Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-06-23
CITY AND COUNTY
OFFICERS UNITE
IN SEARCH FOR
MURDERER
Enraged Because Infant Is
Baptized Against His Wish,
GuillermO Mata Stays Sill
vano Gallegos.
DEED DELIBERATE AND
PREMEDITATED BELIEVED


| Stabbed In the neck with a sllietto
az he was walking along the street
with his wife. on the way home from
attending picture show. at 9:8O
o'clock last night. salvano Gallegoa
5S years old. "a cobbler. died thirty
minutes later IN Sc Joseph's hospital
where he had been taken In hopes of
saving his life
Guillermo Mata, who welded the
stiletto that brought quick death 10
Galiegos, escaped IN the darkness aud
excitement ana up To a late hour this
afternoon WAS stlil az liberty. with
| city ana county officers working to-
I grther to apprehend him.
The stnbbing occurred on the north
eide OF Tiicras road. half way between
, Second and Third street. Gailegos
lived az Fourth aud Tijeras, a block
and a half away Suddenly from the
shadow OF a building. Mata sprang
upon Gallegos az he was walking by
/ Without a word Mata plunged the
dagger into Gallegos' neck, slashing
the flesh for several inches and com
pletely severing the internal carotid.
Mata fled az Gailegos dropped to
the pavement at Third street and Ti-
/ eras, after staggering along on the
concrete walk ior hundred and
fifty feet. blood squirting from the
deep wound
Gaiiegos' wife, for a moment stun
, ned by the suddennrss 81 the attack.
called for assistance. A crowd gath
cred ana within few moments an
ambulance arrived DR. Brock, Or
Iemcz Pueblo. who was attracted TO
tho scene by the noise and cOmmO-
tion. rendered emergcnoy aid To the
now dying man. Strong's ambulance
quickly carried GalleROs 10 Sc.
Joseph's hospital. where Or. Brock
| and Dr l.. q. Rice city physician dtd
everything possible 10 save his life.
The flow of blood had been too great.
however. ana medical aid had not
reached him In time Gallegos died ~
w o'rlock. the chaplain nt ST. Joseph
giving him conditional absoltHion just
before death came Mrs. Gallcgos
had accompanied her husband in the
ambulance and was present when he
| died.
According To the story told 10y Mrs.
| uallegns. Mata was IN love with u
Mrs. Josefita Garcia. who lived with
1 AufIlf NiMAN NAh hffH lNNNHh WIN
Mrs. Garcia. according Co the police
and a child was born To them. Mr.
and Mrs. Gallegos yesterday accom-
pnled Mrs Garcia to Catholic priest
10 see if the child could be baptized
Mntn heard Of the attempt to arrange
for the baptism Of the child and be-
came enTaged. Evidently he planned
| deliberately To assassinate Gallegos.
Mrs. Garcia. with whom Mata was
infatuated. was with Gailegos and his
wife when the stabbing occurred last
night II Is believed that she at
tempted to Interfere just as Matu
struck Gallegos with the dagger. She
was ca, on the forearm. but the
wound is not a serious one.
AFTER the cutting, Mata ran north
| on Third street To Marquette avenue
aud then turned mp an alley between
Third and Second streets
Aiata has been in police court "A
| number of times for quarreling with
/ Mrs Garcia whom he wished to
marry The police docket shows
that Mata was In court on April 2s
and again on May 10 for raising
disturbance and making threats
against Mrs Oarcia's hfo
chief Of Police McMilin scattered
kilograms and telephone messages
broadcast last might ana today in an
effort 20 capture Mata.
Undersheriff Dick Lewis left NJ 10
O'Clock In an automobile To scour the
country ns far north as Bernalillo In
the belief that the murderer ~ in hid
ing IN that section.
Nntn Former Convict.
| Chief Of Police McMillin learned
that Mata. slayer of Gallegos, did
time In the state prnitentiary heinz
released three years ago. after serv-
Ing q term covering several years. u
Ia believed that Mata was convicted
of second degree murder In Grant
county II IL known that he II vi-
clous man ana because of his present
prcdVamcnt viii be desperate n any
effort h made 10 arrest him
Some months ago Policeman Pablo
Luian arrested Mata on minor
charge. In the struggle Mnta struek
l.uIan on the hand fracturing a
hone
a corOners Jury. summoned by JUS
tlce Of the Peace w w Mcclellan,
viewed the body Of GRlleRos this
morning ana adjourned until 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon 20 hold an in
Quest electlng A. y Daumer. foreman.
The Jury ~ nv follows. Nathaniel
Wood. u. w, Johnson. g. y, Coles. W.
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