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Show MASKED MEN TAKEPRISONER Summary Vengeance Is Meted Out to Alleged Wife Murderer Mur-derer in Santa Fe Jail. Santa Fe, N. M., March 31. Twenty Twen-ty masked men at 1 o'clock this morning morn-ing took Adolfo Padilla, charged with murdering his wife, from the Santa Fe county jail here, and taking him to the nearest street corner, inrilcted wounds with knives. He probably will die before daylight. A priest was sent for. The purty overpowered Jailer Thomas Thom-as Closson, son oi Sheriff Charles Closson, on guard at tho jail, and taking his keys opened Padilla's cell and dragged him out. Four shots were fired but whether any entered Padilla's body was not known at 2 o'clock. The avengers quietly dis persed, leaving Padilla nearly dead in the street. Relatives of his wife, Mrs. Refugia Blea de Padilla, found her dying at the home of her mother, Mrs Ramon Blea, last Saturday arternoon. Her throat had been slashed with a razor and both wrists cut. oo |