Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-07-14

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D~ss sesr aewe sssstes.
On July Ia man pcovly clad. and Who
nigh, b- termed y tramp. walked Into
Rowe from the south He arrived there
al,out ! 4 o'clock. and went IN one of the
stores aud purchased a pair IL sho-s Tie
could talk neither English nor Spanish,
having ~ make signs for whs, he wspt-d
After purchasing what he wanted. he
paid Tor the same. and In doing 90 he en-.
hibit-d many silver anil copper coins A.
the time he was In the al =. there was .
crowd u people from d,f.rnt parts Of
the country.
the raj ros,i track towards Las Vegas.
stopping ., Pa. ari'o ~ get something to
eat.
when be- LEI, pajar,ip he again took the
track, and was not seen again until he
was found dead the nes, day, about 10
o'clock, 10y one B-nignn Bl.A. from Han
jose, who was coming Ia Rowe. lmme-
diately on hin arrival at Rowe. b. noti-
R"i the justice IL the peace, Chss, Ga
bahion. who at once summoned q cor
ouer'u jury aud drive To the place. ABOUT
half way between Rowe aud Fulton.
where they found the deal boiy.
Tie vas lying On his face. his pockets
turned inside out, the back ~ his head
split open by having been hi, with rocks.
when he was turned over. his FAC. Was
In most horrible condition. from b.ing
mashed by rocks. HE pipe was found
also, y stick, that he walked with, a tin
bucket, with Que or two ginger snaps
his la, was lying close IN him Drops
of bloOl on the ground showed that he
was On th. rack when irnt hit, aud was
then carried up the bank 10 where he
was found The body was put intn q
wagon and taken Ia Rowe. wher. the
jury examined IT, Amer the blSi was
washed from the head, II was found thu,
II had n bullet hole, the bullet passing In
under the lei, ear aud coming out st the
RICH, eye.
There was found ON his clothes ~ 80
in silver. which the mur,ierers din mol
lind. The jury rendered. their v.r,iic,
that the man came n his death by being
hit over the h. nj with rocks and having
been shot through th. head by unkno~ n
parties.
Putting everything together. writes An
Optic correspondent. II must have &C.
Cured in this way: After leaving Pajar.
, in, he walked until he got tired ana ma,
down 10 rest, when the murderer or MUIR
dsrers came up to him ami hi, him over
the head with pinon stick. twice. a. tbs
stick was in three pieces. when he fell
To the groan,l, he Was struck on the head
, with rock, which Was found near him
lie was then carried up the bank aud
lAid down. when they shot him through
: the heal with a. Winchester rife. lie
J WAS again flied and carried about i've
fee, further and thrown IL the ground,
with his face downward, and beatcu over
the back Of the head with a lArg. stone,
which was found close 10 his head, GOV.
erred with blood and hair. His pockets
we're then searched for what little change
: they could find also, the shoes he had
i"ugh,. were gone. The murirr.rs then
Heal
All this occurred about two o'clock 10
the afternoon. close to the railroad track
also. in proximity To the wagon road.
with people passing nearly all the time.
All those who saw the body declare
|, the most brutal murder they ever heard
! Of
The body was given decent burial by
the coroner's jury Las Vegas Optic.