El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-16
Ell PASo. TEXAS NOVEMBER 16. 1900
BLOOD WAS SPILLED
SHOCKING TRAGEDY ATVHE SMEL
TER LAST NIGHT.

Disturbance Occurea Over the Divi
sion of TWO Bottles of Smugpled
Tequila and When the SIN Ike OF
Battle Had Lifted One Man Was
Found 10 Re Dedd-One Man and
Momsn Have Been Arrested
| A bloody tragedy was enacted at the
smelter last night the result of which
was the sudden death of Catalina Gar
cia and the arrest of several Mexicans
who are charged with the crime. 4
The affair had trivial beginning
and started over the distribution OF
two bottles of tequila
! The affair was reported to the sher-
iff's office early last night and Dep
uty Sheriffs Gryant and Bridges were
soon on the scene. When they arrived
Deputy Sheriff Ware had arrested Juan
j. Analla, Adeleda Sibla and his wife.
who were accused of being implicated
in the affair
They were brought to town and
placed in the county Jail to await trial
cred at the residence of Sibla. and it
was there that the row occurred Yes
terday afternoon Catarina Garcia and
Juan Analla gave Sibla's wife a half
dollar to buy some good tequila on the
other side of the river. She got the
and il was for their part that the men
Called at Sibla's house last night. A
difficulty arose with the result told
above tt
Sibla was seen at the county Jail this
morning and he willingly told his part
of the story. He said that his wife
bought the liquor for the men and
when they called at the house thew
came without being invited His wife
gave them a part of the tequila and
kept the rest for her trouble in going
after it. This caused a row as the
men wanted all of it.
Sibla ordered them out of his house
and they went. He and a Mexican
named Milerio. who was visiting there
followed them. When they were on
the outside of the house Jose AnaYIa
threw rock and struck Sibla in the
breast After recovering somewhat he
ran off to get an officer and when he
returned Garcia was laying on the
ground dead
Just who did the killing he does not
know but he says Milerio. who went
out of the house with him had a rife
and he fhipkS Nf;Iar;o AZ, a..
Garcia was found laying on his face
IN the sand and when examined had
two bullet holes in his back as if he
was shot while laying on the ground.
Milerio was gone and has not yet been
captured
others, who We're near by. state,
that after Sibla left a general row en-
sued and Sibla's wife grabbed Garcia
and threw him to the ground. While
she held him there Milerio came up
and shot him twice in the back. Juan
Analla. who went to the house with
Garcia had fed and was not there when
the shooting occurred.
This is the story CLEANED from Sibla
at the Jail this morning and it is part
ly confirmed by general report but
the facts are hard to get at as all in
terested disclaim any knowledge of
who did the shooting.
Juan Analla was taken to the smelter
for preliminary trial this morning.
but the trial was not finished when the
Herald went to press
Catraina Garcia. the dead man had
the reputation of being tough char
acter. Several years ago he attended a
dance near thes melter and stabbed a
man with dirk. killing him instant
ly. The affair came up over a girl
who was paying too much attention
to another man. Garcia escaped and
the officers nave been looking for him
ever since. but heard nothing of him
until he was found dead last night.
II is generally believed that MiIerio.
who escaped last night. killed Garcia.
but is is also thought that he was as
sisted by Sibla and his wife. All par
ties will be held for trial but no time
has been set for any except Analla.