Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-06
SLAYER Of GARCIA
SEEKS REFUGE IN
THE MANZAN0S
Enrique SaIa5 Stops to Borrow
Hat, Giving Posse Right
Clue Wife May Live No
One Allowed 10 See Her.
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Estaneia, A. NJ, Feb 5.-Enrlauc
Salas tonight Is stiH NJ large. shcr.
if Julius Meyer believes he Is hiding
in the Manzano mountains. between
Torreon and Albuquerque A man
brought a report TO Torreon this
morning that Salas had stopped at
his house about o'clock last night
ana borrowed d hat. and a posse
started in that direction The infor-
mant did not know until this morning
that Salas had Killed Ross Garcia,
his father-ln-law and wounded his
wife with an axe and that ho was
fleeing.
Mrs. Salas has "A chance to recover,
it was reported today She recovered
consciousness this morning, but the
doctor has ordered that no one enter
her room and deputy sherIffs, fearing
the effect, have RETAINED from ques-
tioning her about her quarrel with
Salas ana his attack upon her in their
home before her father came to her
rescue.
Deputy Sheriff Dee Robinson of
Estancia, who went to Torreon this
.mornmg. learned that neighbors told
Garcia that his daughter and her hus-
band had been uuarrelng in their
yard and that they had gone into the
house Garcia fastened to the Salas
home. lie found the door locked and
placing his shoulders against the pan
els he forced an entrance
Salas stood ready with his axe, wit
nesses told the deputy sheriff, and
when Garcia lunged through the
opening, off his balance his son-in-
law swung the weapon. striking him
on the head with the blunt end Of the
blade. Salas ran through the main
street. hatless. but no one thought Of
pursuit. Witnesses rushed to Garcia.
picked him up and carried him into
his daughters house. where he died
two hours and a half later
Mrs. Garcia who has been in AL
buquerque, with three children, who
have been attending the Sisters school
there, arrived at Torreon AT o'clock
this morning in an automobile She
did not know that her husband was
dead until she arrived there. She
left Albuquerque Immediately after the
first report came, to the effect that
her husband had been seriously
wounded She is taking care of her
daughter. who has not been told Of
her fathers fatal attempt TO save her
from her husband
strong feeling is said to exist In
Torrcon against Salas, but although
the posse hunting Salas in tho Man-
zanos is made up largely Of citizens
the sherlff's office here docs not fear
that they win resort 10 violence If
they capture him.
The first posse. which left Torrcon
soon after the killing last night, took
an eastward course, coming toward
Estancia When the man at whose
house Salas stopped for hat brought
his report TO that place another party
started in the opposite direction. Salas
evidently doubled ON his tracks to
elude pursuit
salas was armed only with a rcvol-
Yer at the time OF his flight That the
posse win capture him is not regard
ed as highly probable. once IN the
Alanzanos he could find shelter and
food among people who I've there
and be comparatively free from Dan
ger OF apprehension.
Several Of tho searehcrs who rcturn-
cd 10 Torreon tonight, said they had
not seen any trace of Salas nor found
any one, with the exception of the
man who gave him the hat who had
seen him since the murder
The Torrance county commissions
crs today offered a reward of 500 for
he oapture Of Salas.