The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-11-20
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BROOKSIDE

9reat excitement was created IN
Brookside about $3.50 o'clock Monday
afternoon when ID. A. Duran. a drunk
en- and haif-crazed Mexican miner.
about 35 years OF age. began shooting
up the town In an effort to commit
Wholesale murder. Duran. who had on
HIS person at the time OF his arrest
a certificate OF affiliation with miners
union No. 300s at Ludlow. Colo. but
transferring his membership to Brook
side local, arrived the first of the week
from the Huerfano county coal fields
and proceeded at once to Brookside.
where he literally patronized the sa-
looms.
Duran brought with him to this
county from the southern Colorado.
mining camps an automatic Reming-
ton magazine gun OF 5000 ealIbre and
a generous supply OF ammunition. AZ
ter -hracing up on several -four
fingered drinks OF whiskey Duran
walked out into the street and began
shooting at whoever appeared In sigh,
Joe Mariino. barkceper at UbaIdi Mos
chetti's saloon. stepped out In the
roadway when the airing began to see
what was going on and was shot by
the Mexican. soft-nosed bullet from
Doran's gun striking him on the TN
side OF the right shoe and. mushroom.
ing. tore out most Of the flesh from
the bottom of the foot The wound was
a very ugly one and MerIino was
brought TO the hospital here for treat
menf
Al Baxter. who was driving alonE
The roadway at the time. was the next
human target for Daran's rife and
narrowly escaped death. To steady his
aim Duran knecied down In the road
J and rested his gun. When Mr.. Bax-
ter. who was unconscious OF the dan
ger he was In. had driven up to with
fn nifty or sixty feet Of where Duran
was. the latter pulled the trigger Of
his Rcmlngton and the rim OF one OF
the front wheels Of Mr.. Baxter's buggy
was nearly cut in two by the bullet
Er. Baxter at once whipped up his
horse in an eEdeavor to reach place
OF safety and IL said to have passed
two automobiles running at forty
mile clip to get back 20 town where he
wo.id b. out OF range Of the Mexi-
cans bullets.
Duran nrcd three shots at some
teamsters loading slack at the Brook
side mine 10 be hauled TO the Arkan-
sas Valley Railway. Light Power
company's plant here. but all OF them
went vide OF the mark He also sho,
several bullets into the mining compa-
ny,s office at Brookside. but none OF
them did any special damage
Realizing that Duran was intent
upou Wholesale murder and that
somebody. perhaps several people.
were likely to be killed unless some
thing was done with him. Louis Ficm-
Ing. mayor OF Brookside. and a num-
Ger Of his associates rushed upon Du-
ran before he was able to use his gun
and overpowered him. Duran was dis
!armed and severely beaten by the en-
ragged citizens.
sheriff Scweomb was informed of
what had taken place and fastened To
Brookside and took charge Of the pris-
oner. who was shortly afterwards
brought here and locked up In the
county Jail. Duran was pugnacious
AFTER reaching here and refused to al |
low himself to be searched until forced
to do so by the officials. He talks ex-
eeiient English and says his friends
win stand by him in what he did. but
the authorities are confident hat none
OF them viii show up with any prof
fcrs Of help or assistance.
The. rife used by Duran. willis n |