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MANUEL GOMEZ 'lt;BOUND OVER.Charged with Murder of RafaelCastanaido.The Preliminary Examination BeforeIJudge Lander Held at 1Oxnard.The preliminary examination ofManuel Gomez, charged with the mtirder of Kafael Castanaido, was held before Judge Lander in Oxnard onWednesday.It will be remembered that Castatiaido was found by Major Carr on thenight of the 17th of this month, In hisyard, dead, covered with blood andwith several knife wounds on his per-1 Ison.Oornez was arrested in Los Angeles jand brought back to Ventura by SheriffCharlebois.Attorney F. W. Ewing of Venturarepresented the county and conductedthe examination. The prisoner had nocounsel.T. M. Hill aided a9 Court interpreter.A. Pratt of Ventura acted as Courtreporter.The first witness was a Spaniardnamed Morales, who testified that deceased and defendant were at his tentin Oxnard on the evening of the 17tb,singing, playing the guitar and drinking port wtne. He left the tent foisome purpose for a short time, andwhen he returned they were both goneand he never saw them again. Therewas no quarreling at his place, buti they were both under the influence ofliquor. He asked them not to sing soloud, as tlu'y would disturb the neigh-I borhood. The defendant lmd a largedagger on his person, about a foot long.i He took it out to get the cork out of thebottle of wine. Saw the deceased nextand identified him when he was deadi at Major Carr’s place.iDr. G. A. Broughton testified tomaking an examination of the deceased. He found four wounds, evidently indicted by a sharp instrument.One was on the right side of the neck,1 ! about three inches long, partly seveiiefing the jugular vein, and was sulheieutto cause death. The lower lobe of theleft ear was cut oil*. The third woundwas on the left side of the neck, andthere was a wound iu the left shoulder.IpDeceased appeared to have been deadbetween six and twelve hours.*iHenry Arellanes, deputy sheriff andconstable, of Ventura, testified that helmd had seveial con vernations with therdn0prisoner since his incarceration in thecounty jail. The prisoner iiad uniformly told the same story, tot ho effectthat wheu the deceased and himselfleft Morales’ tent they went and had ar. glass of beer, and Castanaido boughtanother bottle of wine; then defendant1, started to go to his brother's, at El Kio,and Castanaido insisted on going withn him, although lie didn’t want his cum-/• puny; that they met a young fellowK| named Fred Palmtree and gave him ai, drink, aud lie also went along. Ons, the road deceased (punreled with de-. fenduut, called him bad names aimstruck him on the wrist with the bottleof wine; this enraged him so that helost itis scuses, and be remembers nothing further. The next thing be remem*Iibered was waking up with the eold, iua barn; then he went on, ami when became to his senses the next morningofhe found himself buried in the sand iunthe river bottom, face downward; bissehat and knife were gone, lie trampedalong the railroad to Santa Paula; as.r,woman gave him a bat; lie finally gotto Pomona, and from there he went toLos Angeles. The deviated was a badman, aud lie was afraid of him. Herehad only acted In self-defense.ri 'file Sheriff testified to going alter £ the prisoner to Los Angeles; tin* prisel*oner had told him practically the samestory.leThe prisoner voluntarily took the^ stand, was sworn and repeated theI story as it bad been told by ConstableArellanes, without material variation.idaThe prisoner was bound over to theasSuperior Court without bull.
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Oxnard Courier
Oxnard, California, US
Sat, Dec 22, 1900
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