Show WITCHCRAFT IN NEW MEXICO Young Demons Drag an 91d Voman to Death SHOCKING STORV OF BRUTALITY THOUGHT SHE HAD BEWITCHED A YOUNG GIRL Two Young Men Lassoed Her by the Neck and Feet and Set Their Horses Galloping Over the Plains Every Vestige of Clothing Torn Prom the BodyThe Fiends Have Disappeared Special to The Herald Las Vegas N M July 10The following fol-lowing story of a murder the causes of which almost surpass belief was received here today from a reliable party arriving from near La Cinta on the Canadian river The murdered womans name was IT SalasShewas about SO years of age and her murderers were Antonio I An-tonio Lucero aged about IS and Teo 1 dqro Tafoya aged 22 i It seems that Tafoya had a sister I who had been sick for some time and I could not get well it was claimed on account of the old woman who was considered by the ignorant and superstitious super-stitious natives of the neighborhood asa as-a bruha or witch and who exercised exer-cised her wiles in their opinion over the young girl It appears that following fol-lowing the advice of his mother young Tafoya and his companion Lucero followed the old woman to a place about three miles from San Loreno where after being frightened she was prevailed upon by the young demons to go back with them to the girls house and cure her They placed her on the saddle of Luceros horse young Lucero mounting mount-ing behind and started After going a short distance Tafoya pulled his pistol and killed the old womans dog which was following remarking re-marking that he had gotten rid of one bruha and would get rid of the other the old woman He thereupon threw a lasso over her and starting his horse jerked her off I the horse He then instructed Lucero to attach his lasso to her feet and the two starting their horses on the run dragged the woman to death Not a vestige of clothing was found on the body when discovered After lingering around the place for a few days the murderers disappeared The mother of Tafoya was arrested she having told the officers who called I at her house that she had told her son and Lucero to kill the old woman I |