La Junta tribune., 1900-01-10
nvapes MOST FOUL.
william Baden Murdered at Timpss
Last Tvssdsy Might've Msxi-
cans Under Arrest.

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about 26 years OF age, was muir
dered last Tuesday nigh, at Tim
pas, about fifteen miles west of La
Junta, and his body thrown into an
unused we'll. Two Mexicans, Ra-
milo Durgula and Julian Sandoval.
are in the county jail, charged with
being implicated in the affair, and
third man, also Mexican, who
disappeared the night OF the muir
der, is under suspicion, bu, is still
at large.
The las, time Baden was seen alive
was last Tuesday night, when he
told friend at Timpas that he in
tended to go to Mexico. and would
probably make train out that
night. That was the last time he
was seen until his dead body was
| fished ou, OF the unused well Mon
day morning. He was probably
murdered with an axe as there is a
deep wound on top OF his head and
another extends from his left ear
across his cheek. After the mur.
der his body was thrown into the
well, and nothing but the sus-
picous actions of Julian Sandoval
brought the TACT to light that a
crime had been committed, as it
was supposed Baden had made his
way out on freight train as he
said he.intended to.
Baden was put off atrain at Tim
pas Tuesday morning and was
about the station all day. He ex-
h,bited roll OF bills to several
persons, and counted it in the
presence OF two sons OF William
Duncan. The roll contained sfo3.
Baden was repeatedly cautioned
not to make display OF his money
in the presence OF strangers. Th.
last seen of him vas about S:3o
O'Clock Tuesday, and 1t WAS not
until Saturday evening that
there was any suspicion OF muir
der having been committed. Two
young girls discovered blood on
the well curb. and Immediately af-
ter they left the well Julian Sando-
val was seen there cutting away
the blood stained wood with a dag
ger. An investigation followed,
and graphing hook dropped into
the well brought to light the dead
body Of Baden.
u Sheriff Barr was summoned Mon
J day morning and after learning the
facts arrested Durgula and Sando-
, val and brought them to La unta
on No. 4. A coroncr's inquest
was held in the county court room
in the afternoon, conducted by
Coroner Sigman and +. X. Hof
mire. The inquest revealed the
fact that Sandoval displayed two
$40 bills on Wednesday, which he
claimed had been sent to him by a
friend in Mexico. A few days be-
fore he was without funds and had
to borrow money to pay a freight
bill. His suspicious actions at the
we'll and the fact OF his having the
money, which was of the same de-
nomination as that displayed by
Baden, is almost conclusive evil
dence Of his guilt. There being
no direct evidence against the ac-
cused, the coroner's jury brought
in verdict that the deceased came
to his death at the hands of parties
unknown.
| The dead man was quite we'll
known in La unta, having worked
on ranches about town for the past
three years. He was industrious
and saved his money. He had un-
til:quite recently been working for
William Shell, OF Fairmount. On
the Thursday night preceding the
murder he deposited 500 at Foley's
saloon for safe keeping, part Of
the same money for which he was
murdered. The preliminary ex-
animation will probably not be
held until some time next week.