Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-04-04
While Taking Drink
In Claire Saloon
at a Late Hour
Last Night.
BY NAzAR|0 ALAR|O, A LINE
MAN
Many People Witnessed the
Tragedy and Bullet Mar
rowly Missed Striking
Others---Arrests.

AS he stood at the bar in the Claire
Hotel, taking drink, Camilo Marti-
nez, night policeman, was shot and
killed by Nazario Alarid, lineman
employed by the Santa Fe Telephone
Company, shorty before midnight last
night. About five years ago, AlarId
also shot. and killed Ramon Garica,
son of Justice Of the Peace Jose Ma.
ria Garcia, and was acquitted Of muir.
der. The shooting last night was wit,
messed by number of people who
were grouped about the bar discuss
Ing the election returns.
From the statements of spectators,
it would appear that the crime was
premeditated. Martinez was killed
instantly, the bullet striking him In
the head back of the left temple and
coming out near the right temple. It
then struck the wall at the opposite
side of the room and ricochetted to
the end of the bar. narrowly missing
at least four other men In Its course
Alarid attempted to leave the saloon.
but was overpowered after short
struggle and disarmed by Robert
Johnson, a laborer, and Joseph E. La
come, proprietor of the saloon. Po-
liceman Manuel Gonzales, who was
standing In front OF the Coronado Ho-
tel at the time of the shooting, ran
to the Claire and arrested Alarid as
he was trying to leave the saloon. Po-
liceman Ramon Pacheco, who also ar
rived promptly, arrested Amado Sena.
who stood near Martinez at the time
of the shooting. Sena was armed with
AS calbre Colts revolver, loaded.
and was said to have entered the bar.
room about the same time as did AL
arid. 1t Is not asserted that he took
any part in the killing of the police
man
coroner's Jury Fixes Guilt Of AIarld
Although the hour was late, there
were number of people on the streets
at the time of the killing and they
quickly filled the barroom, until the
arrival of Sheriff Antonio ]. Ortiz, who
cleared the place. Justice of the
Peace Nicholas Sena at once impanel-
ed a coroner's jury. The members
saw the body as it had fallen upon the
floor and returned the following yer.
dict:
1--WE, the jury, find that the ieceas-
ed, Camilo Martinez, came to his
death by gunshot wound inflicted by
Nazario Alarid"
The members of the jury were J. H,
McHughes, Chas. Wheeler, H. G. Da-
Wis, Charles A. Wheelon, Guadalupe
Herrera and Melton Castillo. DR.
David Knapp and Dr. ]. A. Massie.
who were hastily summoned, examin
ed Martinez wound and said that the
policeman died instantly, The body
was then removed to the undertaking
apartments of Dudrow & Montente.
Those who were in the saloon at the
time of the killing, but not all Of
whom saw the affair, were: George C..
Atkinson, night bartender; Joseph E.
Lacome, proprietor Of the saloon; A.
J. Griffin, electrician at the Santa Fe
Water and Light Company; Thomas
Roberts, mining man of Golden; A.
Frank, of Espanola; George Ddetzel,
blacksmith of this city; Robert John
son, laborer, Santa Fe; Melton Cas-
tillo, Santa Fe; E. G. Coray, contrac-
tor, Colorado Springs; Charles W.
Dudrow, undertaken, this city, and
John Rowland, printer, Santa Fe.
George G. Atkinson. the bartender.
said that he saw the affair and that
Martinez was killed In cold blood:
"As | remember it, Martinez had
just taken a drink of whiskey and was
raising a glass of water In his hand
preparatory to drinking It, when the
man who did the shooting ami whose
name do not know, placed a revolver
against the policeman's head and
fired. Martinez sank slowly to the
floor while his slayer started through
the door, but was caught and disarmed.
If there was q quarrel, knew nothing
of IT, Not word passed between MIR
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