Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-03-11
HEAVY SHOTGUN WAS USED
ENTIRE CHARGE OF NO. SHOT
ENTERED THE BREAST OF
THE VICTIM.
MAN FIRED THROUGH A DOOR
BROWN is SAID TO HAVE FOL-
LOWED TERRY TO HIS ROOM
IN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.

Santa Rosa, N. NJ, March 11.-Fol
lowing a quarrel which began early
in the evening, Oscar L. Brown was
shot and instantly killed Saturday
night in Cuervo, small town seven
teen miles northeast of this city, by
w. B. Terry. News OF the tragedy
reached here yesterday morning and
Charles Hedgcok, assistant distrit at
torney for the Fourth Judicial district.
left at once for Cuervo to investigate
the killing. A coroner's inquest, pre-
sided over by Justice of the Peace
Victoriano Segura of Cuervo, resulted
in verdict being returned to the ef-
feet that Brown met death as the re-
suit Of wounds inflicted by shotgun
in the hands of w. B. Terry.
The shooting occurred in a two-story
building on the main street of the
town Occupied by the telephone ex-
change of which Terry is manager.
Terry and Brown, in company with
two other men and a woman whose
name is Florence PUBIC, were playing
a game of cards In a room on the sec
ond floor adjoining the telephone ex-
changes tearly in the evening. The
Pubo woman began dancing and sing
ing. Her actions irritated Terry, who
told her to quit her noise. The woman
continued singing and her voice rose
to a shout. Terry used abusive Ian
guage and was called down by Brown.
The men quarreled violently and it is
asserted that Brown shouted threats
and made actions as though about to
draw a weapon.
Terry left the room. He was fol-
lowed by Brown. The woman and the
other men remained in the room. A
short time later loud report was
heard. Rushing into the hall the card
players discovered Brown lying upon
the floor just outside the door occu-
pied by Terry and his wife. He was
mortally wounded and died without
uttering a word. A Jagged hole had
been torn in the door and Browns
breast was found to have been entered
by heavy charge of No. shot.
Within Terry's room the latter was
discovered still holoIng a shotgun in
his hands. An examination of the hall
opposite Terry's apartments failed to
disclose any shot in the wall and it
is believed the entire charge from the
heavy weapon entered Browns breast.
There are said to have been no wit
nesses to the shooting, although Mrs.
Terry was in the Terry apartments
when Brown was killed. 1t is believed
that Brown followed Terry to his
rooms and demanded admittance,
when Terry, without uttering word.
seized his shotgun and fired through
the door Terry was arrested imme-
diately after the tragedy by w. D.
Mahanay, deputy sheriff of Guada-
lupe county.
Bad feeling is said to have existed
between Brown and Terry for some
time. Terry and his wife, it is said,
are divorced, but recently began living
together again. Brown is asserted to-.
have been a frequent caller upon Mrs.
Terry The woman's husband, accord
ing to the story some, time ago remon-
strated with Brown and requested him
to cease his attentions to his wife.
Brown is said to have replied in an
exasperating tone, telling Terry to-
mind his own business. Both Brown
and Terry are well known citizens OF
Cuervo and the shooting has caused
a great deal of excitment in that VIII
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