San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-04-23
STARRED TO DEATH.
A PAINTER FROM MEXICO THE
VICTIM.
A Quarrel Over the Rent of a
House Results Fatally to the
Landlord Murderer Escapes,
Though Trailed With Hounds.

Another tragedy was enacted in our
city late last Saturday night, and
another murder is added to our criminal
record The parties concerned are all
Mexicans and seem to be Of the lower
class.
Luis Calixto, a painter, who has been
in San Antonio only few months, COM
ing from San Luis Potosi, Mexico, was
the murdered man, and his accused muir
kerer is Felipe Gomez, who rented part
of Colixto's residence on San Fernando
street.
The first news of the killing was
brought to Special officer Sanchez at the
Bella Union by an express wagon driver
named Henry Marechal, who ran in and
told Sanchez that he had seen man
killed at the corner OF San Luis and South
Laredo streets. Mr.. Sanchez rang up the
police station and ordered the patrol
wagon and then drove in MarechaPs
wagon to the scene of the murder. De-
tective Hughes was also notified at the
Washington theatre and was also soon
on the ground. Mounted Officer Bergin
was also soon at hand. They found
CaliXtO, a well built, powerful man, of
perhaps IS years of age, lying in the
street, with a round hole 10 the right
breast. which seemed to have been made
with long, narrow knife, driven through
the lungs and into the heart. The blow
had killed him instantly, as his face
showed that he had not moved after he
had fallen. 1t was covered on one side
with thin coat of mud from the newly
sprinkled street.
The body was sent in the patrol wagon
to police headquarters and the Of
ficerS. soon Joined by other police
Van Ripper. of the State rangers, began
search for the murderer. Officer Rogers
two blood hounds were also pressed into
serv ice and put upon the scent.
A big black hat was found near the
murdered man, evidently dropped by the
fleeing Cain, as the dead mans hat was
found near him. The dogs took up the
cho. They went through this narrow
street to San Fernando street
and cOursed away to Leona
street. Across lot sthey led
the officers and thence to
FL Paso street, into an alley. Through
this they ran to bridge crossing ditch,
and out toward the cotton compress, when
they turned at fault, and all trace was
lost. This is the route evidently taken by
the fugitive.
Calixto had when found, small sewing
machine screw driver tightly clenched in
one hand. Marechal states that he saw
two men throwing rocks at another man,
and he ran up and cried to them to stop.
He was not very near them
when he saw one of the men
run up to the third man and
Immediately one Of them fell down and
the other w ran away. He came to the
Rella Union as fast as he could and gave
the alarm. When the officers arrived
near the murder, a man named GertrauiS
Mendoza hailed them and returned to the
place. He said, when he arrived that he
knew the dead man, that CaIiXto and
Gomez had quarrel about the rent Of the
house, where they, lived. Last Friday
night some OF CaliXto's furniture had
been broken by Gomez. Saturday night
/ MeRdoza and CaliXto were at
the Washington theatre. They
returned to CaliXtOs house and
soon after Gomez called CalXto out
of the place, and they walked off. He.
Mendoza, followed, and soon saw one Of
them fall and the other ran away. He
ran up, found CaliXtO dead, and called 10
Gomez to stop, but he continued running
along Laredo street.
After this statement Of Mendoza, the
| officers took him into custody TO be held
as a witness in the case. His statement
does not quite tally with that of others
| who claim to have seen CaliXto come out
| Of the Washington theatre in company
| with two MeXicans.
Justice Jones was called and held the
| usual coroner's inquest. and gave his YER
dict of murder. The corpse was buried
| yesterday followed by the bereaved
| family and few friends.
All daY yesterday the police kept up a
search for Gomez, but without avail. He
has absented himself from all his usual
haunts ard this, coupled with the teSUi-
mony Of Mendoza, is very conclusive evil
| dence against him. A coat, said to he
Gomez, was also found by the roadside
! when the men were following the dogs.
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