Semi-weekly herald., 1912-05-16
Ignacio Man fou|Iy Mur
dered With Double
Blade Axe

DluuC HAC
DURANGO, Colo, May 49, ovcs
AZ lgnacio the citizens are somewhat
excited over the death of one Marine
MARITIME Attencio was working for
the Salabar brothers, some two
and one half miles from his
home. The Salabar brothers were
at lgnaeio and Attencio was at the
ranch alone, and about o'clock this
morning he arrived at his home, ac-
cording to the reports from his fam
lily, and stated that he had been kick
ed by horse. His head was bleeding
badly. Ben Martinez started to Ig-
nacio to inform the Salabar brothers
and to get doctor for the injured
man. Attencio died about 8 o'clock.
before the doctor arrived. When the
doctor arrived he found the mans
head badly crushed and stated that
it would have been altogether impos-
sible for him to have walked two and
one-hah miles after having received
such wound. This aroused the sus-
picion of the officers and the sheriff.
district attorney and Mayor Hood, the
coroner, were notified. They left for
lgnacio this afternoon.
The first report that reached Du-
rango was that the man had been
found dead on Ute creek, about one
mile from the house of Hans Aspaas
in the brush, and that his head was
caved in. Later reports direct from
lgnacio modify this report to some
extent, but the circumstances are some
what peculier and there are those who
believe that the reports concerning his
walking to his home two and one,1
half miles after his head was crushed
in were false and that the man wa
murdered. The coroner's inquest,
which will be held this evening may
throw more light on the matter
Just as was suggested in The Her.
aid yesterday, the circumstances sur
ipbhbilk tuN htdAil VI hAillDt Az
tencio near lgnacio led to the sus-
picion that he had been brutally muir
dered. When the officers arrived on
the scene yesterday evening they
fopnd conditions such that it warrant
ed the belief that Attencio had not
been kicked by a horse as his family
had claimed. They learned that Juan
Garcia had been at the Attencio home
Cluer went after linn few miles dis.
tant. Deputy Sheriff Ethridge went
after other members of the Garcia
family that he might have them at
were being sought the other members
of the official party that went over
from. Durango conversed with the
wife of the dead man. She did not
seem able to tell the same story and
got somewhat mixed up in her state
ments. This strengthened the suspi-
cion that she knew more about the
matter than she had at first admitted
NHeH oHefill MCNlutT dfTlNeu Win
Garcia and caused him to be placed
under the rapid fire of the in1uisi-
tive officials, he made an open con-
fession, explaining in detail how the
murder was committed and all Of the
circumstances leading up to the deed
1t appears from the confession that
IN March Juan Garcia and the wife
OF the murdered man became attach
cd to each other, and that more tnan
a month ago they had planned to get
rid of Attencio, notwithstanding The
fact that there were five small CHI
dren in the home.
The sheriff brought all the mem
bers of the Attencio family and also
the members Of the Garcia family To
Durango where those charged NAV
be confined in Jail and those needed "a
witnesses may also be on hand. The
Attencio children will no doubt De
cared for by the people at some place
to be designated later.
Garcia explained to District Attor-
ney Lane after they reached Durango
how the murder was planned on s IN
cay afternoon when Attencio was
away. According to the plans agreed
upon he went to the house in the
evening, but was informed by Atten-
clos wife that her husband was not
yet asleep. Waiting until he fell
asleep he went into his room and with
an ak split his head open, rendering
him unconscious. He fell upon the
iloor from his bed where he was Civ