Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-08-11
WARRANT OUT FOR FATHER
MARIA FlGUERoA ALLEGES TO-
MAS FLORES WAS FATHER
OF INFANT
MURDER PROBABLE CHARGE
DEPUTY SHERIFF ENRIQUE SENA
GOES IN SEARCH OF MISS
ING YOUNG MAN

Late yesterday evening death end.
ed the brief existence of the baby girl
found Wednesday night on the doorstep
OF Geraldo Flores home on the West
side. Maria Figueroa, young wo-
man 25 years of age, has confessed to
Sheriff Secundino Romero that she
is the mother of the child. She told
the sheriff also that Tomas Flores, son
OF the man at whose house the baby
was discovered, is the father of the
infant. The girl was placed under ar
rest today. She and young Flores
probably will be arraigned in a Justice
court on charge of murder. A war
rant was issued for the young man to-
day but he could not be found in Las
Vegas. He is thought to have gone
to rancn southwest of the city. Dep
uty Sheriff Enrique Sena left at noon
for the ranch and young Flores prob
ably will be lodged in the county jail
before nightfall.
A young man named Abenicio Gal
legos was arrested this morning,
charged with completely in the aban-
doning of the baby. He confessed to
deputy sheriffs that he went with the
Figueroa girl on Wednesday night to
the home of Geraldo Flores, where
they left the child.
Maria Figueroa told Sheriff Romero
this morning that young Flores prom
ised to marry her. Upon the birth of
her child, which occurred fifteen days
ago, he refused to carry out his agree
ment. She says that she was unable
to support the child and told young
Flores he would have to assist her.
1t was then, according to the girls
story, that Flores suggested she wrap
the baby up in shawl, place it in
basket or a box and leave 1t on his
fathers doorstep. This plan, the girl
says, Flores insisted was the best
way out of a bothersome situation.
The girl says she carried out young
Flores directions.
A pathetic feature of the affair and
one that demonstrates the instinct OF
motherly love is as strong in many
instances for illegitimate children as
those born in wedlock, is the fact that
the Figueroa girl chirstened her child
soon after birth, fearing it might die
before such ceremony could be per
formed by a priest. She named the
little one Maria Flores.
The cause of the death of the child
was probably the exposure 1t received
while lying outside the Flores home
Wednesday night, and the lack oi
proper food. The Figueroa girl is pret
ty. She says she came here about
three years ago from her native home
Estado Michoacan, Los Reyes, Mex
She says her mother has been living
with her, the two occupying rooms II
the brick building at the corner o
Twelfth and National.
Considerable of the credit for th'
unraveling of the mystery of the aban
doned child is due to Amador Ulibar
ri, marshal of the Town of Las Vegas
Mr.. Ulibarri secured some clews whicl
led to the arrest of the mother an
otherwise assisted Sheriff Romero.
A criminal charge was preferre
against the Figueroa girl and Toma
Flores this morning in the court 9
Justice Pablo Vigil. Geraldo Flores
It is understood, have brought charge
against the girl in the court of Justic
Felipe Baca Y Garcia. This charge
said to be abandonment. The cas-
has caused considerable. talk anon
the residents of the West side.
s.. A coroner's inquest held today
the court of Justice Felipe Baca
Garcia resulted in the returning of
verdict by the Jury to the effect tbs
the death of the baby was due to th
neglect and abandonment of the chill