Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-01-20
BARELAS CRIME.
Attempted HOld.up and Shoot.
ing 10 BaTelaS.
B. Ber,oal Receives q Bullet In His
Rack.
Porfilio Paali.a and Tvs 0lhsfs Arrest
"a ana jailed.
PARTICULARS or rHR kFEAIR.
From Thursday. Daily

The smsil store house, No ill3 south
second street, Just outside Of the city
limits aud IN the Barelas precinct was
the scqne oi an attempted hold.up aud
shooting ~ l2iS) o'clock this morning.
The victim, H. Bertcpl, IL now lying
dangerously, II not fatally, wounded, At
his h9mo On south Third street, and his
asaailSn,s, the notorious Pofalio PAdilla
sud Placlio Garcia, are Ia the county
jail.
Tits morning when the news Of the
shooting and attempted hold up gained
circulation, THE CITIZEN representative
visited tha soens Of the affair and while
intervlesing AndFeAs TTujillo. who con
ducts a small badness across the street,
sheriff Hubbell put In an appearance
The sheriff stated that he was sum
moned about o'clock thia morning 10
Barelas Ia response 30 message that
shooting had taken plsoe, and after se-
curing oar,ain evidence. started out after
two men POEtllO Padllla and Placldo
Garcia. whom he soon captured aud
placed IN the county jail
The attempted hold up and shooting
took plaoe Ia the house owned by \. J.
ApOdaca bat Ihe front room was leased
and conducted ~ h saloon BY y Begloni.
The ApodacM occupy the rear rooms for
housekeeping, aud Mrs ApOdaea hT
ApOdaca belng away on being inter.
viewed regarding che shooting, stated:
Between ~ aud o'clock this morning,
| was aroused from sleep by shot from
the front part OF the house.
aud on rushing 10 the glass
door leading into tina storeToom | fully
rscogn!s 'd Porlillo Padilla and PlAcidO
Garcia. Tae former hal ared Ons shot,
and had Bsrtoui pennsd back of the
counter. when another ahos was hred,
aud where they we're demanding money
from their victim. After ths shooting
the men left PadlllA's face being
blacksned, aud sOon aiisTwards he re-
turned. having only partially washed OF
the blAeking, aud commenced abusing
me. stating that he had nothing 20 do
with the shooting"
From Nr. Bertoni, who impaired hia
information 10 members OF the G. Colon.
bO society, II IL learned tha, thu two men
under arrest hal visited his place several
tlmeo during tha fOrepart Of last night
aud hal taken several drinks. About
1880 o'oioUk thls morning they entered
and Padlia flred shot into the ceiling.
at the sans time demanding his money
Mr. BeriOni threw NJ tho men several
soda water bottles, breaking two pnnea
Of glass in the front OF the store, but do
Ing no 6amaRs 20 the midnight bandits,
rhry then msde a spring Tor Nc. Bertonl
aud Ia attempting 10 held him ,ore the
buttons from his vest. He was
pursued back Of the bar, and whils
In cFOuehing position. trying
10 protect bis face from blows, one OF ths
men. supposed 10 be- Padilla, ired shot
lnto HE back, ,hs bullet passing into The
lot, side and ranging downward, evil
IDENTITY lodged Ia SONS portion OF th'
body that probing for would be- ou. oI
the question Tor day or 70.
After tha shooting. ~ stated above. Mr
Bsrt0Ql mustered courage and walked IA
his home 8 square away, aud informed
his wife Dgs. 0suna. Hope aud J 4
Kaslefday we're hastily summoned. ant
, they have plaoed the victim Ia ~ com
Portable condition ~ possible There Il
no doubt. however, tina, the wound Ia
very serious one, and death may Fesul
~ sn3 moment,
x. Tsfoya, one Of the substantial Mex
4 lean elgl2sns Of Bafelas, waa ssnt fof a
soon ~ the shooting took place and h
states that the story ~ told by Ars. Apo
daea Il substantially true in every par
a tleulsT.
Padilla is one Of ths noted ioaghs O
h the Bafelas precinct. Sc has served ou
sentence Ia the county NJ ior robbery
4 and IN Che penl,en,iafy Tor murder An
assault 10 XIII Garcia has only n
. Gently Developed into a hard character,
This afternoon tbs fact was develope
4 that third party was connected wit
a .hs attempted hold no and shooting, an
at O'Clock Deputy sheriff salaEar u
rested Mariana Alcon aud lodged him q
the county Jail