San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-25
ROMULo HELD.
Tie Evidence In the Gomez Murder
Case Strong Enough to Hold
the Accused

Case Strong Enough TO Hold
the Accused.
Yesterday afternoon an examination
of the case of the State of Texas vs..
Romulo Spltis, accused of the murder
of Anita Gomez, was resumed before
Justice Adam, with City Policeman
Montez on the stand. He testified 10
visiting the room on the morning af-
ter the murder, where he saw the
wounded woman lying Oh the floor.
A lamp, wick half turned down, was
lighted, on the table.
City Detective Van Ripper testified
g. to the two conflicting statements of
the child Sara Gomez. He said the
child told him voluntarily that Ro-
mulo beat her mother. When
faced with the accused in the
afternoon, she said, in answ to mis-
question, WAS 1 here last night?"
No" At the interview with Romu-
10, Van Ripper and Adolfo Vidal were
present. Vidal is her godfather. She
seemed to be afraid of Romulo.
Policeman DiaZ testified as to know.
ing the deceased. He passed by her
house once and she called hum in
While cOnversing man passed. She
said, Look at that man over there!
He has been making threats 10 kill
me-" He passed again in eight or ten
minutes. she asked the officer il he
knew him and he ssid yes. The man
was Pedro Lujan. II advised her to
have him put under q peace bond.
She said, He has been making threats
and had better keep away from my
house. fhe ever comes inside of my
house / am going TO kill him. She
spoke OF him stealing her picture and
bis denying 1t when she accused him
OF it, aId she said that after denying
the theft he had shown the picture
to the defen dant, Romulo Spitia, and
told him, Here is picture of your
lover, and she gave il to me, whereup-
on Romulo said, If that is so / want
you to go over there, and / want
10 find out if it Ia true. They went to
the house and Romulo asked her il
rne mad not said Lujsn had stolen IL,
whereas he claimed that she gave it
to him. she then asked him If be did
say she gave him the picture. TO
which he said yes, whereupon she
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and beat him. She stated to me that
since then he passed there nearly
every day making threats. / know
Pedro Lujsn. [ have not seen him
tor . week. This conversation oc-
Cured on the 3rd of August. am told
that Lujsn is sick, bus do hot know
if he is at home sick in bed or not. He
looked SICK the last time l saw him
Felipa de Leon had told me about
giving the deceased good beating
some time before the third of August.
II was or months before then"
Guadalupe GusiardO testified that
she rented room from her two
months ago. She knew Pedro Lujan
and Romulo. Lujsn lived in one OF the
rooms there. There was a row be-
tween him and Annie and q sewing
machine was broke. They were
clinched, Annie and Lujan. She said
Lujan paid fine Tor the difficulty De-
fore Judge Adams court. There were
other men frequent visitors 10 Annie.
LUjan lived there and took his meals
there. she had never heard defend.
ant and deceased quarrel.
Maria Spitia, defendants sister,
testified as to her brother comm 2
home Saturday night at 10 O'Clock
and going TO bed. The family, father
mother and two girls all lived and
slept in the same room. She re.
marked when Romulo came in, ut 10
early yet" He asked what time II
was, and as he had lighted lamI
she look ed and saw 1t was ten O'Clock
They were all light sleepers and she
heard no one get up during the night
and go out. She would have heard
him if Romulo had gone out. He wore
the same shirt in the morning that hi
had on the previous night.
This concluded the evidence intro
duced and the Justice decided to hole
the defendant in bond of 5000.
The required bond has not yet beer
furnished and the accused is in jail.