Arizona republican., 1900-10-16
ONE IS FATALLY SHOT
Officer Dowell and Al Remson At tempt to Quell Disturbance and Battle Ensues In Which Fran cisco Bernal Receives a Mortal Wound and His Brother Stops a Bullet.

Tn a desperate battle with a riotous party of Mexicans last night Officer William DOwell shot and fatally wounded Francisco Bernal and put a bullet in Amado BernaL a brother uf the latter. Dowell was badly beaten and bruised in the scimmage, and Al
 Remson, q saloonist. who went Tp the aid of the officer. suffered like treatment and can thank Dowell that he Is still alive.
 Shortly bef1re II o'clock Dowell. who resides on Madison street, between Fourth and Fifth streets. was aroused by shouting and shooting south of his home. He hurried to the scene of the trouble, taking along one revolver. In a vacant lot at Fourth and Jackson streets he found d party of Mexicaas engaged in a disturbance. Hurrying up. he ordered them to desist and the MeXicans answered by firing several shots al him. He emptied his gun and retreated running up town and to the city prison. He was unable to find any of the other officers. so reloaded his re- volVer, took another one along and stopped at Remson's saloon, east 1f the city hall, asking the proprietor to go with him. The two went to the PlfhNC OL lllC S4AOOllL5 dIllh OONtI tempted 10 arrest the crowd. A fierce pitched battle ensued Dowel and Remson each grappling ws-h one of the rioters. Remson's opponent, Francis co Bernal. heavy, strong man, wa5 getting the better of him. He threw Remson to the ground, tore the revOI-
 yer from his hand and pointing it at the liquor dealers chest. was about to ire when DOwell broke away from his ! antagonist and springing to the as- slStance of Remson struck upward the gun in BernafS hand a. the shot was | fired, the bullet going upward and wide CT its mark. powell knocked BernlI ! GoWn and the gun in the hands of the latter fell by his side. Rem.on rising and recovering it. Bernal then attacked Dowell and the officer fired the shot
 that finished the Mexican. After that
 a dozen other shots Were fired, ard one
 of these struck Amado BernaI. passing
 through his shoulder. The balance of the MeXicans then ran and DoweII and Remson went to their homes. The in- jured MeXicans were taken 10 the city
 Jail, and then to their home on South Fifth street. Dr Hughes, who dressed their wounds. states that Francisco
 Bernal cannot live. The bullet entered
 his chest. and then went downward, lodging at some place in his back.
 Dowell is badly bruised about the
 body and head, but his injuries are not serious RemsOn is not so badly hurt. but was suffering c9nsiders ble pain this morning. Marshall Hooker states; that DoWells action was perfectly proper and in line with his dL-y. but
 that he made a mistake in not taking n h.. |, --tyN kept at the city prison for such emerc- encies.
 The Bernal brothers have been known as bad men and have engaged in many previous disturbances. They
 have resided in Phoenix for several
 years and are well known among the Mexican residents.
 Officer Dowell was dazed from tI;o btatinE about the head and was unahIA 10 talk coherently this morning. He sad, however, that over a dozen sho,I were fired: that there were five or sIx NeXicans in the party. No guns wer., fcu1d on either of tho wounded men. and It IS believed that the shoJtfnr. was done by other members of the party, who kept at a distance while .h, two brothers tried to disarm Doweu and Remson.
 Recnson states that the action was so rapid that he does not know how many ShotS were fired. Bernal beat him se- Nerely about the head. Remson says he undoubtedly would have been killed by his infuriated antagonist had not DpWcll ao.ed SD promptly. Dr. Hughes worked until after midnight with Der nal but could do little to relieve him and the death of the wounded man is doubtless only question of a few hours.