Arizona republican., 1915-11-23
MURDER TRIAL
 IF |. M0L|NO
Story of a Homicide at Agua Caliente Last Sep tember the Bloody Se- quel of a Mescal Drink ing Bout

The first murder trial to be tried in this county in year was begun in the Superior Court yesterday The de- fendant, Lantero Moline, is charged with the murder of Felix Madril in Agua Caliente, on September To- Both men were well known in the section in which they lived and when the case was called it appeared that the entire population of Agua Cliente had come up for trial. When witnesses were excluded from the court room more than thirty retired to the corridor, among whom were the wife and daughter of Molino.
 The morning was given over to the selection of a jury. the twelve men chosen including D. A. Le Baron, Henry Alexander, John Whitton, J. C. Gildea,- w. P. Corbett, C. S. Berry man, Louis Wolf, L. V. Guthria, w. M. Ward, Joe Carver, J. D. Morren, Earl Bruce.
 The presence of an interpreter will be necessary throughout the trial for although all the witnesses speak and understand English they seem to be more at ease when expressing them selves in their native togue. Joe Bush served as interpreter although only one witness took the stand.
 County Attorney Clyde NJ. Candy. in his opening statement, told of the night of the fatal accident. when Mo- limo and his friend Felix Madril, after drinking and carousing. called at the home of Elijio Amavisco. They ap- preached on horseback, Moline with a guitar and Madril with rifle. As they neared the place shots were fired. T, viseo and his family were sleeping They dismounted. Madril sat down by the cot. placing his gun against it and went into the house for a drink When he returned he paid no atten- ton to the rifle. hut got on his horse and said he was going south At this point. continued MT. Candy. Milino argued with him, saying he was not to go. Some words ensued Madril insisting that he would go on his way. Moline picked up the rifle. saying: You're crazy; I'll shoot you" He repeated this remark before he fired the fatal shot. Moline then departed. Arnavisco and his family then went to the home of Mrs. Amavisco's father, Sarafin Condo, and shortly afterwards met Moline, who asl lSed Amavisco to say nothing about the shooting. adding You were very lucky to escape with out my killing your whole family" He then said he would see his brother and rode away. He returned before daylight to the scene of the crime and staged it by placing the rifle near the dead man, explaining this by saying: T will say Madril killed himself 9 When his brother, Abraham Moline, arrived, he asked: Have you fixed everything all right?r To which the defendant replied: Yes, have fixed everything
 Justice of the Peace Brown was then informed that Madril had fallen
 from his horse and has accidentally shot himself The coroner arrived in
 the afternoon and the defendants | brother was foreman of the jury that death.
 | Elijio Amavisco was the first wit ness called. On direct examination ! he gave practically the same account
 as the county attorney. He said that
 both men had been drinking mescal l before they arrived at his home and 1 that Moline had threatened Madri when he announced his intention ot | leaving.
 1 I'm going to shoot you if you go, i were the words Amavisco quoted hin using. The witness stated that after 1 the shooting the defendant had said: | T did not mean to do it. He was
 my best friend. George Purdy Bullard will cross examine the witness this morning, when the case is continued 1 at 9:30 o'clock.