El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-26
SEVEN INJURED IN
CHRISTMAS FIGHTS
Two Soldiers and a Mexican
Are Shot; Mexicans
Are Stabbed.

Celebrations" of Christmas resulted
in four men being shot and three De
ing cut Wednesday. With the eXcep,
ton of one case. the victims are sald
to have imbibed freely, which IS al
legged to have led up to the Difficult
Hnario DoIfin, aged 35 years. who
lives at No. n, in the alley of the
canal Wednesday afternoon while at
the intersection of Santa Fe and Firth
streets, was shot through the nech-
The ball entered the left side Of the
neck and came out just below the right
ear The wounded man was carried to
the emergency hospital at the ponce
station where he was attended Dy Df.
Frank Lynch. He was later transferred
to the county hospital, where II was re-
ported Thursday morning he was not
expected to live. Daniel Fernandez VINO
it is said came here from COLORADO
about a month ago, was arrested Snort
" after the shooting affray by mount
ed officers Ware and York. The prls-
cner had a SO caliber revolver in one
of the chambers of which was an ex-
Two Soldiers Are Shot.
In a free for all fight which occurred
opposite the Brewery garden, Wednes-
day night. between soldiers, said by
the police to have been drunk ana
Mexicans. in the same condition. cor
poraI Mali NOwski, company Z, I'D
infantry. and private Leroy L john
son, Of the same company, and Ernesto
Rodriguez, a Mexican, We're shot
The condition of Nowski, who was
shot in the abdomen. is regarded as
critical Johnson was shot IN the leII
leg, and Rodriguez in the right Wrlst-
The wounded soldiers were taken 70
the police station, where their wounds
were dressed by DR.. Lynch. They were
later taken to the Fort Bliss hoSpltaI
where NoWski was operated on Thurs-
day morning it was reported that ne
was progressing fairly well, but that
his condition was serious.
Political Talk. Then Fight.
A z
garding Mexico was given as the cause
OF the cutting scrape, paruclpated IN
by Francisco GuittereZ ana Irlnld4o
Castro Wednesday night, at 3 O'CLOCK,
in the vicinity of the Santa Fe bridge.
The police stated the quarrel started az
Juarez when the men came TO TINS
dangerous cuts in the left breast and
right shoulder. The other mans hands
were cut. Castro was sent to the coun-
ty hospital. where it was said he was
expected to recover
emergency hospital W edneSday Win d
stab wound in his back Just between
the two shoulder blades, and a knlIe
cut across his scalp After his wounds
were dressed he walked home. AmDrO-
sio de Santos and Jesus ApOdiolo were
arrested and held IN connection WIN
\ man living in house near the
corner of Hill and St. Louis streets AT
10 o'clock Wednesday night, became in
police said. One shot fired went
through the stove pipe in one of the
rooms. When the police showed up
on the scene, the man made his es-
An unidentified negro. Wednesday
night. stood at the intersection of
second and Oregon streets and fired
three shots in the air.
From 6 o'clock Wednesday night I'M
til midnight the night police force
made 81 arrests. Fifteen arrests were
made when Red Light alley, near the
corner of Third and Broadway was
raided. All were negroes.
During the lull at the station early
Thursday morning some man called up
to report % mules were roaming at
will north of the tracks.