The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-12

supper, Don Garcia was strolling up and
down the spacious lawns of the villa
amusing himself, as was his custom.
by firing at the big bats which futtered
abont in the dusk. Suddenly a woman 5
shrek. loud and long, like that of a per-
son in a mortal agony of terror, rose
from the depths of the flower garden
adjoining the villa, which was about
hundred yards away from where the
don was standing. The don lowered his
pistol in CONSERVATION. As he did so a
second shrek. less loud but equally as
thrilling, burst out upon the sylvan sill
elces of the hills. The blood fairly cur
died in Don Garcia's veins. With his
cooked pistol in hand, he dashed mad
~ toward the villa. He got there just
in time to join the greater part of the
numerous household, who were rushing
with one accord Dell-mell into the gar
dem After some search amid the ram
bling and romantic paths, they came
upon the corpse of the sister of Don
Garcia lying just beneath a mammoth
rose bush. About Il dozen feet farther
ON they found a second dead body, which
was that of the niece of Senora Fonseca.
The two girls, who were both young and
lovely. had been strangled to death by
some foul but powerful hand. No other
traces of violence could be found on their
persons. The murderer must have had
enormous strength, for the necks of both
of the victims were found to be actually
broken. The size and shape of some
finger prints which were found on the
fair white threats led the mortified wit
nesses to believe that no human hand
had done the deed The household
quickly armed to the teeth, and rigid
search was instituted for the assassin
in every part Of the premises and the
surrounding country.
NO CLUE TO THE ASSASSIN.
''The search was vain. No trace Of
the evil-doer was ever found. The all-
thorship of the outrage, however. was
attributed to a certain notorious bandit
by the name of Juan Lobo, who had
been marrying the country within ten
miles or so of the Villa Fonseca about
six months before. The fact that there
had clearly been no attempt at robbery
was puzZling to many, for some costly
jewelry which the murdered maidens
wore had been left intact. Juan I1obo,
however, was capable of doing anything
just to appease his hatred of the rich
Spanish element, and the deed was cred
tied as one of his foul caprices, in spite
of the murmurs of the natives, who hint
ed that a demon had broken loose in the
land.
'The glief-stricken household of the
villa were prevented from returning to
the city by the serious illness of the
who had taken to her bed, de-
claring that her death was upon her
Scarcely had few weeks gone by when
the public. were startled by the news of
Il fresh crime at the villa The aged
sonora had been found murdered in her
bed. She had been strangled like the
ether women. No trace of the assassin
could be found and no motive but the
former one could be assigned for the
deed; that is 10 say, hatred of the Span
ish nab0bs.
This time the whole country was in a
ferment To add to the nproar. Juan
Lobo stopped a treasure-train belonging
to the Government. near Guadalajara,
and made away with the entire spoils
This was day or so after the murder
Of Sonora Fonseca, and the presence Of
The bandit in the vicinity credited him
with the commission of both misdeeds
Don Garcia rode post-haste TO the
city after the officers of the law, and
was just in time to join a detachment
# Dragons which had been ordered out
after Lobo. The chase however, was
for the bandit had made good
his escape to the northern mountains.
Don Garc.a was compelled to give up
his plans for a dire vengeance on Lobo
for the time being. Utterly broken by
MS terrible griefs, he closed up the villa
1t once and sought relief in d journey to
Spain, where he remained year
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