Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-15
Manuel R. Springer, County
Commissioner, Reused from
Slumbers and Is Strangely
Commanded BY Unknown
Woman.
FRIGHTENED. HE FAILS
TO LEARN HER IDENTITY
Il Warn You Not to Hang
This Man; / Tell You He Is
Not Guilty; 1 Know the Par
ties Who Murdered the W.
man."

Thrlco warned at midnight last
night by "A woman who spoke perfect
English, who a,ld she was an Egyp-
tian. and who WAS attrcd in gypsy
costume. that Demecio DclgadiilO Is
innocent OF murder. Manuel II.
Springer, member or the board OF
county commissioners of Bernalilio
county. and a prominent merchant OF
old Albuquerque, was so deeply im-
pressed by the appearance of the UNI
known visitor that he assisted In the
circulation OF a petition appealing to
Governor Mcdonald To coDlmute the
death penalty to life Imprisonment.
Mr Springer was strangely affected
aud rather unncrVed by the mysterl-
Gus appearance OF the woman at his
! residence IN old Town last night ana
! frankly admitted today that he was
| terribly frightened
II warn you not TO hang this man. "
( was the warning OF the woman who
/ said she was AN Egyptian. II tell
| you he Is not guilty. know the par
! ties that killed the woman"
/ The woman disappeared suddenly
| from the porch of the Springer home
and efforts by Mr.. Springer To truce
I her today proved unsuccessful
"it was just about midnight WHOM
/ waR awakened by my wife" said
MIR. Springer today. THE electric
bell upstairs was ringing and ringing.
I flashed on the lights upstairs and
In the hall below. / descended the
stairs and switched on the porch
lights Going tO the front door
pcercd outside Through the curtain
There stood woman, whom | never
saw before. She was dressed like a
gypsy.
'''rhe woman was agilutcd and APP
parcntiy excited. | called out, uskinl
her what she wished. She answered
back; II am AN Egyptian. came e
tell YOU aud warn you not 10 hans
this man I tell YOU ne Is not guilty
know the parties that killed the wo
man"
II shouted back to her that | hae
nothing To- do with the hanging OF th'
man she then repeated her warn
ting. second time, using the san'
word as before.
d II stood shivering in the reception
room. still looking out az the woman
II was bright moonlight and ! sWitch
ed OFT the porch light The woman
remained there. ! was much if'Bh'
: pned and did not know what to dr
Then Tor the third time, she uttere'
the Warming. in the same manner a
, before. Her face twitched aud sh
trembled as she spoke. stood u
the reception hall moment longer
: hesitntlng what to do. didn't know
the woman and have absolutely noth
, ing TO do with the cure OF prisoners
While MAS debating whether 1
take chance and go outside an
attempt 10 rind out the Identity q
the woman she disappeared wniklu
| rnpidiN down the porch stairs, lnt
the front yard ana out into the stree
MY theory is that the woman mis-
look my house Tor the house
sheriff Jesus Romero. Who lives SEA
) pral doors from me. The appearing
) % The woman and the warning sh
b spoke made deep impression on ma
) would be- Inclined 60 doubt ms ow
B senses bat for the fact that my WIZ
, alarmed ut the insistcnt ringing 4
B thr door bell. aud the commotion th'
B followed. had come half way dowi
, stairs and plainly heard what the N'
y man said To nae. MN wife was niue
B frightened and WAS al loss 10 80
plain the occurrence and unable
, identify the woman. We are mu,
3 worried hy the affalr und would
3 glad VI We could clear up the mystei
. end discover what significance
. tnches 60 IA I ann almost posih'
. that the woman was not MeNlca
= and she ala not have spanish az
= ount"