Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-04-03

mother had died in the meantime, and
Duran was accompanied on his trip by
his wife and three children. They
Travelled in covered wagon which he
|owned ana he had /, team Of good
horses. After getting his father, the
entire party went to Morenci where
Duran expected to secure work, but In
this he failed. During the winter OF
1901 he started to secure work on the
Bisbee road. While ON the way there,
he secured work on the section between
Bowie and Wilcox at place called
Lucino. The party moved into dug
out and Duran worked on the section
for seven days. The eighth day he did
not go to work as he wanted to shoe
his horses. The section boss demanded
that he go to work and Duran refused,
boss, Duran says, lost his temper and
abused him. Duran says he lost his
temper and high words passed between
them. The section boss then ran into
the house nearby and came out with a
double barreled shot gun. Duran had
run into his dug-out and taken from
the trunk his revolver. Duran says as
he came from the dug-out, the section
boss shot at him, but missed. He then
shot at the section boss with his re-
yolver and hit him. The section boss
fell and Duran says he ran forward,
picked up the shot gun and broke it
across rail. AS he did so, the second
barrel was discharged
Duran complained bitterly of his
"luck" to Mr.. Martin. He stated that
he had not Intentionally wronged or
hurt any man and that not in single
instance was any murder he commit
ted intentional, but that he has been in
each case, a victim of circumstances.
He stated that he does not know to
this day whether the section boss died
or not. He does not know whether or
/ not the shot from his revolver killed or
only wounded him and he does not
know whether or not the charge from
the second barrel of the gun struck
| him. He did not stop for an instant,
| he said, but at once struck out for the
| hills and left his wife, children ana
father there. The section boss was
down on the ground when he left, but
| he does not know if he was living or
dead, From that moment to this, Du-
ran said he had heard nothing OF his
father. his wife or his children, and he
does not know where they are. He
asked Mr.. Martin to give the fullest
publicity to his statement of the trou-
BILE lest It was thought at the time
that his father might have had some
thing to do with it and that he was
|arrested or punished for 1t. He said
THAT his father had absolutely nothing
to do with 1t, that his father is an
honest man who never got into any
trouble and that he alone was respon-
|sible for anything that may have hap
lpened in this shooting affray. If his
father had been held for it, he desires
that his statement be accepted and
THAT he be released. Duran was quite
Wrought up when discussing this mat
tier, but Mr.. Martin could give no in.
formation on the point. Duran SAID
THAT If he did kill this man, 1t was un'
Intentional and he did not aim to ds
Iso.
Duran said that after fleeing from
this place, he went to Ell Paso and
There heard of the railroad building OF
1.-THE Dawson branch. Of the Rock Islant
Isystem and went there to secure work
Tn this he did not succeed and he wen