El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-01
CORPORAL SHOT:
DIES Of WOUND
Michigan Guardsman Suf-
fers Abdominal Wound;
One Man Held by Police.

Corp. John A. Curry. of company NJ
SD Michigan. died at the base hospital
II Fort Bliss. Friday morning at $50
o'clock, from the effects Of a serious
abdominal wound inflicted on him
Thursday night at about 10 o'clock near
Copia street and Alameda avenue
Isaac Coffee is being held by the
police pending investigation Of the
shooting, shotgun having been found,
il is said. in his possession by Pvt
Harry Strong. of the motorcycle corps.
stationed at Fort Bliss. who il is
said was a witness to the shooting. no
details OF which are known to the pO-
lice.
Following the shooting. Corp. Curry
was taken TO the police emergency hos
pitaL from which he was removed to
the base hospital about midnight
Examining Trial starts.
With the death of Corp Curry.
charge Of murder, was docketed against
Coffee
The examining trial was started Fri
day morning in the justice court be-
fore Judge Deaver.
George karakey. who conducts a
pool room at 1881 Alameda street.
across from the scene of the shooting.
testified that the defendant had come
into his place just previous to the
shooting that he had a double barreled
shotgun in his hand. He said that
about shooting somebody and then
went out Of the store Immediately
atterWard, stated the witness. he heard
a loud report, sounding like two shots
together. and he rushed out and gave
chase to the defendant. who was run
ming down the street with the gun in
his hands. Witness stated that be-
fore he could catch up TO the fleeing
man, he was captured and held by Pvt
Harry Strong. karskey positively
Identified the prisoner S the man he
had seen with the gun
Saw Coffee Running.
T. Azar. living at 10 Mesa avenue,
testified he had Just slighted from a
car from the park and was going into
the pool room at 1881 Alameda street.
when he heard a loud report, and
turned around in time to see the defen-
dant running down the street He
stated further that Coffee was not out
Of his sight a moment from the firing
OF the shot until he was captured by
Strong He identified the prisoner as
the man he had seen running
Harry Strong Of motor cycle COM
pany OF the saith infantry stated that
he had stopped his machine in front
Of the spot where the shooting took
place that there was an argument
between the deceased and the defen-
dant, that he had turned down an alley
and had walked about so feet when
he heard H loud report Remembering
that one Of the men in the argument
had a gun, he ran back and saw the
defendant running toward him Il
grabbed him. said Strong. "and when
he fought to get away. took the gun
away from him and hit him over the
head with II several times, and broke
II in two. He could not get away from
me ana ] brought him back TO the sa-
loon in front Of which the shooting
occurred
Deceased Not Drunk
II had been in the company OK the
deceased for some time" stated sgt
William Court. Of the 18th cavalry
We had been in the saloon joking
and kidding the defendant. and the &c
ceased had had several beers He was
not drunk. however Finally the de-
PENDANT stated thett nc WAS going -
-et a gun. but as the talk had All
been Joking. no one thought anything
of IT, As Il was 9-%oS We all had TO
get out OF the saloon and as We were
I noticed that Curry and Coffee VINO
had 4 gun by this time. were having
an argument. Suddenly the defendant
fired and then ran" said the witness
II saw Curry fall and picked MN NJ
and carried him inside and tried 20
stop the flow OF blood. He was shot
in the right groin with buck shot, ana
the shot had spattered all across MS
body. We telephOned for an amou-
lance and they carried Curry away 1
have seen the body Of Curry and he
is the man whom 7 cared for last nient.
and the prisoner is the man who snot
Court was then continued until the
afternoon at the termination OF courts
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