10 the county, and
the little jail became crowded with red
handed murierers. Tn. people OF the
.nty became alarmed at the condition
OF affairs, and organized for vengeance.
Last night outraged justice claimed
three victims, and IL may be neceesary TO
follow up the good work To clear the
county Of :he gang Of cut. .throats WHO
have tsrrorEe>htbe people.
The folhwing sps.cial Telegram from
Los Lunas gives the particulars OF the
lynching:
Special TO Citissn.
Los Lunss May o. Los Lunas was
the scene OF great excitement to-day.
owing 20 her citizens being once more
called upon TO take the law into their
own hands.
Alarmed at the number of criminals
who OF late have gone unwhipped by
justice and feeling the insecurity OF wom.
en- and children under the existing pas
sion Tor blood, raid was made on the
county jail last night. and the dangling
oorpses OF three remaining murdsrers,
ne swung from limbs OF great cotton.
wood tree in cloee proximity To the pris.
on, tell the story OF the vengeance Of
the outraged public.
Within the past thirty days six men
have been arrested on the charge oi
murder committed in Valencia county
Celestipo Aragou and Isaac Vsrsla, im
plicated In the brutal murder Of Beatri1
Ars9on, q woman, aged ~ years, LIVING
at Psrslta, who was shamefully assault
ed before being strang.sd 10 death apd
thrown into q pool, were released from
Jail yesterday afternoon, and In less thar
an hour Julisno Chsves, the murderer oi
Eusebio Sais, was released under five
thousand dollars bond.
This left but three murdsrers in Gus
tody, Antonio Martinez. Antonio Joss
Barrsllss, aliAs Garcia, who rsped, raw
Ished and murdered Manuels Miereles
an old woman 90 years of ags, after hav
ing outraged and mutilated her person
in . manner wholly unfit for print, ant
Victoriano Aragon, the self confessed
murderer OF Bcatrz Aragon, who &C
cording 10 his confession made q fe1
days ago, was murdered by this man
his brother and IsaAc varelR. Their,
has been u disturbed feeling prevailing
FOR Two weeks, but the crisis wGs evi
deutly precipltated by the release OF tn,
three murderers.
Bstwseu twelve and one o'clock thi
morning q large body OF armed men %
orsis cd themselves about the jsil. Thre
approached the door OF the oour, houss
and calling Jesus Garcia, jal!or, told hin
that they were copstablss With prisoner
Suspsctiug nothing the jsilor opened tb
door, and Immediately was jumped upol
by .hres moo. all masked, and boun'
hand aud foot.
! Men sprang from every corner, aud Il
few ssconds st least hfty men arrived
Tue keys we're taken fron ths jailor, an
} he ives made 10 show tho way 10 the call
whore the murdsrers slept. The mo
drasQsd Martinez, Garcia and Arago
out beyond the corridor and out into th
strs~s and 10 great cotton wood near th
court houss where they we're hanged.
} The bodies were found this mornln
! hanging 70 the big cotton wood tree, q
. three handcuffed aud shackied. Mart
: neg and Aragon evidently died horrib
, deaths. Their tongues were protrudip
and the corpsss we're black aud blue
. the fsce, showing slow strsngulstIo'
, Bareilsa. alias Garcia, looked perfectI
. natural. His remains were turned ov'
Q 70 bis vita Mariners body was turns
. over 70 his sister. No one claimed u
= body OF Arsgon. Al the victims vel
b Young, Marines, the oldest, being sbo'
q years Of age. Bunsl Ia said 10 be .
fused In cemetery by the priest.
b There is no clue 10 identity The lyme
n ere.
v The oorousrs jury returned the fc
. loving verdict; "ws, the jury, hnd ID
d Antonio Martinez, Antonio Jose Barells
alias Garcia, and vietoriAno Aragon, 90
% tinsd in the county jail, Valencia oonn'
p ssrs taken from the jail by armed m'
d 70 us unknovu, and hanged by the ne'
D. 10 the limb Of . cottonwood tree, with
twenty 1--we yards vest OF the oou
houss In the town OF Los Lunaa' ooun
!. OF valsucia, about o'clock .. NJ, Mar
!, o, 1880, and that 10 consequences OF "a
:. hsugius, said Antooio Msrt'nss. Antor
Joss l3arsllss, aliAA uarciA, sad V,osoria
!. Arsgon, then and there died. The ju
:, further and tbst the parties 90 hang
" and killed vsrs committed without b
!. 70 the Vslssc,s county jsli charged vi
~ or,u. and murder, ssntsnosd 10 wait
70 tiou Of nsst grand jaFy. Ssptsmber ter
IN iso3. Of the district court Valen'
o oounty.
III y. Lazy. Il. N. Stockton, AptoI
DO Otsro, Dsnstsio vsllsxos and Bale
n Romero.
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