El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-10
A SCENE Of BLOOD.
THEFACT5 IN SATURDAY NIGHTS
TRAGEDY IN JUAREZ.
One American and Three Mexicans
Dead and Another Mexican
Seriously Wounded.

The crack of pistol shots startled
MANY citizers who were out on the
streets last Sunday morning little
after o'clock. The sounds came from
Juare and one of the blood est TRACE
dies in the history of that town was be-
jig enacted over the river. AS re-
suit of the numerous pistol shots four
meo are dead, one-is not expected 10
live and borse received it's death
wound. The dead and wounded are:
Ignacio Chavez, gambler, shot in
the breast, the ball came out through
the fifth rib. He died instantly.
Precillano Esquivel, a policeman,
shot in left side and through the lungs.
Died Instantly.
Seth Burr, an American cowboy,
shot through right eide of stomach.
the ball coming out of the b ack, he also
had a scratch on one leg, died at 1880
q. m. Sunday.
Agapito Gallardo, sergeant of police,
four wounds. One bail struck his right
thumb and tt en- went through right
shoulder: one ball through the muscles
of the left srm and the same ball en-
tered the left side and lodged Internal
ly. Two bulle. wounds in the left side
Of the head. Died last night.
Abelino Ve!arde, right arm broken
and ball in right side of stomach
ious but he is still alive.
A woman of disolute character, one
who had fallen SO low in the depths OF
degrr dation that she sought foreign
country in which to ply her shameless
occupation, by the name Of Lilly
Rhine, was at the bottom of the TRACE
DIV, but che was in no way connected
with it. Lilly had become the para
mour of Seth Burr. He was insauely
of nd rp11nh in har
company as it was possible
20 be. The Mexican gam bier
Chavez was also an admirer.
He was good looking fellow and pos
ed as a masher and bully. Last Sur
day morning Burr and the woman
were in her room. Some one knocked
at the door aud as refused admis-
sion. The door was kicked in and in
walked. Ignacio Chavez Burr arose
and ordered him out OF the room.
Chavez answered that if any one left
the one to leave. One word brought
on another, and as they were jealous OF
each other fight was inevitable.
Both men were armed and Chavez
pulled his gun. The move was fatal
because Seth Burr WAS Texan and
was raised with a pistol at his side.
AS soon as Chavez had his gun out
Burr pulled and fired. The ball en-
tered the center of Chavez's breast,
the latter rushed from the room and
across the street yelling, she has
killed me-" Burr hastily dressed and
started to leave the place and here
began the second act of the tragedy.
The following is Burr's account of the
street light that was SO bloody and
ended so fatally. The statement was
made by B rrr TO HERALD reporter
iust before ne died. Burr said:
"Just as I was leaving the front door
saw a policema1 Precilleno Esqui-
veil standing on the corner few feet
from me with his pistol in his hand.
AS l started out 1 tried to get in the
middle of the street. He ordered me
to stop but would not do so and kept
going across the street 10 where Cha-
vez was lying dead. The policeman
fred three sho' 8 at me and the last
shot hit me in the side. 1 then return
ed his f-e. He reeled at my first shot
and turned as if to run. l fred again
and he fell. l then started north on
the street towards the river ard was
Joined by other American who was
unarmed and had nothing to do with
the fight. We went north on the street
together aud I saw some one
run out in the street
in front of me. I thought the
fellow was trying intercept me and
shot more to scare than 10 hit him.
Ha opened the road for me to pass:
After crossed the main aceduia l