Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-04-20 | Page 1 | Catholic Priest Found Slain

CATHOLIC PRIEST FOUND SLAIN I NOGALES Ariz April 20 AP Father Gregorio Esparragoza C Catholic cure of Badiraguato Sinaloa Sin Sin- aloa aba Mexico and intimate friend of the late hate General Flores was found murdered in his bed Sunday says saysa a special dispatch to the Herald to today today today to- to day from Sinaloa For seer several l years Father Esparragoza was private secretary to General Flores and knew his political life as few fe others did An ejected 30 20 caliber cartridge shell foot prints leading to the window window window win win- dow of the cures cure's house and from there into the brush on the tho edge of the town are the only clues the po police police police po- po lice have to work on The body was found stretched across his couch The heart was was completely severed by the soft-nosed soft projectile which was waa fired from outside the window I. I A A