Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-01
MAN IS KILLED AT
ANTELOPE PASS
Felix Diaz Puts End to Ca
reer Of Miguel Flores,
His NeIehber.
NE WAS PROTECTING HIS HOME


daughter aud preserve she sanctty 81
hts humble home. Felix Diaz was
furcei 20 MI HE ncirhbor. Miguel
flore1 af tho Diaz home. near Adto-
lope Pass, a small siafon on the W
i'aso and southwestern railway one
week aEo last Sunday, the dotaiia of
che snd affair having reached thls city
on last Thursday. when shorif IA ~.
worth brought the prisoner up from
- ming and oliFod him in ihn. says
the Silver CITY independent
The story OF tho occurrence ~
told by Diaz himself ia pitliul in
the extreme and nt once impreEaoa
hia hearers M htsing tue. To protect
bis own hfo, aner the killing. nlaE lied
into the nieM aud walked the Cntiro
distance 90 nomlng where he surlon-
dere,l himself 10 the Luna county
sheriff
For several months Diaz has worked
a. n aectiom hand In the vicinity
~ the scene of the killing. having %
modest little home. whore happily
dweit himself. wife md daughter Not
more than thkty feet from the Diaz
home there resided hlH friend and
neichbor, Miguel FiOrex, likewise n
section hand. There existed hefween
the family ~ Diaz and Floroz the ut.
most friendship aud good feeling and
frequent visits were exchanged. sun.
day. one week ago, FloIez came 10 the
home Vt Diaz and With tha hospitality
characteristic Of tho Mexican people.
Diaz invilod him 10 supper which ind.
tatlon VIA acceptei Aftef tho meal
the daughter, oheyinF her fathcrs re-.
quest. llRhted q lamp and placed 4 in
afi adiolning room. whore 'he family
were accueomcd 60 Ut. FlOeg iul.
l0wod her and the two entered inp
friendly conversation, the fnlher and
moihor remainine IN the Kitchen doing
chDea hitlc dreaming Of the difficulty
which wnH soon to follow.
Not long AFTER florez and the daugh,
ter had gone iwo itio guosn alone thc
danglter .cricd earnsetlgs "Pa,sa. come
here quick; para. 10 coine" ifor father
Immediately rushed into the room and
there be uaw his daughter held fast In
the arms Of FlOIez, struggling 10 re.
lease herself tn vain Furious with
rage. Diag ordered F10ros 20 release hia
daughter and leave the house, to which
FlOrex replied IN uho noFnrivo, aihl
clnsping she daughter Again the girls
father demanded that De 60, whcvup.
on Florez released the girl and turning
10 Diuz asked "For what. why DO
1 have 90 goY" idaz said. you have at.
tcmIaed liberties with my daughter;
you shall nOt romain in fhia house, and
" YOU peralsr IN doing so 7 shall kill
You" M the heated words that fol
lowed bctween tho two. FlOrez said Il
have the cartridge for you, 20 kill you
with" Fiorcz thnn left tho hoiise and
returned IN few moments, accompan
led by his brother and an0hef man
wlt0ae name Diaz did not know Flores
was armed Win a Wincheater, or ratE
er the two mcn accompanying hin
handed him the Winchefsef AZ he ap
preached tho Diaz house.
After Florcz' departure, nsaz haf
begged his wife for hia slS shODieI
Telling her that he hal no cartridge.
for his Winchester. tmi his vile ifal
lhim that she did nos know where bh
pistol was and mat Eho ana not wial
him 10 have H. oven " she know ~
Vherea bouts. However. Dia2 had fuunl
same and p1no into the kitchen, whe
Floreg Demanded an entrance af th
Throwing his weight against tho doc
ho pushed h Ia and grabbing On
daughter, threw her 90 the floor On IN
side OF che dOOr and the wife ON %
other, saying BE- wanted 10 settle wit
Dlaz. Ar thia moment Diaz apran
into llio room and again dcmandod tha
FiuFez leave the place. which FlHe
naily rninaed 10 do Diaz then a
J tempted % Are upon him but VA
. n abisod about tbs wuiW by franclsc
Moreno. a friend. who preyonied hii
from firinF che pistol. Whiio This wa
taking place nia wiio aud daughts
struggled with the infurlated fiore.
succeeding In oiocsing him from th
house and f8sieninf the dunr behin
him. Releasing himself from Nor n'
: Diaz rushed 90 the window Of the fnuf
rom and fired upon florez, who a.
, TO the ground without uttciing a wOr
, Diaz then fed from the house ait'
hastily telling his family goodbye en
telling them that he was Fdng to Den
, ing ~ Fl PaaO As be- spod away D
. could hear fhe bfuther ~ FlofeI an
4 tho othsr man making sea Oh for bin
lie well know that a caught BY thoi
no would be killed aud for this rfaaQ
he punaiod his Journey an tle nigh
!. reaching Doning the following for
! nom. where be Immediately hunted d
Dwight Stevens. sheriff ~ Luna cou
2 ty, uo whom hc told His story an
. quiofiy surrendered himself ~ th
time Diaz was not sure thaf hla ~
had KILLED FioFex. sheriff eteYci
wired i0r information and found IN
Z lho shot had been urerring and had 4
2 y antly KILLED Florez. Wiring lhH ]
fdrmatOn Ia sheriff FarnaWcffh, a.
2 oflcor went "a Demipe and returns
! here With Diax Thursday. The klllis
5 occurred about 7 O'Clock 90 5undh
lthe isth Instant While reEroiul
that he was forced a. Kan ais noiN
Dor IN whom 90 had placed the uimo
I. confidence. Dtax consoles hinseh
I fhe fact that 10 saved hiH aaught'
4 and preserved me sacredhees ~ b
NJ lnfIa home