Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-26
Boosting Shot and In
>StantIy Killed by R, Donna
After Quarrel in the 8-SpOt
Saloon,
SEVERAL EYE WITNESSES
TO THE FATAL SHOOTING
Arrested at Once and
ConfeSSeS to Police, Claiming
That BOSting Was the Az
greSSOrl

As a result of a drunken brawl in
the S-SDot saloon, corner Of Atlantic
avenue and Second street, yesterday
afternoon, Antonio Bosting. a boiler
maker helper, in the Santa Fe shops.
is dead and X. Donna, an employe of
the GAINESVILLE coal yards, on South
First street. is held in the county jail
on a charge of murder.
The shooting occurred at 2:50
O'Clock Christmas afternoon Just in
front of the S-Spot, there being a
number of men present at the time.
several of whom have been held as
eye-Witnesses to the killing. Donna
shot Bosting with a SS-calibre revOlv-
er. the bullet entering the head just
below the right eye, and shattering the
eye socket, passing through the bra.
and lodging just under the skin at
the bach of the skull. Bosting died in
stantly. \ police call was turned In
and Assistant Chief Kennedy respond
ed, placing Donna, under arrest. Tn"
man attempted no resistance although
he either threw his gun away or hand
ed it to a friend. Up to last night the
weapon had not been found. Donna
telling the police that he threw il
away and that be does not know JUS.
where. Dorma was taken to the POI
lice station where he confessed to the
killing after about an hour of ques-
tiOning by Chief McMillin, officer
Kennedy and U~ndersheriff Fred Heyn.
He was then taken to the county jail.
A coroner's jury was summoned, view
ed the remains, n will q this
morning at 1890 o'clock in the Bor-
ders undertaking parlors to hear the
evidence. officer Kennedy during
the afternoon secured five men who
saw the shooting.
According to the story told the POI
lice by Donna, there had been bad
feeling between himself and Bosting
for some time. Saturday night in
Atrisco where Bosting lives, they had
a quarrel Of a rather serious nature
and Yesterday afternoon when they
met in the S-Spot saloon the trouble
was renewed. Bosting. according to
Dorma's claim, grabbed him by the
coat collar and struck him in the facc.
This occurred outside the saloon ana
the shooting followed Immediately.
Donna shot at close range and tn,
bullet crashed through Bosting's
brain. The mar dropped like a shot,
falling some sixteen feet from the
door of the saloon. The body was
taken to the Borders undertaking
rooms within a few moments after the
killing and the arrival of the officers.
Bosting was raised at Atrisco n
has a family living there, He Il
been employed in the boiler shops Of
.he Santa Fe for some time as helper
and has been regarded as a steady
man. Donna has also enjoyed a good
reputation. Both men appear TO have
been drinking heavily. Donna also
has a family. A large crowd gathered
about the saloon after the shooting
and from this crowd Officer Kennedy
held Jose Severe, e.. Severe and A.
Sanchez as witnesses to the shooting.
two other men being taken later and
summoned to appear before the cor
uner.
Both men are middle aged and the
killing seems to have been the d.
rect result of too much whiskey and
Christmas celebrating.