Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-03
Man Who Did the Killing
Armed With Two Guns
Stands Off Angry Mob of
Would Be LyncherS.
CLAIMS SHOOTING
WAS IN SELF-DEFENS
Harvey House, Waitress Only
Witness Of Tragedy Which
Wiped Out One Life and
Landed Youth in Prison,

Especial Dispatch TO the Morning journal J
Santa Fei n NJ. Jan John NJ
Morris, an extra express mess senger
employed by the Wells Fargo Express
company, shot and killed Catalina Lo-
bato at Lamy Junction shortly after
/ O'Clock last night after an alteration
with Lobatos brother, Roman Lobato
and il is alleged, after Morris had
/ been threatened by the brothers, both
Iof whom were armed
/ Morris gave himself UP TO the sher-
IiH of Santa Fe county after keeping
an angry crowd of Lobato's friends at
+ bay for half an hour. and is now in
/ the county jail here awaiting a hear
ing on charge of murder.
4 Morris came down on Santa Fe traia
! No, l last night, arriving IA Lamy
I few minutes late He expected to
double back" on train No s, under
orders from his chief, and went into
the waiting room al the junction to
walt for the return train. He was
armed with a revolver and his Win
chester which all express messengers
carry while on duty Being tired Nor
ris stretched himself on a bench In the
waiting room. According 10 his story
as he told ii to the Morning journal
correspondent tndav in his cell in tho
county jail. Roman l.obato brother Of
the dead man, came into the waiting
room and sat down on the bench
against one of Morris legs Morris
says he asked the man to move that
he refused and that he, Morris, then
pushed him off the bench with his foot
To the floor. Lobato addressed INSULT
ing remarks to Norris and the latter
drawing his revolver, beat Lobnto over
the head with it. Lobato then de-
parted in search of his brother,
threatening vengeance. The other L0-
bato had until the new year been
deputy sheriff under Sheriff Ortiz who
retired on January
Morris. fearing trouble gathered Up
his effects and went to the lunch coun- |
ter, where he took a seat al the coun- I
ter near the door In the building az /
Lamy are included the denot. lunch !
room and hotel the hotel office open /
ing into the lunch room Morris sat
facing the door leading into the hotel
office ana talking with the girl behind
the counter who, aside from the In
terested parties, was the only witness
of the shooting. In few minutes two
men passed the door OF the lunch /
counter and entered the hotel office |
They were Roman Lobato ana Cata-
limo. his brother, the former deputy
sheriff Both We're armed Catalina
Lobato carrying his pistol I'm his hand
with the hammer cooked. AS he two
men entered the door to the lunch /
counter Morris SAYS one Of them fired |
at him. This part df the story is not
confirmed. the waitress being uncer-
tain whether one or two shots were
fired Am examination OF Catalina Loo /
batd's revolver shows shells in four
chambers none Of them having been /
fired. Ramon Lobato's revolver. how I
ever, has not yet been found and this /
may contain the empty shell which /
Morris says was fired
AS the brothers entered the door |
way, the one with his revolver raised I
Norris fred twice. one shot entered (
Catalina Lobatos cheek the other
passing through his body close 60 the /
heart The wounded man wheeled and I
staggered toward the Mushroom which I
is at the back Of The hotel office. He
fell IN the passagewaY dying almost /
instantly Roman Lobato. who was I
uninjured, turned and ran out Of the f,
building
People Attempted Lynchlng.
Immediately after the shooting and I
after ascertaining that Bobatn was
dead Morris walked to the fAiiread .
office and requested the agent TO
wire to santa Fe for the sheriff, with I
the further request that the officer
come at once. Motifs tntn look UP .
his revolver and his Winchester, went 1
up stairs in the hotel and locked him. I
self la one Of the rooms. His precau-
ton was we'll taken for within fifteen
minutes a crowd variously estimated I
at from fifty to sevcnty-fivc Of The ma I
tive people of Lamy reached the hotel I
asking for Morris. They passed !
through the office and to the second /
floor where they searched the rooms.
AT last the mob came To- the locked I,
door. They knocked and demanded I
admission.
Who is there asked Morris.
THE sheriff and two deputies. re- (
piled o voice from the crowd. Bur
Morris was suspicious and knowing
that no train had arrived he refused /
lo open the door
The crowd then became violent and
an attack was made on the door With
sixteen shots ion his Winchester and
Dis revolver loaded Morris was pre-
pared for the attack Tie shouted
through the door % The mob TO keep
back. telling them that hc would get
several Of them before they got him.
This served to calm the mca 10 SHINE
extent aud the assaults on the door
ceased
Sheriff Closson left Santa Fe on the
FIRST train Tor LamN. where hc took
charge of Morris. bringing him to the
county JAIN here.
A ooronor's jury held an Inquest 40
Iamy last night at which "a verdict
was found 90 the effect thai Lohatn
met hls death ns result of "a Eauahnt
wound inflicted hN Morris
TIr HlrsrN HuuHn waitress was The