Bisbee daily review., 1906-03-10
The Copper City
TaRREON IS SCENE
 Of FATAL AFfRAY
MEXICAN STAeS AMERICAN BE CAUSE OF ROW BETWEEN
 THEIR WIVES.

Douglas, Ariz.. Mar. S.--tSpec:ai i-
 A deplorable tragedy was the affair at the Plaza hotel in Torreon. Chihua- hua, Mexico. Thursday night, which resulted in the death of Dr. A. C. varela and the wounding of F. NJ. Caldwell, Mexican Central yardmas- ter at Torreon, according to the fol- lowing report from the Enterprise of that city:
 Tt was one of those unaccountable affairs that the public is too often called upon to witness in civilized communities; more the result of a too handy weapon than the weight of the grievance itself.
 Both of the parties to the affair and their wives were guests of the CTS to each other, not having even speaking acquaintance, as near as can be learned. The affair is said to have started in the afternoon of the day of the tragedy, by the wife of Mir. Caldwell offering a Salutation to the doctors wife as she was passing her rooms, facing on the balcony of the hotel. This, for some unknown req son. either of motive or mistaken identity, as some think, caused a vio- lent display of temper on the doctors part, who returned to where the lady was sitting and used some ungentle manly language, intimating that she had insulted his wife by addressing her. This was reported to Mir. Cald- we'll when he returned home in the evening It was evident that Varela had prepared fro trouble, as the re- suit of the afternoon episode, for it is said that he immediately rushed upon Caldwell. who was sitting on the balcony in company with his wife, drawing a vicious looking dagger and inficting several dangerous wounds before Caldwell could rise from his chair and defend himself.
 Escaping to his room, Caldwell armed himself with a revolver, and immediately opened fire on his oppon- ent, who had followed him into the room. In the meantime the women were endeayoring to separate the combatants by every possible means in their power, but as the doctor made a last vicious lunge with his knife, he went to his death, staggering from the room mortally wounded, expiring on the balcony.
 investigation showed that the doc tor had been hit four times. Cald- wells wounds consist of two danger ous gashes over the heart and one on the left arm, wtich had severed the
 h4 f1sely, besides one in the back and other numerous smaller ones
 Little is known of Dr. Varela, other than he was a California Mex ican by birth. about 49 years old. He had only been in this city about four months, and was evidently not very prosperous, to judge from indications of his surroundings.
 "F. NJ Caldwell and his wife have been residents of Jimulco for the past two years, are highly spoken of by people of that city and others who have known them for years. Mir. Cald, well came to Torreon a few weeks ago to take the position of yardmas ter with the Mexican Central rail road
 He is now in the Municipal hos pital, and, while suffering greatly his wounds are not necessarily dan gerous unless complications should set in.
 Although under arrest, every at tention is being shown him, both ir regard to comforts and medical aid
 The consensus of opinion is with Mir. Caldwell in his difficulty. and his friends are sanguine of his ability tc establish beyond any doubt a cleal case of self defense"