The herald., 1896-12-08
Two Suspects Now Behind the
Bars of the Jail
WORK FOR THE DETECTIVES
CeniIictlng Testimony Given at the
Coroner's Inquest
The Prisoners Tell Stories Similar, Yet
Directly Contradictory on Import
ant Particulars.

AS result OIL OeNelOp1neIltS dt the
& coroner's inquest upon the body of Pablo
z Calxado yesterday, two men are now
imprisoned in the county Jail upon
charges of murder. it becoming evident
that the boy had met his death by
foul play, and not by accident, as at
first supposed. The inquest was not
completed until late last evening, a
verdict being rendered by the jury as
follows I'VE find that the deceased,
Pablo Calzado, came to his death by
fracture OF the skull from causes un-
known, and that he was last seen in
the company of Tomaso Guerrero and
Macmillan Castillo
Upon this verdict and the attendant
circumstances, which pointed the finger
Of suspicion at Guerrero and Castillo.
the two were placed under arrest at the
undertaking parlors, where they had
been brought as witnesses, were hand
cuffed and marched off to Jail to await
their preliminary examination. Guer-
:eco is an uncle of the deceased and
low-browed, Mexican who speaks but
little English. He has served year
In San Quentin for burglary commit
ted in San Vicente, and bears bad rep
utation. Castillo is mere lad of per-
haps H. q companion of the dead boy.
He speaks English quite well, but has
Z shifty look. One or the other of these
two men is lying. as their stories while
+ similar in some respects, are directly
antagonistic in others. Each accuses the
other OF being in the company OF the
dead lad at thu time he must have
been injured which one is telling the
truth remains to be seen.
The coroner's investigation was taken
up yesterday morning with the exam
fnation of Mrs. Antonia Calzado, mother
of the dead boy and sister ofGuerrero
She identified the body. but could throw
no light on the manner of death. All
Ty, a Chinese vegetable gardener, whose
ranch is near Manhattan junction. said
that on Sunday afternoon he was out
in the fields about 230 and saw rider
less horse galloping up the road, with
q man dressed in a gray suit in pur-
suit. Dogs were barking and creating
quite commOtion at the time. An
hour later Jose Contreras, who had come
to the Chinaman's ranch for a load of
pumpkins, found the unconscious form
of Pablo lying in the soft dust of the
road, prone on his face and bleeding
from several wounds. Contreras tried
to arouse the boy, but was unable, and
went for assistance, first carrying the
body to one side and supporting the
head upon the side of an irrigating ditch.
Low. but by the time they got back
Pablo was dead and the body was al
ready cold.
An autopsy upon the corpse revealed
the fact that death had resulted from
q fracture of the frontal bone of the
skull, over the right eye. The entire
left side of the head was confused and
filled with coagulated blood between
scalp and skull showing that repeated
blows had been struck there. On differ
ent parts of the body were bruises and
scratches and the clothing was torn
as though by a severe struggle. or by
being dragged for some distance. The
theory that the wounds might have been
inflicted by a fall from a horse and
being dragged to death was dispelled by
the fact that the dustin the road showed
no marks ofsuch disturbance or of
struggle save Immediately around where
the body was found. Taking these facts
into consideration it was decided to
walt until further witnesses could be
procured, and accordingly a recess was
taken until this evening.
At o'clock the investigation was re-
sumed. Early in the day Pedro Calzado,
father of the deceased, had gone before
Justice Sexton il the Ballona township
court and sworn to a complaint charg-
ing two unknown parties with having
murdered his son. A warrant was issued
and given into the hands of Constable
-.
who Immediately went to work on the
case. They brought in Guerrero and
Castillo ostensibly as witnesses, and the
inquest proceeded. Guerrero was first
examined. He said that he was an
uncle of deceased and had for some time
been living with his sister and her hus-
band. On Sunday he had been very
drunk at the saloon at Manhattan juno
ton and in the afternoon saw Pablo
there. His attention was first called 70
the boy when he was lying apparently
drunk alongside the road near the sa-
loon. He tried to awaken the lad but
could not succeed. Young Castillo
coming up at this juncture he asked his
assistance to put Pablo on the back of
his horse, which was hitched near by
This was done, and Castillo mounted
behind him, saying he would see his
friend safe home. In this manner they
disappeared down the road, and Guer-
rero went back to the saloon. He staid
there for awhile, then started for his
home at the Calzado house, but it be-
ing late stopped for the night with a
family by the name of Cruz
A story directly opposite was told by
young Castillo. He was at the saloon,
he said, and was asked by one Louis
Mendoza to help Guerrero put Pablo on
his horse to send him home, as he was
drunk. He went to where the boy was
lying near flume and saw that he was
Intoxicated. Guerrero was there and
asked his help to lift Pablo on the horse
This was given, and Guerrero mounted
behind the boy, saying he would take
him home to his father. This was about
2:30. He then went back to the saloon
and had some coffee and cheese, after
ward going straight home, where he ar
rived about 8 o'clock.
AS the stories told by the two differed
10 materially yet corresponded in some
details, the men were again questioned
closely. Guerrero stuck to his story and
stoutly protested that Castillo had gone
home with Pablo. On the other hand,
Castillo protested that he had seen
Guerrero off with Pablo on the horse,
had walked down the road piece with
them and then turned back. He thought
Pablo was drunk: Guerrero did not.
but had been drinking himself. Neither
would say that they had seen Pablo
drinking AS casting doubt on Guer-
rero's story it was shown that instead cf
stopping all night with the Cruz family
he had appeared at the Calzado house
riding Pablo's horse, and said to his
parents that he had left the boy lying
In the ditch; that Pablo was no good
anyway. He remained at home all
night.
Other witnesses had seen the Castillo
boy returning from the direction where
the body was found, walking along the
railroad track. Castillo contradicted
himself several times. saying that he
had found the body alongside the rail
road track. and had lifted it on his back
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