Demecio Delgadillo, 1913 May 16

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DELGADILLO, Demecio

Delgadillo, a 28-year-old Mexican National, was a native of Chihua-
hua. In 1912, he moved to Albuquerque, N. M., where he obtained em-
ployment 2&Xat a lumber mill. On the night of Sept. 21, 1912, he
was seen in the company of Mrs, Soledad Larrazino de Pino. When
her body was found in her home on Mountain Road the next morning,
police immediately began searching for Delgadillo and he was taken
into custody at Los Iunas on Sept, 23. Mrs, Larrazino de Pino had
been shot with a .38 caliber pistol and Delgadillo had one in his
possession with one chamber fired at the time of his arrest, He
denied that he had killed the woman but was convicted on circumstan-
tial evidence and sentenced to die. He was hanged in the yard of
the County Jail on May 16, 1913, before a crowd of about fifty men

and boys, His last words were: "I am not guilty. Xa@ I did not
kill that woman,"

ALBUQUERQUE TRIBUNZ, Albuquerque, N. M.y Jan. 15, 1959. "Off the
Beaten Path" by Howard Bryan

HG

DELGADILLO, Demecio

Delgadillo, a 28-year-old Mexican National, was a native of Chihua-
hua. In 1912, he moved to Albuquerque, N. Me, where he obtained em-
ployment Z#Xat a lumber mill. On the night of Sept. 21, 1912, he
was seen in the company of Mrs, Soledad Larrazino de Pino. When
her body was found in her home on Mountain Road the next morning A
police immediately began searching for Delgadillo and he was taken
into custody at Los Iunas on Sept. 23. Mrs. Larrazino de Pino had
been shot with a .38 caliber pistol and Delgadillo had one in his
possession with one chamber fired at the time of his arrest. He
denied that he had killed the woman but was convicted on circumstan=
tial evidence and sentenced to die. He was hanged in the yard of
the County Jail on May 16, 1913, before a crowd of about fifty men
and boys. His last words were: "I am not guilty, Ia I did not
kill that woman,"

ALBUQUERQUE TRIBUNZ, Albuquerque, N. M., Jan. 15, 1959. "Off the
Beaten Path" by Howard Bryan

H Vea

DELGADILLO, Demecio

Delgadillo, a 28-year-old Mexican National, was a native of Chihva-
hua, In 1912, he moved to Albuquerque, N. M., where he obtained em-
ployment Xixal a lumber mil, On the night of Sept. 21, 1912, he
is seen in the company of Mrs, Soledad Larrazino de Pinos When
her body was found in her hone on Mountain Road the next morning,
police immediately began searching for Delgadillo and he was taken
into custody at Los Tunas on Sept. 23, Mrs, Iarrazino de Pino had
been shot with a .38 caliber pistol and Delgaditio had one in his
possession with one chanber fired at the time of his arrest, He
Genied that he had killed the wonan but was convicted on circunstan-
dal evidence and sentenced to die, He was hanged in the yard of
the County Jail on May 16, 1913, before a crowd of about fifty men
and boys. His last words weret "I am not guilty, IM I did not
kill that woman,"

ALBUQUERQUS TRIBUNZ, Albuquerque, N. M., Jan, 15, 1959. “Off the
Beaten Path" by Howard Bryan

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Demecio Delgadillo executed on 1913-05-16 in New Mexico (NM)
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