Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-04
3 MEN DEAD AFTER A DAY OF
QUARRELS Between PRINCIPALS
Continued from page one)

IAN Of the Sixteenth United States cavalry,
Who was in the Aeighborhood when the
'hooting occurred, administered the last
ties of the Catholic church over the dead
nd dying man.
Unerringly and dead accuracy forced
Utmost every shot fired home 10 il target.
RATS pistol was a single action 45-cali-
re. That of San chez was a 3S-calibrc
pecial Colts. Gonzales pistol also was
| 45-calibre.
All the pistols were taken in charge by
sheriff W. T.. Nann, who arrived on the
Gene along with Chief Of Police William
}. Linton and other Officers. Crafts PTS
al showed on examination that four shots
lad been fired, one chamber being still
oaded. Gonzales pistol was fully loaded,
nd had not been fired. SANCHEZ pistol. Of
TX chambers, showed four empty shells
nd two remaining intact.
OF the four shots fired by SANCHEZ. one
atally shot Crafts. striking the man in
he left side. the bullet ranging upward
through the heart, and lodging under the
kin on the opposite side. The three other
hots struck Gonzales. one entering one
nch below the base of the neck with exit
n the right side of the back below the
rm pit. one entered two inches below the
eft nipple and lodged in the back near the
pine, and the third struck him on the
light side four inches below the armpit.
making lis exit through the back one inch
-. n altI -. t IL -.
would probably have proven fatal, DIR.
Vm. N. Spohn. who examined Gonzales,
;tated that the wound in the neck was the
me causing death "a a blood vess,l had
Ieen severed and the man bled 10 death.
OF the shots fired BY Crafts one struck
sanchez one and one-half inches below the
light nipple and lodged in the back seven
inches below the base Of the neck and two
inches to the left of the spine; another en-
cred two inches to the left and one inch
Glow the navel, coming out on the right
{ the spine four inches below the waist:
mother was a CHANGING shot, striking him
ust below the right hip, the fourth en-
cred the side Of the left arm. making it,
Kit even with the arm pit and midway
etween the arm pit and spine.
One shot, which penetrated the back Of
David J. Young's automobile, and wac
pent beneath the cushions of the seat, i
inaccounted for, but il is believed To have
cen one that passed through Gonzales. A
loll, owned by Mr.. Young's little child, was
n the seat in the line of fire.
Bad feeling had existed between Crafts
nd sanchez for some time, according 10
friends. The two men had engaged in a
ifficulty about two weeks ago and again
,ad an argument late SUNDAY afternoon.
GONZALES accompanying Crafts j. unac-
ounted for. although the two men were
. lose friends. Ii was reported hat the
wo men had set out To look for Sanchez.
Crafts j. a member Of m old and well
nown family of this city, and has bctn
frequently in the public eve III the past
| light or ten years. For the past year he
,as been operating n saloon in the east
rn part of the city. Sanchez. known a.
FL Marrano,' meaning THE Pig" was u
amber and monte dealer. well know III
MatamoroS. Brownsville and San Antonio
GONZALES formerly was Il member of the
-ity police force. Both Gonzales and
RATS are said 10 have had commission
- deputy constablcs in Constable Justin,
.opcz precinct.
A Mexican wohan whose name the pole,
lid not obtain, reported that she wa'
powder burned, apparently having beer
fearing Sanchez when the firing started.
Only the fact that one man fired IN tn,
direction Of a wall and the other with dead
v accuracy prevented innocent bystander,
IN this crowded corner being shot. Th'
heater contained its usual crowd of men
women and children, many OF whom be
anne frightened on hearing the shooting
\ stampede for the doors might hav,
'tarted had not several cool headed mel
kept their seats and shouted instruction:
to the people to be quiet.
A frightened woman who did not eiv'
her name grabbed a military policeman
about the neck, shouting They're shoot
ing, they're shooting" and promptly faint
ed away. She was quickly brought to