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Show A 1'KOI LIAK DEATH. A Mexican Accidentally Killed by a Companion. Com-panion. Santa. IX N.M., July 2. Romulo Carrillo, a Mexican herder boy, aged 10 years, met a singular death near this place, beiug killed Dy a stone hurled from a sling-shot in the hands of a companion. com-panion. Carrillo and Marielino Koybal were engaged in driving a flock of goats into a corral when one of the goats sprang away. Carrillo followed, but could not turn the goat. Thinking to help him, Koybal Koy-bal threw a stone, intending to have it strike tho ground in front of tho animal. ani-mal. The missile sped wide of its mark and struck Carrillo behind the ear. lie, dropped to the ground aud died in a fow minutes. The grief of young Roybal was most pitiful. The boys were boon companions. Today a coroner's jury acquitted the lad of wrong intent. |