Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
FIVE SLASHED BY
ENRAGED MEXICAN
CHRISTMAS GREETING CAUSE
OF SERIOUS ROW
LoNG.BLADED PoCkErKNlFE 10
USED AS WEAPON
AIeuin NogaIes Placed Under Arrest
After Fight with Officers at
San Fernando and Ord
Streets

Enraged when his Christmas saluta-
tions were not acknowledged, Alguin
Nogales, a Mexican of small stature.
yesterday afternoon drew a long bladed
pocket knife and made a vicious slash
at Mantua Chavez, inflicting a slight
wound on the cheek cut Mrs. Chavez
on the body, inflicted a slight cut on
the face of Josefa Yoara. a sister Of
Mrs. Chavez, then, after running sew
eral blocks, cutting at every person he
met, slashed Ygnacio Mendoza on the
face, cutting a five-inch cash, and
stabbed i'm the left arm Deputy Con-
stable Manuel Carmona when the lat
ter attempted to arrest him.
The wild dash of Nogales, which be-
gan at Sunset boulevard and San Fer
nando street is the result of a trouble
of long standing between Nogales and
Chavez. Nogales met Chavez, Mrs.
Chavez and Miss Yoara at Sunset
boulevard and San Fernando street.
They were on their way to church and
Nogales was looking for some friends
to celebrate Christmas. He had been
drinking considerably and was intoXi-
Gated when he met them.
Wished Them Merry Christmas
merry Christmas" he shouted.
Come on and have II drink with me-"
Chavez. his wife and his sster-ln-
law lRTOIeu MN anu dNNtiilplGu " pass
on. Nogales Immediately drew his
knife and attacked them. Knowing his
disposition, they jumped back and
were only slightly wounded.
Nogales then proceeded down San
Fernando street, yelling to each per-
son he met to get out of the way.
When they failed to allow him right
of way down the sidewalk he would
make a vicious stab at them with his
knife.
YgnaCio Mendoza, a blacksmith, VINO
lives at 619 New High street, was eat
ing his Christmas dinner i'm a restau-
rant at 645 San Fernando street He
heard Nogales shouting and ran out
to see what the trouble was about
He had just stepped on the sidewalk
when Nogales ran up to him and
slashed him in the face. Mendoza fell
forward and Nogales struck him in
the left leg, inflicting a slight wound.
At San Fernando and Ord streets,
Deputy Constable Manuel Carmona,
who lives at the same place with Men
doza, attempted TO disarm Nogales
The latter drove the keen blade into
the left arm of Carmona, intiicting a
stab wound one inch deep.
Officers Trousers Cut
Carmona grappled with the infuri-
ated Mexican and succeeded in knock
ing nm DOWN. AS ne leli, NoSdlSo
struck at the officer and cut the lat
ter's trousers in two places on the left
leg. Carmona then drew his revolver
and was about to shoot to protect him
self when two little girls approached
from behind Nogales and the officer
hesltated for fear of accidentally
striking them.
At this moment Patrolman T. S. Mil
Ter appeared and the two officers sue
ceeded in oVerpowering the enraged
Mexican and placed him under arrest
Nogales was handcuffed and taken in
the patrol wagon to the central police
station. Mendoza and Carmona We're
taken In the same wagon to the receiv-
ing hospital, where the police surgeons
stitched their wounds. Chavez Mrs.
Chavez and Miss Yoara were not in
jured enough to necessitate their being
taken to the hospital.
At the police station Nogales. who
gave his name as NJ Alguin, refused
to make a statement other than to say
that he was drunk and having a good
time. He is booked on suspicion and
probably will be charged with attempt
to commit murder.