, 1922-01-05
MEXICAN MURDERED
C. fEREz KILLED NEW YEAls uoRllAG
Or CARMEN QuIlEllH n0RDER-
En- CAf1UD n elEYEnNE
@ IUESnAY

A0eeWU tO09Ak Ok . Q
Aocoshine party q. Perez, Q Mexican,
US killed and Carmen Gutierrez, 4
YaQai Indian. IL confined to the
oounty Jan on . first degree murder
charge.
Was present when Perox Was ktlaod,
several Mex1cans met New Tears
u IN shack occupied by Pres and
ositerrss and proceeded to have Z
Eood 6ne. About three o'clock
F0es stspped outside OF the shack
AAA was Eone for few minutes.
When PerAG went outside Qutierrex
11t1aed ~ . 46s7e rifle and ordered
All others. excepting one young fell
low. to leave.
Qultiorre9 then sat down on the
foot Of the bed with the rifle in his
Ai~Aas. rav& P0rex upsAeN thu
door ana stepSed inside the room
sQudeffee fired one shot at him, the
buQlet piercing Perex's stomach,
'o0iefre1 then backed out the door,
heesfnx his run trained ON the Mex
4oaA remaining In the room. He
oT4ered &is man to stay In the house
aadof psualty Of having his head
aAo< off," Altar waiting about 4
half hour the Mexican in the shack
At0Dpod out OF the door for the pur-
Daoo Ut Modifying the sheriff. AZ he
.opoasa The door Qutierrea yelled
70 HIN from across the creek and
ov1esed him back into the house.
TAo MAn waited another half hour
tAsA IT'D II again. This time he
Wa unmo3ested and managed to
nolify the sheriff. Sheriff Sanders
and denutiss went 70 the scene Of the
sAoottnG and started . search for the
murderer. Perez was not yet dead,
a3kAANeh Ae M In terrible agony,
De JedrSy WAS called to take care
Of the wounded man. Perez was
taken TO the hospital where he died
1t 8 O'Clock Sunday evening.
Sheriff Sanders and other officers
started . thorough search for the
murderer. Every Mexican shack in
that the man would be found. In a
Mexican place In the eastern part Of
the city the rifle used in the shoot
Ing was found. The man who had
the rifle claimed that Gutierrez had
left the rifle with him about 4 O'Clock
In the morning. stating that he was
going to take a freight east but would
call for the gun again in a few days.
Deputy Sheriff Riley was sent to
Cheyenne In the hopes that the muir
darer would be headed off in that
city. Descriptions of the murderer
had been sent in every direction and
every precaution was taken to see
taAt the man did not make good his
50s6apo. The man was arrested in
Cheyenne Tuesday afternoon, Deputy
Sheriff Rim coming to Rawlins with
hin last night.
Eoros has been Q resident Of this
oesttcn for many years past, having
hse0 smploysd In the railroad yards.
He wSs quits popular among the
Nexicans In the city and was not Of
. quarrela0me disposition.
Qutierfe8 hae s61sn q resident OF
RAwlins OFF and uA for the past few
yssrs. Some tame aimee he was ar
rested on hold-up charge. but was
released. About two months since
he returnd. to Rawiins from Mon
faaA,s where he spent several months.
He @a1o hls home with Peraa NhSfa
aste 6nA ~ tar ~ the offioses can
tind oSk thsrs was the best " fnal-
iag tetRpen the two men. 4.
There u 1easlderable speculation
mo were driven from the Psrss
Aehso S1Sor1 ne killine. Tha young
StGEAn NO was not Urdered to leave
SekR&Asteat 0ptistrs6 thtonded 10, NIL
skA,g&1Ea eAA. Perez, hat that he
Ae1gS4 EpA.G II lffe ana that QuNerrex
nENa1 m ntnd about tho double
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