Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-03
GUTIERREZ PLEADS SELF-DEFEHSE
Slayer of Garrett Walsh Says That
He Used Knife to Save His Own
Life and Already Expresses Conf
dence That He Will be Freed By
Jury.

lidlHntOu bureau.
PtlOEBUS, VA, August 2.-Thomas
J. Maddox. the chief mastcr-at-arms
Of tho United States battlcship Maine.
who was dangerously wounded by
Fred Guriicrrcz in Phoclus Thursday
night. was taken from the Fort Mon
roc hospital TO the naval hospital in
Portsmouth at II o'clock this morning
on one of the government tugs. Mr..
Maddox was said to he doing very
nicely when he left the Fort hospital
and it is said by the physicians there
that unless blood poisoning should de-
vclop the chances for the recovery OF
Mr.. Maddoch are very good. He will
probably lose the use of his left arm.
however. as the main artery is severed
ana the pulse vein WAS also cut in two.
On the same tug that conveyed Mr.
MaddcSk To the hospital in Portsmouth
the remains OF Garrett Walsh, the
dead first-class fireman, were also
taken To Portsmouth. Eight of the
sailors from the Maine came to Phoe-
bus Yesterday morning and carried
the body of Fireman Walsh back to
Old Point on stretcher Shortly af
forwards Walsl's remains were placed
on the tug, another lot of sailors
bearing a stretcher containing Chief
Mastnr-at-Arms Maddack arrived on
the wharf and this gave rise to re-
port that Maddox had succumbed to
his wounds. The report was made to
the office of Sheriff II. X. Curtis and
II was two hours later before the mis-
take was discovered. Walsh's remains
will probably be buried in the naval
cemetery in Portsmouth, although his
relatives in indianapolis. Ind, may
claim the body. The parents of the
dead fireman reside in Ireland
According TO the surgeons in the
navy Chief Mastcr-at-Arms Maddox
will be In the hospital for several
weeks and ii is vet too early to say
Just what will be the final outcome
of his injuries. He was extremely
veal, from the heavy loss of blood.
A brother OF Mr.. Walsh left Boston
for Norfolk today to be with his I'M
fortunate brother.
Gurtierrez's Plea is Self-defense.
Fred Gurtierrez. who used his knife
with such deadly effect was com
mitted to Jail by Mayor l.. 7. Furncss
yesterday morning pending the action
of the grand jury in the Circuit Court.
At the preliminary hearing Gurtierrez
Ntt'NitN iiti iit tlit StllOlS III
order to save his own life and later
in his cell in the county Jail he
reiterated that declaration. Gurter.
rcz wanted to he bailcd He said he
could furnish bond in the sum of 1000
but as he is charged with murder in
the first degree, felonious cutting. with
intent to MAIN, disable and kill, he
cannot secure bail. He says he will
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place. He has not as yet engaged
counsel.
Town Sergeant William II. Williams
and the members of the Phoebus po-
lice force were complimcntcd highly
yesterday upon the excellent manner
in which they handled the serious sit
uation on Thursday night. The Off
GERS were determined To maintain or.
der and while the excitement ran high
they had the situation well in hand
through the three hours of excite
mcnt.
]. NJ. Alderman. the first-class Lnker
who received an ugly cash in his left
shoulder from Gurticrrcz's knife, was
able to go TO his ship Yesterday. Mr.
Ackcrnan will be well in few days
The battlcship Maine will sail from
Hampton Roads for New York this
morning
Maddox Was in Boxer War.
Chief Mastcr-at Arms II. T. Mad
Jock. of the battlcship Milne belongs
In Dorchester. Mass, whore his par.
cnts live at los Glcnway street Mad
dock had recently recovered from n
severe injury received during the
Boxer troubles in China seven years
ago, during which he DISTINGUISHED