Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-31
FIEAD INCARNATE.
clPUlANO BACA ACCOMPLISHED IT

Few arrests made in recent months
have given as much satisfaction to
the people of Albuquerque as that OF
the Navajo flend who ravished Miss
Mabel Colh- on the 10Th of Septem
Der, 1902. The lady was the estima.
Ole and highly esteemed field matron
for the Pueblos, and had been for sew.
eral years engaged in these labors,
making many friends among the In
dams as well as a host of them among
the white people OF the territory.
She was iourneying between the
villages OF Gina and Pajuate. wnen
this brute attacked her, assaulted her
twice, and lett her halt dead, with a
knife wound on her forehead In this
condition she was found by some
Pueblos and taken to a place oi safe
ty. Tie demon disappeared and for
more than a year was sought for in
vain.
Ralph Collins then superintendent
of the Albuquerque Indian school,
and brother OF the victim organized
several posses. The sherins OF sever
Al counties attempted TO locate and
capture him. but without result. Even
the Indian police searched diligently
| Cor him, and seacnea in vain. IL
seemed that one fiend incarEate had
escaped the vengeance OF God and
man. Miss Collins went to Washing.
/ ton. ID. c.. where she slowly recover.
/ ed part of her heath ana where
she was given a position in the Indian
bureau.
But though months had passed the
crime was not forgotten. On October
~. Sheriff Thomas Hubpell received
the following telegram from Chaves
N. NJ, by the way OF Grants:
N you want Indian that committed
rape near Laguna, come on No. to-
night, meet me at Baca, answer
quic. Signed: J. B Tientjen. 8 .. m"
Sheriff Hubbell Immediately order.
ed to that place Deputy Sheriff Clip
riano Bsca. with instructions not TO
no expense necessary to his capture.
Mr.. Bacs left that nlsnt and at Baca
station was met by George Johnson
with a horse, who conducted the dep
uty sheriff to the Hetjen ranch, six
miles northwest. From here they
went to Chadick's ranch. a mile and
a half further. Mr.. Tietjen and one
OF his Navajo herders had joined the
party. Al the Chadick place, Consta-
Ole John Magiller and Mr.. ChadIck
joined the posse, maAing the number
Ave white men and the Navajo.
Mr.. T1etjen stated that the Indian
had gone to one OF his herds. roped a
calf, killed and skinned II, and car
ried away the carcas, threatening the
two herders in whose presence the
deed was committed, that II they be-
trayed him he would kill them. Mr..
Tientjen also said that for some time
the man had terrorized the surround
ing country, stealing and killing stock
at his pleasure, but That no one had
been able to see him prior to the kill
ing of the calf. He frequently chang
ed his camp, selecting wild and mac
cessible places, where ne could moi
be followed on horseback, and where
few yards would lose him TO sight
amidst rocks and underbrusn.
At a. m. Oh Saturday, October "a
the party started Tor the indians
camp, distant about five miles north
OF Chadick's ranch, and about four
teen miles northeast OF Chaves. The
, Navajo herder was tneir unwilling
guide. When the pace was reached
.aree camps were iound within dis
lance of a mile and half. Thes,
camps consisted each OF a circle o.
brush, about twelve feet in diameter
and about four feet in height. having
no roof of any kind. and a small va
cant space for entrance.
, The frst camp was destroyed, A
the second was found an old squaw
whose husband was absent at Chayes
Before proceeding to the third, Mr.
Baca divided his forces. sending one
half to approach from one side while
bis half approached from the opposit,
direction. This was because the guild,
. informed him that there were but two
passes from this camp by which one
could escape on horseback. Ihus, i
he fed In this way from one party. h'
! would run into the hands OF the 9th
! or. But when Mr.. Bacas part Of thu
: posse came pretty close but cautious
Y ly to the third camp, II being thoI
just about daybreak, they saw tn,
D sluaw Of the rufiian approaching hi
, camp. So they made a sudden dash
and caught the Indian lying down
E covered over with blanket. Mr.. Ba
On pulled the BLANKET away and tn
3 Indian reached for his gun. a ~ Win
D chester. But II had been secured. MI
Baca brought the gun and the plentl
{ ful supply OF cartridges the indial
|, had. back TO this city.
VI A scufie ensued upon the pullinl
away of the BLANKET but three deter