Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-09-27
Young and Pretty School Teacher Is
Waylaid atthe Outskirts of Santa Fe
and Subjected to Indignities
WHEN FOUND THE VC7IM WAS BRUISED FROM HEAD TOF0O7
Failing in His Beasty Purpose The AssaiIant Shot His
Prey in The Back of The Neck
Inflcting Fatal Wound

Yesterday morning all OF Santa te
was horribly shocked to learn of the
perpetration of a crime as brutal anC
atrCcious as has ever been recorded
in the criminal annals of any civilized
community. The revolving act was
committed within two miles of the
heart of the city and in all probabili
ty occurred several days before the
discovery was made.
Found BY Martinez Boys.
AT about seven o'clock Sunday
morning Mrs. Matias Martinez who
lives on Canon road this side of the
large reservoir, in going out in the
yard to get some water observed the
figure Of girl in the Arroyo Polay
The girl was STOPPING over a small
stream of water attempting to scoop
up some water in her hands. Sudden
ly she toppled over and lay still. AT
this Mrs. Martinez called her two
boys who rushed to the side of the
girl and carried her into the house
where she was given a cup of coffee
The clothing of the girl was badly
torn, in parts almost to shreds, and
blood bespattered her face and some
of her clothing.
The city marshal was at once noti-
fed and the girl was taken to St.
Vincent's Sanitarium where DR.. ]. B.
Sloan was called.
Miss Gertrude Montgomery.
1t was discovered that an attempt
had been made by some unknown
party, criminally assaulted the girl
after which the fend shot her through
the back of the neck.
superintendent ]. V. Conway OF
the public schools who, came to the
bedside of the girl, identified her as
Miss Gertrude Montgomery, who had
come to Santa Fe last July to secure
position as school teacher.
During August she attended the
teachers institute, obtained a teach
er's certificate and was awaiting a
chance to secure a position.
Upon being brought to the hospital
the girl was given every possible at
tention by Dr. Sloan and the Sisters
of Charity. Bruised from head to
foot the young woman's tongue was
paralyzed from the effects of the bul-
let that penetrated near the root of
her tongue, preventing her from ut
tering any ineligible sound. Her
left eye and her right arm were also
paralyzed.
Conscious Part of Time.
Up to seven o'clock last night she
was conscious and was able to re-
spond to questions by nodding her
head yes or no. Through the night,
and this morning at five O'Clock died.
An examination made by Dr. Sloan
disclosed the fact that her assailant
had failed in his original purpose and
that probably enraged at his failure
made use of the revolver, a thirty-two
caliber.
The bullet penetrated the back of
the neck near the right side. passing
passing through the neck near the
base of the tongue and embedding it.
self on the left side below the ear.
Arrests Made.
Upon being notified, Captain Fred
Fornoff of the mounted police, set out
with a party of men, including Sher-
iff Charles Closson, going to the
place where the girl was found Here
a search was made and later three
convicts, members of gang that had
been at work on the Scenic Highway,
were placed under arrest, it being sus-
picioned that one of them was the
assailant. Judging from responses
made by the girl to a New Mexican
representative yesterday afternoon,
the officers are very likely on the
right track. The men arrested are
They are Gunderman, sent
enced fer eighteen months from Daw-
son, ColfaX county, for assault, Thorn
as Dauer, sentenced for two years
from Eddy county for cattle stealing
and Pas Otero y Chavez, twenty
year old boy, sentenced for life from
Lincoln county for murder The men
nave been put through the third de-
gree but so far no confession has been
made but the statements of each diff
Ter and the officers expect confes-
sion at almost any time. One of them
when examined by DIR. Sloan had a
of black and blue bruises on
his shoulders and arms indicating
that he had been engaged in a strug,
gle with some one. The man how
ever, asserted that on last Saturday
ne had engaged in friendly wrest-
ling match with companion, this
causing the marks. The doctor, how
ever, believes that the bruises were