, 1922-02-25
A.J.CUNN|NGHAM
AND A. {. BIGL|N
TODAY IN
CASPER STORE
Wouldbe Slayer is Under
Arrest at the City Jail
and Search Made For
Accomplice IN Crime

A. j. Cunningham, presi-
dent of the Casper National
bank. is confined at his South
Center street home suffering
from a badly shattered left
arm; A. E. Biglin is confined
to nts homo 1919 South Center Etr,-t
Win a bullet hole in his left thtrh
and John csenaros. a Mexican Is hrld
IN The county jail charged with shoot
Ing us two man.
The shooting occurred at non ,oa,
when Mr.. Cunningham eau-h, ~.
Mexican emerging from the
and Cunningham store with
two pair OF shoes which he had .tol.,
rom the store. Mr.. CUNNINGHAM ask.
ID the man where no obtained m
shoes and was informed by the Me.i.
can that he had purchased them An.
side.
Ar. Cunningham grabbed him BY
the arm and marched him into the
store to verify the statement As thew
vent through the door tho Mexican
whipped out n 32-20 Smith and Weston
revolver and fired point blank at Mr..
Cunningham He then discharged one
or two other shots and wheeled On A.
q. Biglin. former deputy sheriff who
ran to he assistance OF Mr.. Cunning,
ham and shot him In tho left thigh.
At this ome Tom Thompson. n
ineman for the police department ar.
rived at the scene OF the shooting n
closed with the Mexican Other clerks
and ~pasSersby won't 10 tho assistance
OF the police officer n the Mexican
was quickly subdued.
During the melee another Mqxican
said to have been a confederate OF
cisenaros escaped. He is being sought
today to mako an explanation OF his
presence in tho store at tina time.
The robbery G:id shooting occurred
at noon when the bustness streets In
the vicinity Of tho store were crowded
with people
From information obtained at the
store It Is said that one OF the clerks
o. tho institution who grappled with
the Mexican was saved only by the
fact that there were no more shells
in the. Mexican's gun The gun WINS
placed against mans body and trigger
pulled twice before Cisenarcs wa sub.
dued.
Mi. Cunningham, accompanied by
A. Il. Biglln and q. X. Deaver were
Just getting into Biglin's car To leave
for Douglas when Mr.. Cunningham
noticed tho peculiar actions of tho
Mexican rs he emerged from tho Rich
ards and Cunningham company store.
After escorting the Mexican back to
the store to learn whether he had pur-
chased the shoes he was carrying or
rot things happened in such rapid sue
cezsion that it was almost Impossible
70 get a coherent story OF the affair.
After the Mexican was taken In
custody by tho police department and
turned over to the sheriff's office,
medical attention u rummoned for
Nessrs. Cunningham and Bigiin.
1t was found that their injuries were
comparatively of minor nature. DR..
II, r. Lathrop is personally attending
Mr. Cunningham while DIR. j. C. Knmp
Is attending Mr.. Bigiin. Both were
taken to their respective homes
John C1senaros. the man being held
in tho county jail charged with shoot
ing Messsrs. Biglin and Cunningham
Is the Mexican who was arrested n
al ago February "a. for shopiifting
in tho Webel Commercial company
store
At that time the Mexican pursd a
u but was felled by Mike Kinney,
treasurer OF the store who was at.
tacted by the cummotion III tho wum-
ems ready to wear department
Cisenaros with Charles Peralis. also
a Mexican was sentenced to serve a
year in tho state penitenttary. He
was released ron the state institution
at Rawlins December "a for good be-
havior after serving eight months.
He returned to Casper over a month
ago.
The gun which the Mexican was
carrying is similar to guns stolen from
the Schultz Hardware store here sew
eral months ago. This phase OF the
case will be investigated this after
noon.