El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-24
s. GUADERRANA
DIES BY SHOT
Another Link to Chain of
Tragedies in Guaderrama
Family; Accidental.

another brother in prison on man
slaughter charge, another brother kid
mapped by Villa officers, Sabine Guader-
rama Saturday, added another link to
the chain Of tragedies which has
bound the Guaderrama family for the
past three years
While driving to Nogales Saturday
afternoon in an automobile, Sabine
Guaderrama was shot in the neck and
killed while the car was near Strauss
station, on the Borderland route in New
Mexico. David Guaderrama was driv-
ing the car and Jose Madrid, a friend
Of the Guaderramas was occupying the
rear seat when the fatal accident oe-
CURED The car was driven to the city
with the body of Guaderrama in the
rear and Madrid arrested by county
officers
Madrid Released.
Madrid was released after a prelimi-
nary hearing in justice Of the peace J.
NJ beavers court, on the ground that
the, evidence showed that the shoot
ing was accidental; and on the second
fact that the alleged shooting occurred
in the state of New Mexico and is out
side Of the jurisdiction Of the Texas
courts.
Assistant coznty attorney Frank
Feuille examined Madrid and his com
panions OF the tragedy and substan-
tiated the position taken by judge
Deaver-
OlOs
Sabine Guaderrama was IS years old
and was one OF the nine sons of Jose
Guaderrama sr, formerly a merchant
near the smelter. He was member OF
A family which has had many tragedies
in recent years The shooting is al
legged to have occurred Is miles west of
the BOrderland Inn and in the neigh
borhood of a small town called Strauss,
n NJ. Sabine Guaderrama sat upon
the front seat and David, a younger
brother was driving the machine. In
the tonneau sat Jose Madrid and
Amelie Valverde, according TO Madrid
Story of Shooting.
According TO the statement Of Val
verde, as the automobile pa ssed from
the settled farming lands into the hill
country, Sabine remarked that it would
be well TO be on guard as I'VE have
lot of enemies and none too many
friends in this country"
HE turned about" testified Valverde
"and said to Madrid: There are pistols
IN the door pockets. Better get them
out Madrid Ook one of the pistols
out and placed it on the seat next to
him. Then some one said let's have
some thing to eat and Madrid bent for
ward TO get the lunch and as he jumped
back into the seat he sat upon the gun
Pistol in Auto Pocket.
Madrid testified, that when Sabine
said to get out the pistol, he reached into
the pocket and as he vas lifting it out
the gun discharged and the bullet
struck Sabine While the testimony of
Madrid and Valyerde conflicted on the
manner of shooting, both were en-
pnatie on the point that the shooting
was accidental
David Guaderrama when judge Dea-
yer said. 7 am sure il was acciden-
tai said; How do you know il was
ACCIDENTAL Later he stated that he
did not know just how the shooting oe-
CURED and that there had been no
quarrel between his brother and any
one else.
Drive 10 City.
Immediately after the shooting &C.
CURED, Madrid is said to have handed
the gun to David Guaderrama: and
that brother turned the car and made
Tor the city at a high rate Of speed.
4 coat was thrown across the face
ana mead OF Sabine and the testimony
was 20 the erect that he was still lfv-
ing when they neared the smelter The
car stopped at a local hospital. where
II was met by Capt. W. D. Greet of the
police department and an examination
showed that Guaderrama was dead The
Douy was carried to the undertaking
parior OF J. J Raster & G
The death of Sabine Guaderrama is
but one of a series of fatalities thai
nave come upon the household Of Jose
Guaderrama, ST. The beginning was
Wnen ranger Scott Russell and peace
OIIlcer W H Garlick were killed a.
the Guaderrama store in 1912. In that
ARRAY the mother, Mrs. Jose Guader-
rama was Killed. Juan Guaderrama
was convicted o. manslaughter and
sentenced 10 the state penitentiary.
Kidnapped BY villa.
Jesus Guaderrama. during 1914.
claimed to have been kidnaDed nv
villa officers and stated that he was
carried to Zacatecas. Mexico. where he
was aided by several trafnmen in
making his escape and returning to
IeXas- He preferred charges against
VIA officers for kidnapping when villa
came to the American side but the
charge was not sustained.
Manuel Guaderrama, while riding in
an automobile with David Guaderrama
during the early part of January met
with his death in an automobile acct
dent near Bisbee, Ariz. He ana his
brother are said TO have taken several
army officers from Texas into Arizons
on that occasion and were on a return
trip to FL PasO.
Sabine Guaderrama was for a num-
Der Of years proprietor of the Zara-
GOA saloon at Eighth and Santa Fe
streets
Hit I'm Neck
The pistol with which Sabine Guadar-
rama was killed was 81 special. dou
bic action and the Jolt of the car as
PLANTATION for the shooting The bullet
entered the nape Of the neck. brea king |
the spinal column and producing in
Simultaneous paralysis, and almost i'm |
mediate death
David Guaderrama came into town
at full speed and during the prelimi- /
nary trial he and his brother Jesus
wandered through the courthouse over
come with grief Jesus did not learn /
of the killing until the body OF Sabine /
was at the undertaker's and would not |
believe il until judge Beaver came out /
and told him. The family were noti-
fled of the tragedy over the telephone.
Going to NOgales.
My brothers were on their way to 4
Nogales to bring back the machine 1
which was responsible for the death OF /
Manuel" said Jesus. 'The other two /
men were going to Nogales to do car 7
penter and painting work on house I
there in which one of my brothers is (
Sabine Guaderrama were good friends +
and had been for seven years; that they i
had never had a quarrel and that it /
was as a friend that Sabine had in /
vited him 10 make the trip into Ari- |