El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-24

standing fin front Of the Fraternal
Union club. 400 South El PasO street.
Private Albert Plummer and sgt J..
W. Todd were each shot in the breast
but viii recover it was said. Vargas
was shot by provost guard p. D.
Scott, dying Sunday evening at $3.50
at the county hospital
AIderete Funeral at 4s3O.
Funeral services for Mr.. Alderete
VIII be held this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock at his late residence, 225 West
Nevada street. and interment VIII be
in the Evergreen cemetery Lieut..
Ike Aldere-e, jr- reached here today
rom Camp Bowie, Fort Worth. 10
attend The funeral The cortege is
expected TO be an extraordinarily long
one One friend OF the deccdenr has
offered free use Of his automobiles TO
persons unable to pay service charges.
lr. Alderete Is survived by his
wife and one son. Lieut. Ike Alderete,
ir.- three brothers. Frank. Abe and
Louis. the first living In FL Pas0 and
the others with a sister, LeonOre,
living at Tsleta-
Names Of Pauhearers.
The honorary paubearers viii be
judge James r. Harper, Joseph Ma
coffin. I O.. Gaal. C. T. Kelly, A. P.
Coles and O. l. Vowel.
The active paubearers viii be JUS
tice J.. H. Deaver c. T. Pollock. Joe
Sullivan. Faustino Armendariz. Gull
lermo PCrras and Faustino F. NJ
randa lTr. Miranda viii pronounce
an euIogy over the body OF ar Al
derete az the grave
Rev Fl C. Iranquese. OF the san
TEnacio church. viii conduct the ser
vice at the residence
CruEed BY lIarfhuana.
The shooting was precipitated
when Vargas. said 70 have been under
the influence Of marihuana, came out
of the Rex picture house and stopped
in front Of La Ciudad de Torreon,
where Scott was leaning against an
arc light post conTersinE with Todd
and Pluumer, who were on either
side of him Without warning the
Mexican 5erked a IS caliber revolver
from his hip pocket and opened fire
shot struck Plumuer in the left
breast. Scott duczed and the second
shot struck Todd I'm the left breast.
Plummer started running north on
Fl Paso street and Todd fled across
che street In the meantime Scott
was backing in a crouchiug position
to the middle OF the street, trying TO
pun his gun
stray Bullet Kills AIderete.
Vargas fired twice at Scott missing
him both times. hut one bullet struck
A1derete in the forehead as he stood
in the doorway Of his club. La Union
F'rateruaL across the street Al1erete
fell dead instantly. without a culver.
Scott finally got his gun unlim-
hered and opened fire on Vargas His
first bullet struck the store front Of
Ia Ciudad de TOrreon. just below the
plate glass The next two shots
struck the brick wall nearby. Scott
was using a double action revolver !
but for the fourth shot he cooked his
gun carefully and shot Vargas
through the body. the bullet entering
his left side. traversing the intest-
ina1 tract and making its exit at the
right.
Gives Mexican Final Blow
The Mexican fell against the lamp
post still endeavorfng to work his
gun Each man had one shot left. and
each was attempting TO get in the
finishing bullet Scott advanced on
his fallen enemy as he lay behind
the post lingering his gun. and at I
tempting to draw a bead on the adj I
vaucinE soldier. Before either Of
the men fired, however, A. Neffgard |
snatched the weapon out Of the Next 4
cans hand and Scott put up his gun I
and tapped Vargas on the head with /
his club TO insure quietness.
Alderete's Hand in Pocket.
Alderete was picked up from the /
doorway where he 1el, by friends, I
hut life had departed. His right t
hand was still In his pocket, where
IL was when he was shot Medical /
inspection verified his death, and the 4
body was removed to the J. j. Raster
undertaking parlors-
Todd Has Close Call.
Todd was seized by persons on the
east side Of FL -Paso street as he ran /
up on the curb and his blouse
stripped from him 10 make easier the /
search for the wound 1t was found ]
that the bullet had struck him al
most squarely over the heart but had [
emerged i'm the armpit and passed
into the flesh Of the shoulder A
rough bandage was applied immed-
lately
Woman Aids Plummer.
Plummer fell on the sidewalk after
running some distance north. and
first aid was administered by q
woman whose name was not learned.
Later it was found that the bullet had
struck him almost over the heart,
but had been DETECTED downward by
a rib. inflictinE nasty but not
dangerous wound.
Soldiers Not Seriously Hurt
Meanwhile patrolman Grover Hall,
ln whose beat the shooting happened,
sent in a cali for the patrol wagon.
Todd. Plummer and Vargas werel