Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-05-28
R0MERO's THIRST ron BLOOD

nnllet gTa19d n person OF L0nts0 AnRya.
Then they sped away across the river
over the bridge, but II seemed
BoMERO's THIRST FOR BLOOD
was not yet appeased, for en- route he
took another shot & a dCcropit old man, a
character well known ~ "SedariO." who
wa feeding his donkey I'm a field near by.
Further, II IL charged that Romero
fired again at a child when they arrived
at the other side.
News Of the terrible circumstance was
brought to the town by Robert Miller, an
emplOye Of the Crystal Ice ompan
Miller rode up to the corner Of Railroad
avenue and second street at a gallon,
shouted 10 Officer Martinez TO fetch .
iOctor, and then excitedly told a CITIZEN
reporter Of the affair. At this time
Miller was not aware that
MORE THAN ONE CHILD
was shot, and this one was not yet dead
but wa dying.
DR. Hope was notified, and Immediately
after Deputy Sheriff Newcomer and Mar
shall fOrnOff heard Of IL. Very little
time was lost in getting to the scene Of
the murder and the pursuit Of the men
taken up.
when TUE CITIZEN representative ar
rived ut the home OF the stricken iaml-
lies there was such
DISTRESSING PICTURE,
and the crime looked 10 hideOus as al.
most to cause the coolest heads among
those present to declare vengeance on
the dastardly assassins.
Al the O'BAnnOn hOmethe little sti1fen-
ed form OF the murdered boy lsy on the
bed, the large bullet hole In his right
breast being plainly visible.
The room was crowded with wailing
women and children, the almost dis.
tracted mother exhibiting grief that
would bring the strongest heart into
deep sympathy with her. MIR. O'Bannon
is absent In Gallup, where he Ia EN-
ployed In the Santa Ee Pacific yards.
lie has been notified by telegraph Of
his child's cruel murder and Is probably
at home to-day.
Mrs. O'BannOn is a sister OF Mrs
Garcia, the mother OF the other infant
sufferer. The little Garcia boy was lying
on the bed,
TOSSING WITH PAIN M DISTRESS
from a huge wound In the back OF his
neck, while his mother lowered over him,
tears streaming from her cheeks. Mrs.
Garcia's family comprises three children,
but the UBannOns have a large family.
DIR. Hope, who was one OF the FIRST 10 be
spprised of the shooting, WAS soon upon
the ground to look after the children's
wounds, but when he arrived the
0'Bannon boy was dead aud the ply.
stefan turned his attention TO the Garcia
child.
The doctor was seen at his Office
this afternoon and he gave a descrip-
4 etnn ~ NIn unnUA NJ hua aWNNAn
the glad tidings 20 the Garcia
family, that In all probability
THEIR CHILD WILL LIVE.
OF his case, the physician said: "The
ball, which was OF "a large ealibre, en-
tered the back Of the neck, opposite the
lower lobe Of right ear, passed under
neck muscles, snghtly %fracturing out
or table OF skull, bullet then passed out
behind left ear. In my opinion, the
child will recover" Finding the other
child dead the physician did not closely
examine his wound, but he thought II
was Of such a serious character AZ 10 pro-
duce almost instant death. The ball en-
tered AT the apex Of the right lung, cut.
ting the s%ubclayian artery and plough.
ing its way through the fratl body,
passed out at the left shoulder blade.
The inquest on the little body, mar,
dered by the tlend now In the county all
was held at Barelas this morning. aud d
verdict in accordance with the facts. a.
T, outlined above, was returned. Under
taker MOntfort has charge OF the ~
' mains, and the funeral will take plac,
at Bareias tomorrow morning.
The pistol with which JOae Romero
Q SEN THE DEADLY BULLETS
a / g.s. A.. nan. F.NI..a. -. N...uN sIN
morning by Placido Garcia. the deput!
sheriff OF AtTiscO, and IN now In the Dos
session OF sheriff Hubbell.
There IL still some talk among the
] people that a lynching bee, at the pres
. ent time, IL appropriate, and some have
been heard toimentiOn that the two muir
derers 80 Garcia equally as guilty al
ROmer0-will not be allowed
. THE FORMALIrY OF A TRIAL,
J thus faying the county considerable ex
pense In endeay0riDg TO convict Thu
. arch murdsrers.
: THIS, however, may not be carried on.
unless some leader h found 10 harangul
|. them In a body.
. Though admitting that the yillAinI
: are not worth protecting, all who know
y Sheriff Hubbell and Deputy Sheriff New
. conner are aware that these officers will
9 keep the Jail we'll guarded, and should
u mob come at the jail they will resist 1t
AZ In their duty.
THE sHERlFF IN TIE SADDLE.
7 Sheriff Hubbell, who was informed o
the murder by eX-Justice LucerO a few
q minutes after lis happening, was quiekl.
q astTide his thoroughbred horse, and
reaching the O'BinnOn hOle, tarlied bn
a moment and then started in pursuit o
2 Garcia and Romero. His saddle hOrs
distanced those OF the rest Of the rider
y who volunteered to act as a posse.
. About a mile and a half from tow
they came upon a small camp, and no
ticing a jailed and sweating horse, th