On June 16, 1926, the newspaper 'La Voz de Guipúzcoa' published a striking headline: «A riot on the dock: One guard bitten... another injured, and two nearly stripped. All to free a defiant youngster».
The report details the event in two acts. In the first, a municipal guard attempted to arrest a young man known as 'el Navajas'. After being insulted, the guard called for backup. The crowd intervened in defense of the detainee, forcing the two guards to seek refuge in the Military Government building. Amidst the confusion, 'el Navajas' managed to escape.
An hour later, 'el Navajas' returned to the port. The officers prepared an operation, including the "ambulance car." However, just as they were about to place him in the vehicle, a woman named Antonia Iriondo Elizalde, 33, married, and who did not know the detainee, embraced him, preventing his transfer. The newspaper attributed her actions to "excessive philanthropy."
The ensuing commotion resulted in one guard sustaining a finger injury, another a hand bite, and two more with torn uniforms. The woman was taken to the Civil Government, and it was anticipated that 'el Navajas', a known figure to the police, would soon be apprehended.
