Arizona republican., 1911-11-04
Porfiro Arviza, While in a Drunken and Jealous Rage, Beat Out the Brains of Man Who Was His Hated Rival.
TRAGEDY OCCURRED
 AT WOMAN'S HOME
Slayer Fled But Was Soon Apprehended by Police man Dan Hosmer by Whom He Was Landed in Cell at City Jail.

While in a jealous rage. PorfiriO Arviza assaulted a widow 30 years old named Refugia Romero, at 40s South Third avenue, knocked her down and kicked her. then assailed her companion. Francisco Valenzuela with huge and ragged club, a branch of an umbrella tree. beat his brains out, fled and was captured a few minutes later by Policeman Dan Hosmer after a run of several blocks. All three were intoxicated. ArviZa and the woman are both in the city jail. the former at the time of writ ing. in drunken somnolence and the latter alternating tears and cries for her mother, with laughter and re quests of the officers that she might have the privilege of singing in her cell. which she proceeded to do with cut let or hindrance.
 The homicide, as near as can be figured out, occurred about 5:45 o'clock last evening. at 40S South Third avenue a house in which the woman had but recently secured one or more rooms When Arviza fled he took a circuitous route which brought him to the corner of Third avenue and Grant street, having shed his overshirt in the flight. He stood there talking to a woman when Of- ficer Hesmer approached and placed him under arrest. He made no re- sistance other than to pull back little saying in maudlin explanation that he had not robbed anybody.
 The call came to the police station about twelve minutes to and Night Captain Carr sent Officer Hosmer at once. At the same time a call was sent to Officer Egley at the Santa Fe depot by Dessie Bustamante an eye witness of part of the proceed ings, who lives at 607 South Third avenue. Egley being a little nearer than Hosmer beat him to the scene by a minute but both were there in record time and almost before the neighbors knew what was going on.
 Egley found Valenzuela lying on the end of the porch unconscious. his head hanging over the side. Seeing that he was still alive Egley pushed him back on the porch and summoned Dr. Sargent city physician. who on arriving noted the mans brains ooZ- ing from wound behind and above the right ear, and announced that nothing could be done. Valenzuela died at 6:3S or $40 p. m. and Cor Oner c. w. JohnstOne was summoned r1l viewed and the inquest continued un- til 10 o'clock this morning at the cor onors office. The body was removed to the parlors of the Arizona Casket company where an autopsy will be held today by Dr. Wylie.
 IL would seem that the trouble be- gan in a room at the opposite end Of the porch from where the dying man was found, or at the door. bottle of beer was found in the bed and several bottles were scattered about the room. Arviza probably appeared at the door and found the woman and Valenzuela in festive dissipation. He had probably expected as much and armed himself with a club. or with drew and got the club. In any event
 
 the doorway, for on the porch just outside the door is a spot of blood evidently from the first blow of the cudgel. Fighting continued on the porch attracting the attention of the few eye-witnesses. or those who saw part of what happened. It is said Arviza knocked the woman down and kicked her after which he resumed his attack on Valenzuela. Aside from tha fatal wound described he has an ugly gash on the left cheek bone and a wound in and over the left eye brow
 The club with which the deed was done, was brought to the station by the officers It is a piece of a limb of an umbrella tree. several inches in diameter. rough and partially dried It is a foot or more in length and from it springs a smaller limb a couple of feet long, just right for good handle. The club end of the limb is covered with the blood and hair of the victim.
 The witnesses are Mrs. Leonard Hammerly. who lives at 335 South Third avenue. nearly opposite the house where the crime was com mitted: Dessie Bustamante. of coz South Fourth avenue. who called Egg ley; C. F. Marshall. of 309 West Buchanan street, who saw Arviza knock the woman down and kick her: Ray Williams, of SO5 North Fourth street. a telephone messenger boy
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