, 1875-12-02
CRIMINAL NEWS,
Present and Past Troubles in tie vi.
cin.ty Of e mmaron, Now
Mexico.
Crime and Politics Intcrmtnglcd to More
tlsan the Usual Degree.


Fat ~ HehiNRN lHA1EE[ES,
to7rtspondtnet 81. kous f.tLub i:nn {Dsmorraitc,
baSFE FE- n. M, NV. iI.--9o fer during the
present month sumo terrible tragedfe. have beeu
enacted In New ilexico, which, il thnT continue,
M heenls likely. will have tho eflcct q! throwing
more light upon political management ant critne
III tho Territory. Tho Itit1s town Of Cinatto;,,
tn the northcEu past Of tha Territory. Is this
principal Bctt OF disturbances. !. aat in seI kuoMn
Aa having been fJr several years past tho scene
Of b1oodstlcd and oiAorder on several occnaous.
Tho origin OF tue PRESENT troubles. which viii
dcrcrib1 further ont soenH from all reports 10
have been in tho aHaasslnalion Of the 1lev. r, j.
Tol}cy, n Methodist preacher. about tho nsddls
Of Ses tctnber last. ToieY was ahoL from behind
VII ls rNssng through a natro~ cauou In tho
inoun11"A, aud ut tho limo The asa1enius iuade
to shc tnotise Of rl,e das ardIy decd, aul amon:
n'hetB the theory was t,o,a hy ro5le
tha: thu assassination was for p3.,ti-
cal reaaons it Icing well known ths:
I"lleE "as 10 bad ola: with the foadnR Rfrut tlt-
cnu oaeia "a of the Tnrr,lnry. aud that in r. per
boohl hlfoFcat'ou w':h some Ut them inst Ertor
to tho murder lie had used yory contor5,tnus
i.aneunse taward them. aud oson .hrease1.ed to
lake mrsrustB to effec. the removal OF Chlcf-
Justice la'en. Added 10 this tLe facA that llaia
all occurred *5ou: election tEnn. when r>iitics
we're fed-hnt. to Eoue tue case became almost
pima facle,
Aluo sAhEkSA A4OAS u1tll, tHt Hixhs OF the
las: Of uttutc7, onc Cfa:s ytSu, il mail.rider
md Conesa3n u C!ms1tou, MIintn citrut1Ht6n.
tiaf evidence had po.ntol At as tho 1,rJoatlo
muFde CT or accompItce, "a6 taken hy d .acb
anu confession o1tottsd fsoiu hil /" tho effect
thu. lie hal toen ta murder. n,l,i that |: vas
COMMITTED by notorious character uamed M1,l-
neI Cardenan, nhoD fegu ssaertod WAS pnll bv n
prominent Ma1t"au Eepubhcan politician named
tirlosor nad Flofence }onaelHe, a.lother p,!,-
tica:I, and Bone oue cIte, 10 XII TsIes. Iegu
"aH thnn hung BIZ tho in3h; and daY or ~
later, Gr!oep WIS rhot AID .,led By II, G. .A!i!-
Hou: Gart!euah waH sooH alter captured md
made emf ssion. generally cotuborati,ls vegus
Testimony, and adding that tbs other pn.tiel nl-
pltc,ted "cso Il. II. Long"il!, Probate Ju1re,
and II. ". Mills, Representative elect irun, Col
fax county. CArdcl.as was hell u q wIluseB.
nf,d Donaghuc AMI Mills we're urros.cd. Long
wi]f escaped 10 Santa Fc. Before the trial ut
Mills and Dona: glue, however, Cardenas ru;rac:-
ed Aia clnfcssnn. sasinE TINT 1t sRs oxlorted
from hi.n by threats and force, On tue othtr
hand, tic parties 10 whom tho confession Mh4
made deny taas force or threats wcrc slHei, bnt
tehtIiel that tun confrss OIL was FREQ and wi ,u-
iary. a. ktatod in au a;ti1arlt sworn to D. Cur
denas. At tho trial which waa largely attended
br ths c'tlzent Of tho cn!ntry, tbs widest lati-
tnde "as allowed III testlInon,, aud Mills was
discharged for want Of ev deuce. DonaGhue and
Ia de'tas wrTo tea'anaed to jall. Tae evidence
against LooGSill was rerv damaging. mud
ehhiEes &ero brought which Btctuei to i11pIl-
cato nito IN some torHer deeds Uf the Bafno k,nd
Whlfo Care.as wus icing taken to isil In the
night, whcn the trial was ended, unaUoa n par
ties tired upon md killed tbs prisoner. Whether
this WAS dune by telB II OF belief In his rusit or
TO suppress lis eyldonce no ono kuous. IAe
feoiluE At Clmsrrou against Longwilt ie[aaIdtoho
very strong. mud LIE In generally bell. vel guilty
these. but many consider h'tn ~ only tuol Of
higher o tlciaA, LonswiI is lere iu Santa Fc
and no fur rs have learned 10 attempt haa been
Made to arrest hin, eluco coming here. lie do
uounces the "ho,c :illny AZ baso cou .pirucv
go ten up by The Dtuo+r4ts, especially son,s
l'e. rohay O. posea to ain. t. rdI. his character
and ut ths satnn tune inJurc the Ke, 4ublc II,
partv and officials: aud cesaoy his ac.
tons and close association with tho leading
oii.ia Il w.nll show that lis e4a.e1,cnt III c,,-
rec or that an attem wa- bci Il; maa' t, fn.e
d'"n trher rtnyeslGati1r. !tH au -el Il hi.
charges Eo"eye', It j.. sad tha: the ya-. gasties
who aro M" unca'th'tg Tie murjer. and WHO
aie NV tits 'nuHt bitter against LonywiEI, were
his ,aoht active 70 tic II suopo; tara nui tsieuls
previous to the cunfe siuns Of the two Me1 Gu H.
What tho hu2l rcsut Will be retn1!ns to III seeu.
AZ tnero IL sep.1Ete3 tn h. severl! hundred me,i
III Co'tax County 4 ho nayc or.au!zol aid sworn
to lcrset out tue 1alisy III lrlor And pu,lsh all
wLo we're I,u| heated whenever aul wucrevef
foAnd. II uuy ol thr parties nov charged ~
RcsoE1pIIceo lare lcs lunE In th'ouri! cosl-
stlracr 1t W.!l doab& Gas be a. trty.n, Ill tle
clh-pEators uliaLed heforo tho cnd comoa.
In tho nsesuti He the suatt # mas croatia Ia gseAt
Eenta .ult III tho Territory, al u.w and startling
dtfelorMtuta arc lsoket tur daIy,