The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1921-08-05
Last Fridays Crime


Friday night local police authoritie.
were notified of the finding of tn,
badly beaten body of a Portegues,
In the rear of the school house here
The man reporting the discovery sale
he had gone to the grounds surround
Ing the school house to sleep for the
night, but upon approaching a shet
where he had passed previous night.
he was attracted by groans, and upor
Investigating found the Portuguese il
a horribly mutilated condition. II,
was later identified as Fransiskt
Sibla who had come here recently
from California.
The unfortunate man was still
alive when the officers reached the
scene but expired shortly afterwart
without regaining consciousness. He
was removed to the morgue In charge
Of Undertaken Krummes and a de.
tailed investigation showed death re.
suited from several deep fractures Of
the skull. apparently made by an AK
On the left side of the head ap.
peared four distinct and separate
gashes ranging from one to two inches
In length and the top OF the skull
was completely broken in.
Immediate steps were taken to ap-
prenend the perpetrator of the crime
and search instituted for the wea-
pom with which the deed had been com
mitted. However, under the cover OF
night this was made difficult. although
two men, who, after a careful ques-
tioning could not give satisfactory ac-
counts OF their actions preceding the
discovery of the body, we're taken into
custody by Sheriff Nielsen and held
pending an investigation.
On Monday, Raffelo Castillo, q
Spaniard who had been seen in com.
pany with Sibla and another man
giving the name of Lorenzo near the
schoolhouse early Friday night, was
arrested In Reno by Sehiff Nielsen and
returned to the county Jail at Min
den. At the time of arrest blood
staoins are said to have been found
on Castillio's clothing, and as he had
told several different stories regard
ing his hasty departure from this
place on Saturday morning, he was
placed In Jail. Lorenzo was also
held as witness.
While looking over the scene of the
murder the following morning. rep.
resentative of the Record Courier, In
company with s. Bergona and P
Amostaga, found blood-stained a,
under the bridge near the schoolhouse
one hundred and fifty feet from the
scene Of the crime The weapon was
Immediately turned over to the police
who notified the Bertillon expert al
state police headquarters in Carson
City and requested that man be sem
to take finger prints. Later Sheriff
Nielsen expressed the opinion that the
ak resembled very much an imple
ment once owned by him. but which
had been missing for some time.
At the time of discovery of the
stricken Portuguese search of tn,
scene revealed the mans hat inside
the shed behind the schoolhouse ant
indicated the attack was apparentl,
made from that direction the victim
evidently having endeavored to ware
of further mutilation by stepping out
side. Among the effects found upoI
the dead man was a few dollars IL
silver and a gold watch. Several let
ters bearing the name of Stockton
Calf, residents were also found
The watch bore the name of Ann;
L. Silverra, ~ Jackson street, Sal
Francisco, but whether the woman
was a relative could not be estab
lished.
Communication was established witt
the California chief of police and ol
Tuesday word was received here tina
the desired people in Stockton coul'
not be located.