Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-09-02
SHOT IN COLD BLOOD
Ramon Garcia, Trombone Player in
the Band, Instantly Killed
Without Warning,
NASARIOALARID THE SLAYER
Both We're in a Maison de Joie on Water
Street at the Time, After Having
Previously Quarreled.

For Gods sake, don't shoot hint
Shrieked out a feminine voice in Spanish
at . o'clock this morning. The woman
was Florencita Archuleta who with her
c%omadre. Teresita Casados, conducts a
resort of easy virtue, or rather 10 vir-
tue at all, on Water street. The cause
of this sensational %outburst was the
pulling Of a "A calibre revolver by Ne
sario Alarid, a garbage cart driver aged
81, to shoot Ramon Garcia, aged %,
who lived with his wife on south San
Francisco street. The wOnan's shrek
did not avail for Alarid pulled the trig-
ger eXclaiming in Spanish, "You have
abused me long enough and can't and
won't stand it any longer"
The bullet entered the unfortunate
mans forehead about two inches over
| the left eye, and he dropped instantly
to the floor beside the bed which
| occupied a fair share of the front
room. Garcia lived but a few moments,
and after the slayer had watched for the
flow over the uncarpeted floor, he turned
on his heel and went to his home not
far away. He made no efforts to flee,
but coolly related to his father what had
occurred, put up his shooting iron and
retired. The news of the murder was
| quickly spread about town by the eX-
| cited women, and Probate Clerk Alta
nacio Romero and District Attorney
| Spices were quickly aroused. Mr.. Spiess
sent for Deputy Antonio Alarid, a
relative of the murderer, and the Off
Ger promptly waltzed the marksman out
of bed and over to the county Jail where
he was put in incommunicado. He
made no resistance and took things
p~hilosophically.
An inquest was held this morning by
Justice Bruno Romero, and it was in
tended to have a court hearing this
afternoons; but on motion Of counsel
the matter goes over until Mon
day before Judge John r. McFie. 1t
is understood that the two men were
enamored of Senorita Archlleta, a rather
comely soiled pigeon of perhaps % years
of age, but the doctrine of polyandry
has never been a favorite in such cases
herein made and provided, and it failed
as usual to work in this particular
| l1SUulCt. Nv 4 was louSh ~ Nv
the hearing that Garcia was about six
sheets in the wind while Alarid was
sober, and the two men had been quar-
reling and scrapping up town earlier in
the evening. Garcia showed up at the
house first about 10 p. m. partially ''full'
and it is alleged started to wallop one Of
the nymphs, who broke away and, run
ming up the street, escaped until the
man had gone.
However, he appeared again just be-
fore 2 a. M, not at all sobered, and was
amusing himself when Alarid appeared
on the scene. The men We're in the
same room but a few seconds, when Ala
rid made the remark relative to his be-
ing unable to stand any more of Gar
cia's alleged abuse, and quickly pulling
his gum, laid his competitor for the
charms of Srta. Archuleta out tlatter
than q door mat. The women screamed
and raised a great row, but Alarid
walked away unmolested until taken out
of bed as above noted by Deputy Antonio
Alarid at Prosecuting Attorney Spiess'
instance.
The body of Ramon Garcia was re-
moved to his late residence, where it
was washed and laid out this morning
in his band uniform, and broken heart
ed relatives grieved very much over
it.
The father of the deceased, Justice
Garcia, claims that his son was perfect
ly sober at the time, and did nothing
and said nothing that could at all have
provoked any dispute, let alone a killing.
The justice says that after Alarid had
made his accusations, that the other
man merely placed his hand upon Ala
rid's shoulder, and said that If he had
wronged him he was very sorry for it,,
whereupon the murderer pulled his gun
and fired.
The jury brought in the following
verdict:
We the undersigned, justice of the
peace and jury who sat upon the in
quest held this end day of September,
A. d., 1898, on the body Of Ramon Gar
| cia, found dead in precinct No. II, of
the county of Santa Fe, in the territory
of New Mexico, find that the deceased
I came 10 his death by a shot fired from a
pistol by Nasario Alarid.
Signed Bruno Romero, justice of the
peace; Atanasio Romero, Pablo Mar
tinez, Amado Gutierrez, R. w. Brown,
Sol. Lowitzki, and Atanacio Martinez,
jurors.
Alarid has heretofore borne q fair
character, having not been mixed in any
fracasses but once before, and that was
nothing Of a very torrid~nature. 1t was
at a bale where a number of young
men, including Alarid, shot off pistols
outside to make things interesting for
the dancers inside. However. the boys
claimed it was common crackes they
were firing off. The father of the pris-
oner is Canuto Alarid, a member of the
city council. Garcia was a valued mem
Der of the 1st regimental band, and will
be much missed by his many friends.
The killing has emphasized the evil of
carrying concealed weapons which is
against the law. Alarid was not an Of
icer, neither was he travelling through
the country alone, and he therefore had
no business packing a gun about town.
A New MEXICAN reporter looked over
the scene of the killing this morning.
The apartments consist of two rooms
s~cantily and poorly furnished, and q
pool of blood was by the side of a badly
tumbled up bed. The two girls seemed
in a very absent frame of mind, and
talked incoherently.
The funeral of Ramon Garcia will be-
held from the family home tomorrow
morning at 8 o'clock, and the interment
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