Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19
MEXICAN KILLED
.bY|RATEHUSBAND
Eulalio Rangel Shot Twice
BY Raphael Davila at
Home Of Latter
QUARRELED OVER
MONEY. MATTERS
Murderer Had SIG Belong
ing to Victim Whom He
Found With His Son

The peace Of Ottumwa was broken
Saturday afternoon by shooting a
fray which resulted in the death OF
Eulalio Rangel, a Mexican, at Ais East
Main street, Immediately In front OF
the house of mystery where Levi Car
ter, well known character Was tho
victim In shooting fracas several
weeks ago II,
Whether jealousy or money was "a.
sponsible for the murder committed
Saturday Is matter OF conjecture,
Raphael Davila. the murderer, did
the shooting In the home Of Mrs. Eva
DOud, his m0ther-inlaw while the mur-
dered man lay on the bed playing with
William Robert Davila, the little son
of the man who used the gun. DAvila
made his escape and thus far has
eluded the officers. VI
A Grsswsome sIsht
The scene Of the shooting within 4
few minutes after the shots were fred
presented horrible sight and attract-
ed the curious of both sexes and diff
ferent colors, who sought every point
of vantage to get glimpse of the muir
dered man. The interior of the place
where the murder was committed pre-
sented Q scene Of squalor and the limp
form of the young Mexican stretched
upon the bed where he had been shot,
was gruescme In the extreme. The
|'coyerlct OF the bed was covered with
blood that ooxed from the mans side
where two Of the three shots Ared had
entered. s
His Naming yellow shirt was bsrasd
with the hre from the gun, hred III
close proximity to the person and
the vicinity Of the wounds was dyed
a crimson. On the bed near where
he lay were oranges and bananas III
II all had been partaking Of fruit and
enjoying lunch before the shooting
took place. Strawberries with other
articles of foodstuR lay heaped upon
the table in the kitchen, or second
room Of the place whore tho murder
took place.
A front and rear entrance ID pro
yided, the former on Main street And
the latter on small court reached by
means of 4 narrow alley between the
building and the one adjoining on the
west. At the rear Of the court tho
cement block building called the house
of mystery is located. The place IL
situated within half block from the
opera house.
ohIcer In Vicinity.
Oficer Levi Noah was standing n
the corner Of Jefferson and Main
streets about 3:45 o'clock whom he
heard three shots ring out in rapid
succession. Following the sound OF
the shots he Immediately sought the
cause, and upon entering the front
door of 415 East Main street, found
the room full OF smoke and everything
in confusion. Rangel, the man who
was shot lay on the bed and made
two futile efforts to arise but fell back
and breathed his last within very
short time.
Calling the station for help and noti-
flying the coroner, Mr.. Noah returned
to the scene and found Captain Smith
Of the height force there. Officer Fled.
ler and Coroner Eleriok were soon on
the ground and those with one or two
others assisted the officers In invests
eating the trouble which resulted IN
the shooting, and learning who the
young man was that had been killed.
Captain Smith and Constable Hun.
man left for the railroad yards to try
to intercept the murderer who had fed
upon committing the crime. The un-
dertaker was called and immediately
after the examination Of the remains
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