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August 15, 1904
Sistersville Daily Oil Review
Sistersville, Tyler County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A traveler describes a swift self-defense shooting on a train arriving in El Paso, where a passenger kills a porter after being attacked, and the shooter is acquitted at an inquest just minutes before the witness arrives.
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QUICK WORK IN EL PASO.
"They do things in a neat and workmanlike manner in El Paso," said a man who had been traveling in the southwest. "I was on a train coming in from Mexico when a passenger in the car I was in got into a row with a negro porter. The porter hit the passenger over the head with a poker, and the passenger took out his revolver and shot the porter six times. We took the porter off the station at El Paso, but he died before the ambulance came. I was told to be at the inquest at 10 a. m. next day to testify.
"My watch was wrong, or something happened, and I didn't get to the inquest until seven minutes past 10. As I was going in I met the officials coming out.
"Too late," they said. "He was acquitted and discharged five minutes ago."—New York Tribune
"They do things in a neat and workmanlike manner in El Paso," said a man who had been traveling in the southwest. "I was on a train coming in from Mexico when a passenger in the car I was in got into a row with a negro porter. The porter hit the passenger over the head with a poker, and the passenger took out his revolver and shot the porter six times. We took the porter off the station at El Paso, but he died before the ambulance came. I was told to be at the inquest at 10 a. m. next day to testify.
"My watch was wrong, or something happened, and I didn't get to the inquest until seven minutes past 10. As I was going in I met the officials coming out.
"Too late," they said. "He was acquitted and discharged five minutes ago."—New York Tribune
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
What keywords are associated?
El Paso
Train Shooting
Quick Acquittal
Self Defense
Porter Death
What entities or persons were involved?
Traveler
Passenger
Negro Porter
Where did it happen?
El Paso
Story Details
Key Persons
Traveler
Passenger
Negro Porter
Location
El Paso
Story Details
On a train from Mexico, a passenger shoots a negro porter six times after being struck with a poker during an argument; porter dies upon arrival in El Paso; passenger acquitted at inquest minutes before witness arrives.