Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-01
ATROCIOUS MURDER
Lola Gallegos de Warn Found This
Morning Lying in Pool
of Blood.
HEAD HORRIBLY MUTILATED
Last Seen Alive Yesterday Evening About
7O'clock-Robbery the Possible Mo-
tive for the Deed-Verdict of
Ooroner's Jury.

One of the most cold blooded murders
that has ever shocked the nerves of the
people of Santa Fe, occurred during the
early part of last evening, at a point
half way between the Santa Fe railway
station and the %penitentiary grounds.
The victim was an inoffensive and
Woodworking woman, and the motive
of the murder seem to have been the
robbery of a little store of money which
it was believed she carried about her
person.
Lola Gallegos de Warn finished her
work at the home of Charles Wagner,
the San Francisco street merchant, where
she was employed as cook, about 7 O'Clock
last evening, and then started for her
little home, which is located just this
side of the penitentiary grounds. and
where she slept at nights, living there
alone. During the afternoon and even
ing at Mr.. Wagner's home she was in
an unusual good humor and bore her.
self as one would when in a happy ex-
pectation of meeting some one she cared
for. This morning Grover Novel, a
newsboy, found the dead body of the
woman lying in a pool of blood about 100
yards north of her home. He FASTENED
to the city and notified Deputy Sheriff
Huber. and the remains were removed
to Wagner's undertaking establishment.
The bloody work showed the hand of a
most inhumali monster, whoever he
might be. The head of the woman was
beaten almost in a pulp. the right side
of the head suffering most. Nine gaShes
were made, six wounds being made by
some sharp instrument like the wide end
of a pick. the weapon piercing her skull.
A wound over the eye and n on the
top of the head could have been made
with a more blunt instrument like the
troadsidc of the pick, a jagged rock or
stone. There was a cut on the right
hand. as if it had been thrown up tic
ward off and received Il blow intended
for her head.
Whether she met some II along the
road whom she knew and it was this
person who committed the horrible
crime. OF the murderer was entirely un
known to her. is q mystery that may OF
may not ever be solved. The theory
that the murderer knew the woman wei
and knew that she had money about her
seems the more plausible. Mrs. War;
or Gallegos, as she was better known
was between 40 and 45 years old.
The woman wasa full blooded Indian.
When Il child she was taken to raise by
Mrs. Candclaria Gallegos. with whom
she lived for a number of years. In
1894 she was married to a soldier by the
name of Warn, of the 10th infantry
which was stationed here at the time.
Shortly after Warns company vas re-
moved to the Indian Territory and the
pair were separated. She received one
letter from her husband about a veal
after his departure. Since that time the
woman was engaged by a number of well
known families here as a cook at various
times. She was known as an excellen'
cook and though she changed places
frequently could always find employ
ment. Mr.. Wagner and his wife were
well satisfied with the woman's work anC
say that she conducted herself witt
propriety while at their house.
Working steadily and being of a saw
ing disposition, she had acquired quite q
little money. This she was known to
have in a small sack tied around hel
person under her waist. No money was
on the woman when the body was
found. She had received some money
due her from Mr.. Wagner just before
she started for home. 1t was her pay
day but the amount was not large owing
to her having made some purchases dnr
ing the month.
An inquest was held over the remains
of the unfortunate woman at the scene
of the murder early this morning by {
c%oroner's jury e%mpaneled by Justice o
the Peace Bruno Romero. The jury in
cluded Ignacio Estrada, Jose Segura
Faustin Muniz, E~ncarnacion Sandoval
Luterio Aragon and Jesus Padillo. Thu
verdict rendered was that the woman
came to her death from wounds on thu
side of her head made by an unknown
instrument and inflicted by some un
known person or persons.
The funeral of the murdered woman
took place from the Guadalupe churcl
this afternoon.