Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-08-16
TOWNS OF LAS VEGAS

about the time the battle started and
Mr. Schmidt, on seeing him. turned on
the 0attling and put three bullets sing
ing around his head. Policeman Curt.
right returned the volley and for a few
minutes II was a duel for death. Then
a crowd assembled and the police dep.
utilized elk men to aid In capturing the
crazed man. as he was running amuck
and shooting In all directions. When
Schmidt saw he was being cornered
he ran through the back yard across
to J. &. La Masters house. several Of
the men who had guns taking q shot q;
him as he went. and knocking at the
hack door was admitted. Once inside
he Gained down minute. but as he
saw the crowd closing In around the
house he turned loose couple Of shots
through the window. He was then
held by one Of the women Of the house
and Mr.. La Masters and a crowd soon
burst In the door. overpowered the
fairly wild man and he was carried
out fighting and dumped into an ex.
press wagon and taken to Jail. F. H.
Smith. a boiler maker from Colorado,
who was armed with shot gun. claims
the honor OF the capture by Drawing
the insane man by going through the
door while the man still held u gun In
his hand. When taken Schmidt still
had three loads in his gun and II Is the
greatest wonder some one was not kill.
ed In the melee. Mrs. Schmidt went
nearly frantic as they carried her hus-
band away. as people were yelling
shoot him." shoot him." and she
feared for his life. After they had
taken her husband away Mrs. Schmidt
tainted and was carried into the La
Masters house where she was revived.
II Is claimed that Schmidt was shoot
ing out of the window last night be-
tween 2 and 3 o'clock and that he has
been on a rampage for a day or two
He seemed to have a special desire to
kill Policeman Outright, as 1t was
Outright who arrested him last spring
for stealing some hose out of j. 8.
Duncan's yard and for which Schmidt
was acquitted.
Schmidt was taken to jail. raved
fearfully and keeps up chatter all
the time. DR.. Black went out to see
him. but he was too wild to give medi-
cal attention. and the doctor will wait
until he quiets down. He has not been
at work at Sporleder's but day for
over q week. Mr.. Sporleder hf never
noticed anything that wou.l indicate
that the man was of mentally, but his
wife said he had similar spell. only
lighter, about year ago, and she had
noticed that he was not quite right for
the last three months. II has been re-
ported by some persons who know him
that he was addicted to the use OF NOR.
phine. and 1t seems pretty sure that
this Ia the cause OF the trouble.
4 MIR. Johnson hasn't been turned
J loose. He is still In jail and will have
tn answer tomorrow afternoon for the
. loss of a couple Of grips he was given
charge OF by drummer at Albuquer
, que to take through to La Junta for
him. and for which he was paid sc
!, cents. Peter johnson is Santa Fe
colored porter. and his run ends here
, though he offered to take the grips
through for the drummer to La Junta
He failed to turn the grips over to an
other porter here to forward and there
. Ia where he made the mistake that
caused his arrest.
. Annie Smith has transferred to Fee
lix Martinez a parcel OF land In block
] II In East Las Vegas. Consideration
, $3.50.
. The next ball team to play here viii
, he the Ration club. They will play
Sunday and Monday, and will come
, strengthened for q battle royal and
, try to keep the lead they gained ths
first part Of July. The citizens here
| seem to appreciate having good bal
team, and as long as the enthusiasm
lasts. 80 long will there be good games
here. An effort is being made to gel
Santa Fee for the 18th.
Charles Rhodes, the young pitcher
has declined the Albuquerque ofer Il
| play with them against Lamar. Char
lie is saving himself and giving the
. local team thebenefit OF his good work
! Pablo Jaramillo. clerk OF school dis
trict No. 4 in old '"wn. Is making
J census Vi tHo ecHooi Shi'uiS" IA W.
| dist-ict--the boys under twenty ant
!. the girls under eighteen. He esti
/. mates the count will be close to 500.
Special Correspondence.
Las Vegas, N. NJ. Aug. 10.-The re
, action has set In with Frank Schmidt
E the fellow who monkeyed with gum
+ Friday. and he Is quite sick In the jail
!. The man will be given trial Monda!
3 IL he Is able to face the music. He Il
D charged with assault with deadl.
4 weapon with intent to kill. and tn
+ chances are that he will either go +
+ the asylum or to the penitentiary.
g There are some who think that tn
: man was not insane. and that be wa
onty hndlv avcttad nv thu annQa m nC