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PACK OF DOGSKILL RANCHERWOMAN AVOWSOffers Strange Alibi When Arrested in Connection! with Man’s DeathSacremento, Cal.—Aug. 11.—Mrs. Mabel Belarde,' in jail here today in connectcion with the death of A. Biese, a rancher, maintained that her pack of 18 dogs had killed the man after she had quarreled with him lure Tuesday- The nude and mutiliated(body of Biese was found on a cot lerv- in his ranch house, and Mrs. Belarde and and her husband were arrested, have J _ Mrs. Belarde at first denied any w It. knowledge of the affair, but later un-pres- • der severe questioning, declared that ottle Biese had struck her with a club, and inent 1 |^er doS9, which she declared were good “more to her than her husband and ising brothers,” had attacked the rancher.She said she dressed his wounds, took him to his house, and then prepared to take him to Sacremento, but failed because her husband’s car was out of ord6r. When she and Belarde returned to the house later, she said, Biese was dead.E Deputy Marshal Russell declared there were many discrepencies in her story. Russell said she could not explain how some of Biese’s clothingBwas found hanging on a fence between the two ranches. Late today the woman was taken to the ranch and again went over details of the killing to officials. Upon reaching . , ber house she ran to the room whereNOt the d°ss had been confined.Qr,q The woman was permitted to caress the dog’s who crowded around her )X% barking and crying.The * ^en don 1 know a woman's love for dumb animals,” she told Matron□ hv* tr M 9 iviu iudLI UXlMiori *faHman. I would give my life for these dos and they would die fight-neet ing for me. Other people don’t un-tory derstand they are more to me than tion, my husband or brothers.” nain Mrs. Belarde said her first refusal the to tell of Biese’s death was due to have ^ear the dogs would be punished.,After the woman had been return-four ed to the county jail. County Hu-j tQ mane Officer H. J. Winters went to vord t2e ranch house with a deputy and exas Sh?.!J;he ent,re pack of 18 dogs, cials * hey Pr°tected me and I wanted tect Pro,ect them,” she said.un-
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Bradford Star Record
Bradford, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Aug 11, 1922
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