Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-03-05
CRIME m MORA VALLEY


An Optic correspondent writing
rom Weber under uato OF February
20. sage:
one of the most hein0us OF crimes .
waa committed In tnis valley today .
Jose GuillCrmo Paiz. one OF our most .
peacoabio citizens. without a known .
rurmy. was the victim. n possibly I.
was aDout 4 o'clock y. M, when he +.
lo.t hs home on foot 10 20 TO the low /
cr oni OF his farm after some tools .
that had been Lest on a new ditch .
He saw some huroa that had crcpt F.
under tho wlro into the fence and F.
started after them 90 drive them
away lie drove them about half a |
milo away and turned hacK nome. Az
no felt tired he sat down on the bank
OF an arroyo and rolled a cigarette lie
claims uo had seen nobody. either on
foot or horseback. in that noighbor.
hood previous 10 sitting down except.
ing some frclEhtcrs with lumber on
me highway wnCn he sat down 90
take rest when uneXpectooiy he
was caught by the collar and at the
same time WHO opIihota were hurled
A. him Ho was ha.. choked. An
be- remembers 10 that he heard three
different voices and saw one OF the
men, but hls face was covered by
handkerchief Tie felt a terrible paln
In the spine and lost consciousness.
When be recovered his senses he
could hardly move a limb he was
about thfgc-Quaftora OF a mile from
home and the sun was going down
IN such q prodlcamont by using an
hla efforts ho stood Up and AFTER
many minutes began 10 walk home.
Hla clothing was IN Ehreds. rae VISA
where only accidental help could have
been given 10 him Hut Try and try,
ne he dld sometimes. he would fan and
faint with over eaeruon; thon would
continue his way am he reached sight
n hts home Ills wife saw him com.
Inc nome. bat never a thought passed
her mind that HE lite was in danger.
She was about nor kitchen duties.
preparing supper. whom his eldest
daughter said Papa is motonlng;
something has happened % hint"
Tho mother rushed out The father
tainted They tliod their beE, 20 bring
hIm home Word was rcnt 10 an the
uclrhh0r that something had hap.
pcnod. Nobody knew the fact. hut an
won't Soon the house was hliod. az.
cry ono 8ympathlyluE The doctor
was sent for. but was not found at
home the man was On terrible
agony no one could offer any modi.
cal help. Tue black hearted villain
had driven rock into the mans
body. and that was the cause OF his
suffering The man cried, be prayed;
every few minutes he tainted away,
Those that were '- the room we're
awe stricken. No one could even TIM
arIno OF such a dastardly act.
The rock was removed, but the man
had very little use OF HE legs He 10
suffering terribly yet There are Hcue
hopes Tor his recovery. but no sac
can foretoll til the uootor gets here
No ono has seen the brute criminals
no one knows who they are or where
they went. but woe betlde them n
,hey are caught Parties are out 90.
nlsht on a silent hunt but no one ex-
poets 20 come upon them tonight
Mr. Paiz 20 the father OF twelve
children an ranging from 10 "a
years. ITO Is a hard working man,
with scarcely anything laid up Tor a
rainy day. he 10 a good nelghhor,
honest ana law abiding This unfortu.
nate AFFAIR win cause a good deal OF
suffering % the poor family, but We
hope the good people win an extend
them a helpIng hand and provide ior
tho welfare OF this poor and sad fam
lly
An be- particulars oi the outrage
cannot DO told Mr. palz was sub.
. ioctod 90 lndlgnlues equal 20 any ever
pefpoiratod by tho bloodthraly saw.
ages. no punishment can be- too 90.
we're i0r tho wllaiuoua brutoa who 90
shamofully maltreatod. Mr. Palz a
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