El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-26
A GUARD
WOUNDED
BY an Alleged Mexican
Smuggler On the Bank
Of the River.
HID ON THIS SIDE
And a Young Man Is Held On
Sussicion Of Having
Mixed Up In the
Crime.
HID ON THIS SIDE

Inspector Joe Dwyer. of the customs
service was shot and seriously wound
ed Saturday night by smugglers.
The affray occurred near the Sierra
a1adre bridge where Messrs. Dwyer and
Logan were stationed to intercept all
persons crossing at that point and
search them for cOntraband goods ac-
cording to orders issused the previous
day
D"yef was on foot and some distance
from Logan when the shooting occur-
red He had stopped two Mexicans.
man and youth and proceeded to
search the man. A bottle of meiscaI
was found under the mans coat and if
was condscated. By this time the youtb
had backed several PAGES away and
When Dwyer finished with the man and
turned toward him the youth drew a
revolver and without warning fired ono
shot point blank at Dwyer The bullet
entered the fieshy part OF DIVERS left
leg. about six inches below the bodv
and ranging slightly downward passed
out No bone was shattered nor artery
severed.
Ihe force, of the bullet caused DIVER
TO stagger forward and he fell on his
race He scrambled up as quickly as
possible and was about to draw his six
shooter. when Tile Mexican turned and
TOOK de1berate aim at him second
time. Quick as a flash the Office fell
nat TO the ground and the bullet from
MS murderous assailant's weapon pass
ed harmlessly over him.
The next moment he was nm ane
shooting at the Mexican. who instead
or returning to the other side of the
river, fled toward the heart of this
city Dwyer fired two shots at the ran
idly retreating form. but if either took
effect there was no evidence of it
found afterwards DIVER had called
TO Logan to head off the Mexican but
he aid not appear in time as his at
tention was occupied by other smuy-
giers some distance away. 1t was in
tenseiy dark along the river bank at
that particular spot and the wounded
officer was able to give only an inner
feet description of his assailant. there
fore it viii be difficult to effect his
capture. although he sought shelter on
the American side of the border.
The police station was notified of
the shooting few minutes after IT
occurred and several mounted ofRcers
repaired to the scene Immediately. but
though they secuted the b7ush in the
vicinity and made 9. wide detour among
the nuts OF the lTezlcan settiensnts
-e-r a hand they were utterly unable
TO ind 2 trace OF the womd lee n1tir-
aerer His overoat containing silk
handkerchief. was found nasr tlle s7ot
"here the Shooting occurred.
The wounded man was placed in d
carriage and conveyed to his home
where Dr. Herbert Stevenson attended
lim. Although the wound was exceed
ngiy painful the physician reported
hat nothing serious would result ana
sunday Dwyer wss resting easily and
ioing nicely.
Strange to say report gained cur
'ency on the streets soon after the
hooting that one OF the Dwyer broth
rs had been wounded by border guards
m the other side of the river.
Juan Flores, young Mexican. was
lrrested by Officers Scott and Denison
saturday night and placed in the city
'oilce station charged with being
trunk and diSorderly
In the police court this morning he
'ot very frest and limited that the Of
cers who arrested him had better he
areful about arresting innocent peo-
lie He is known to have been in the
icinity of the river at the time that
oe Dwyer was shot and he was locked
p in the station again pending inves-
isation, as it is thought he knows
nore about the shooting than he cares
o tell.