The chronicle=news., 1913-11-10

hnd hecn working In one OF the
mines in the northern part OF the
| district ana had come to town Sat
ur.iay morning. lie was recognized
by strikers In passing saloon whcr"
strikers cOnHrcpa'c and surrounded.
Marshal !. Y. Davis. observing tn"
| melee. dispersed the strikers and
took charge OF i.mijo saying he
that when they reached the out
skirts OF the town q shot was fired
from the direction Of "a ciump Of
brush. The bullet passed through
and struck Mike Gn"rricEn. a striker.
In the left eye. rhatt"ring tho eye
! hall. The body Of Armijo was found
on III" railroad track ana taken 10
tho morgu. at Agiiiar. Dr. Bates
nf Aguiiar extracted tho ballet from
the cyc socket Of Gucrri"ro and rush
cd hin, To the Trinidad hospital.
| The version OF the affair as given
by Coroner u. u. Sip". who in,'sti-
gated. is that ArmiiO WAS not In
c,sioiy of the town marshal when
he was shot ana killed. The coroner
! declares that Armijn had been work
Ing Mt Raycnwosri. n victor-AmcrI-
can Fuel company property In Hucr-
iano county AMI mad gone to A.ul-
inr tn visit his son-in-iaw. Nike
iiaoa. Comm. from the hous: of
isaca his footsteps wcr" doeHcd by
a party NJ half n dsxcn strikers nnd
ihcy followed him down the road.
4 ArmiJn being on che way To Lynn
station To take til. northbound e.
4 y. train for Wais-nhurs. which u
dnc at Lynn about 1910 o'clock.
| The coroner ASSERTS that almost In
| iron, oth" hous. Of Manuel oFti, In
tina outskirts ana within a short dis
tancc Of the strikers tent colony that
Armiio was stopped and surrounded
and mn alteration follow I'd. That.
after u few words had passed. one
OF tho six men fired u bullet. pass
ing through his head and tearing
out the left .ye Of Gncrrioro.
Inquest Today.
Coroner u. u. Sipc viii conduct
an inquest nj Aguiiar this afternoon.
lie has summoned number of Wit
ncrs.s and a jury consisting of jeff
Ab,o. Gus l.ar-on. l.. VI. Andrews.
|c. u, Livingston. u. = Pritchard and
Jack King.
| Aguilar Situation Serious.
| a military force OF $50 men. cav
airy aud infantry. OF the First rcgi-
mcnt. in command OF Major Ham
rock yesterday and las, night pa
| trollcd the streets OF the town. All
citizens were searched for firearms.
| All places OF public amusement .w.r"
| closed AMI all persons commanded
TO hc in tho homes by " O'Clock. by
order ot General Chase. who cousid-
crx the situation In tn" disiric; the
most serious Of any in the entire
southern Colorado didstric,.
| Earlier IN the DAY III. strikers
camp was searched bytnc military
patrol. Thir,y-ninr high power
rifles and about thirty rcvolrcrs
were seized and u sack containing
I about 100 pounds of ammunition
con nfiscatrd. A quantity Of dynamite
was reported To have been found
hidden In a Pile Of coal at the tcut
colony A chest containing 1900
rounds OF ammunition. said to he
! consigned to the strikers camp. wgsI
seized at the e. n $. dcpot at Lynn
, ny General Chase.
Search OF Ssguni,.
| a few firearms were seized during
a search OF Scgnndo yesterday morn
! ing
Chase Visits La Vsta.
General chase. accompanied hN
Colonel q. VI. Ice in an automobile,
left the San Rafael camp at day
break Sunday. Th.y went to hrui-
! lar first. hItur leaving tho N%iii1r
simn.irr IN charge of Mnior iiamr0rS
General Chase and Colonel L.. went
! to La Ncta, where inrT Investigated
the shooting that resulted in the