Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-16

Lussa Arohsleta y Mnree Sfost Foally
Murdered In Her Own Home
by y Drunken Negro. y


Within almost q stones throw, of old
towns Jail, court house and cathedral, one
OF the most CHASTITY murders 10 the history
OF Las Vegas, was committed last night.
The name of the man who L. accused OF
the deed Il Anderson Taylor, colored, who
for many months past has been q "hanger
on" about the public resorts Of this city.
The victim Isl Mexican womao, called
Luisa Archulsta y Mares, about 3c years
old, the wife Of Chano Mares.
Taylor's reputation about town was not
OF the best; respectable citizens Of his "
color avoided him, but he made many ac-
quaintancss among the lower, classes, Of
whom the victim was one. .
At the coroner's inquest, held THE after
noon, In which Chano Mares was the chief
witness examined, the following stsry Of
the crime was ELECTED. Mares claims to be
the husband of the dead woman; that last
night, about 10 O'Clock, Taylor called on
them n an intoxicated condition; during
his visit he imbibsd frequently and by u
O'Clock was violently drunk. About this
time, be demanded Of the woman a lot Of
| clothes which he had previously left with
her to be washed, but she would NOT
deliver them until they were paid for.
| Evidently this refusal aroused his de-
graded passions, for he at once proceeded
10 assault both husband m wife. The
man Mares acted the contemplate COW
ard, for he made his escape aud never re.
turned until no raw Taylor leave the
house. When Mares rs-entersd the house
he found his alleged wife ia . dying con.
| dltIon, but she told him that Taylor had
| tried to assault her and In her attempt &c
protect herself, he had s~trangled her.
| Evidently Taylor did not realize the
| atrociousness of his crime, for be returned
while Mares was trying to lift the body In
to a bed. and again demanded admittance.
This time the door was locked, and after
several unsuccessful kicks at the door,
Taylor retired. Mares, on the witnesi
stand, swears it wal at this moment thai
his wife expired. When daylight appeared
the husband set out to look for an officer, and
Augustin Delgsdo, the deputy, was i'm
| mediately notified and started on the muir
derer's trail. It did not take him long te
find Taylor In his place Of hiding, hia
hands, face and clothing being covered
! with blood.
To Delgado the prisoner told several CON
Trajectory tales, but could not account for
the bloody condition of his clothes and hs
finally refused to commit himself.
Mares states that the woman bled pro-
fusely from the mouth and nose, and this
accounts for the blood that was found on
Taylor's clothes. < n
There seems to exist no doubt as to the
certainty OF Taylor and the murderer be-
ing one and the same person. The prison.
er is now in Jail and is being closely
watched. AS yet his demeanor shows no
evidence OF repentance, the jailer being Of
the opinion that his mind IS not yet In a
condition to realize the nature Of his crime.
Judge E. v. Long, prosecuting attorney,
called the coroner's jury to assemble at..2
o'clock, but tue length Of the testimony
will extend the inquest until late In the
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