Arizona republican., 1895-11-30
The Outcome of a Mexi-
 can Horse Race.
An Indian Wizard Cast a Spell
 on a Boy.
The Lad Dies Month After ana His Brother Seeks to Kill the
 SOrCGrer.

About month ago the Mexican pop ulation was much wrought up over the reputed casting of a spell on a Mexi- can boy named Manuel Ramon Pacheco by half-breed Indian wizard known as Angel Sanchez. The story was related exclusively in The Repuib- lican at the time and was in substance as follows:
 Sanchez has great local reputation among the superstitious Indians and half breed Mexicans as a wizard, and many were the tales they related to each other in awed whispers of his potent magic and of almost miraculous powers. The wizard had bantered Ramon, the Mexican boy, for horse race in which the latter readily agreed. A large crowd of Mexicans and Indians was on hand to witness the race which occurred later in the day. The Mexi- can lad was in excellent spirits and he related to his friends in the hearing of the wizard that his horse was sure to win The wizard remarked in answer that they would be able to tell betser after the race.
 The start was made and the horse ridden by the boy took the lead from the first jump. About half the distance had been covered when the boys horse suddenly stopped, wavered for an in stant, then fell over stone dead. The boy lay where he fell and when the crowd surged forward they found him insensible and his face and body GOV cred with blotches.- They were horror stricken and someone in the crowd shouted that the wizard had cast spell on the boy. The cry was taken up and when Sanchez, who had com pleted the distance returned to the spot where the boys horse fell he was met by cries of horror An effort was made to have Sanchez arrested for the i offense but Jus ice Johnstone refused, ds the statutes in no sense refer to i Witchcraft.
 ! The boy was taken to his home and instead of getting better, grew alarm ing1.y worse and his death occurred early yesterday morning.
 Now comes the sequel to the story of the race. Sanchez in vain protested that he had no hand in the illness Of the boy, bu5 the Mexicans were firm in the belief that spell had been cast and many threats were made against the life of the dealer in magic. San chez has firm belief in his power and he undertook to cure the boy in the last day of his illness. He stood by the bedside and muttering unintel- ligible gibberish, he repeatedly passed his hands over the boys body. While he was in the act of attempting his cure by this means the boys limbs contracted in a shudder, then became rigid, while over his face spread the unmistakable ashen pallor of d:ssolu- tion-the boy WAS dead.
 The friends and relatives of the dead boy gathered at the house to hold a wake over the body and with them the wizard
 i Ventura Sota, half brother of the boy, was also present and when he caught sight of the wizard entering the door he jumped forward with cry of rage and drew a revolver.
 Sanchez leaped towards him and caught his wrist before the weapon was leveled at him. Ventura fired four shots, none of which took effect. He then wrenched his hand loose and beat Sanchez over the head with the re- volver until he dropped to the floor with a fractured skull.
 | The sheriff's officers were notified and a warrant was sworn out before Justice Morris for the arrest of Ven tura. Deputy Sheriff Gibson is now hunting the would-be assassin i It is not known whether the wizard s injuries are fatal or not, but at any rate his mag.c power is dead for awhile.