San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-01
Z NEAR DEATH,
8 WOUNDED
IN FIGHTS
Seek Man Accused Of
Stabbing Negro in
Alleged Grudse.

Two persons are near death from
knife wounds, one has a pistol bullet
in the shoulder, and two more are
seriously cut as result of q carnival
of bloodshep Monday night and Tues
dap morning.
One city fireman and a negress are
in the city Jail in connection with
the respective affairs and third man
is at liberty.
The wounded are:
Blass Sanchez, 1918 West Houston
street, knife wound in the abdomen,
condition critical.
Terry Hodges, 531 South Mittman,
negro, knife wound in the abdomen,
condition critical.
Ynacio Sanchez, 206 chihuahua
street, wounded in the right hand in
protecting his brother from the ut
tack of the city fireman, a relative
Of the pair.
WIFE SHOOTS HUSBAND
The fireman. who is charged with
assault to murder in two cases, has a
knife wound in the left hand.
A negro husband, bullet wound In
the left shoulder, condition serious.
The white man who is accused Of
stabbing Hodges still is at large, but
his identity is known to Detectives
Carver and Ruhnke. His arrest is ex.
pected some time Tuesday.
The wounding of the Sanchez broth
ers occurred in front of the fireman's
home after the trio had been riding
together in a small truck until early
Tuesday morning.
According to the story told Detec-
tives Carver, Ruhnke and Captain
Green by Ynacio Sanchez, Blass was
stabbed when he took up verbal tilt
between Ynacio and the fireman.
what have you got to do with
this?" the city employe is claimed to
have asked.
Before he could answer, Ynacio
says. Blass toppled back into the body
Of the truck wounded.
GOT FINGER IN MOUTH.
"Then 1 was attacked" he said,
"but / grasped the knife before he
could cut me. We fought in the truck
until / caught his finger between my
teeth.
when he got up off of me, I drag
ged him from the truck and my broth
err ran to a restaurant on South Flores
Street. After we got out on the street
1 twisted the knife from his hand, but
1 didn't turn loose of his finger.
Il could have killed him, but l
thought Of the trouble it would bring
my wife and famify."
The pair were still struggling when
Emergency Officers Stowe and Chris.
toph arrived on the scene. While the
former took charge OF the wounded
man, Officer Christoph dashed to the
fighting pair.
Sanchez gave the officer the knife
and released his hold on the fireman's
finger. One Of his upper front teeth
virtually was extracted. .U-
Emergency Officer Ramschissel with
the detectives and captain arrived
shortly after the policeman had sep
arated the pair.
Bias Sanchez was operated upon i'm
mediately after he arrived at the hos
pital. Little chance for recovery was
held at the hospital Tuesday. The
other two were given emergency treat
ment but not admitted to the hospital.
EXPECTED TO DIE.
The negro, divorced but three days,
was shot Monday night by his former
wife. She claimed to Detective Captain
Harvey that he was attempting to
break into her house.
His version of the affair was:
Baby 1 says.
"She opened the window and
'blam.'
Honey, you has shot me- / says"
She is booked on a charge of assault
to murder.
Hodges was stabbed in the stomach
by white man in front Of Hedges
street drug store. His assaiiant es-
capped in an automobile.
Little is known of the events pre-
ceding the cutting except Of an an
cient grudge, since the negro's condi-
ton has forestalled any talking.