The herald., 1896-06-15
A Stabbing ARRAY Between
Two Spanish Editors
CAREER NEARLY CUT SHORT
The Aifrsy Was the Result Of an Old
Time drudge
Francisco Out ierrez Cut by Evaristo Ollvas
In Two Places, One OF the Wounds
Being Quite Serious

cy in the ranks OF local spanish -Amer1-
can journalists last evening. The man
whose career Of usefulness was almost
cut short was Senior Francisco Gutter
req, who conducts job printing office
at No. $50 Upper Main street and edits
La Gazetta, while the man who welded
the knife was Senor Evaristo Olivas, the
editor of La Union, whose Office Is at
the corner Of Marchessault and New
High streets The ARRAY was the result
of an old grudge, there being considera-
BILE rivalry between the two men, and
at least once before they have had
trouble.
Last evening about $50 o'clock Gutter
rez was standing on Upper Main street,
in front of the old adobe house near
Marchessault, talking to some FRIENDS,
when Olivas, accompanied by his six
year-old child, came towards the group
of men. AS he approached he reached
over the shoulder Of a man named Fred
and grabbed Gutierrez by the shoulder
at the same time striking at him with
pocket knife which he held opened IN
his hand 1t is claimed that he struck
at Gutierrez five or six times IN RAPID
succession only one of the blows, now
ever, taking effect, and inf1icting su-
perficial wound just under the shoulder-
blade Gutierrez had light walking
stick in his hand, and as Olivas turned
him around he struck at him with the
cane. Olivas then made another pass at
Gutierrez, infiicting quite an ugly stab
in the left breast, just below the nipple.
AS Gutierrez was unarmed, he retreated
and friends got in between the two men.
the wounded man being pushed along
UP the street toward his home. at No.
$50 Upper Main street. Olivas followed
after him, trying to again get within
striking distance, but was unsuccessful.
Gutierrez being got into his house and
the door closed before any further dam
age was done. Olivas followed him up
to the very door, and when he found
that Gutierrez had escaped. he turned
and walked back down the street, re-
marking as he left, 1t is said, that lit
was a good thing that he had dropped
his knife, or he would have killed him. ="
Gutierrez was at once put to bed. and
the police were notified. officer Sawyer.
who was on the beat, at once commenced
q search for Olivas, but he had disap-
peared. Sergeant Smith and officers
Benedict and Long were on the ground
shortly after the affair, but no trace
could be found of Olivas. 1t was stated
that he was seen shortly after the cut
ting, with his child. at the corner of AL
ameda and Also streets, but no one in
that vicinity could give any information
concerning him.
In the meantime DR.. Pavlides had
been sent for, and dressed Gutierrez 8
wounds. The stab in the breast is dan
gerously near the heart, and II the blade
of the knife had been a trif1e longer,
Gutierrez would have probably been in
stantly killed AS it is, it is believed
that he will recover. The wound in the
back is not regarded as serious.
All of the parties to the affray were
very reticent. and not disposed to talk
about it. Gutierrez said that he was
standing on the sidewalk talking to
some friends on business, when Olivas
attacked him. He was not expecting
any trouble, and was wholly unprepared
to defend himself.
Shortly after IL o'clock midnight OIL
vas was arrested by Sergeant Gus Smith
and sent to Jail in the patrol wagon.
After the cutting, officer Sawyer was
vas at New High and Marchessault
streets, where he sometimes slept, in the
hope that he might return. This proved
to be the case, for Sawyer saw him go
in and quickly followed. He reached the
Office door just as Olivas turned the key
and was refused admittance. Sawyer
kept close watch and notified the Ser
geant, who came and demanded admit
tance. No answer was returned, so
after repeated calls he attempted to
kick the door in. The upper portion was
of glass, which broke, and Smith COM
pleted the job by smashing the whole
pane in and crawled through the aper-
ture.
Lighting a candle and going into the
back room Olivas was found lying on a
bed fully dressed and pretending to be
asleep. He rose when requested and
made no trouble about being taken into
custody. On the way to the station he
told Officer Long that Gutierrez had at
tackled him on Saturday night in bar
ber shop, attempting to break a chair
over his head. AS to the stabbing, he
said that Gutierrez had struck him three
times over the head with a cane and that
he had merely defended himself.
People in the neighborhood give Oil
vasa rather bad name, and say that he
is of a very quarrelsome disposition
especially when he is drinking. It is
claimed, however, that last night he
was perfectly sober.
Olivas, it Is said, has been arrested
on a previous occasion for pulling a CUR
on man, and he has been denounced
by Spanish publication as horsethief
Many of his countrymen believe II
would be better if he were taken north.