Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-01-27
THREE MURDERS
REPORTED
One of a Young Woman Near
Pastura on the Eve of
Her Wedding
OTHER OF SPECIAL AGENT
Mounted Policemen A. A. Sena
and J. w. Collier Investigat-
ing Cases.

Mounted Policeman Apolonio A
Sena has been dispatched to Pastura,
Guadalupe county, to investigate the
death of Miss Nora Stuart, aged 20
years. who was found dead on the
Mesa d'Aragon, near Pastura, twelve
hours before the time set for her
wedding as reported in the New Mex
lean on last Tuesday. The death was
reported as suicide but now it devel-
ops that the girl was murdered. She
was to have been married to Antonio
Tapia at Vaughn. Two shots, from a
A caliber rifle pierced her breast
causing instant death. She was
found dead in the yard Of her home.
Her fance is prostrated. No reason
can be assigned for the deed.
Special Agent Murdered.
Mounted Policeman John w. Collier
proceeded today from Estancia to
Abo on the Belen cut off, where the
body of Special Agent I. X. Mcclure
of the Santa Fe railroad was found.
Mcclure had mysteriously disappear.
ed few days ago. He was aged
about 80 years and had a family at
Albuquerque. He had been with the
Santa Fe as a special agent for about
five years.
Choked Miner to Death.
Manuel Pelopi, was murdered some
time last Saturday night or Sunday
morning, near the Gibson mining
camp. Mckinley county. Last Satur
day was pay day at the mines. Peloi
hao received his pay in the afternoon
of that day, and came to Gallup and
made some purchases, among which
WAS a new suit of clothes. He return
ell to Gibson in the evening, ate sup
per there, and learning that there
would be a dance in that camp thai
night he said he would go to where
he lived, in the Navajo camp, change
his clothes, and return to Gibson fol
the dance. He went away, but did no
Charles Vidal of Gallup, was driving
! over to the Navajo camp and discoV
cred the dead body of Pelopi lyinl
by the roadside He had been chok
ed to death, finger marks on hi
| throat showing this, and he was rob
bed of his pay. Everything showed
! that more than one person attacked
Pelopi, the ground was much tram
pied about where the body was found
and evidently he put up a consider
able fight. Sheriff Tale and deputie
have been securing the various camp
and now have in Jail one man whom
| they claim they can connect with th'
crime. 1t is hoped Tale can rount
up the gang who perpetrated this mur
der, for it is believed the same gan;
is responsible for number of holt
ups that have occurred on the trai
to the mining camp lately.
Three Horse Thieves Killed.
Sheriff McGrath of Grant county
received meager news of the killing
of three Mexicans and the seriou
wounding of another in the southern
part of the county yesterday as re
ported in the Associated Press dis
patches of the New Mexican yestel
day. 1t is alleged the Mexicans ha
four stolen horses in their possessio,
taken from near Lordsburg Tuesda
night. The thieves were followed an
overtaken, it is said, about eightee
miles from the border of Old Mex
co by Deputy Sheriffs Ownby an
Everett and a citizen. The Mexican
were heavily armed and refused t
surrender and put up game fgh
None of the sheriff's party wa
wounded. 1t is believed the Mex
cans were endeavoring to reach OF
Mexico to join the revolutionists. TIL
wounded man was conveyed to Lords
burg.