The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-10
A DOUBLE KILLING.
TWO mEXICANs REPORTED
SHOT AND KILLED
Near the Town OF OatmanviIIe In
this County.
The murderers still at Large-Au
Inquest 10 be Held To-day.

News reached the city late yesterday
| afternoon of the killing, near Oatman
vile, of one Mexican and the wounding
of another. The first information was
brought by colored man, but he knew
nothing save that the men had been shot.
Learning that the killing probably had
its origin in a trial in that magisterial
precinct during the day, the reporter
of the STATESMAN sought Mr.. r. II.
Brumby, who was engaged in the
court as attorney for the state during
said trial He says that about ten days
ago William Boston, Lewis Wade,
James LaRue and another whose name
he did not know or remember, were
passing the house of Augustin Agirer, a
Mexican, who lives on the place of dr.
Richard Young, several miles from Dat
manville; that one of them shot at
Agirer's dog, and upon the latter asking
why the shooting was doneA Bosl on
leveled his pistol at him, accompanied by
the threat to shoot him. For this the
Mexican swore out a complaint agai nst
Boston in Justice PAGES court, charg-
ing him with carrying a sixshooter and
also with an assault. Yesterday the trial
took place and Boston was fined twenty
five dollars. MIR. Brumby. states that
during the trial the parties were very
bitter in their denunciatiOn of the Mcxi-
can, and after the fine had been Inflicted
they threatened TO take Boston from the
officer who was to bring him to the city
For this latter reason posse was sum-
moned and Boston brought in, Wade and
LaRue leaving at the same time, going in
a direction from the city.
This is all MIR. B. knew about the mat
ter, but from Mrs. Young who arrived in
the city later in the day, these additional
particulars were learned:
Mrs. Young was at or near her house,
her husband being in the city, when the
wife of Agirer came to her screaming,
saying the latter had been killed. Mrs.
Y. Immediately went to the spot indi-
Gated, and found Agirer dead, and anOth-
er Mexican, named Redel, shot in the
breast, and, as she supposed, mortally
wounded. Mrs. Young came at once to
The city and reported the case to her hus-
band, detailing the statements made TO
her by the Mexican woman, which
were substantially as follows: She
and her husband and Redel were
on their way home from court, and when
nearly to Mr.. Young's house were over.
taken by Wade and LaRue that they
informed Agirer that he either had to
take a whipping or die that the latter
began to beg, when LaRue without an
other word shot and killed him that she
ran to the house for help, and when she
returned with Mrs. Young, as stated,
found Redel also shot and the murderers
gone.
An inquest will be held this morning,
when the foregoing statements may be
confirmed or refuted by the facts in the
case. At this writing there is no posi-
BILE way to know if they be cor
rect, and therefore comment would
be out of place. 1t was stated
last night that posse had gone in pur.
suit of the men whom it is said did the
shooting.
Boston was brought to town, arranged
his case and was released Another
man by the name of Madden, who came
to the city in company with the cOlored
man who first brought the news of the
killing, was arrested by the police and
locked up for having on siX-shooter.