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The Mexican elopement mentioned last…

📅 1888newspaper📜 public-domainid: s_the-mexican-elopement-mentioned-last_e7cb45📄 TEI

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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.

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