Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-05
DETECTIVE KILLS
UNIDENTIFIED MAN
Mexican Shows Fight and Is Shot
Through the Heart by an
Officer
SNAPS EMPTY GUN AT POLICE
Pulls Trigger of UnIoaded Re-
voIver in Fatal Attempt to
Resist Arrest
SNAPS EMPTY GUN AT POLICE

An unidentified Mexican was shot
and instantly killed by Detective Tala-
nantes when the former, after resist
ing arrest. attempted to fire a shot at
the police officer yesterday.
Detectives Talamantes, Beaumont
and Ingram were sent to 80 Date street
in the police ambulance in answer TO a
hurry call. The report came in that a
gun and knife fight was taking place at
that address. When the officers ar
rived the men had disappeared and
search was started for them.
The Mexican was seen running down
the street, and when ordered to halt
drew a revolver and pointing 1t at
'Talamantes, pulled the trigger, not
knowing that the chambers were empty
AS he pulled the trigger, the detective
fired a shot at the Mexican, the bullet
passing through the heart and causing
instant death.
No sooner than the detectives had re-
turned to central police headquarters
a call was sent in that there was
stabbing fracas going on at the South
ern Pacific railroad shops.
In this fight Antos MonteJo was
stabbed in the back by Edios Garcia,
Montejo was taken to the receiving
hospital and Garcia locked up in the
city Jail on charge of assault. Mon
tejos injuries may prove fatal.
While Montejo and Garcia We're being
attended to fierce knife fight was go
ing on at Also and Vignes streets, in
which Angels Alveros sustained ten
inch laceration on the face, extending
from the back of the neck to his mouth
anG several two-inch decorations about
the face. His injuries were treated at
the receiving hospital, after which he
was locked up in the city jail.
Guadalupe Acates suffered badly
~ 70 and head in q fight between
several Mexicans in the Hotel Ameri-
can at S79 Also street. P. Garcia and
Juan Sarvarez of Puente received knife
injuries in a Mexican fight at Also
street and Central avenue. They were
both taken to the receiving hospital and
later locked up in Jail. Sarvarez was
stabbed in the left breast and Garcia
suffered several decorations about the
face.
Genacio Trajo received a fractured
skull over the left eye in a drunken
fight with Teodolo Diaz at Sunset
boulevard and Grand avenue. Dlaz
was taken to Jail by two citizens and
locked up on a charge of assault with
a deadly weapon.
MANY FIGHT ON FOURTH
Because G. Garcia, 28 years old, con-
tended that the sane and safe method
for celebrating the Fourth of July was
the proper thing, Rafael SarVaraz, 30
years old, became angered and declared
that much noise and excitement should
mark the anniversary of American III
dependence. Knives were drawn and
within a few seconds both men We're in
need of the services of a surgeon.
The belligerents were taken to the
receiving hospital, where the police
surgeons stitched a laceration on the
thigh of Sarvarez, several slight cuts
on his chest and one cash on the back
of his right hand. Garcia escaped with
a laceration on his right index finger.
Both are in Jail awaiting hearing in
police court today.
T. Parry. IS years old, a miner who
came in from the desert to celebrate
the day and read the fight bulletins,
wandered to First and Los Angeles
streets, where he became engaged in
heated argument concerning the hght
with O. w. Shaw, so years old, negro,
living at 2725 Council street. Both ad-
hered strictly to the rule of the day
and drew knives. Parry suffered
one-inch laceration on the back of his
head and deep cash in his chin, and
Shaw was cut on the forehead. After
the police surgeons dressed the wounds
the fighters were locked up in the city
Jail to keep company with the other
men of violent temper.
Pete Hansen, 80 years old, laborer,
living at the American house in East
Second street. interfered in an argu-
ment between two MeXicans at First
and Los Angeles streets and insisted
on telling his version of the Reno
battle. Efforts to induce him to keep
quiet proved of no avail, and one of
the Mexicans drew his knife and, ac-
cording to the order of the day, slashed
the loquacious one on the chin. The
two Mexicans then sought a quieter
spot to argue the matter and Hansen
was taken in tow by policeman and
escorted to the receiving hospital.