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

dorod Tor her mony. Sac was knows
Co have a large amount in her posses.
sion last evening and when her room
was searched this morning. nothing OF
yamo was found. the thief supposedly
carrying everything ln sight away
About 8 O'Clock last evening MIRA
Boone purchased 80 cents worth OF
beer az a saloon near where she lived
and displayed four $50 gold pieces and
some grConnaCks
on zoe goth Of last month she re-.
celvcd s7i from one John Hay. for
chickens and previous 20 that she
had sold n0mo real estate. and Il ls
known positively that che had az least
tlUv last night
Although she occupies a room in the
house owned By the Nicolas Sanchez
cs alc. one story brick and adobe
tenement house. occupied by 90 least
halt a dozen different families. bui one
person out of tuat some forty or nuy
people remembers hearing any noise
in her apartment last night
hls woman was the widow oft Nico.
las Sanchez. who was murdered about
eloyon years $50 in The same house.
/ She said that she heard a noise in
Mrs. Boonos apartment about N
Ioclock last Might but Thought
nothing of 10 until this morning when
Mrs Boone was aot zap OF hor usual
/ hour.
Nra sanchez told a native shoe.
maker. who also occupies room 10
.hg house. and be in turn told Deputy
sheriff Vicente Arwii0
The ohastiy Discovery,
Deputy sheriff Armlio found the
door TO Mrs Boouos room. which
faces on the alley locked and the
blinds pulled down a key was soon
produced by a ueiEnhor that turned
DO lock- when Armuo opened tho
door a terrible stencil flied the room.
in the Oar corner clothed only in
scany raImont lying PROSTATE on a
/ poorly cushioned cot was tho dead
body of che aged woEan Ono foot
rested on the floor aud a pillow Gov
cred tho rhautly face. There was no
evidence 90 struggle. tut the wall
and bed clothing was covered with
.ood that had splauorod with the
blows that were rainod on the old wo.
mans head. Her gray nalrs we're tan
sled and clottcd with blood. There
wore three places on the lJfl side OF
! me head whore some heavy instru
ment had descended.
IN tho room was an old bureau. q
few ola chairs. the COT made OF bed
/ springs laid on boxes. a pile OF wood
/ q large number OF mouse plants and
1 cook stove that was much tho wors,
Tor wear.
The furniture WAS disordercd some
hut not 20 any particular extent On
the stove was a tangled lock OF gray
hair. which undoubtedly mo ASSASSIN
wiped from bic weapon az be- loft The
house.
The Officers Find Clue.
A coroncrs jury was summoned
and viewed thc premises and tho body
was removed 90 A. Borders undCrtak
Ing establishment
sheriff llubbcli Under Sheriff New
conner and Constable James Smith
were on the premises soon aftcr On,
/ murder was discovered and immedi
lately found clues that. although mol
iehnite, oonhne the persons guilty 3,
a radius not very vide
on making a search OF the surround
Ings. tho murdered woman'a faisl
tooth. both upper and lower. ana {
sung shot Of a piece OF copper cover
"a with oil cloth. such az d used ab0u
he railroad shops were found 10 Z
water closet on the alley directly baci
~ the house where The murder wal
committed.
In a room occupied BY Jose Truiill,
and wife. just next door 20 the room
occupied by Mrs. Boone. was ale,
found a quantity OF oil cloth exactly
like that which waa used In making
tho slung shot, and there IL blood OF
the door casing OF the Trujillo room
Tne officers thought this sufhclenf
evidence to warrant the arrest OF n,
/ Truilllo family The woman was I'm
mediately taken In charge and Tru
/ illlo. who works on the section be
tween Alameda and the city, was ar
rested late this afternoon by Consts
bio Smith and placed In JAN
Mrs Boone was more widely know
about the city hy the name OF Mrs
Dalton u seems that her first hus
hand died or else she and Mr. DaltoI
separated. and 10 recent years. "a
Tardless OF her advanced age ahu
married a second time A letter foun,
In her room would indicate that he
la8t husband, A. l.. Boone. is now re
siding DO ~ Paso
A Corrocflou.