| Show 1 MRS ALPS MURDER i i colonia pacheco 4 j chihuahua mexico f february 28 1898 atoe quiet of our mountain home has more been seriously disturbed by murder amad r of mrs agnes A macdon att t caplan la garcia on th the e night pf af my the dinst while on ray home from the conference held colonia on juarez I 1 met my son eger bearing the express and sad news fc had transpired and although la under a severe cold I 1 felt im to go on to garcia and learn fully ily the facts of the case as i nay long acquaintance with broth onald and his family my aexie and 9 sympathy pathy turned toward them reaching hing colonia garcia which is ten miles south of this place we rubout arii in ia d that robbery was the prime wab which led to the murder of a go bood and faithful sister as she kept matali tore store and was supposed to have in the house the chief person impacted speared to be familiar about ai tile clace as he go the axe and burst ft the lower sash oath of the north window the axe inside of the house and buwe for the bed as no doubt sister on was arous aroused edby by the shock and swabs S on the side where a gun and hung on the wall as if to v reach for it she was thrown grap by the throat and smothered by the bedding but ewt 7 wt aint or mutilated ti as has been re gusfa SV ed person to is a mexican who had been employed there last november and has since worked on the sawmill near by the robery appeared to have been planned som time previous and the absence of brother maedonald macdonald at el paso texas assisting families camill es to come into the country ateo her son jamess absence at conference furnished the opportunity as she was alone in the house the robber got about in cash 50 of which was relief society money beside s some merchandise after the murder and robbery they went back on the road towards cahors grandes and stole a horse belonging to mr pease who was hauling lumber taking the hobbles off the horse and leaving them on the ground brother pease met us shortly before meeting my son inquiring for his lost animal agnes aes ovid macdonald was born in glasgow scotland sept ath 1838 and baptized into the church at when very young and emigrated to utah about 1860 she afterwards atter ter wards lived in provo and was well known in st george utah also at mesa city arizona finally coming into this country is as a pioneer she was a faithful worker in the cause being at the time of her death the president nt of the relief at garcia she also kept the post postoffice office the funeral services held friday the at 10 a m and I 1 must say I 1 never attended a more peaceful and solemn occasion as much of the spirit of god rested upon the people present the attendance being general and many good words of comfort imparted after singing the favorite hymn oh my father prayer was offered by brother brothed james huff the speakers were elders henry lunt jens jensen jeneen benj J johnson bishop george W hardy and john T whetton presiding elder of garcia god moves in a mysterious way was sung and benediction was waa pronounced by elder john kartchner we then repaired to the cemetery which is situated among the stately towering pines and after singing the hymn farewell all earthly boTi honors orsI the dedicatory prayer was offered ba b H lunt I 1 omitted to mention a singular circumstance cum stance that may lead to the identity and conviction of the murderers this Thi Is the foot or tracks on th the ground where the horse was waa stolen in di cating a pair paar of odd or misfit 0 K X shoes which sister agnes gave the man last laet december his partner wearing a pair paar of moccasins they left their poor workout horse when they took the large horse of brother pease and the brands on the horse left prove it to belong to the same suspected parties very respectfully HENRY LUNT |
