Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-14
SHERIFF'S VIOLENT CONDUCT
Resulted in His Being Fatally Wounded,
and Throwing the Entire Community
of Taos Into a Ferment,

This morning Charles A. Scheurich re-
ceived the following telegram:
Embudo, Dec. 14.-Taos all under
arms. Sheriff killed. Send marshal to-
day. Every American is in danger.
ALBERT GUSDORF.
The matter was at once called to the
attention Of Judge McFie, who sent
Deputy United States Marshal Sheridan
to the scene of trouble on the morning
Denver & Rio Grande train.
The trouble grows out of the killing of
Sheriff Luciano Trujillo in Taos yester-
day by Albert Clifford, and since zone of
the particulars of the affair had been
received, all kinds of rumors are atloat.
The prevailing opinion acre is that Gift
ford has been hidden by his friends
somewhere in the vicinity of Taos, and
that his action has angered the friends
of the lead sheriff, who are determined
to secure possession of the young man
who killed him.
Later in the morning another message
from Embudo vas received, stating that
the messenger who went to Embudo to
sneak out of town, as the friends of the
sheriff have the place guarded, and that
about ten or Is of those who do not want
violence to rule are standing off the rest
of the town. Trujillo's friends want to
lynch Clifford, but this will not be per-
mitted.
CAUSE OF THE SHOOTING.
At 1 O'clock this afternoon the follow
ing telegram was received from Embu-
do, giving the particulars of the trouble:
Embudo, Dec. 14.-On Monday even
ing, December II, at GAS o'clock, Sheriff
Trujillo, of Taos county, vas shot and
dangerously wounded in a saloon in
Taos, and is not expected to live at this
time. The whole population of Taos is
in an uproar, the Mexican people threat
ening the lives of all American resi-
dents, claiming that the sheriff was kill.
| ed by an American.
Previous to the shooting the sheriff
arrested two Americans, Phillips anC
Meyers, for no other reason than tina
| they did not remove their hats while
the procession of the church, celebrat.
ing the day of San Guadalupe was pass
ing. The W. Americans are recent ar.
| rivals from the east, and did not under.
stand the customs nor the language OF
the native people. They were thrown
into Jail under the protests of theil
friends, and a bond was raised among
the leading citizens. The protest was
met with threats from the sheriff, WHIT
was badly intoxicated, and who asserted
thai he would arrest Americans at hi:
pleasure.
Entering the saloon where HI
was employed, Clifford protested
in a friendly way against the ar
rests. The sheriff at nee fired severa
shots in the crowded room at Clifford
without effect, and the shots We're re
turned by parties unknown to your cor
respondent. The Mexicans claim tina
Clifford did the shooting. Perhaps Their,
are a dozen witnesses to the shooting
Clifford, who is a sober and respected
young man of Taos, has escaped an
his whereabouts are unknown.
Immediately after the shooting al
places of business were closed, but tn,
saloon where the shooting occurred wa
afterwards entered by a crowd of Mex
leans and all the furniture and fitting,
destroyed. The Americans are unde
arms to defend their property, and Will
no lives are in danger, the presence of
United States marshal is necessary t.
restore order.