Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-29
Blacksmith, Following Quarrel
Over Cigar Checks, Calmly
Puts Bullet Into Heart of
Tailor.
SMOKES CIGARETTE WHILE
VICTIM BREATHES LAST
NaiveIy Admits Killing; Mur-
dered Man Tries to Use
Pocket Knife With Bullet in
Heart,

A quarrel over two cigar checks In
a pool game at the New State Pool
hall of Burton & Montgomery, 2OS
North Third street. resulted at 81 D
last night in most cold bloodeq and
deliberate murder when Sam Lyle,
blacksmith for T. j. Shinick, at 219
West Copper avenue. put bullet from
~ caliber double-action old-fash-
ioned Colts revolver through the
heart of Ira Carr also colored.
Iyle made no resistance when placed
under arrest by Chief of Police McMi'-
lin and Policeman j. G. Martin. few
minutes after the murder. I'm the
man." he said, nonchalantly, as he
stood smoking a cigarette, while
Watching Carr breathe his last in the
pool hall HE insulted me and drew
a knife on me- said the slayer, "and
| just went and got my gun and shot
HIM"
DR. Pearce was hurriedly summon
ed to attend the dying man, but the
bullet, which entered the left breast,
ranged downward through the heart
and Carr expired about ten minutes
after the officers arrived.
From all the evidence at hand it
appears that Lyle and Carr met in the
pool hall and were having quiet
Sdlilt, Wntn u ulSDult dlOSt do w
which lost the cigar checks.
Lyle says that Carr applied several
vile epithets to him and drew a
knife in a menacing manner. Lyle
saying, "Ill see about it, or words
to that effect, went out of the nail,
entered the room of james Henry.
"A colored porter, rooming in the
house of Marie Cochran. at 81 West
Copper picked up the gun which lay
on Henry's dresser, stepped back
INTO the pool hall and without a word
took aim at Carr and fired. Il was
standing at the cigar case said j.
M. Burton, one of the proprietors,
last night, "and Carr was playing
pool with Montgomery, when, Lyle
entered whistling "A tune. Without
saving a word he pulled up the gun
and fired. Carr tried to walk around
the pool table behind which he had
heon standing, and falling on his
knees, pulled small pocket knife
out of his pocket, which he managed
to open before he fell helpless In the
arms of Montgomery. | did not see
him draw Il knife when the quarrel
took place
Carr, a man some 80 years of age,
and married, his wife being in the
city, came here about six weeks ago
from bdlneSNlllc, tNdS, anu was gu
ing into the tailoring business with
man named Harris, on South Third
street He was an old friend since
boyhood of Green Watson, the Well
known colored citizen. and is said to
have been in comfortable financial
circumstances He was a man weigh
ing about two hundred pounds and
well dressed and of good appearance.
II never knew him to he in any, trou-
BILE before this" said Burton, of the
pool han last night. Carr had been
making his home with Henry Outley
a train porter, living on West silver
avenue. between Third and Fourth
streets. II was impossible to locate his
wife for some time, although attempts
Were made to do so before the re-
mains We're removed to the under
taking establishment of Crollett
Waters. Coroner George X. Craip
viewed the remains and an inquest
* called for 10 O'Clock this morning.