Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-19
S0teIo Dead.

and Deputy Sheriff Adolfo Cells,
was given in Yesterdays HERALD,
died at the Sisters Hospital about
three o'clock yesterday morning.
An inquest was held by Coroner
Harmon at the undertaking rooms
of E. Neitzke & Co., which elic-
tied the following testimony and
verdict:
INQUEST
On the body ofMiguel Sotello held
in Los Angeles, June 18th, 1873,
before J. Harmon, Coroner:
H. M. Mitchell, Sheriff of Los
Angeles County, sworn: This Ia q
bench warrant [showing i'll for
Miguel Sotello, the man lying here
dead. 1t was issued by the County
Court OH charge Of grand larceny
March 25th, 1875. Ever since that
time the Sheriff's Office has been
on the watch for him. He was
very hard to find, being active and
continually on the move from place
to place. Last evening, about six
O'Clock, myself and officer Cells,
hearing that Sotello would be In
Verdugo cafion, went out there to
arrest him. We went near the bar
room at the foot of the caf1on aud
there saw a man OH horseback and
another horse saddled, but nobody
mounted upon him. / went
up near the house and
when thirty steps distant Mig
uel, the deceased, started off full
run and commenced firing at me.
1 told him 1 was the Sheriff and
called on him to stop firing at me
that l had a warrant for him.
pursued, firing at him with a pistol
which Cells handed me. Miguel
fired elk shots and then drew an
other revolver. 1 had fired four
shots at him when he had fired six,
He fired altogether ten shots. Cells
fired fourteen shots. fired six al
together. L did not draw on him
until after he had fired two or three
shots. [5otelo's second pistol, one
OF the old dragoon pattern, was
shown, with two shots remaining
in it. The first, the Sheriff stated,
had been lost in the brush during
the flight.
The last three shots, from Celis's
gun, my pistol and Migueps pistol,
were almost simultaneous. Could
not tell which one took effect in
Sotelo first. I asked the deceased
he knew who shot him, and he
said he could not tell. He lived
until some time this morning. I
bandaged his wounds and had him
brought to the hospital, when the
doctor pronounced his wounds fatal.
Neither Cells nor myself fired at
him after he had fallen from his
horse. We did not fire at him until
after lie had first shot at us two or
three times. H. M. MITCHELL.
Adolph Cells. deputy Sheriff of
Los Angeles county, sworn: Yes
terday about noon l made arrange
ments to go with the Sheriff after
Miguel Sotello (the deceased). learn
ing that he was at Verdugo cafIon.
At the saloon at the foot of the
cafion we saw one man on horse.
back on the outside and horse
with saddle, but nobody on it. l
went up close by to find out
who the man was, but
could not identify him. I
then asked the Major to go up
to him as Miguel would not know
him. AS soon as the Major started
towards him he turned his horse
and ran to the right through
cienega. When the Major had fol-
lowed him 200 or 300 yards, Miguel
and fired at him. called
out to the Major, and said, "That's
him; shoot him; shoot him" After
we had fired back and forth some
time, still running, Miguel reeled
and fell from his saddle. The Ma
ior continued In pursuit of the horse
while / remained to look after
the wounded man. l saw he was
badly hurt, and called to the Major
to come back, that he was dying.
Have known the deceased ten or
twelve years. His full name is
Miguel Lugo Sotelo. He has al
ways been known as a bad man.
He served one sentence of five
years In the State Prison. Has
been out now five or elk years
Have heard frequently that lie was
a member of the Vasquez gang.
Has been in company for a week or
more with Tomas Redondo, alias
"Prooopio," who recently killed
Deputy Sheriff up the country. I
know positively that the deceased
is the man for whom the bench
warrant was issued.
ADoLFo CELLS.
After Coroner Harmon had ex-
the wound in the body of
the deceased and probed it, pro-
1t the cause of death, the
jury took the matter under consid.
GRAFTON and rendered the following
verdict:
INoUIsITroN BY coRoNER's JURY.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, |
County of Los Angeles. !
In the Matter of the HQuisition
upon the body of Miguel Sotelo,
atlas Miguel Lu0o, deceased.
Before J. Harmon, Coroner.
We, the undersigned, the jurors
to appear before ]. Han
non, the Coroner of the County of
Los Angeles, at Los Angeles, on the
18th day of June, A. d. 1878, to in
quire into the cause of the death of
Miguel Sotelo, alias Miguel Lugo,
having been duly sworn according
to law, and having made such in
quisition, after inspecting the body
and hearing the testimony adduced,
upon our oaths each and all do say
that we find the deceased was nam
ed Miguel Sotelo, alias Miguel
Lugo, was q native of California,
aged about thirty years, that he
came to his death on the 18th day