The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 8, 1901, Page 6

' i ; 0 nem ements MURDER DONE TO PLEASE A WOMAN. The Crime that Brought a} Mexican to Death. WORD OF MISTRESS WAS LAW Juan Rocha Was the Peon of Guadalupe Rodrigacz San Antonio, Te Aug. 2.—Juan Roeha, the murderer of John Grim- sing was hange ere to-day in the county ja ocha’s crime is without parallel in this part of Texas It offers an interestir murder by su a tool in the hands of a peetty wo tired of man, who had ber husband, and was anxious to be rid of him, even if murder had to be eom- mitted This phase of the crime was used in an effort to indu commute Rocha’s prisonme was meted out to the woman, but the governor declined toentertain it, holding that while Rocha may have the domination of Mrs knew that he was do- been unde Grimsinger, he ing wrong. John Grimsinger was a bartender. He married Gradalupe Rodriquez the daughter of a well-known and a They had | Seat, with my jewel case, and when | well-to-do Mexican family. one child, a daughter, 5 years old. The marriage was nota happy one and its bonds became unbearable to the passionate and headstrong wo- of} Was a very short man. He had one man She determined to be rid her husband. Among the possessions which she took to her new home when she was an old|the robbers at an early hour to-day married was Juan Rocha, Mexican. He was a peon in all the word implies, faithful as a dog and t obedience and He had no grievance against Grimsinger, but service in his per devotion to his mist when the wife told him he must put her husband out of the way the old peon knew nothing except to obey They plotted the murder for two weeks. firimsinger worked at night. On the fatal day he arose and ate his dinner and then went back to sleep. Atd o’clock Roscha. at a signalfrom Mrs. Grimsinger. took an ax-handle and repaired to the room. Mrs. Grimsinger continued calmly to pre- pare supper. The old peon with a few blows crushed the skull of t} He and Mrs. Grimsinge had beer meal. After dark, Rocha carefully dressed the body and slinging it over his shoulder carried it out of the house. He had been told by Mrs. Grimsinger to lay it on the railroad track nearby, so th over it would dest r¢ murder. Whether because the body was too heavy for the old man to ear not known, he dropped it on the Street near the track He returned to the house and with the womar bloody bed clot sort they set fire to the fire deparment saved it Next morning a pedes found Grimsing: body the alarm singer were arres confessions, supplemented later by a full confession from the old man. they were indicte ansaved Mrs 1inst hanging a wo k th cases were appealed and the t ed Rocha’s sentence. Action has not an’s apy been taken on ippeal Rocha’s lawy the gover sentence, represer man was completely under the power of the woman, a knew nothir will. A pet gressman, state s Mayor Hicks and by the cor rer ¢ nent lawyers ernor, but without he th murder. 1onology, a Rocha was f her Gov. Sayers to ntence to life im- punishment that A. AND 0. PASSENGERS ROBBED. Pullman Coach Looted While the Train| Was Held Up. rust 1.—Notwith- efforts of the of- t, it has road to e@ out that of the or seven ban- dits held up the New York limit ef, four went through one of the Palimans. demanding money and 1 red thers did in fthe passe most as pet almost as peo press car. Few pec e n ‘ i se WwW vvily reasure One lady, who was a ver on this coach and had a presence of mind enough to throw her purse and jewels under the seat at the first ls her story thus I was deeply et 1 in a book the train stopped, and I did not notice anything wrong until I heard the shots, followed by the ter- rific explosion of dynamite. Four > sleeping man. and the lit- tle girl, the last unaware that she so cruelly orphand, ate the it a train passing the evidence of so far, or for what reason is earnest appeals of .] ed to destroy the ing. As a last re- he house, but |, imade partial is in session and } at once. Their ollowed secon after. Prejudice r court atfirm- aled to 1mutation of | - jm : that the old] yy " | dur being a peon, | obedience to her | tor, representa- 0 score promi- men entered the car and commenced to go through it Assoonas I heard the commotion outside and heard the words ‘train robbers,’ I threw my purse under the was asked for my valuables I replied that I had none. ‘The robbers were not masked, and the one who asked me for my money pistol in his hand and anotherstrap- ped on his belt Detectives en ad in hunting for arrested th men in the woods east of Miller's Station, Ind. They were hovering around a bonfire when seen. They gave their names as Edward McCoy, John Becker and Albert Israelson. and all declared that they were sailors. At Albion, Ind., four |< other men were taken in charge by officers, as suspects THR NEGROES LYNCHED. Two Victims of a Mississippi Mob Were Women Carroliton, Miss., August 1.—The brutal murder of Mr. and Mrs. R. 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