El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-06-25
TRIPLE TRAGEDY NEAR SHELTER
GOES DIRECT TO The Grand JURY
Preliminary Hearing of the Is Mexicans Held in Con
nection With the Affair Is Dispensed With Wed
nesday Morning and Investigation by Grand
Jury Commences at Once.

on the American side as If much in
terested. He was on a hill apart from
the gang who escaped across the river
with the guns No trace of the weapons
which the dead men had on their per-
sons has yet been found
Capt. Hughes Working on Case.
Capt Hughes is trying to Strengthen
out the facts directly connected with
the killing or MS ranger ana Lne
deputy sheriff. One fact which puzzles
Sirks stated that the two men left the
store and then went back again. the
shooting taking place when they en-
tered the second time. Capt Hughes
thinks that the purchase Of the tobacco
was a part OF the plan TO serve the
warrant on Manuel Guaderrama, and
that after purchasing the tobacco they
did not see him or recognize MIN.
turned and started out After reaching
the outside, one or the other suggested
that they look closer Capt. Hughes
thinks, WhereupOn they returned to the
store and were killed The warrant LOT
Manuel was pierced by the bullet which
plunged into Garlick's right side, pass
ing through the coat pocket
There is a difference of opinion as to
whether the men were first shot and
then beaten with the aZhandleS, and cut
by the meat knife, which was found by
their side, or FIRST hit and struck with
the weapons and then shot while lying
on the floor. The nature of the wounds
would substantiate either theory The
presence of blood on the opposite wall
of the store, where il had been Spat-
tered from Russells wounds, proves
that the ranger was beaten with a
blunt instrument as a rifle shot would
not have dissipated the rangers life
blood in this way Russell may have
been shot from behind by someone
crouchinE near the side entrance to the
store. or he may have been hit IL the
back Of the head with the meat knife
taken from the little butcher shop in
q #H.Ha we
after he was on the floor. The fact
that RusSelIs hat was not cut tends TO
bear out the nrst theory that he was
shot from behind and then beaten OF
cut The Mexican boy insists that the
aged Guaderrama woman hit Garlick
over the head with an ak handle.
knocking him down, and that Juan then
shot him
Much Feeling Yet.
Feeling has not vet fully subsided
over the affair adm threats against the
men now in Jail are frequently heard
on the streets. These threats take no
concrete form and go no further than
lne statement tnsl the 1eNlcahs -oushL
to be hanged"
The presence of q large number Of
MeNicaus at the courthouse Wednss-
day morning, many Of Whom are friends
OF the Quad rramas, indicated that they
feared demonstration against them
and were there prepared for action
There We're % MeLiCauS in the lobby
Of the second floor at the courthouse
watching every thing that took place
through the wen OF the rOtunda and
talking IN under tones to each other.
No other arrests have been made. but
the sheriffs office continues work on
the case AIRS. Maria Gonzales Guader-
rama, the woman who was in the store
at the time OF the killing has not yet
been arrested, although she is being
watched and win be among the first to
appear before the grand jury
The Guaderrama store in the smelter
settlement is attracting much attention
from automobile parties who drive up
the county road The scene of the triple
tragedy Monday afternoon is visited by
hundreds Of people daily. The store is
continuing to do business among the
MeXicans at the smelter.