The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-28
HELD TO ANSWER
FOR THE WANTON
KILLING OF A BOY
Bail Is Denied Former Deputy
Sheriff DeSireIIO OF San
MateO County.

to him: Jack, I'm shot" They puned
up the horses in front Of the store and
Johnston jumped from the wagon ana
grasped a railing on the porch OF the
store to keep from failing DeSlr enc
then came up and caught the WOUNDED
boy as he was falling. The witness
asked Desireuo what he shot at them
for. he said.
Fred, you knew who we We're. we
were doing no harm. Why did you
shoot at us?'
Desirello replied, Shut your NOUN
or I'll put a bullet through you, too
DesireIlO's wife, who was at Gonna
came up on the scene, and said:
Fred. what have you done? Have
you killed a MANI
Yes; and 1 shot to kill" he replied.
The witness said that moment later
Desirello corrected himself by saying:
II shot to kill the horses"
Vaccari testified that some one IN the
crowd said a doctor should be sent for,
but that Desirello said it was too late.
He however went to Ocean View, a dis
lance of about one and a half miles and
procured a physician. When he re-
turned the boy was dead.
The witness was subjected to a severe
ross-eXaminatiOn but his story with a
few minor exceptions remained I'M
shaken.
Henry Jensen, the third boy on the
wagon, said he got aboard near the
switch and sat on the left side of the
seat with his back turned to the horses.
He noticed a man step out into the
track and back again. He thought he
recognized him as DeSirello from the
hat he wore. AS soon as the man
stepped back he saw him throw his
hand to his back pocket as though
reaching for a revolver. Immediately
a first shot was fired. and he could dis
tinctly see the flash of the revolver.
He saw the flash of a second shot. the
bullet passing close to his head. When
the third shot was fired they were al
most at the store and it was then he
heard Johnston say he was shot. So
far as he could see or hear Desirello
neither called to them to stop nor made
any motions to stop them. He did not
see Desirello run along trying to stop
the horses, and, besides, the horses were
not travelling fast. He zorro borated
Vaccari regarding everything that was
said and done at the store after Desir-
clio came up.
Daniel Neville. the Constable, testi-
fed that Desirello gave himself up and
surrendered his revolver and asked to
be taken to Redwood City. James
Grove, the Coroner, produced the Wea-
pom that caused the death.
Here the prosecution rested its case,
and after a short recess William Muir
ply was placed on the stand for the
defense. He was with DesirelIo on the
night in question and at the time of
the shooting. He said the defendant
ordered the boys to halt. as they were
going at a rapid rate, the horses being
on a lope when they passed him. He
admitted that he told a reporter he
was not present at the time of the
shooting but was in the kennels at the
White House and came out when the
shooting began. He did this, he said,
to get rid of the reporter and not be
mixed up with the affair until he was
called upon to testify in court.
There was an attempted demonstra-
ton when the court made its order
holding the defendant, which was i'm
mediately quelled. The District At
torney will file an information in a few
days and Desirello will be given a
speedy trial.