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NEW YORK HERALD, New York, NY,9-1-1869 (5/1)
carries account of hanging off Bartolo Mendoza
at gan Elizario, El Paso Co., on 8-13-1869
Born Chihuahua, Mexico; murdered his step-
daughter, Merced Avalos; lived near El Paso
and had tried several times to seduce girl;
she was engaged to marry another Mexican with
the consent of ner mother; on day of murder she
started to El Paso, Mex, for marriage; he
followed and shot her in presence of her younger
sister; was going to kill other girl but gun
went off accidentlly, eet serta him; had killed
@ man in Chihuahua and was a fugitive at time
of the murder; TEXAS * BOOK AND MA G EACERPTs
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NEW YORK HERALD, New York, NY,9-1-1869 (5/1)
carries account of hanging off Bartolo Mendoza
at San Elizario, El Paso Co., on 8-13-1869
Born Chihuahua, Mexico; murdered his step-
daughter, Merced Avalos; lived near El Paso
and had tried several times to seduce girl;
she was engaged to marry another Mexican with
the consent of ner mother; on day of murder she
started to El Paso, Mex, for marriage; he
followed and shot her in presence of her younger
sister; was going to kill other girl but gun
went off accidentlly, wounding him; had killed
@ man in Chihuahua and was a ugitive at time
of the murder; TEXAS * BOOK AND MA G BACERPTS|
JENDOZA, Bartolo 3-186
NEW YORK HERALD, New York, NY,9-1-1869 (5/1)
carries account of hanging off Bartolo Mendoza
at gan Elizario, El Paso Go., on 8-13-1869
Born Chihuahua, Mexico; murdered his step-
daughter, Merced Avalos; lived near El Paso
and had tried several timea to seduce girl;
she was engaged to marry another Mexican with
the consent of ner mother; on day of murder she
started to El Paso, Mex. for marriage; he
followed and shot her in presence of her younger|
sister; was going to kill other girl but gun
went off g bimj bad killed
ugitive at time
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