Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-12
MRS. McD0NALD'S MURDER.
Later Story Of the Crime = Obituary and Flu
neral Notes.
Colonia,. Pacheco
chihuahua. Mexico.
February 2s, 1898.

February 2s, 1898.
To the Editor.
The quiet of our mountain home has
once more been seriously disturbed by
the murder OF Mrs. AgiI,s A. Macdon-
aid at Colonin Garcia, ON the night of
Wednesday the 23rd inst. While on
my way home from the conference held
at Colonla Juarez, / met my SON. Eyer
ton. bearing the express and sad news
what had transplred, and although la
boring under n severe cold ] felt i'm
PEELED to go on to Garcia and learn
more fully the faots of the case, as
from my long acquaintance with Broth
er Macdonald and his family my ankle
ty and sympathy turned toward them
on reaching Colonia Garcia, which Is
some ten miles south Of this place, we
learned that robbery was the prime
motive which led to the murder of a
good and faithful sister. as she kept
small store and was supposed to have
money In the house. The chief person
suspected appeared to be familiar about
the place. as he go the axe and burst
in the lower sash of the north window,
dropping the axe inside of the house and
made for the bed. as no doubt Sister
Agnes was aroused by the shock, and,
rising on the side where 81 gun and
ammunition hung on the wall, as II
rising to reach for it, she was thrown
back, grappeled by the throat and
partly smothered by the bedding, but
not cut or mutilated, as has been re-
ported.
The suspected person is a Mexican,
who had been employed there last No
vember and has since worked on the
sawmill near by. The ROBBERY appeared
to have been planned some time prcvi-
Gus, and the absence of Brother Mac
donald Mt El Paso, Texas, assisting
families to come into the country, also
her son James's absence at conference,
furnished the opportunity, as she was
alone In the house. The robber got
about 800 in cash. $50 of which was
Relief Society money, beside some
merchandise.
After the murder and robbery they
went back on the road towards Casors
Grandes and stole horse belonging
TO MIR. Pease, who was hauling lumber
taking the hobbies OF the horse and
leaving them on the ground.
Brother Pease met us short
~ before meeting my son. in
quiring for his lost animal.
Agnes ovid Macdonald was born In
Glasgow. Lanarkshire, Scotland, Sept.
Sth, 1888, and baptized into the Church
at Edingurgh when very young and
emigrated to Utah about 1860. She af-
forwards lived in Provo and was well
known in st. George, Utah. also at
AZ. $50 lily AiizoiId, llfluliy coming INTO
this country as a Pioneer. She was a
faithful worker in the cause, being at
the time of her death the presdnt of
the Relief Socity at Garcia; she also
kept the postoffice.
The funeral services wer held Friday,
the 10Th, at 10 a. M, and I must say |
never attended more peaceful and
solemn occasion. as much of the Spirit
of God rested upon the people present.
the attendance being general and many
good words of comfort impaired. After
singing the favorite hymn, "Oh, my
Father" prayer was offered by Brother
James Hun. The speakers We're Elders
Henry Lunt, Jens Jensen, Bent. ].
Johnson. Bishop George w. Hardy and
John II. Whetton, presiding Elder of
Garcia. God moves in mysterious
way was sung. and benediction was
pronounced by Elder John Kartchner.
We then repaired to the cemetery.
which is situated among the stately
towering pines, and after singing the
hymn. Farewell all earthly honors."
the dedlcatory prayer was offered by
H. Lunt.
omitted to mention singular cir.
cumstnnce that may lead to the identi-
" ana conviction of the murderers. This
is the foot prints or tracks on the
ground where the horse was stolen. in
dicating q pair of odd or misft o. X,
shoes, which Sister Agnes gave the
man last December, his partner wear
Ing pair of moccasins. They left
their poor. WORKOUT horse when they
took the large horse OF Brother Pease
and the brands on the horse left prove
II to belong to the same suspected par
ties. Very respectfully,
HENRY LUNT.