Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-06
THE INQUEST.
Testimony Relative to the
Killing Of Pietro Paglinso.
THE STORY PARTIALLY TOLD.

The Boys Arrested and Their Gun
Taken Away by the Uncle
Of the Deceased.
The Coroner's jury which was i'm
paneled yesterday afternoon to decid'
upon the causes which led to the deatl
of Pietro Paglinso did not progress YER,
far with the work. A considerable de
gree of interest attaches to this inquest
as the evidence taken may be Of a sor
to cause the two boys, Stephen Smftl
and Charles Cashen to be held for muir
der. They we're brought in from Pasa
dena yesterday morning and were takei
to the County Jail. Their parents &C
companied them to the inquest ant
watched the inquest with an intensity o
interest which can we'll be imagined
The boys are of a good family and excel
lent reputation.
Only three witnesses were heard
Deputy.Sheriff Botello, DR.. MCGOWAN
and F. Paglinso, the uncle of the dead
boy. Deputy-Sheriff Botello testified
that he had gone to the scene of the
affair and had seen the body with gun.
shot wound in the left breast. He
hunted through the neighboring country
with Deputy Constable Donahue. They
met some wood-choppers who gave de-
scription of two boys who came
over the hill which tailed with that
given to witness by the uncle OF
the deceased. He then lost tract Of them
and going to Pasadena, notified Deputy
Sheriff Slater and gave him description
of the boys. Subsequent to the arrest OF
the boys he had a conversation with
them and one of them said they had not
taken the guns out of the house, but the
young Italian himself, who wanted
money for them, after he had given them
up. Smith afterward said they had been
in the shanty where the guns were, but
had taken nothing out with him. He said
they were standing outside by the door
when the young Italian rushed in for his
gun. They then turned around and
walked away. The Italian followed
them down the hill. At this point the
witness testified that Smith was stopped
from telling anything iurther by his at
torney, who told him to say nothing fur
ther if he wanted him to 60 on with the
case. Witness had asked Smith if he
had not carried the shot gun, and Smith
had replied that he had.
DIR. MCGOWAN testified to having ex-
amined the body of deceased, and that
he had found the heart filled with bird
shot.
F. Paglinso, the uncle of Pietro, testi-
fed that his nephew was 16 years old,
and worked for him on his farm at Syca-
more Grove. On Saturday morning last
he saw two persons shooting on
his farm by the watermelon patch.
One had shot gun and the
other a rife. He went down to arrest
them and they ran away. He had his
rifle in his hands and called to them to
stop in an angry tone of voice. They
then stopped and he asked them what
they were hunting. They replied they
were shooting quail. He asked them
for piece of deer, and said, "You have
killed deer" They said they had
not killed deer, and that they came
from Pasadena. He then asked them
which road they came to zee if they had
passed by the notices he had posted
warning people not no shoot on his farm
under penalty of the law. They pointed
out the road and he then arrested them
and took their guns away. He took the
boys to his house and the boys talked
gently and asked him to let them 90 and
they would not come back again.
He told them that he would
charge them $25 for shooting on his
place, and they said they would give
him SIS. He said he did not Go this so
much for tho ,,,ouov 40 RI ha o,,ro nol
Keep them away. The boys then hen said said
they would give him $40, and he % said The he
would take it, and told them not to say
anything about it, as he thought they
were too young, and he did not want to
take them to court, as they had to go to
school. He had been informed that he
had the authority to arrest persons shoot
ing on his ranch. The boys asked him
to let them have the guns, as they did
not belong to them, but he said they
could not have them until they brought
the $40. He told them to come Sunday,
as he had to 60 to town, and they said
they could not come on Sun
day, and that if they found the
money they would come hack
that day or Monday. They asked him
who would give them the guns if they
couldn't find him, and he replied that
they could "holler loud" and some of
the men on the place would hear them
and would come and give them the guns
for 500. The boys then went away about
fifty yards and then asked to be allowed
to eat their lunch in the house. He told
them to 60 up to a corner of little
caf1on where their was water and eat
their luuch. The boys went about ten
or fifteen yards more and stopped and
ate their lunch there. Witness then left
and went up the hill to arrest some other
parties whom he had heard shooting,
and when he returned the boys were
gone. The guns were in the house then,
and he left shortly after for this city
with load of wood. When he returned
home about 8 o'clock in the
evening his other nephew told
him that he had heard a
shot, but did not know who
fired it. He went Into the house and
saw Pietro dead on bed. He then came
to Los Angeles and notified the Sheriff.
On his return he looked around and saw
that the boys guns were gone. He got q
lantern and went to the place where his
nephew had fallen. It was about 60 or rs
feet away from the house. He saw the
footprints of the two men, and they were
the same as those made by the boys. He
had noticed the shoes worn by the boys,
and remembered the marks they made.