Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-11
ANGERED GAMBLER
TRIES TO MURDER
DISPUTE OVER CARDS ENDS IN
STABBING
Accused Cheater Leaves Room In the
Hoffman House, Where Game Was
In Progress, and Is Attacked
later-VIctim May Die

Niviano Madero, n Mexican laborer
residing on Buena Vista between Ord
street and Sunset boulevard, was
by another cholo. whom the police
believe to be NJ Rodriguez, in the main
entrance OF the Hoffman house on
North Main street last evening about
o'clock. The police believe the at
tempt at murder was the outgrowth
of q gamblers quarrel.
Having descended from the room
where the game was I'm progress Ma
dero stood at the entrance when his
aSsailant rushed down from the first
landing and without a word of warming
twice plunged long, wide stilettO into
Madero's right side.
At the time the hall was crowded
with men and the stabbing created q
panic The sight of the attack and
the blood afterwards gushing from the
large wounds excited the crowd of
men. Before they could form any plan
OF action the aSsailant made his es-
cape. When a half-hearted pursuit
was made, no trace of the criminal
could be found
Is Taken to Hospital
While the crowd Of frightened
cholos gathered about the form of the
| PROSTATE man, ono of the number no
titled the police When the ambulance
arrived, Patrolman Mckenzie found
Madero alone i'm the stairway. After
a. hasty examination, which revealed
| the fact that the case was serious, the
| injured man was removed to the re-
| ceiving hospital. Before Police Sur
geons Quint and Freedman dressed the
wounds. the man was turned over to
Detectives Ritch, Rico. Mckenzie and
| Hawey. After a short conversation.
the officers found that the injured
man had somewhat recovered from the
shock of his wounds.
Freely Madero converSCd with the
officers and told them the circum-
stances of the affair He said that h
| thought that "A man, known to him as
Auralio, did the stabbing, and that he
had met him a month ago shortly after
his arrival i'm Los Angeles from
Mexico.
Withholds important Information
When told that he was seriously in
iured and urged to tell all he knew,
Madero said that they had met at his
homo and he believed several times
since. When asked if Auralo had
visited his home Madero evadcd d.
rect answer.
An examination of tho wounds Of the
injured man showed that he had sus-
tained one wound Just below the right
shoulder that had entered the upper
lobe of the lung and another wound
lower that was lot SO serious.
Police on Trail of Murderer
Upon investigation IT was found that
Rodriguez occupied room at tho
Hoffman house. whore the game had
been i'm progress. and has been in Los
Angeles some weeks. He disappeared
after the affair which strengthens the
belief that he thinks he killed Madero.
A description of Rodriguez, the man
whom the police believe did the stab
bing was given by Detectives Rico
and Rich late last evening. He is five
feet. six inches tall; a yellow brown
choio with straight black hair smooth
face. "pug" features. distinctly crossed
eyes and at the time he left the Hoff-
man house wore light gray hat. black
shirt with white stripes, dark clothes
and new light tan pair of shoes.
A tax receipt found in his effects
shows that he was 2 resident of RiV-
erside county ana known there as r.
Madro. The officers learned that hG is
known throughout Southern Cali
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