Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-28
QUICK INDIAN TEMPER
(AISIn TILE SHOOTING

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10 The police last night for shooting
and fatally w%ounding Procopio Mon
toys at the home Of Charles r.. Lum-
mis-. city librarian, 207 East Avenue
F~arty-three, Friday morning. M%ontoya
died last night. Amante went to Cen
trail station about 10 o'clock. accom-
panied by Lummis, and IS held on the
charge OF murder.
No investigation Of the case has
been made by the police, but Officers
VIII be detailed upon the case today.
J ""'pis claims 10 have been AN eye
witness to nearly the whole affair. He
gave a graphic account of the trou-
BILE from beginning 10 end to Lieu
tenant Dixon. and 1t IL believed by the
officers that Amante Will be cleared
Of all blame.
From the time that Amante shot
Montoya until within fifteen minutes
Of his death, Lummis claims that he
did not think that the wound was se-
rious Amante is "A Spanish minstrel.
recently from Euroue. and since he
met Lummis two years * has been
residing at the librarians home, lie
Is ffty-one years old, while Montoya
WAS but twenty years old. Lummis
Says that he has known Montoya since
tho lad was an Infant. aud FOR two
years past he had been a servant Al
the l.nmmis home.
nNfff "NlfANAI NAi'NH AHAlNhANNiE ANFAl"
fled the coroner ana then arranged
Amante's effects In q small handbag
aud went 10 the Central station. At
the request of the librarian. repre-
HentatiYcs Of the press were called In
Go hear the story told the police.
Tells Grapliic story.
"Amante speaks but little English"
naid Lummia, "and as I Witnessed most
OF the affair ] can tell the whole story
"Montoya Is an indian boy. ana I
employed him M q ervu ut my
house From early childhood ! knew
the lad And I spent some time NJ
his home az lsleta, y. NJ. where ne
was Ia my employ About "a yea ago
he came 60 Los Angeles 90 work for
me He was greatly attached 10 me-.
and did my bidding without question.
but he minded no one else, At times
u was necessary for others about my
house tn have mo order him To- do
thlngs-he took orders only from me.
"Amante was brought 90 my house
one day hV u friend, and introduced
90 me. a week later he was my guest.
and soon I invited him 10 make his
home with me. He ls a minstrel Of
Spain and very accomplished. II was
about two years ago he came 10 live
with mo
"Moutoya was Jealous I'm disposition.
ana among other things which he was
NNANNH WA MAH INC ENNNfW nose.
Amnute bad made "a garden for me
and Friday morning about $50 o'clock
went to the rear OF the house 90 water
the garden. He picked up this hose
ana Moutoyu saw him.
I'm spanish the Indian lad cried out
to Amantc What are you doing with
thlf HOsr3'
without waiting for % reply hc
picked up a large stone and struck
AmAutc on the right leg This I
learned after the trouble reached the
climax hy questioning both he Indian
boy ana Amuute
n was standing upon nay front
porch aud saws the Spaniard running
towards tho house I have seen men
shot and % appeared Co me as though
Amantc was running Cor his life he
hind him % little ways was Montoya.
armed With "a lurre stone. ! might
have prevented further trouble, but I
was unable tu move swiftly because
Of o. recent Injury I received boz my lrft
foot
THE minstrel dashed into his room.
which is iu.t or @ low verunda and
rrlsued "a revolver Moutoya ran zap
o.. the screen door and made au ef-
fnrt tu pun 10 open. Amaufc cried
Dot spanish Don't enter while Mon
tuNf erream# repeatedly thAt Dc
Wuu.i 300 fnr rrfularI
NNlN" a. "|HN MNfN MHNfNhH NN.lfN
fho duur omen and th, Iuaiau dropped
Goo fhs porch He IiI moot appear tn hr
wounded badly If HI 500. fur Doe Is-
summed q sitting posture
Indian tiu, pir~.
"IF fHI. slime Z entered Amnufr.e
room aud hr unla1ltI the gun aud
gave uf ihs earHdEes HnI fhr Weur-
on Q chem wont 'u tho Iuiiau boy
tie dtd unt H.um fu ht eunofiur much
asked him if he Uaa huff Iud hs rt-
piled thH 90, 49, NOT know eNHu-
lined him nrJ found fHif fhr bullet
had entered fhe i,u groin. s doctor
WIS summoned and upon tNHmIfYfH "
ruid thaf the bullet hlI rH..I
about 0n iurh
"Montoyn had no fever and seemed
o. De- in a normal condition HrH| Hn.u
l.cfarf thie afternoon Hr II ..tn
Hn once nr tHire huf Suddenly Pm. l.
-H ia maff0r. Thc surgeon Hr
believed that the lad was urrIHI. H
o. bout fs o'clock b. talk,I a."I
ffa
-Amanfe wont fu goo him .
Dad asked fhe s~rarinrda par fHr
having struck him with thf alH
Then &c. embraced the old m.H joe
about q nrark hr died
q talEed fhinF over eith fHe old
nan and a. uae psrferfH WNaug fH.
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