Very early Saturday morning the citizens…
source date: 1890
availability: public-domain

Very early Saturday morning the citizens of Pinos Altos were startled by the report caused by the explosion of giant powder in the frame dwelling occupied by John A. Murray and his three little boys. Proceeding to the house where the explosion occurred it was found that a stick of giant powder had by some unaccountable means been placed between the boys, John and Dan Murray, as they lay in bed, and there had been exploded. The father and the boy Freddy were sleeping in another room and were uninjured. Whether the powder was taken to bed by the children and accidentally exploded or placed there by some one with nefarious intent is yet to be determined. The boy Johnny was possessed of $900, recovered from the Deming and Pacific railroad for the loss of a leg sustained while trying to board a moving train at the Deming depot, about seven years ago. It is said that the father wanted this money.