The border vidette., 1904-05-28
AN uNECRIuNATE AFFAIR.
Old Man 67 Years Of Age Takes Liife
 of Boy

The killing of listle Arturo Caste Ian, the eleven year-old son of Judge and Mrs. Castelar, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, last "Wednesday by Joseph Larkin, an old man C. years of age, is deeply reg cited by every citizen in Nosales, and the heartfelt sympathy of all is extended to the sorrowing mother, father, sisters and brothers.
 The terrible tragedy occurred about l l o'clock in the morning at Captain J. J Noon's orchard, where for many years, the small boys of Nogales, have like boys else where, been guilty of tresspassing for the purpose of obtain ing the ever attractive forbidden fruit.
 Old lpan Larl<in, for nine years in the employ of Captain Noon as watch man of the place, has, according to the owner of the orchard, been annoyed by the small boys, to such an extent, that his mind has become unbalanced, and when he saw the boys "Wednesday he became so enraged he procured his old army rile-50 calibre-aud fired the fatal shot that caused the almost instant death of the little boy.
 
 immediately spread the news of the deplorable deed, and citizens and of ficers hastened to the scene. The old man who fired the shot was arrest ed and taken to the county jail by Deputy Sheriffs McCleary and O'Wes- ney, and Judge Ashley empanelled a jury to investigate the cause of young Castelan's death.
 The jury consisted of John w. Grant, Al Kennedy, c. W. French, Pat Hannah, J. E. Moore and Jack Gibbons. In the afternoon, at the request of Mexican Consul NJ. Masca- renas, postponement was granted until Tuesday forenoon, in order to procure more evidence than was at that time obtaina ble.
 At the inquest Thursday Henry Levin acted as interpreter. Three witnesses testified that young Castelan was outside of the fence with his companions, when the shot was fired. They all identified Joseph Larkin as the man who did the shoot Ing.
 Dr. H. w Purdy. who, with Dr. Gustetter, held the autopsy, testified as to the wounds inflicted upon the dead boy. He stated that apparently only one bullet had struck the boy. The missile struck something, probably a wire, and was split. Two portions of 1t entered the body. One passed entirely through the body and came out at the back. The other was found in the body. Dr. Purdy exhibited it to the jury. The bullet was of 50 calibre. The boy was shot through the stomach, the liver, and the kidneys.
 Deputy Sheriff McCleary testified that Larkin acknowledge having fired the shot. He secured the gun, and also found a shell, which he exhibited .. In continuing his investigation he found where the bullet had struck one of the wires on the fence.
 The witness further stated that Larkin admitted that he fired the shot, but said that Larkin stated to him that he fired to scare the boy. In fact, he said that Larkin told him that he fired to scare another boy After being out only a few minutes the jury returned the following Yer = dict:
 "We, the jury, having been duly sworn and having viewed the body, and after hearing the evidence, do find that deceased was native of Mexico, that his name was Arturo CasteIan, aged eleven years, and that he came to his death by gunshot wound inflicted on hlm by one Joseph Lqrl<in on the Doth, day of May, 1904"
 Larkin was committed by Judge Ashley, acting coroner, on the charge of murder in the first degree, without bail.