Petra Parra: 15-Year-Old Eloper from Silver City

Then narrative: In July 1888, she ran away with Lara after a quarrel at home, heading toward Pinos Altos ^[1]. Her father and a deputy sheriff pursued ^[1]. They found the couple camped on the Mimbres River; Lara escaped by swimming, and Petra was captured and brought back to Silver City ^[2]. She stated she would not remain ^[2]. Months later, after Lara's trial and conviction, he was released on bond ^[3]. In 1889, Lara left his family again and eloped with Petra, then not yet sixteen, heading to Whitewater station to take a train to El Paso or Mexico ^[3].

Petra Parra is a 15-year-old Mexican girl from Silver City, daughter of Dionicio Parra ^[1][2]. In July 1888, she ran away with Francisco Lara, a married man, after a quarrel at home, heading toward Pinos Altos ^[1]. Her father and a deputy sheriff pursued and found the couple camped on the Mimbres River; Lara escaped by swimming, and Petra was captured and brought back to her home in Silver City, though she said she would not remain ^[2]. Months later, after Lara's trial and conviction, he was released on bond ^[3]. In 1889, Lara left his family again and eloped with Petra, then not yet sixteen, heading to Whitewater station to take a train for El Paso or Mexico ^[3].

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LEAD: Petra Parra is a 15-year-old Mexican girl from Silver City, daughter of Dionicio Parra, who eloped with married man Francisco Lara in 1888 ^[1][2].