BAXTER, Tom November 14, 1908 Mariposa Gazette
TOM BAXTER KILLED.
A Quarrel between BAXTER and TRABUCCO Ends Fatally.
Tuesday morning last Mariposa people were all excited by the news from Mt. Bullion, by telephone, that Frank TRABUCCO, Jr. had killed Tom BAZTER at that place.
Sheriff Prouty, District Attorney ADAIR, Coroner JOHNSON and others went to the scene of the killing at once and on their arrival found that the report was too true. The trouble over family affairs in which the public is not concerned.
BAXTER and TRABUCCO were cousins by marriage and bad blood had existed between them for some
time.
Tuesday morning TRABUCCO, who resides with his grand-mother at Bear Valley where he is engaged in the cattle business, came to Mt. Bullion on business and met BAXTER, who was a resident of the place, engaged in blacksmithing there. A quarrel was the result of the meeting, but mutual friends interfered and trouble was averted for the time being, but not for long as the two met soon after in front of the hotel. Hot words passed and it is claimed BAXTER struck TRABUCCO and a shot was fired, the bullet passing through TRABUCCO'S left hand and entered BAXTER'S body just below the heart, killing him instantly.
The wound in TRABUCCO'S hand is a painful one though not dangerous. It was dressed by Dr. GALLISON and TRABUCCO was taken in charge by Sheriff PROUTY and in the afternoon lodged in the Mariposa jail, where he will remain until preliminary examination.
Tom BAXTER, the dead man, was a native of Ireland, had been a resident of Mt. BULLION for a number of years, where he conducted a blacksmiths shop and was well liked. Almost two years ago the deceased was married to Miss Ellen TRABUCCO, daughter of John B. TRABUCCO of Mt. Bullion, and a cousin of the prisoner.
Coroner JOHNSON and a jury held an inquest Wednesday, the verdict being" Death caused by a gunshot wound inflicted by the hands of Frank TRABUCCO, Jr."
The funeral of BAXTER took place from the home of his father-in-law, John B. TRABUCCO, Thursday, and the remains were buried in the cemetery at Bear Valley. The funeral was largely attended and the floral offerings were profuse.


Mariposa Gazette, November 28th ,1908.
TRABUCCO DISCHARGED Evidence Insufficient to Warrant Being Held.

Baptism Notes:
TRABUCCO, Helen b. Sept 19, 1884, Bear Valley
Parents: John Baptista TRABUCCO, Nancy Choisser
Sponsers: Pasqual Castagnini, Helen Trabucco
Date: 24 Oct 1885
Priest: Anthony Fasonotti