Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-07-22

AsSAssINATIoH o. j. ~ M'snfSHe.
He Is Killed in 5onoratown by
Adoifo Syivas--D Deceased was Dis
smboweied by Dirk.
About two O'Clock yesterday morning
as J. A. Mcintyre and Timothy Hickey
we're. passing along New High street,
they encountered Adolfo Sylvas and
Manuel Higuera, when quarrel arose
between them, which resulted in the
stabbing of Mcintyre in four places in
the breast and abdomen. The latter
wound was frightful cash. that caused
the bowels to project from the opening.
The following is full report of the ex-
animation before Coroner Nadeau at The
Office Of Ponet & Orr, commencing at II
A. NJ. and continuing nearly all day.
Timothy Hickey was the first witness.
| He testified that he was well acquainted
| with deceased. Knew him two years in
| Colorado and California. He lived here
about a year. We are both carpenters.
We were always friendly. l was with
him when he died. Last night about 2
o'clock we were going down through
Sonoratown, walking together. was
| on the outside. He rubbed against
the Mexican. who was sitting In the
chair. He was offended and tackled
me, calling me "God d--n s. = b..
and I'll cut YOU" l backed and he fol-
lowed me up. Mcintyre hit Sylvas. He
followed Me-, who kept kicking him off.
He was going away from the man, Syl-
vas. who was following him. The pris.
oners were then sent for. Witness then
identified Sylvas, and the body OF Mcfn-
| tyre. and said he, Sylvas, then started to-
ward McIntyreand followed him up. Imet
another fellow when l found Mcintyre,
| and asked, "what's the matter with you
fellows!' They said, Fall right" l
found McIntyre, face up to the sky. ]
said. "what's the matter with him."
There was no answer. He was not
breathing, and died in ten minutes. |
called the police but these was no an.
swer Two men and woman passed.
said, ssthis nan IL dead" l saw him
fall. Saw Sylvia at the same time, fol-
Lowing up. He had q knife in his right
hand. Mcintyre struck Sylvas to pro-
tect me. He spoke no word. One man,
an American, came up and looked at the
body.
Manuel Higuera testified that be didn't
know Mcintyre, but identified the body.
Saw him dead in the street. Saw two
men pass. Did not know them. l
passed on the sidewalk. Sylvas was sit
ting in chair and sick at the stomach.
He got up when passed into the saloon.
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and went where Sylvas was. He was
talking with the two men. They were
all angry, and sylvas was talking in
English. He was very close
to them. Mcintyre and Sylvas
were fighting. Sylvas ran away,
and the man who had been fighting lay
in the street. Sylvas killed him. Saw
Sylvas right afterwards. He said moth
ing. Saw blood on his shirt. His finger
was cut. saw his knife. Sylvas asked
me to go to the saloon. Went out to
see them. They were gone. Saw the
woman half an hour after the fight. She
is living with Sylvss. She as going to
the chop house with us. We went to
her house. She saw the bloody finger
and tied it up.
Alfredo Olivera, barkeeper at the sa-
loon where they drank, sworn. Saw
Sylvas and Higuera at my place. They
bought two glasses of beer. Two other
men passed by as Sylvas was sitting in
the chair. He got up and followed the
men down the street, and called them
"sons of bitches" / stayed in the
saloon. Abont ten minutes afterwards,
Sylvas came in and get more beer.
walked towards Short street, and
heard man calling murder and police.
lit some matches and stood by the
dead body. Met the woman and Sylvas
and Higuera on the corner Of New High
and Short streets. l told the officers
that they were the men who had caused
the man to lie on the street. / asked
Sylvas about blsod. He did not answer.
Juana Gannas testified that she had
known Sylvas long time. She tied his
finger which was cut and bloody. She
asked him why it was bleeding and re-
ceived no answer. Higuera was with
him, and told me to get up. Didn't
know where they were going. We
went back to my house. They were
arrested before we arrived there. Syl-
vas had several different kinds Of dag.
gers.
Charles Keary, testified that he was
police officer. About two o'clock this
morning officer Strobel and myself were
standing on Spring street. Saw man
running along. Told Strobel something
was the matter with him. He stopped
near the police office. asked him what
the trouble was. He said man
was killed on New High street.
Thought he could point out the man
who killed. the man. We went
up there and met Officer Berry and the
father of Sylvas. Met the two men and
the woman on Short street. Oliver said,
there's your men," We placed them
under arrest. We turned them back to
where the body lay. i saw the wound
in his heart. Officer Berry recognized
Sylvas as man he met at o dance
some time before. He had shown
officer Berry, his knife in his pocket,
saying to Berry that he was friend
of his. and would stand by him. McIn-
tyreshead waslying toward the sidewalk,
and his body toward the street. Officer
Berry, seeing the blood. and knowing
the man, said he would arrest Sylvus
for murder, which he did. Searched
the men, and found . knife on Hi
guerra. Officer Berry found slung-
| snOt on Sylvas.
After Coroner Nadeau had made a
post norton examination, Officer Berry
testified to the arrest of Sylvas and to
the taking of slung shot from him, but
no other weapon. Before the murder
Of Mcintyre he saw Sylvas have large
knife. but has not seen it since that
time.
After hearing the evidence, the jury
rendered q verdict that the deceased
came to his death by wounds inflicted
by Adolfo Sylvas, Manuel Higuera be-
ing accessory. Both parties were then
taken before City Justice Morgan and
held without bonds to appear for exam
ination at 10 A. NJ. to-day.
The murder caused great excitement,
and large crowd gathered around the
Jail during the evening, with threats Of
iynching freely expressed. An extra
guard OF deputy sheriffs and police.
armed with rifles, guarded the jail all
night, and no disturbance has arisen.
Mr.. Mcintyre was member Of the Los
Angeles Carpenters Union, and highly
respected by all Of his acquaintance.
This murder was an unprovoked and
brutal affair, that deserves the most