t o the bodies, they fled into the night. Mrs, Smith, who had only
been feigning death, managed to put out the flames and went to the
home of a neighbor where-she reported the murders, The Pacheco bro-
thers were found hiding in a hyastack on the morning of March 1 and
rushed to Denver for safekeeping befause of a fear of mob violence,
They were,.granted a change of venue to Weld County where both were
convicted and sentenced to die, Their convictions were affirmed on
appeal and on May 31, 1935, they were aspyyxiated at the Colorado
State Prison,
INSIDE DETECIIVE, July, 1912, "Ordeal!" by Arthur Dis, page 22.
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t o the bodies, they fled into the night. Mrs. Smith, who had only
been feigning death, managed to put out the flames and went to the
home of a neighbor where she reported the murders, The Pacheco bro-
thers were found hiding in a hyastack on the morning of March 1 and
rushed to Denver for safekeeping befause of a fear of mob violence,
They were.granted a change of venue to Weld County where both were
convicted and sentenced to die. Their convictions were affirmed on
appeal and on May 31, 1935, they were aspyyxiated at the Colorado
State Prison,
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t o the bodies, they fled into the night, Mrs, Smith, who had only
been feigning death, managed to put out the flames and went to the
home of a neighbor where she reported the mirders, The Pacheco bro-
thers were found hiding in a hyastack on the morning of March 1 and
rushed to Denver for safekeeping befause of a fear of mob violence.
They were.granted a change of venue to Weld County where both were
convicted and sentenced to die, Their convictions were affirmed on
appeal and on May 31, 1935, they were aspyyxiated at the Colorado
State Prison,
INSIDE DETECIIVE, July, 19)2, "Ordeal" by Arthur Dis, page 22.
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PACHECO. John and Touis
John Pacheco, 2l-years-old, and his 36-year-old brother, Louis, who
had served a lO-year sentence in the Colorado State Penitentiary for
robbery, were Mexican-Americans who lived with their byvother-in-Law
at Wellington, Colo, Farm laborers, they had, at one time, been em-
ployed by Clifford Smith, a farmer who lived near Wellington, On the
night of Feb. 27, 193, they went to the Smith farm for the purpose
of collecting some meney which T.ouis Pacheco claimed that Smith owed
him for labor, Mr, and Mrs, Smith had gone to Wellington to a pageant
at the school house, leaving a 16-year-old boy, Robert Griffin, who
lived with them in charge of the place, Both of the Pachecos were
armed and While John was out of the house Louis shot and killed the
boy, When the Smith's returned home, they noticed a door open and
Smith went inside alone to investigate with Mrs. Smith remaining in
the front yard. Inside the house, Louis demanded money and Smith re-
plied that he owed him nothing and accused him of butchering one of
Smith's calves, The brothers claimed that Smith attacked them with
an iron bar and both of them shot and killed him, They then went
into the yard where louis Pacheco shot Mrs, Smith, They dragged
her body into the shouse and, believing her to be dead, sprinkled
kerosene over her, Mr, Smith and young Griffin, After setting fire
PACHECO, John and Touis
John Pacheco, 2h-years-old, and his 36-year-ld brother, Louis, who
had served a lO-year sentence in the Colorado State Penitentiary for
robbery, were Mexican-Americans who lived with their bvother-in-Law
at Wellington, Colo, Farm laborers, they had, at one time, been em-
ployed by Clifford Smith, a farmer who lived near Wellington, On the
night of Feb. 27, 193, they went to the Smith farm for the purpose
of collecting some meney which Touis Pacheco claimed that Smith owed
him for labor, Mr, and Mrs, Smith had gone to Wellington to a pageant
at the school house, leaving a 16-year-old boy, Robert Griffin, who
lived with them in charge of the place, Both of the Pachecos were
armed and While John was out of the house Louis shot and killed the
boy, When the Smith's returned home, they noticed a door open and
Smith went inside alone to investigate with Mrs. Smith remaining in
the front yard. Inside the house, Louis demanded money and Smith re-
plied that he owed him nothing and accused him of butchering one of
Smith's calves, The brothers claimed that Smith attacked them with
an iron bar and both of them shot and killed h They then went
into the yard where louis Pacheco shot Mrs, Smith, They dragged
her body into the shouse and, believing her to be dead, sprinkled
kerosene over her, Mr, Smith and young Griffin, After setting fire
PACHECO, John and Touis
John Pacheco, 2h-years-old, and his 36-year-bld brother, Louis, who
had served a 10-year sentence in the Colorado State Penitentiary for
robbery, were Mexican-Americans who lived with their beother-in-law
at Wellington, Colo, Farm laborers, they had, at one time, been en-
ployed by Clifford Smith, a farmer who lived near Wellington, On the
night of Feb, 27, 193k, they went to the Smith farm for the purpose
of collecting some meney which Touis Pacheco claimed that Smith owed
him for labor, Mr, and Mrs, Smith had gone to Wellington to a pageant|
at the school house, Leaving a 16-year-old boy, Robert Griffin, who
lived with them in charge of the place. Both of the Pachecos were
armed and While John was out of the house Louis shot and killed the
boy, Yhen the Smith's returned home, they noticed a door open and
Smith went inside alone to investigate with Mrs. Smith remaining in
the front yard, Inside the house, Louis demanded money and Smith re-
plied that he owed him nothing and accused him of butchering one of
Smith's calves, The brothers claimed that Smith attacked them with
an iron bar and both of them shot and killed h: They then went
into the yard where Louis Pacheco shot Mrs, smith, They dragged
her body into the shouse and, believing her to be dead, sprinkled
kerosene over her, Mr, Smith and young Griffin, After setting fire
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