Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-21
TWO HURT IN
KNIFE FIGHTS
IMPORTATION or MEscAL HAS
EFFECT
PROMINENT MEN IN MEXICAN
COLONY VICTIMS
Joe Redona, Assaulted on the Street,
Receives Wound In chest--Fred
Rivera sashed-Many
Minor Cases

In the custom house reports of last
week the importation Of several casks Of
mescal from Mexico was noted. Last
night Sonoratown felt the effects of this
fresh arrival of the Mexican national
drink and the police and the surgeons at
the city receiving hospital were kept busy
for several hours strengthening out mat
ters In that section of the city.
In the little adobe restaurant at n8
Buera Vista street. which Is the popular
resort on Sundays for Mexicans OF all
classes, Joe Redona, one of the best
known members of the Mexican colony,
and r. M Zubiate were entertaining A
party at dinner. While they were at the
table ]. t. Castaneda, L. J. Martinez
and Y. Jiminez came into the restaurant.
The Redona party was about to break
up and as a farewell Redona asked every
body in the house to take a drink. with
him, including the latest arrivals, none
Of whom he knew.
All accepted and Redona and Zubiate
left the place and started to walk north
along the street. They were followed
from the restaurant by Castaneda and
his friends. and as they came to dark
part of the street scarcely a hundred
feet from the door Of the restaurant, one
OF the three men CTleQ OuI III lnGAiSdh
THAT Is he, get him!"
Redona turned to see what 1t meant
and the next instant was attacked by
Castaneda, who, drawing heavy-bladed
knife, made a savage lunge. The blade
sank deep into his right arm The two
strangers hustled Zubiate away.
Sinks to Pavement
Redona received another stab into the
small of the back and fell to his knees.
AS he was dragging himself up Casta-
media raised his knife and plunged 1t into
his breast and Redona sank to the side
walk.
Castaneda and his friends turned to
run. Before they had time to escape
Patrolman Bennett came up and held
them at the point of a revolver until
the patrol wagon came.
In the receiving hospital Redona iden-
titled Castaneda. who lives at APO South
Park avenue, as the man who had done
the cutting and Martinez and Jiminez as
the men who were with him.
Redona's wounds were dressed by Drs.
Garrett and Wiley The only serious one
is the stab In the chest.
Within half ar hour after the attack
upon Rodona Fred Rivera, another well
known Mexican who lives at 1872 San Fer
nando street, was taken to the receiving
hospital from his residence with his back
and shoulders, cut to ribbons by kr life
In the hands of A. Hernadez, who lives on
Chavez street.
AS Rivera passed into the house his
mother told him of a strange man who
had been around the place several times
during the evening. He stepped to the
telephone.
Hearing a man on the street cursing MS
mother, he ran to the front OF the house
The man pulled a knife and grappled witt
| Rivera, using the weapon with savage
effect ON his back.
| Patronman Clifford took the mem to the
city jail, where Hernandez was lodged ir
the small tank Rivera was treated at the
receiving hospital.
A half dozen lesser cases were treated
at the hospital from the Mexican section
last night and nearly score OF arrests
were made.