New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-08
NEW-MEXICO.
Murder of Americans-Contested Election or
Decentralization Anairs-Temperanee So
ciety-Business In santa Re.

Correspondence VI The N Tribune
SANTA EE, y. Mexico, Tuesday, Sep. 80, 1851.
In my last letter to you, Of date the ith
insiant / stated that upon the lst instant, the day
appointed for the election Of Delegate 70 Congress,
thlee Americans had been killed al Lo. Ranches,
near Albuquerque viii nov give you ne p4rtlcu-
lars Of two most brutal murders which were com
mltted at that place. On the day Of election mum
Der Of Americans belonging - the Independent
patty went TO the polls al Los Ranches for the pur
pose OF voting, when their votes were refused.
They then repaired TO Albuquerque and presented
Themselves al the polls there, AID their votes were
refused Oh tie ground that 1t not their proper
precinct They again returned 70 Los Ranches and
again their votes we're refused. scu.le then took
place between Nj Candida 0;tz and one Of the
Judges which ended in general fsucua fight "a
the meant NE the rrefect. u County Judge, AmJro.
$40 Amigo Who was 1t Los Eanctos, ortefel oul
a humber o. armed men he hAt IN rea.iness for any
event These wreiches, eager 70, the ray, rushe /
10 tie scene Of disturbance when The leader OF them
a iuenG oi tie Prefect, ordered them 10 kill all the
fOIelgners, meaning the Americans and he would
te responsible. scene Of violence then began
shot few Ike hail stones, knlyes ald sticks we're
use IN numbers and the poor Americans, being only
ten Ia LumDer, retfeated 10 the houses and carrsls
- fast ss they could, but hot before one OF their
nun Ger shot dead, and several severely II NOS
MORALLY wounded Young man Oy the name OF
EsWaTd Burnett just honorably discharged from
The United States Army, Az a, tae tine on his way
home was the individual who saOt dead The
scene has been ,cesc nbed es awful the yels and
nprec atoIs OF tie ylnd!cilye and eKultlng MexcGns
nj mt Re heard for miles around But the most saw
ace ac. occurred when poor BURNETT Vas shot the
hexcaIs fell on him ard stripped hIm Of everything
b. had n bUt MS shut, AID afieTw1rd, to sataie
tter henci,h revenge, shot tie corpse through the
exc The father OF TIE murdered young nan lives
IL WiliiamstuFgh, y r. The Americans were al
afIefWard MADE prisoners and eOohneG m jail TIL
released uIdsr VIII Of habeas corpus.
Al inYes; CATION was commenced al Albuquerque
IN regard 10 The above affair when the Project Ar.
m 60 ref sea 10 appear, and tld all ne could to stop
the proceedings. Eyea our Saint!ike Mormon A.
sOcla;e Judge Of this Territory refused 10 20 down
t. his Distinct al inve stga;e the matter nr Tuiy
and the late lsmented skinner whose brutal murder
shall relate we're sent dowa 10 AlFuquerque 10 as
slst al the inquiry on behalf OF the Americans
Although my soul shucders al he recollection
ard shIinks back with grief VII DeI IN my nournful
tale" On the 23d instant Mr. W. &. Skinner pro.
ceeCec 70 Los Ranches, upon some business and en-.
tered the store Of one Juan c. ARM 60 when some
hard words passed between Amigo and Skinner
M s.hsd scarcely left Amigos store, when he was
attacked by number Of peers belonging 10 the lat
ter, and brutality murdered. Els head was horribly
MASHED, AID hls hole body dsf CURED BY the saya.
ees. ~ IS sad that Arnljgo told MS poems when
sklnreT was going out OF his store 10 knock him.
and XII hs'-' ATmlJgo says that he himself Killed
sklnner, ID selfceiense but ne fact that when
>kIner was found dead By bis friends he had his
plssoi IN lie sheath, proves tie assertion Of Amigo
70 De id!se BE II a. Il may, II foul and savage
murcer END 'he perpetrators should receive condign
punllhnent iou may form some idea Of what
tnefe hexicans are from The fact that of poor
SINNERS bsr was found IN his orn pocket,
william L. Skinner, the victim Of savage horde,