Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-10
ISIetas Engage in Fierce Fight
After Acequia Dance One is
Fatally Shot; Another Sus-
tainS Fractured Skull
TOO MUCH WHISKEY Il.
RESPONSIBLE FOR FIGHT
Man With Bullet in Intestines
Refuses to Permit Operation
Man With Fractured Skull Is
Unconscious.

Domingo Jojola is slowly dying with
Il bullet in his intestincs and other in
juries about his face and body. Candle
laria Archuleta, Is unconscious. suf-
fering from a badly fractured skull
and Tranquilino Lucero is seriously,
although mo- fatally injured, all as the
result or a three eornered fight, which
occurred between the three men at
the Indian village of Isleta. at three
o'clock Monday morning,
Mystery surrounds the tragedy. and
as yet no arrests have been made. al
though ii is possible that Luccro, who
is the only man who will live to tell
the tale, may be arrested today and
guarded by a deputy until he is well
enough TO be removed to a jail.
From all hat can be learned Jojola
went to Lucero's house about 2 O'Clock
Monday morning TO get a drink OF
wine. He Knocked on the door and
asked admittancc. Iuccro admitted
him, il is said, and began to pound
him with a stick. According to Jo-
lola. Candelaria Arehuleta, the Sandia
indian, was in Lucero's house and he
II Lueero's wife took a hand in the
scrap, all three of them beating him.
He finally managed to get out of the
house and made his way TO his home,
where he summoned his brother Jose.
Together they started for Lucero's
house, evidently bent on revenge. They
had proceeded but a short distance
when Domingo was laid low with Il
bullet in his side, having been shot at
close range by some n hiding in the
shadow of n building. Jojola carried
his brother home and the injured man
has been dying slowly since, his reia-
tives refusing the offer of medical as
%sistance.
Archuleta was found lying in the
plaza at daylight Monday, badly bat
tered and unconscious 1t is not known
how he was injured, although suspic-
ion points to Lucero, who, however,
claims ignorance and declares that the
man left his house Immediately after
the departure Of Domingo Jojola. Lu-
Zero also denies shooting Joiola and
claims that the latter attacked him In
his own house and that he was forced
to defend himself against his on
slaugllt.
It is known that the night was the
eliminating event az q dan nfA4rpus-
ing and drinking in which it is said
all three Indians took q prominent
part. The %accquia dance, always an
important fiesta, and which occurred
at Isleta last sunday, was celebrated
by many OF the Indians in an enthus-
iastic manner wine and whiskey it is
said being freely sold to the Indians
in violation Of the territorial laws.
superintendent Reuben Perry, of
the United states Indian school went
to Isleta Yesterday. accompanied by
DIR. Keek, the government physician
and surgeon. Mr.. Perry made an IN
~vcstigation of the affair, although he
was Unable to obtain much Informal
tion. the Indians refusing TO discuss it.
Most of those whom he approached
pleading ignorance. The services of
the physician were rejected blythe rel
ativcs of the wounded men n DR..
Keck returned to Albuquerque with
Mr.. Perry last night. DR.. keck o
a ooh AT both Joiola and Archuleta
and 1t is his opinion that they will
both die within a day or two. Joiola
has d bullet somewhere in his intes-
tines and this alone. IL is said. will
cause death il 1t is not extracted. He
has other injuries about the head, face
and body. having been terribly beaten
up by some one. Archuleta. who is Il
Sandia Indian, and who went to Isleta
with several relatives to attend tho
fiesta, was evidently cracked on the
head with a bludgeon, as his skull is
badly fractured. He has been uncon-
scious since Monday morning and
death is bu a question OF time. .Jo-
iola was unconscious from Monday
morning until late yesterday after
noon. When he recovered his senses.
Jojola claimed hat Lucero had shot
him from ambush, although he was
not sure of this, the shot having been
fred in the darkness.
The Isletas are American citizens
and not wards of the government,