El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-21


send out two officers at 2 o'clock. He asked
me the name of the sheriffs I gave them
phoned my wife I arrived at the store at
o'clock. Ny wife asked me what I did /
/ told her two officers would arrive at 2
IL in the office. I went into the saloon The
bartender came and said he was going to
dinner. I told him he could go. told my
My uncle could not walk very much; he was
'I stood at the end Of the bar. had been
been there just minute when the sheriffs
opened the door Russell was punching
esrtrloge out Of his belt with his nnger'
There was a soldier in the saloon.
Says He Felt Great Fear.
when I saw them saw they had bad
the morning. I went into the store. re-
membered that Simpson had told me he
would send two officers at o'clock I
very much afraid, and like locking the
doors. There was no lock on one I felt
cOnsoled because my mother and wife were
there. I did not think they would do any
thing with them there.
Il called the police station They said
they could do nothing to call the sheriff's
office I then saw the same soldier 1 had
seen asleep in the saloon He came in the
east door HIS hat was pulled low stood
with the telephone in my hand. The soldier
III I loI want any thing He went TO the
80 uooI, opened 1t and left 1t open
told my wife to close the door I was
AFRAID the men in the saloon would hear
called 292 again and talked to the young
woman She could not understand my
name.
Says Garlick Accosted Him.
Then the sheriffs came in. They came
up close to the counter and looked at each
o.llsI- GaIIlck asked Tor some tobacco he
peLu nc ana Wnen turned to the cash reg
lister Garlicz said: You want to see me
1 said No He said, Yes, you do. Ny
mother came to the door and said; Gentle
men, you must get out Then Russell for
the Iirst time spoke. He said, Shut up! My
mother again asked them to go out Rus
your
Says Russell Had a Pistol
Russell had a pistol in his hand had
to wait my opportunity until he discharged
the pistol so 1 could fall down and escape
pelng mt i heard my mother and brother
holler., Then fell down. My trousers were
torn Then / heard the shots could see
where Russell had fallen with his knife
and pistol in one hand I saw my wife
running. could see Adolfo with my mother
and heard some one scream, They shot my
mother.' got up and got my pistol out Of
Says. Fired and Struck GarIicIz.
About that time Garlick was in the cen
Ter OF the house and ] saw him fire a shot
az my mother, or one Of my brothers Then
fired and fired. He then struck me and
grabbed me leaving one arm loose. I tried
to fire, but the pistol would not dischar9e
Il struck MIN over the head several
BE 1elL During the struggle he KEEP
70 lire the pistol in my stomach
thumb was the hammer I toOk tne
pistol away from him. I struck him
Fell at Second Shot
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me second shot he grew weak and fell
among the ak handles I took the pistol and
scaDDard, and my pistol 1 put back in the
saw Russell lying down.
dld not stop to make any examination
ran 70 my mother; / tried to get my wife
away from there She grabbed me by me
arm 5 1 got bottle of whisky in the saloon
ana then went back to the store.
Dathed my wife's face I took my wife 4
outside to the door of her house Then
went pack TO the store
round Knife Near RUSSELL
Nnsn passed russell / saw a knife lying
under his legs I put this on the counter. a
soldier arrived He opened the screen door
and another came in He saw the weaDons
on the floor. When was looking at s5r 1.l
thing else he grabbed tbe 03et6Si a. sumo ne
knife. I told him not to take them He
s saia r.. That's al right; I'll take care of I
the cartridge belt I told him to leave that /
Put Paper on Officers Faces.
I then took a piece of paper, gave It to (
him and told him to put it over the other
man sse5 5 race. i put piece over RusseIls's
after the shooting I telephoned the T,oiics /
sLauon- When 4 told them that three men /
go5 killed they closed the telephone They I
DID not want to talk to mo any more
Soldiers Had Guns Ready.
"A slender officer who brought us IN
jail have not seen him, since-asiSeS /
Mhere vas the gun pointed to the SOL !
Qler and said that man has one The SOL
der said, I got mine When I got into the I
machine there was about Is OF 20 soldiers
They all had their guns ready. sat IN 4be (
machine. / saw the same sheriff with nv
uncle. He was twisting his arm. I told I
= uan FRANCO to call his attention 10 that as /
my uncle was sick
Feared the Sheriff.
The sheriff got into the automobile and 4
men told Franco to get in too was
afraid that the sheriff would kill me on the !
road He told me II 1 moved my eyes he /
would Kill me. David, Adolfo. Jesus and /
Lydio were In the machine"
Denies Wife Brought Pistol
Guaderrama denied that his wife brought
a pistol to him, as testified to by Francisco /
ALonzo The pistol, he said, he had was
left by a friend
4 cannot tell who fired the first shot,
ne declared Both leveled their guns at
me and both were cooked. I fell down I
thougnI was punctured. I did not think
they missed me.
Says He Shot at GarIicIz.
AT the time I heard my mother had
Deen Killed / had made up my mind to Dut
up a defence Ny brothers were not armed
1 dld not shoot at Russell
, tired at Garlick but I am not sure
tnat hit him every time 1 think I hit
nm the last shot I expected to be shot :
1, olu NOT know where Russell was at that I
tlIne, From the time I got IN I nut NV
slght on Garlick and never quit hir, I" {
saw His Mother Was Shot
Guaderrama said that he had never firad
ms friends pistol until that dav his /
molher did not tell him who shot her ct /
mace an examination" said Guaderranoa !
anu saw mat she was shot through
On cross examination Guaderrama fests I