CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1903-11-05

which will. awaken memories ntnunR
some Of the older of our readers OF
these thrilling. tragic epochs in the
cit, Is history.
The first lynching that occurred here
when two MSxicans were hanged. one
from protruding beam from the house
at the northeast corner OF Sixth street
and Rndd avenue, and the other from
convenient limb OF a cottonwood rec
In South Canon. a short distance south
west OF where David Robson now lives.
They were the confessed murderers OF
Abraham Newman. WIN Was killed near
Rasita, (which was in this county at
that time, by two Mexicsns who crush
ed his skuiI with stones while asleep
for the purpose of robbery.
Newman came here from the west
coast in the summer OF 1915 with lot
OF pinto ponies which he intended to
dispose Of at such prices as be could
/ get for them. shortly after coming
here he established \ corral mile or
50 up Grape c7eek canon, feeding his
horses ON the pastursge which grew
along that stream. He employed .
Mexican TO assist in herding them. but
the range was not very good apd rhe
latter told Newman that he knew OF a
box canon over in the Wet Mountain
valley which could b.. fenced with very
little trouble and that the horses could
t< kept there the next winter withoat
much expense as the pasture was good
and hay comparatively cheap.
After ,nsidera BILE persuasion New
man decided to act on the advice, and
came Ia Canon City and hired horse
and wagon to make the trip putting
his saddle horse into complete the team
The Mexican Was taken along to locate
the canon he had described, ard few
miles out OF town q countrymnn of the
latter was picked up. making thrre IN
the party. They rested for while on
reaching Rosits and left that place by
way OF the Antelope creek road, camp.
ing for the night near Cowles 4 Franks
ranch. Observing their camp fire Mr..
1 Frank made them a visit. and largely
through his instrumentality the guilt
OF the murderers was established.
Newman was never seen alive after
that night, and probably never would
have been thought Of again II the pres
enc- of flocks of ravens about three
weeks lrter had not caused the people
at the ranch To investigate with view
Of finding whether anything was
dead in the neighborhood. Under
lot OF driftwood near where
the camp had been the body of New
man in an advanced state OF decompo
sition, was discovered with his skull
crushed. Suspicion was at once di-
rected to the two Nexicans and steps
taken to find them II possible.
| After several weeks search the
team and wagon Was located in Huerf-
ano county, where they had been sold
shortly after the crime had been COM
mitted. One Of tn. Mexicans was ar
rested in this city and the other one At
Pueblo and was brought here and
lodged In jail. They were allowed =
few drinks OF whiskey. and, il is said,
they confessed their crime while under
the infl, ence Of the liquor they had
imbibed. Their acknowledged WAS
their updo;ny and tb., nigbt the,
were taken from the jail and hanged
wi,hon, .nv edo on the mart Of the
lvncher,.
A hand of f..r,~s. man xisi,ed the
i.il. which v.s on Fir.t street. near
m. biq ditch. At thai time. and sms.h.
.a IN the door x;tb ,.e, and .ledyr