Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-10-09
SHOOTING LAST NIGHT.
Hilliam Cottcf tones IN Town win a
Needing Arm.
MS Story W tHI AFFAIR

,tr.m IriN psIl
Inst night, Ahuut ~ u.r,urk. William
utter drove M ftuD the l.u'khifi nirh.
near the government iliitn -rhuui tu
r"purtrd IL Policemen ulurr tnI JONES.
whom he met on north lhtl ,lrrrt, that
he had been shot III the lett arm
The officers told him To- ha," u doctor
dress his arm nj once. aud IN tlr mean
time they would notify Jalct FurnuiI IT
what had occurred.
tutter, however, hurried ~ the resi-.
i'nr" " MIR aud Mrs I"ckhaft. Tor whom
hr worked, aud told them what had taken
rlarr, after which thr wounded atm ms
dressed hS nr. Ntuth The durtuf lilnd
iva separate wounds ~ the t"~h ul the
left arm between the rlhuw ard hnd. hat
cau-,d /, OF" bullet. The hunr IT the
arm was not even touched the bullet
passed through The arm 1pgunnllN.
starting on IA" inside AMI going down.
wafi Just huw such Au iulur, could b.
inflicted by revolver III the hands ui
another person would h., ruu-lirftnlr II
u ~, ~t"t, wei" It uut fut M, ,rN *.
pIlrlt explanation male hy Cut,rt him.
self
When tuiirf wuuulrj arm Lat been
properly treated hr AMI Ftri Furuun
and Mr. aud Mr. lurAhhU drove To-
the ranch 10 ~r II ~" fellow whr 'id
ia" shooting ~uuli rr,UM ~ It an,
trace could he :unui Daylight, how
ever, dAwnrl upon thr watcher Aul
found them none the wD,rr lur thar
nlght- vigil
,ulTrk'- -lrhN.
The Wounded man who rIaIm- to ht,r
teen the target ot a DEADLY bullet last
night, Was -rrn this morning ~ ltt
'nlIt> representative, ami IN the CON.
N"r-ation which followed, -aii
Il live IN u tent on tho | Nrkhmrt
ranch just beyond IN" city lul- near
u" government Indian -rh,ol Last
uiGht hrtw""n ~ AMI II o.rl"rl a Young
fellow came up Ia the fence. nIrd ihr lug
commenced barking. ! lett the tent aud
went outside, calling tu ~" Young lrllow
AM asking him what he wanted uul u
could do anything Tor HIM llr said
'blrrct mr tu town. \, started To-
direct him. with my night arm up
lifted aud pointing toward town.
he said with cu-- word i have
nov got you A. he spoke AMI knowing
he INFANT harm, | brought my night hand
down and knockri the pistol, h. held
against my abdomen. To- the left side,
wher h. fired. ant the hullrt went
through the iir-hy part ut my left arm
between the elbow and hani lie turned
and ran away. hurried back a. the
tent, got my pistol and tirri twu OF three
shots IN the direction whlrh II" took
then hltch" the horS" H. the wagon Aui
drove int" town. reporting the shouting
e. Policemen ''l">"r ami JONES, ani then
10 Mr. and Mrs. l."ckmart. after which
hal my rrln drr--rd hy nt. Mrolh.
II am the main witnt-~ III the lock.
hart Elmer! paint cases, was the porter
al the lrmiJo house when II wA- lee.
-trolrd hy lire AMI lett the city ir las
Vegas twuur three weeks after the tire.
| returned here last Jul, and "
Just then Mr., l"rknaIt npp'Nr,i lh
interrupted IL" talk by saying "NiI.
liam, tell all you know, aud dr.rrihr the
fellow who did the shooting, ~ | intend
to prosecute him
continuing rolt"r said During the
show AT IL" opera h"u-" la; week, one
night a fellow cam" up tu ~" III front 81
the opera house and warned mo against
danger, aud | THINK Tia, some fellow Wa
al the ranch last night he weigh.
about l3o sounds, . feet ? inches M
height. had on u iark suit ul rlu,Nr,. and
wore SOFT -luuch hat pulled over H.
eyes"
iOttrr stated that hr -trruuuu,ly "h.
Jrcts 10 have his CONNECTION with the
Carlos ArmiJ0 holi.up affair, which oc.
currd n few months age near the resi-.
irncr Uf Hon. ", Il, Chldrr-, recalled. ~
1t has nothing to do with hi present
wounded arm,
The ~ht ting l. causing considerable
comment, pro alid con on the street, t".
day, and when the matter get Iutu
court, II II ever does, -uiiir persons Viii
have to be very steady III their testimony,