El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-27
NJ CLANNY GIVES
BOND FOR TRIAL
Complaint Filed Charging
Cattlemen With Attack
ing Madero.

In was j. +. McClammy- "a cs,ttlcman
and mime owner. Who Is alleged 60 have
assaulted Alberto Madero. uncle of the
late Francisco l. Nadero. president oi
Mexico. In the First National bank
building late Sunday morning
Complaints were flied Monday charg-
iuo NrClammv with aggravated assault
and with carrying a pistol Late the
same dav. when ne had heard that the
complaints had been filed McC lammy
went to the shcrIffs office and gave
himself mp. His bond was fixed a.
500. which was gwen
Dispute Over a Mine.
The first story to the effect that the
DISAGREEMENT came up over remarS
made bv Madero with reference TO the
Csrrizsi FIGHT seems not 10 have been
trIe. and that the trouble really came
mn over q business matter. Madero and
NirCIammv. IT Is stated. were associated
iu the ownership Of a NINE and the
troublc Is said to have come up over
money matters
Kraft Gives Version
w H. Kraft. partner Of MauelV- Il
said TO have made a statement 70 the
.o1,nfv attorney that McClammv and
another person went to the office OF Ma
dero I'm the First National bank and
after boiling the door. and pulling out
a pistol. demanded information concern
inc some money. Madero succeeded ID
reaching the door and was then at
tackled. According to this information
Madero did not pull a pistol
Saws He Saw the Fight.
Another eyewitness Is quoted As hav'
ing seen the encounter. stating that ne
VA. standing near the entrances to
Mn1nrO.
when AIcClammv came along with an
other man. unknown to him. Madero
was standing near his desk. he stated
and NIcClammv asked him something
about a contract. Aiadero, he continued.
began talking considerably and appeared
to b.. DENYING responsibility for the CON
tract. Finally McClammy- he sad told
AIadcro he had talked enough deelar-
inc he had been deceiving him 10Y three
months.
Saws Madero Reached Towards Pocket.
AIadero. the story continues. made a
motion towards his pocket. at the same
time making a step towards Met lammy
NcClammv invited him TO get busy. tell
inc him to defend himself as he was go
inc To whip the whey out Of hIm
Nadero. the man stated, pulled out a
small automatic At this McClammy
reached for his own gun and struck
Aiadero ON the head with It. the story
runs. Aladero fought with his hands
the witness further said. at the same
time holding onto his gun Finally he
staggered into the hall. at the head OF
the stairway. and NcClammy. he said
rave him another blow. MaderO was
bleeding pr0fusely. according to the Wit
Ness. Then Mctlammv gave Madero q
kick. and he went sliding down the
stairs. losin. his automatic As he did so.
Says He Saw Fight
man who saw a part of the attack
said that as Madero tumbled down from
the fourth to the third floor. Madero
started TO crawl into one Of the rooms,
when AicClammv and the other man,
coming on down the stairway. set him
uu again. This witness said that Ma
dero was about the blOodiest looking
human he ever saw. They kicked hlIL
ON down the stairs leading To the sec
ond floor. he said Where Madero
finally Law was with his head and
shoulders almost on the second floor ]
DO not know anthing at all about what
the urovocation was. The man with Nc
CIammv was DIR. e.. B. Calnan. police
surgeon. he wore police badge No s. That
Is all of the fight that I saw" the wit
ness concluded.
Dr. g. B. Calnan stated. Tuesday att
ernoon- that. for personal reasons, he
did not care TO make anv statement 1T
this time. Dr. Calnan Is a brotherin-
law of McClammy-