The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-07-29
Mexican Frank Held Over 10 District
Court Without Bail by Justice Of
the Peace Moore
WITNESSES TELL
OF ALTERATION
After Killing Herrera Tried 10 Snatch
Bundle Of Clothes TO Make Escape;
Shot al BY Officer

Evidence to the effect that Francis
Go Herrera was not dead drunk as he
claimed to be when he killed Blaz
Lopez, the cider vender on Two street,
Wednesday afternoon, was introduced
at the examining trial in Justice
Moore's court this morning.
casimiro Lopez, better known as
Mexican Pete, the aged tamale yender,
who has spent twenty-one years in
Chickasha, was the only eye witness
to the killing. He stated that he WAS
present when Lopez entered the store
and told Francisco Herrera, who is de-
veloped was not partner In the bust
ness but only an empIoye, that Lopez
could not watch the store and his sick
wife at the same time and todd Frank
that he would have to remain at the
store Returning after about forty-ffve
minutes Lopez demanded what had
become Of the four bottles or cider
which were missing and Frank told
him he had appropriated them to his
own use. Lopez demanded the dollar
which they were worth saying he had
to pay a dollar for wateTmeIona which
ne had just purchased and had only
twenty cents Frank replied that he
had no money but would pay Lopez
..t,x, 1~ ,r,nc Il, f.xrled
How Killing Took Place.
Then Lopez asked him FOR d small
payment on them and Frank said.
Here is your pay. and struck Lopez
a death blow Lopez started in The
direction Of Casimiros house to get
his pistol which Lopez had left there
in the morning hiding It from Frank.
while the latter altar dealing Che
death blow tied some freshly lam
dered clothes IN Al bundle and started
out the back way Lo peg aaisl, Frank
has killed me and am going to kill
him."
About this time Jose Negrete came
from his store aud encouutefed Lopez
wounded, with gum and frank esq
Gaping and asked Frank what he had
done Whereupon Frank seized the
pistol from Lopez hands and with both
knife and pistol started In pursuit OF
Negrete, who ran around the rear or
casimiro's home encircllng It, and en-
tered his own store, where, his owr.
evidence showed. he went nor his gun
to defend himself against Francisco.
Pokes Pistol IN Rlbs.
Negrete stated that previous to tho
killing Frank had entered his. Me-
gretes store and followed the two
Negrete brothers into the kitchen.
poking the butcher knife In their ribs
and saying he was going to kill them.
Arrested BY Tuck
Officer Tuck testified that he was
about two blocks away when the diff
Guilty arose and running UP found Lc-
pei on the ground and FsSak escaD-
ing. He called on Frank t. stop but
he would not and he firedS shot at
him as Frank was runhl.@ dewn an
alley. Then Frank ducked and started
into fence in crouching position.
When the officer reached Frank he
had both the pistol and knife in his
hands but when told to throw them
away he did So He then took the
prisoner to the city Jail .thelatter mus-
tering in Spanish all the way. The Of
ficer said the man was drunk but that
he believed he knew what he was do
ing and obeyed all his eonmands. Or.
H. c. Antle stated that in his opinion
the knife wound caused Lopez death
and that the opening was large enough
to permit the insertion Of two fingers.
Although the court was not anlhorlz.
ed to employ an attorney for the de-
fendant. Mexican, Judge y. D. Bare
foot consented to act as his lawyer
The testimony Of the Mexieahs was
given In Spanish and in the morning
session William T. Lamne managing
editor of the Chickasha Express. acted
as interpreter.
During the examination this morning
the widow Of the dead man VAS pros
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