The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-12-26
Peaceful Christmas Day in Chickasha
Marred by Killing in Store on Two
Street Yesterday
TOMAS ALDABA SHOT
DEAD BY FRANK CALINDO
CaIindO Will Claim Self Defense Saying
AIdaba Had Threatened to Kill
Him on Sight

Claiming self defense as the motive,
Francisco Galindo, a farmer living
near Norge, is behind the bars charged
with the killing on Christmas on Two
street of another Mexican farmer, Tom
as Aldaba, who lives near his place.
Aldabas remains will be sent to Ana
darko for burial.
Frank Galindo, who is forty-five
years old and has wife and several
children, asserts that for some weeks
Aldaba had been threatening him and
that several nights ago Aldaba and an
other man, armed with knives, had
watched for him outside Of restau-
rant in Chickasha with the avowed
purpose Of killing him when he should
appear. That he had been warned
that Aldaba meant to kill him and that
he had gone to the sheriff Of Grady
county before the killing and expressed
the fear that he would have to protect.
himself against his neighbor who when
drunk had been quarrelsome and had
even harshly attacked and quarreled
with Francisco's children, is matter
of record
story Of Eye Witness
desc z. dc Negrete, in AsAese place
at 42s South Second street the tragedy
occurred, was an eye witness to nearly
all that occurred in connection with
the killing. He said today:
Tomas Aldaba the dead man, was
half Indian and half Mexican and
farmed near Anadarko, where he
leaves a widow and several small chill
dren His father had just been operat
ed on at the hospital in Chickasha
Both he and Francisco Galindo, who
did the shooting were my friends.
Francisco, or Frank had been sleeping
in my bed for a couple of hours just
before the trouble arose. Both visited
me often when in town and extended
credit to bota of them.
"There was no one but my brother
and myself in the store at five o'clock |
yesterday evening when Tomas same
in and ordered plate of chile and a
can Of sardines, saying he had not yet
breakfasted He had just finished
when Frank came in. Tomas told me
that he did not bring any money with
him but that he would pay his account
later, which was perfactly satisfactory
to me At this moment Frank came
in with two white men and ordered |
some chile but did not eat it. He hand !
ed it to one of the white men who in
turn passed it to his companion and |
Frank arose. addressing an insulting |
remark to Tomas Aldaba to which the |
latter did not reply. Frank kept up
the quarrel and | stepped in and told /
them that my place was not the proper
one in which to settle difficulties and
asked them to leave Another Mexican |
boy, Fable Romero asked the men
why they were quarreling. do you
want something out of me too?" asked |
Frank. Romero replied that they We're
all Mexicans and ought not to quarrel |
and that he wanted them all to be
friends. Another Mexican entered and /
took Romero out leaving Frank and
Tomas there. Then Frank told Tomas
that he was no man Tomas replied
"All right, You call me 'cabresto' and
you call me no man Maybe | am not.
"Then you may go to -' shouted
Frank. at the same time drawing his
gun and firing at Tomas hitting him
near the heart. Tomas then grabbed
bench and strarted for Frank. While
the two me grappled the pistol was
discharged striking white boy in the
arm About this time Tomas strength
gave way and he collapsed While
falling to the floor a third shot was
fired.
while the two men We're graphing
left the room and Frank ordered my
brother to leave also He did so and
called the officers who arrived just
after Tomas had fallen. They put him
on my bed but he died after reaching
the hospital"
a was so confused when he drew