Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-04-25
DIES FROM
BULLET WOUND
Did Mr.. Trujillo Regain
Consciousness But Neither
Sight nor Speech?
WILL HAVE HEARING TOMORROW
Acting District Attorney Catron
Conducts Case Before Justice
Alarid.

Without regaining his sight OF
speech but perhaps able to make sign
with his fingers and then touching the
wound in his head George Trujillo
aged 32 years, died of a bullet wound
in his brain at 2:30 p M Sunday. He
had lived about "a hours after the
bullet entered his head.
In view of the mystery surrounding
Mr.. Trujillos death an investigation
is to be made and the two Wagner
boys and the Lentz boy who We're
shooting target rifles near Bishops
ranch were summoned to appear at a
hearing before Justice Alarid, Acting
District Attorney c. C. Catron repre-
senting the Territory of New Mexico
The hearing was to have been held
at o'clock this afternoon, but has
been postponed until tomorrow. 1t is
said that Attorney A. B. Renehan has
been engaged as counsel for the Wag
ner boys.
Pedro Quintana, uncle of the wound
ed man who died at his home on Aqua
Fria street, stated to a reporter that
he wished above all things to have the
mystery of his nephew's death cleared
up if possible and whether Mr.. Tru.
jillo was shot by one of the trio OF
boys or not should be made clear if
possible.
Mr.. Quintana said that the bullet
had been found close to the forehead
and that it appeared to be OF % cali,
ber, considerably flattened. It had ap-
parently entered from the back Of the
head and ploughed its way through or
along the brain and almost come out
through the forehead. The wound de-
prived the injured Of the power of
speech and also blinded him. Physi-
clans who examined the injury ex-
pressed the opinion yesterday morn
ing that Mr. Trujillo could not live
but a few hours.
When asked if the dying man had
been able to make any kind of written
ante-mortem statement which would
serve as clue as to who shot him
Mr.. Quintana replied that he had ap-
parently regained consciousness and
had moved one of his hands, raising
three fingers and then touching his
wound. Whether this meant that
three persons had fired at him, or that
three shots had come his way or
something else will probably be open
for conjecture.
1t was rumored this afternoon that
evidence is at hand that good many
people were out hunting with rifles
and other guns the day of the acci-
dent.
No Quarrel With Boys.
Higinio Pacheco, who was driving
the lumber wagon near which Mr..
Trujillo was riding on horseback,
stated that he and Mr. Trujillo had
passed the Lentz and Wagner boys
and asked them if they had found any
rabbits and that the boys had replied
in the negative. Mr.. Pacheco said
positively that they had not quarreled
with the boys in any way.
Result of Autopsy.
DR.. David Knapp and DR.. J. M. Diaz
made an autopsy and found that the
bullet had entered the parietal bone
almost at the juncture of the occipital
bone and had passed through the
brain, lodging back of the forehead.
Mr.. Trujillo not only lost his sight
and speech but also his hearing, ac-
cording to a physician who saw him
and he was also partially paralyzed
although he was able to move his
hands and feet little. He had not re-
gained consciousness up to II o'clock
yesterday morning, stated a physician,
and some surprise was expressed at
the statement that the dying man had
been able to gesticulate and raise
three fingers and then touch his
wound.
The bullet was declared a % long
and DOCTOR Knapp said that Wnlle IL IS
difficult to gauge the distance it had
been fired he would estimate it at rs
to 100 yards.
The Funeral.
The funeral of Mr.. Trujillo will take
place at o'clock tomorrow morning
from Guadalupe church and interment
will be made in Rosario cemetery The
young mans tragic death has aroused
the sympathy of his many friends and
a large number will probably attend
the funeral and march in procession
to the grave. Undertakers Mulligan
& Rising have charge Of the funeral
arrangements.
Letter Box Put Up-Postmaster E.
c.. Burke performed public service
by having large letter box put up to-
day at the northwest corner of the