Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-16
Albuquerque Girl Who Wan
dered Away from Home on
November IL. 1911, Met a
Tragic Death in Lonely Car
yon.
HEAVY GOLD FILLING
IN TEETH rs POSITIVE
IDENTIFICATION MEANS
Telephone Message from Bern
alillO Gives Particulars Of
Discovery of Remains in the
Sandia Mountains.

Beyond peradveniura 81 n DOUBT,
the mystery surrounding the dianp-
pearance Of Margaret Creb. from her
home In Albuquerque, on November
~, 1911. was cleared up today by the
finding of a woman's skeleton IN
lonely Los Huertoa canyon, In the
Eandia mountains, near Las Pincltas.
ten miles from Bcrnallllo. and some
twenty-five miles northeasg Of this
city.
The finding Of the skeleton was re-
ported over the telephone this after
noon to Chief of Police McMlllin. by
Max MOndragon. or Bernaiillo, Po-
liceman Pablo Lujan Interpreting.
According 70 Mondragon. tho skele-
ton is undoubtedly that of Miss Grcb.
The teeth are In s.imoNt perfect shape
ana two heavy gold iillings IN the up-
per teeth, Identical with Filings which
Miss Grcb had. are the strongest
links In the evidence tending TO show
that the skeleton ls that which bore
the frail girls body IN life time.
Chief of Police McMillin Is satls-
fled In his own mind that the skele-
ton Is that Of Miss Greb and that the
mystery which enveloped the girls
sudden departure from Albuquerque
has been cleared away.
soon after the finding Of the skele-
| ton gn Los Huertos ttHy ~ this tuora-
ing the justice OF the peace ordered
an inquest and a verdict was render
ed To the effect that the skeleton be-
longed 10 a person unknown. The
skeleton was then buried az Las Pla-
| citaS.
| MondragOn, the man who telephon-
ed to chief McMiilin. assisted Po-
liceman Lujan in search of the SAM
/ dia mountains IN the vicinity OF Las
/ plncitae al the time Miss Greb dis
appeared When he heard OF the
| finding OF the skeleton today he Inn
mediately concluded tnat u was that
of the Albuquerque girl and az once
communicated his Information ia he
local authorities.
Miss Oreb was 22 years old. the
daughter OF John Ircb, a carpenter.
The Grebs lived az ego North wal
lnut street, Miss Grcb left the house
on the afternoon OF November H.
1871, apparently 10 take a walk ln
the sand hills She never returned.
And from November IL. 1871, to THIS
day the disappearance Of Miss Greu
has been profound mystery. Every
| effort was made 10 trace the girl
city aud county officers and private
lcitizens secured the sand hills and ths
mountains within radius OF twenty
i've miles Of Albuquerque; enOrts
were made to trace her ON railroad
trains that she might have taken tf
get 10 her former home In Arkansas
but an proved unnvailing. Her owl
bother, Edward Greb, frantic be-
cause of the suspense, secured th'
sand hills and the mountains nigh
and day for week, Senrching Tor hl
sister. From the expnsure he con
Irncted cold which developed hnal
ly into tuberculosis and he died In
! local hospital year ago. JONI
, Greb, the aged father. worn out viii
] hope for the return OF his GIRL an'
heartbroken because of the death o
: his son, Edward, became mentalll
: unbalanced and returned TO Arkansa
"A year ago. abandoning an hope o
, ever hearing from his daughter Il
this life.
A Il II believed that MIR. Greb Is still
1 living IN Arkansas and local friend
4 will doubtless aequaint him with IN
, facts regarding the discovery Of IN
skeleton in the S0ndia mountains "a
A day, and OF the belief expressed tina
/. the skeleton Is that of his daughter
4 Miss Greb probably left her h0m
!. here on November ~. 1911, intendin
20 walk in the hills she probabl
became confused as TO the direcuo
land, oVertaken by the darkness, wan
derad toward the mOuntains. vainl
n seeking "A place where she could -
cure food and water. Weakened b
her exertlona the girl lost cOnsciou,
j ness in Los Huertas canyon an
- passed away while many We're rearcl
d ing for her; probably short distan'
J. away as Policeman PABLO LuJan
4. this city was az Los Huertns viii
ie looking for the girl twa days AFT
70 her disappearance.
y. The tragic end that undouhtod
" came To Miss Greb IL only one moi
added 20 the many tragedies whi'
y have been witnessed by the sile
Sandia mountains.