Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-04-05
SlASHED TO KILL.
Constable Pacido SaIazar the Victim
Of q Stabs and Cuts.
DR.. PEARCE ATTENDING.

Piacldo Salazar. the woil.kuoWn con.
stable of precinct 3 OBarciasJ. lies at
his home just south OF the city limits
~ q dangerous condition in fact Dr.
J. T. P"arCo. who was called To- soc
him early this morning, gives the in
formation that II he survives IL will he
a miracle
Last night the new adobe dance hall
recently erected by Thomas Gurule on
south Second street just beyond the
city limits. was initiated 10y "A dance.
and everybody In that ncighhorhoOd
was invited and expected TO attend
large crowd was present and cy.
orythius went along mcrrily until Con.
stable Salazar, with a party OF young
men, left the hall This was about .
o clock this morning and from all ac.
counts they entered the house of Fran
cisco Moline No. 1919. adjoining the
hall ON the south.
No special noise was heard after tho
departure OF these men from the ball.
but an hour later Salalar was found
lying on the ground in the small pass
age between the hall and Molino's
house. Ia an unconscious condition.
blood flowing from many cuts on his
face and body, and Uu one around to
tell the tale.
II was then messenger was dis
patched for deputy sheriff and T.. G.
Newcomer appeared. who soon pat un-
der arrest Estanaslo Sais. followed
shortly afterwards by the arrest of
Solomon Armijo. Colso Romero and
Francisco Moline. As tie crime was
committed outside of the city limits
the mon arrested worc put in the coup-
~ jail. and Sais says that the real cul-
prit the man who used the knifC--is
Juan Armijo He escaped after the cut
ting and mp to I O'Clock this afternoon
had not been apprehcndod
a Citizen representative, acCompan-
led Icy Policeman Maritime. visited the
S1llHar nome In Barclas tins after.
noon. ami found MIN too i'll To talk. Or
Poarcc had been there. and had skill
fully sewod up twouty-Ono wounds. "A
majority of them being dangerous
Fourteen wounds were found on the
body. the abdomen being ripped open
for several inches and seven wounds
on the face ana neck The cut in the
abdomen is very dangerous. likewise
the cut IN the left side of the face
the knife penetrating the mouth aud
clipping off "A portion of the tongue
This cut extends almost from ear TO
ear.
1t appears that Salazar was held for
his antagonists knife, and that the
left side of his body got the majority
of the wounds
sails is accused of holding the vic
tim. aud Juan Armiio. who has evaded
arrest is accused of handling the
knife.
The victim is wel.known citizen
OF Barclas and while he had his enc
mics, he Was nevertheless good con
stable for that precinct whore so many
tough characters reside and Charac-
tors who ar" always ready To use the
knife or the sandbag. SaiaZar Is a
married man. viii a wife and a son,
the latter aged about y years. and an
aged father who has the esteem of
everybody in that precinct. These PEG
pie have the sympathy of their friends
over the fate which has overcome
placido Salazar-son, husband and
father. and if he survives his danger
Gus wounds it will he through the
skilful work NJ Or. Pearce. VINO is
watching his patient carefully