Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-05 | Page 14 | Indians Trail Man's Slayers

INDIANS TRAIL Body of Mutilated Victim Found Near Navajo Reservation GALLUP N M. M May 5 IP-A IP gruesome staying today the Navajos Navajo's new mounted police and McKinley county authorities The body of Sam McCabe 38 loins loins- man of Mrs Laura McCabe nationally nation nation- ally known educated Navajo woman was found late Thursday 10 miles north of Gallup and a mile outside the reservation boundary The face of the dead mon hod been mutilated apparently in an cf fort to Prevent Identification which finally was accomplished by means of ofa a scar on the mans man's left leg Sheriff Dee V. Roberts of McKin Icy county sold McCabe had been shot above the right carand his throat slit Tracks were found indicating more than one slayer The body had been covered with brush Automobile tRickS led to an obscure Indian traIl connecting with the Gal Gal- Ship Rock highway Navajo mounted policemen sought clues within the reservation while sheriffs sheriff's officers checked outside