Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-09-27

day.
Blood Hounds on Trail.
This afternoon Captain Fornoff
accompanied by a large body of men
and by the penitentiary bloodhounds
again visited the neighborhood where
the assault took place He is still at
work on the matter and certain clues
are being followed up.
The assault is supposed to have
occurred on last Tuesday the day on
which the girl was last seen. On
that day she started to Mrs. W. II.
Kennedy of MonteZuma avenue, at
whose home she rcomed that she
was going to the postoffice to see if
there was not letter for her offer
ing her a position as a school teach
en- She said that in case she re-
ceived the letter she might not re-
turn to the Kennedy residence until
the end of the week. When she did
not come back Mrs. Kennedy sup
posed that she had received a letter
and had gone to accept a position.
Hence no alarm was felt and no
search was made for her.
Went in Search of Position.
How Miss Montgomery came to
go where she did is still a matter
of mystery. 1t was known that she
had several offers from outside to
teach school, one offer being from
Bent, Otero county. AS the girl did
not accept the offers it was thought
that she was probably short of mon
ey and unable to get away. although
she herself made no such statement.
A number of persons who knew her
state that at times she appeared wor-
ried and respondent at not being able
to secure position.
1t is understood that she learned
that there might be a possible vacan
cy in the school just outside of town,
near the place where she was assault
ed. 1t is presumed that she started
out on Tuesday for the school and
then went in search of Higenio Mar
tinez, director of the school. Not
finding his residence it is presumed
that she accosted one of a gang of
convicts who We're working on the
road, and inquired for Martinezs
place. 1t is then supposed that one
of the men agreed to show her the
way but instead led her to a cabin
frequented by three of the men and
at this place attempted to assault her
with the result of murder
The men who occupied the cabin are
the three under arrest Being TRUSTEES
they were not under guard
1t may be that this is the true solu-
tion and that the girl was kept in
the cabin prisoner until Sunday
morning when found in the arroyo.
On the other hand it may be that she
was assaulted and then wandered
about through the foothills in a dazed
condition until found. In any event
that she was subjected to fearful ex-
posure and suffered from hunger and
thirst as well as from her awful
wounds, is beyond any question of
doubt as her condition showed.
Answered Questions of Reporter.
Yesterday afternoon representa-
tive of the New Mexican called at
the hospital and in the presence of
the Sisters questioned the girl who
responded with mods of her head. She
was at the time perfectly conscious
and answered the questions in man
ner that indicated rnquestionably
that she understood. She further APP
peared anxious to answer the ques-
tions and at times made pitieous eff
forts to talk
According to the answers received
she had started out on last Tuesday
in search of position and was on her
way to the school located on the edge
of town. She was assaulted near the
school house and by an American.
The man was big man with smooth
face and did not wear a large hat.
When asked if any one saw the man
who shot her she nodded her head
yes. Asked if they had attempted to
help her. she shook her head no. She
did not know the man and thought him
to be stranger in Santa Fe. Judg
ing from the answers she gave it would
appear almost certain that her assail-
ant was one of the gang of convicts at
work on the road and that other mem
bers OF the gang witnessed the assault.
Born in California.
Miss Montgomery was born in Cali
fornia and was a graduate of the
Nachez Female College in 1894, where
Tor two years she was a teacher. She
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