Las Vegas Age, November 8, 2003, Clark County, Nevada  
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LAS VEGAS AGE
5/21/1910

MEXICAN KILLING

ARDEN SCENE OF TRAGIC EVENTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON

    A call from Arden for the doctor, sheriff, undertaker and coroner 
last Sunday afternoon sent officials scurrying to the depot to catch No. 
2, which leaves at 5:50.  The ten miles to Arden was soon covered and it 
was soon evident that there was work for all those called for.  Stark in 
death lay Domingo HERNANDEZ with a bullet in his heart.  Wounded and 
bleeding from numerous cuts were Jose HERRERA, the murderer, and Jesus 
HERNANDEZ, the brother of the dead man.
    The usual combination of wine and women seems to be at the bottom of 
the affair, although the real motive--if there be one aside from that 
furnished by dago red mixed with violent language--is obscure.
    The facts, as developed by the coroner's inquest and at the 
preliminary hearing in Las Vegas Tuesday, are as follows:
    HERRERA, commonly known as HERNANDEZ, was pretty drunk and late 
Sunday afternoon fired two shots at random, one of which entered the 
tent occupied by Domingo HERNANDEZ (known as Jim).  Jim then went to the 
tent where Jose was and remonstrated in language more forceful than 
elegant and, according to Jose's account, slashed him across the face 
with a knife.  Thereupon Jose fired and Jim fell to a sitting position 
dead, with a bullet hole through his heart.  Jesus HERNANDEZ, brother of 
the dead man, then took a hand in the trouble and carved Jose with a 
razor, the latter all the time making desperate efforts to shoot, but 
only succeeded in burning Jesus' face with the powder from the gun.
    The coroner's jury was composed of W. B. COOPER, C. E. BROWN, Thomas 
WEST, H. J. WILLIAMS, L. A. REYNOLDS and Harry LEVY. A special engine 
and car was run to Arden and brought the parties back to Vegas.  Dr. Roy 
W. MARTIN looked after the injured, after which they were placed in the 
lock up for safekeeping.  Undertaker Lloyd D. SMITH took charge of the 
body of the murdered man and buried it Monday at the ranch cemetery.
    On Tuesday Judge LILLIS arraigned Jose HERNANDEZ in the justice 
court.  As a result of the hearing the defendant was held to answer to 
the charge of murder before the next grand jury.  The brother of the 
dead man, Jesus HERNANDEZ, was held to answer to the charge of assault 
with intent to kill.