Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-06-30
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
A Bale at White Oaks With Its Us
ual Results.
PISTOLS ANO KNIVES USED.

Last Saturday night the Mcxioan 900
had one of their periodical bailica.
which resulted very seriously to three
white oaks Eagle.
Jose Maria Rivera. a Naqui indian,
generally known here by the name Of
Agulnaldo. and Justo salaa. also a cit
izcn OF old Mexico both intoxicated
vent Co the dance aud demanded an en-
trance. which vas refused By the floor
manager Jose Dc la Luz Leai they
became noisy and threatening when
Leal ordered them out both refused
to ~ and offered fight. salaH drawing a
knife ana standing In the door. would
allow no one to pass him, AEuinaldo
quickly following aalaa' display. drew
from his pocket a 81 calibro british
Bull Dog revolver. and threw down
on Leal Al this point the women In
attendance ran screaming in every IA
rcction and a bloody fight onsued among
the infuriatcd males at tho door.
sslas was struck IN the head with
some Kind OF a blunt weapon which
fractured the ekuli AZ the edge OF his
hair on the right forghcsd. and was
landed outside in a ditch, nat on his
back until officers removed him 10 The
city hospital In a precarious condition.
When 3aias was struck Aguinaldo hred
on Leaf hitting him m hq abdomen.
iuhictlng mortal wound. f.oal was
carried back and the iight continued by
his friends against Agulnaldo. who fired
three more shots into the crowd. none
OF them taking effect Aguinaldo was
soon lying unconscious near his friend
with a hole Ia his head which. when
examined later by Or NJ. q. Paden. to
whom all the wounded were taken.
showed his skull broken In ave different
directions. and portions OF the broken
skull lying on the brain al the center
Of the wounds
All three are yet living but Leai and
Jose Maria Rivera are very near
deaths door and IL 10 thought neither
Of them can recover. Salaa may re-
cover. but his wounds are serious sa-
Las. the only one Of the three conscious.
Is now. as the Eagle goes to press. un-
dergoing a preliminary trial before Jus
uce Rudls.lle's court.
Leafs friends are greatly wrought up
over the affair ana heavy guards have
been placed over salas ana Aguinaldo,
for fear an attempt would be made 20
give them a hemp trial by a vigilance
committee. Americans however, will In
teryene. and see that the law Ia allow
ed 10 take Ia course, and the only thing
that saved the lnstlEGtion OF this
slaughter who 80 far a. can be learn
Cd, Is Salas, viii be the impossibllity 10
secure a Jury that believe IN the infiic-
ton OF the death penalty.
Nothing Ia known concerning the de-
tails Of the night further than have
been stated In the foregoing Not an
American was present, and all Mexi-
cans approached by the Eagle refuse
10 divulge any thing further than has
been stated. claiming that Il IN not
positively kuown who hit either Salas
or Rivera u. n. Tlnen was che first
American on the scene and he found
both Rivera and Saias lying wounded
near each other. and a crowd Of Leafs
fiIends around him trying 70 discover
how seriously he was shat.
Later Rivera and Salas were given
preliminary hearing before Justice
Rudisille to-day and were held under
bond of $4,000 each 70 await the action
Of the grand jury. A. wc go 60 press
90 is announced that Jose Leal Ia dead