The Mexican elopement mentioned last…
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

aused by the simultaneous dis- appearance of Francisco Lara, aged 25 years and married, and Petra, aged 15, daughter of Dionicio Parra. The girl had a quarrel at home. The couple were reported to have gone toward Pinos Altos. The father and a deputy sheriff pursued, yesterday. The Mexican elopement mentioned last week came near resulting in a tragedy. Dio- nicio Parra, the father of Petra, who ran away with Francisco Lara, a married man, found the guilty couple camped on the Mimbres, and fired several shots at the man, who escaped by swimming the river. The girl tried to escape but was captured and brought to her home in Silver City, but says she will not remain. Deputy Sheriff Cantley has brought from Solomonville, Arizona, a man named Slayback, who is said to have stolen a horse from Wm. Slayback, on the Gila, in this county. Mother Deserts Infant