Arizona republican., 1895-12-08
WAS RIDDLED WITH SHOT. Shooting Affair on the
 Tempe Road.
A Thief Who Received a Very
 Warm Welcome.
He Escapes With His Comrade LeaY ing a Plain Trail Marked
 With Blood.

Friday night about 10 o'clock three shots tirsd in the vicinity of the east end school house aroused the neigh bor- hood but nothlng much WAS thought ot it at the time by the few who heard the reports.
 Later in the night, persons passing by the school house heard groans issuing from clunp of bushes on the road near tne school. No one stopped to investigate, but this morning word was broughs tJ the sherifSs office of a shooting.
 A Republican preventative visited the neigh borhood and learned that the deed was committed by young man nlmad Fernandez Velarde, son of Refael Velarde, who owns a blacksmith shop on the Tempe road across from the water works.
 The elder Velarde, in giving his yer sion of the affair. sad that about g SC o'clock he was in the house with his son. The latter heard noise coming from the blacksmith shop a few yards distant, and jumping up said, ''some. body is breaking into the shop" He grabbed up a shot gun and slipped out He plainly discerned the form of a man who had come hastily away from the rear of the shop and was making foi the roadway. Young Velarde called tc him then threw the gun to his shoulder and fired. The thief gave a cry and dropping a buggy cushion he carried staggered iato the road.
 The cider Velarde who had also Jeff his house armed with a pistol ran into the road when his son fired the shot He had hardly reached the center of the thoroughfare when two shots whistleC past his ears. Tue shots were fired by a person who stood several yards eas of ths shop in the shelter of tree stump-probably a look out. Jus after the two pistol shots were frec the man wno was shot by the younger Velarde yelled out to his companion flor God sake don't shoot any more, , the two then made of into the darkness toward the east end school.
 The trail was marked by ltne o blocd to the bushes near the school, { distance of about 400 yards from wher, the shooting occurred. The trail ended in the bushes but large spot showed that the wounded man had bled pro flsely. His companlon had probabl! gone after a vehicle leaving him tt remain in the brdsh until he returned.
 The wounded man is thought to b. fatally injured and is in concealmen attended Dy his comrade. Just where h. stood when shot are piled severa trusses which were fairly riddled witt shot and shows that the man was badl, hit.
 Joseph Bowen, wao resides nex! door to Valarde ia of the opinion tha the parties are the same persons wh' stole his buggy Monday night from tn rear of his hou=e. He thinks the, probably had returned to the black smith shop to get some timber to fl. the buggy with for the man who va shot had small piece of tim Der; also 8 cushion that belonged to Velarde and which he dropped when shot.
 He had attempted to enter the shol from the rear door, leaving his conrad to keep watch. Against the door reste' several wagon tires and in removin these ha made the noise which attracte the attention ct young Ve!arde.
 There is no doubt but that tn identity of the thief will be known because he will surely need medics attendance. ard from the wound received wiil probably die.