Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-16
INSANE MAN SHOT AND KILLED
BY ALEX. LEWIS ACCIDENTALLY
COrOner's Jury ExOneraies Lewis at Inquest This
Morning dead Man URldentiIied--A DesGip-
ton Of the Man and Wounds

crs place. and Was camping beside the
road. about 300 foUl from Fielchefs
house he said that while Do was
working IN The field. about ! o'clock
yesterday afternoon. be saw the mhn
KILLED walking down she railroad
track Tho next time he saw him
was ahouf 8 O'Clock. Whpa N returned
io the camp The man wd,ted up io
him and asked for e drink ana a chew
81 tobacco. both of which we're given
tim
Wanted to Flight.
" fhen STOPPED down" continued
Lewis. 80 play with IVY children,
when heard the fellow say There's
four 90 one, imcanlnE myself wife
and two chilFonl. and be- hacted OFT
and leaned up against tree. with
handful % rocks, saying This is
an have got 20 nght with
Ny wife eol scared, and took her
io Fieichefa. The man stood around
Tie camp moro OF less. all the rest
Of the evening Once iD "a while be-
would throw rocks toward The camp.
rHn ~ me. thcn run back again.
asked him 60 SO away. bat be said he
wouldn't SO until Bili dld. pointing 20
tree. I kept him away from nae with
shot gun. which had boom handed
me 90 guard him with asked the
others " they ihought Il would DO
arg good 20 shoot 10 scaro him. and
they said could Try, az V wouldn't
do any harm,
Thinks Bullets Glanced.
~rho next time he started towards
me l raised the gun. but did not got
"a 90 my shoulder 9uE held it be-
tween my arm aud side and aiiot into
/ the Efuuud. at least ] think ! aid The
shot Hight have glanced and ht him.
lie ran about $50 feet aud fell We
heard him Eroan and vent 90 him.
Did not see any blood His pulse
was weak and shortly after ho died.
Mr Fletcher then tolophonod for the
police 20 come and get him, and gave
myself ap.' When asked how be ac-
cnuaied for the man being ahot Ia
the back, Lewis stated Chat ho thought
the man was Just turung away when
10 fired
Description Of Wounds.
The Shot gun. a i2-gauge. was
loaded yfEh bnckshoi. and seven bull
lets took effect Ia the Insane mans
body, one IN the right lex. lust below
the knee. one midway between the
knee and hip. one IN zach arm and
three scattered In the hack
Not Identified Vet
The remains are al Borders under.
taking establishment, awaiting ldon-
tiacauon. which az yet has not been
made. although many persons called
during the day but none wrra able 90
Identity him. Absolutely nothing was
found on him that would lead 90 lden-
tidcaiion, the only thing 81 any ma
iure being found IN his pockets being
pen knife.
closhes Were Ragged.
] His clothes we're ragged and un-
clean, and he fcsonSIed q tramp la
every respect. as far as his clothes
were concerned.
He had exceptionally small hands
aud feet Tor such a large man re
I wears about q No. Z shoe aud his
hands are very small
Remains Photographed.
A photograph Of the remains was
made this afternoon. through tho me-
dlpm Of which 4 b hoped 10 osiab-
fish the dead mans Identity.
Lewis who fred the shot. was re-
leased by Ofccr hoyn Immediately
afief che indins Of tho ooroner's jury.
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