Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-11
DETAILS OF SHOOTING
EDUARDO GARCIA.


The killing or Edward Garcia, the
thirteen-year old boy. az the sugar
mill last Saturday night has taken
on unlocked for proportions
Yesterday morning II was reported
that another man had been killed AZ
the mill. and a a result Justice m
the Peace Cav to and County At
torney visited the mill a Herald re-
porter accompanying them. Upon
their arrival az the mill. however.
they found that the report Of an adj
ditional killing probably had been
the ~outgrowth az the blood stains
and bullet holes. along the path that
young Garcia had taken while pass
ing from the shed where the alleg-
ed gamblers were arrested % the
platform in the sugar mill. While
there. a thorough Investigating Of
the facts relating to the shooting
Saturday night. as nearly as coald
be ascertained was made.
The managers and employees OF
the mill are considerably wrought
up over the killing OF the boy and
yesterday extended Judge Gavito and
Mr.. Goodrich every aid IN their pow
or 10 find clues and witnesses.
One Of the men who was in the
house at the time the shots were
fired said:
~ was standing IN the door and held
Longoria's revolver while he search
ed the prisoners for arms. lmmedi-
ately after Mr.. Longoria had finish
ga searching the men. heard a small
door slam and the sound as Of some
one running. | should judge that
there was only one person. Mr.. West
ran out the door and around 10 the
side OF the house and Mr.. Long0ria
followed him.
almost Immediately | heard three
shots. and then after an interval Of
two or three minutes heard several
more. I thought that most Of these
shots sounded Is though fired from
a rifle. although '-ere seemed 70
have been some revolver firing. This
led me to believe that meo was
returning fire upon the officers. Mr.
Tate did not leave the shed during
all this time. I don't think Mr.. Lon
goria had a rifle"
This testimony was c%orroborated
BY other officials and employees Of
the mill
Upon investigation Of the shooting.
one Of the men at the mill had
sound several empty shells for a
high-power rifle near where the Off
GERS had tied their horses. a clip
ar five steel jacliet cartridges a
the same calIbre was found.
u vas apparent from the trail or
blood and bullet marks that the hoy
had taken a circuitous route from
the shed TO a platform IN The mill
where h. was found. The boy was
tracked from the window back across
a small ditch near the railroad
track. past a coal shed which bears
the marks or two rifle bullets. thence
acros another small ditch 70 two
half buried oil tanks. The innerside
OF one OF these tanks shows traces
or having been drilled by a bullet.
from a high power rifle. and on the
side Of the other tank just opposite
which Is situated Just sar enough
from It's neIghbor to allow the pas
sage Of a human body. a small par
ticle OF flesh and a splinter OF bone
were found. This shot evidently was
fired by someone standing near
enough % the tank to aim his rifle
over the outer edge OF the tank. and
through the other side. In II believ-
ed this shot was the one that shat
tered the hand OF the unfortunate
boy. as the splinter OF bone doubtless
came from the hand.
Between the tanks considerable
blood stains were found probably a
pint or blood having fallen there
from the wounded boy. The tracks
Of the boy lead from there back
across the bitches and tracks. and at
one place on one OF the bitches Il
the marks a. OF one falling and max
ing such a mark with the elbow
This is thought TO account for the
mud on the boys clothing.
The boy was found AZ the top or
a flight OF stairs by Mr.. Wagner.
manager Of the mill. who took him
into his office and summoned medi-
cal attention.