El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
A Drug Clerk Chased a Rob-
Der and Shot His Head
Full of Buckshot.
EVIDENCE OF A GANG
Who Have Been Engaged In
More Than One House.
breaking Scrape
Recently.

Jose Villa, Mexican, was shot las
night by George (Dynamise) Graysor
in front of the Postal telegraph office
in Oregon street, after q lively chase
and eht from Sasefer's drug store or
San Antonio street, which the Mexican
had entered to rob.
Mr. Grayson Is the prescription clerk
| in the drug store, and with Gus Pit
man, CT Whites cigar store, occupies
the room In the rear OF the store at
night. Last evening Mr. Grsyson was
not very we'll aud retired about ten
time when Mr. Pitmsn entered the
rear door to retire.
When he went in the door he was
surprised to find it unlocked and think-
ing something was wrong listened for
Q minute. He heard footsteps il the
store. He at once wsked Gcayson who
wnen he got up to dress found that his
clothes were gone but getting an old
pair OF trousers be hastily put them on.
Juet then he saw Mexican crouched
down bahind the door. He reached for
his shotgun, but the Mexican jumped
out of the window with pair of trou-
sers under his arm and started to go
Grayson was in close pursuit: tie
Mexican stopped and drew knife on
him, whereupon Grayson dropped to
his knee and fired load of buck shot
at him. Four of the shot took effect
and the Mexican turned and ran down
Texas street until he got in front of
Hsgan's bicycle store when be fell to
the sidewalk. But just before he fell
he threw his knife out in the street
where it was found several minutes
later by the crowd.
Policeman Smith was soon on the
scene and Grayson gave him the gun
and told him that he had shot the man.
Several other city aud county officers
soon arrived and although the Mexican
claimed that he was dying they made
him get up and ne walked to the police
station where Dr.. Bush dressed his
wounds.
The shot was number BIB buck shot
and one took effect in the right jaw
just below the ear W nile another lodged
just back of the right temple. The
other two lodged In the right shoulder
and although the wounds are very
painful they are not at all dangerous.
STILL ANOTHER MEXICAN IN THE
STORE.
hn haI olr
d man to the station Offic ers
Ten Eyck and McConanghey enter ed
the store with Mr.. Pitman aud found
another Mexican crouched under q
counter in the middle part Of the store.
When Mr. McConauRhey found him he
lad to carry him out of the store, but
! we'll directed kick from Will Ten |
Gyck brought him to his senses and he |
walked to the county jail where be
'eg.stered as Inez Castro, 2Ol
'ears old ard from Jusrez.
Both men said that they had no
PARTNER, but when closely question ed
y an officer who made him think that
lis friend had been killed Castro said
hat Villa had q family and that he
ived ACROSS the liver.
This morning HERALD man called
t the city Jail beforeVilla was transfer
ed and in conversation the
risoper stated that he had come
yer to this side at ten clock to get
ONE beer and while standing back of
be Silver King saloon q man unknown
. him came along and asked him to
old his coat minute, but the
Oat happened to be pair of
rag sons trousers, and while wait
lg for the man he walked scross
ne street when he was shot. When
Did that his partner had been captured
i the store Villa said that he was
'siting for his partner who had gone
, borrow h can for some beer
THE KNIFE.
The knife Villa tried to use on Cray