Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-02
GARRETT SLAIN
IN SELf.DEFENSE
Attempted to Shoot
Brazil But Was
Too Slow
DISPUTE CAUSED TRAGEDY
Coroner's Jury Holds Kill
ing was Justified...Fu-
neral Held Today.
,ecial to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Las Cruces, N. NJ, March Pat
rick f. Garrett who was shot and al
most instantly killed near this city on
Saturday last, fulfilled his own pro-
phecy that he would die with his
boots on Late developments show
that the killing of Garrett was a plain
case of self-defense and while his
death is generally deplored, there is
little feeling of bitterness against
Wayne Brazil, the young ranchman
who did the shooting
AT the time he met his death, Gar
rott was returning to his home in Las
Cruces from visit to one Of his Or
gan mountain ranches He was riding
in a mountain blackboard with man
named Edmondson. They were over
taken about four miles from here by
Brazil who was riding on horseback.
Words passed between the two men
regarding the violation of a contract
held by Brazil on Garrett's ranch, and
finally, according to Edmondson, the
sole eyewitness to the tragedy, Gar
rett, who had already climbed out OF
the blackboard and was standing on
the ground, reached for his shogtun
in the bottom Of the vehicle, saying:
O. d you, if | can't get you
off my ranch one way, | will get you
off another AS he pointed the gun
towards Brazil, the latter instantly
drew a 45-Colts six-shooter and fired
twice in quick succession. One bul-
let entered CARROTS left breast, pass.
ing through his heart and the other
struck him in the center. of the forc.
head, piercing his BRAIN Death was
practically Instantaneous.
Slayer Surrendered to Sheriff.
Brazil then turned his six-shooter
on Edmondson and demanded that he
take him at once to Las Cruces and
tell the story of the shooting exactly
as it happened under penalty Of death.
The body of Garrett was left lying by
the roadside, where it was found sew
eral hours later, with the shotgun
which caused his death, clasped in
his arms. Immediately on reaching
town, Brazil surrendered to Sheriff
Lucero and was locked up in the
county Jail. Aside from the cool dec
laration that the killing was done N
self defense he refused to discuss the
tragedy. AT the coroner's inquest Ed.
mondson corroborated Brazil's story
in every detail and the jury returned
a verdict that Garrett came to his
death as the result of gunshot wounds
inflicted by Brazil in self.defense.
The news of CARROTS death created
intense excitement in Las Cruces, but
since the facts have become known
this has subsidized. A widow and two
children are left to mourn his death.
Funeral Of Garrett Held Today
The funeral Of Garrett was held
here today and was largely attended.
Among those in attendance at the SER
vices number of old friends of
the deceased from Ell Paso, Texas.
Burial was in the village cemetery.
Mrs. Garrett is prostrated as result
of the tragedy and is under the care
Of physician.
Brazil is still in Jail. He has employ
ed Judge Albert B. Fall, formerly at
torney general of the territory to de-
fend him. He will apply for bond
should he be held to the grand jury on
the charge of murder.