Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-06-23
GuiIIermO Mata Stabs SiIvanO
GalIegOS Because He Had
Baby Of Woman He Was to
Marry Baptized.
ALSO SLASHES MOTHER
OF INFANT AND FLEES
GaIIegoS' Wife Tries to StaunCh
Flow Of Blood With Apron;
Victim Dies at Hospital; or
ficers SCOur City for Slayer.

silvano Gallegos. 90 years old, a
shoemaker who lived at 32i West IT.
icras avenue. died al 81 Joscph's hos-
niial at 10 o'clock last night. thirty
minutes after Guillormo Mata. $40
West Tiicras avenue. had stabbed
him. Mata fled after the stabbing.
and up to curly this morning had not
been captured
Mata. was inecnscd because Cal
legos had taken Mrs. Maria Garcia's
infant daughter to a priest yesterday
morning and had the child baptized,
relatives OF Gallogos said Mrs. Gar
cia. who lives at 2iG North Fourth
street, IN the same building that the
GaIlogos family does was 20 be mar
ricd TO Mata, according TO relatives
Of Galegos.
Mata called at Gallesos' home
about $50 o'clock and asked for Cal
legos. His son. George. IA years old.
told him that his father had gone 10
the AirdOmc. Mata left the house.
Apparently he walked to Third and
Tllcras avenue and waited until he
saw Gallegos, accompanied by hls
wife and Mrs Garcia, carrying her
baby leave the place.
Gallegos and the two women turn
ed west on Tlieras. Mata walked to-
ward them and turned aside. qppar-
emily to allow them 10 pass. 40 he was
next to Gallcgos. without word he
thrust a long knife into the left side
of the old mans neck The women
told the police that Mata then tore
the baby from Mrs. Garcla's arms,
threw her into puddle Of water IN
the street and stabbed the mother lie
slashed her ON the head and on the
right wrist Neither Of the wounds
are serious
The women screamed. The crowd,
which was ioaNing the Airdomc at
that time, was attracted and ran to-
ward the scrne OF the trugedy. A
woman tainted at Second and Tieras
when She heard the cry Of murder
Mata heard the footsteps coming his
way and fled lie turned north on
Third street carrying the knife in his
hand
Gallegos walked TO the corner Of
Third aud Tiuras. with blood spurt-
ing from the wound IN his neck at
every pulsation Of the heart, before
he became too wenk. He then sat ON
the curb. Mrs Gallegos took off her
apron and attempted 10 stauneh the
bleeding she wits pressing The apron
against his neck when Strong BROTH
ers' ambulance arrived
Galegos was hurried to 81 Joscph's
hospital physician. who had been
at the Ardome. arrived shortly be-
fore the ambulance ana was trying
to save the maus life he died ON
the operating table while q Catholic
priest was administering the last sac-
ramcnts OF the church
The firemen at the central station,
hearing the womens screams flash
cd the electric signal at Second aud
Central for u parolmau Patrolman
W. " Vaughn responded. Patrols
man I'D. Donahue. who was at the
corner Of Second and Central. seeing
the signal light jumped into an auto
mobile and arrived on the scene In
few minutes Mata had disappeared
when he arrived, but he traced him
north on Third street to Roma ave.
nue.
Mrs Garcia went 10 the Gallegos
home Dr. H. G. Rice city physician,
dressed her wounds there. She will
recover within several days, unless,
of course, an Infection develops. She
appeared to be suffering more from
the nervous shock than the wounds
last night
Mata evidently slashed at Mrs. Car
cia with the knife which the women
described as long bladed weapon,
although he made a thrust at Galle-
gos. The weapon probably was
butcher knife although the women
thought it was dagger. The blade
struck Gallegos directly over the left
carotid artery and severed It, inflict-
ing wound about two inches long
and not very deep.
Mata was reported TO the police to
bo drunk. and they did not believe he
would attempt to leave the city How
ever. police departments, sheriffs and
railroad officers in New Mexico were
telegraphed descriptions Of the man.