El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-05
ONE SHOT. ONE
CUT, IN FIGHT
Men Stage Ex-
citing Encounter; Detec-
tive Hats the Pair.

s PomOnls was badly wounded IN
both legs. and Louis Patterson may
carry a crippled hand the rest OF his
life as the result Of a fight in which
they engaged Thursday afternoon at
about 1870 o'clock in the Manhattan
cafe. Of which they, with Peter Mitch
ell. are proprietors. Patterson's hand
was cut by a knife welded by Po-
monis. it is said. and Pomonis was
shot in the legs by detective Joe
stowe, acting corporation court judge.
Business difficulties are said to have
been the cause of the trouble.
Complaint, signed by detective Juan
Franco. was filed with justice J. N.
Deaver Friday morning against Po-
monis alleging assault TO murder.
Justice Beaver said he would conduct
the preliminary hearing as soon as
Pomonis RECEIVERS sufficiently from his
wounds TO appear in court
Suddenly Strikes P0m0nfs.
The trouble started. according TO
eve witnesses, when Patterson walked
up to the cashiers desk in the Man
haitian cafe. and engaged in an ar
gument with Pomonis. The converse
ton was carried on in Greek. and was
unintelligible TO the customers who
were sitting near Suddenly II is sald.
Patterson struck PomOnls, reaching
over the desk to do It. and knocked
him through the glass window back
OF the desk
Customers Rush Out.
POmonis picked himself up, ran out
from behind the desk. and chased
Patterson around the marble partition
that separates the counter from the
tables a number OF times. according
TO those who were present Large water
bottles were picked up by both men,
il is said and thrown at each other,
NJ
ers who were eating there TO make
hasty exit Then one Of the walters
seized Pomonis and held him Final
" he broke away, and darted into the
kitchen
Lunges With Knife.
While he was gone, Patterson
walked to the table at the end Of the
marble partition, il is said. and picked
Up a bread knife in one hand, and
stool in the other When POmOnis
dashed out Of the kitchen with i
inch blade IN his hand, Patterson. 10
is said. fled through the street doors
70 the sidewalk. and turned down FL
Paso street. going south Pomonis
pursued him, say witnesses. and
caught him at the corner. making a
This IS the blow that is supposed 70
have taken effect in Patterson's right
hand. nearly severinE the little finger.
Patterson then hit PomOnis with the
stool. and continued his flight down
san Antonio street
Joe stowe Takes Hand.
In front Of Primm's cigar store.
next to the White cafe. Patterson IS
said to have turned at bay, trying
TO hold Pomonis off with the stool.
while POmonis was trying TO get his
knife home. In the meantime Joe
stowe. Of the detective department,
crossed the street. attracted by the
growing crowd, and ordered Pomouis
TO drop his knife. Keeping his eyes
warily on his opponent, Pomonis is
said 70 have disregarded the order,
and to have made a lunge with the
knife Stowe then fired, the bullet
striking the knife and knocking IL out
Of Pomonis's hand Passing on the
bullet struck Pomonts in the left
thigh. coursing through the 1leshy
part OF the leg, and striking back Of
the right knee, and making its exit
again
Surround Bloody Pair.
Pomonis did not fall and stood for
SeFeral minutes until a bystander
brought him a chair. Meantime the pa
troll motor was called ana pending
its arrival several hundred persons
gathered about the group. consisting
Of stowe, patrolman J. C. Oft who
had come up Patterson. who stood
with the little finger nearly severed
from his right hand. and a cut on the
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ting in a chair, bleeding prolusely 7
from the wounds in his legs.
Bullet Hits Both Legs.
At the emergency hospital where I
The two wounded men were taken in I
the patrol wagon, the wounds OF both I
were dressed Pomonis being placed I
under arrest on a charge Of assault I
with a deadly weapon with intent 70 1
kill Ii was found on examination Z
hat the single bullet from stoves I
revolver had made three holes in I
each OF Pomonis's legs. How this oc- Z
.urred is not explained thoroughly, I
although a theory IS that when the I
bullet struck POmonis's knife IL was 1
Tut in two or more places, all Of them /
Pomonis in the legs. He i
vas removed TO Hotel Dieu.
Patterson's Hand Badly Cut.
Patterson's hand was found TO be I
BADLY cut. The heavy knife had sew 4
sred the tendon from the wrist 70 the I
title finger. The entire hand was 4
split. as though il had been laid on
meat block and hit with a cleaVer.