El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-02
IF YOU WANT
THE PRISONER HAS VERY POOR
MEMORY.

MEMORY.
| The prisoners now in the county Jail
charged with completely in the shoot
ing are EdelbertO Garcia. Leno Tala-
vara, Pstricisno Martinez and Carmen
| Hernandez.
| Garcia occupied the steel cage on the
second floor of the new addition this
morning when a HERALD reporter
| called. About fifteen other prisoners
occupy cells opening irto the same
! cage.
| The young Mexican denied all know
ledge OF the shooting, but had a hang
ed.
81 went over the river yesterday
morning." said he, land got drunk on
sotol. After that do not know what
happened
"Why did you shoot O'Connor?"
asked the reporter.
81 never shot him that know off,
"What did the difficulty start about q"
Il don't know any thing about any diff
iculty.''
What were you doing in the saloon?"
81 was not in the saloon that | know
off,
"You might just as we'll tell what you
know about this thing; it can't do you
any harm to do So"
81 don't remember anything about it.
except that my father and four men
brought me up here last night. 1 used
to work for Hernandez, but don't
remember of seeing him knocked
down.
The officers say that Garcia was not
drunk when arrested.
His father called at the jail this
morning and was admitted to see his
son. He appeared to be greatly dis
tressed. Last night he told Sheriff
Boone that he wanted his son punish
very highly OF the old man and says
he is a good citizen.
SUPPRESSED EXCITEMENT.
All over town this morning the one
topic of conversation was the shooting
of young O'Connor and great indigna-
tion was expressed by all classes of
citizens.
The force of guards at the jail had
been slightly increased this morning
and unusual precautions taken to
keep the outer doors locked against all
Corners and only such persons were ad-
mitted as had business within.
There was an air of suppressed ex-
element about the building in which
the prisoners are confined and one of
the officers was heard to remark:
"Hell's popping over this thing
and there's likely to be trouble inside
of "a hours"
O'CONNOR VERY LOW.
At 10 O'Clock this morning DR.. Villas
reported that the wounded man was
very low. His right side was then
paralyzed; but he was resting quietly
under the'influence of opiates. He still
had a fighting chance for his life, but
the relatives and friends of the young
man had given up hope.
THE STORIES OF EYE WITNESSES.
Q. H. Buck, who is employed 10 Phil
Young was an eyewitness to the kill
ing and when seen by q HERALD re-
preventative said:
"TO tell you the truth, it was all
done so quickly that I hardly know
how it happened.
ED and had been in the back of
the cafe talking, and after short
time L invited him to have drink.
We walked to the bar aud ordered
DRINKS. We stood talking a few mo-
ments and | started to play small
sbs % snS Of which ,ba Is ao,nts on
Ed had walked away and just after ]
dropped the nickel in the machine l
heard some one fall on the floor and
turning around 1 saw q Mex
lean laying PROSTATE on the
floor with his head toward
the door and Ed standing at his foot.
Another small Mexican, the one who
did the shooting, stood near his friend
at the door, and, saying something to
Ed, drew pistol from his pocket,
and stepping forward, threw down and
fred away, the ball entering the right
side of his head, passing out of the top
and lodging in the ceiling. just af-
ter the Mexican fired he backed out
of the door. l quickly
recovered myself and followed the
Mexican out. but he had suddenly dis
Ed did not strike the Mex
lean with gun,a has been stated, and
was not armed.
SIT was all done so quickly that just