Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-02-06

observed twO men on medium sized, spirit
ed horses riding hurriedly down on the side
Of the street nearest the Office window
He paid little attention to them, conc|ud'
ing they were a pair of country visitors
under the influence of drink AS they
came past the window their horses
were checked up for an instant and
both fired. Then putting spurs to
their horses the assassns dashed
round the corner and one of them, in en-
deavorng to dodge Mr.. Spiers, came very
near colli,ing with post. The men went
at break-neck speed up Palace avenue and
turning southeast on Cathedral street, dis
appeared.
CARING FOR MR.. ANCHETA.
Medical assistance soon responded to
the summons, and hurried examination
of Senator Ancheta's wounds was made
to appesse the great alarm felt for his
safety by his colleagues. Enough was as
Certained, despite the flow of blood, to
convince them that his injuries were not
fatal and then the wounded man, after
tenn orary bandages had been applied, WAS
tenderly cared for and conveyed to st.
| Vincent's hospital. Here thorough ex-
animation of his injuries Was soon in pro,
gress, and served also to throw some light
upon the character of the weapon with
which this heineous act was done. The
bullets taken from Mr.. Anchets 8 shoulder
and head we're buck-shot, evident
! ly fred from a shotgun. He
was struck by five of the shot, and
from the short range, probably thirty
! feet, at which the shot was fired, the con.
sequences are not much more serious
One of the leadened bullets, the most
damaging one, struck Mr.. Ancheta in
the left muscle of the neck, and passed
through, just barely missing the jugular
vein. A hairs breadth variation would
have resulted in death. Another shot
entered the shoulder, and was easily ex-
tracted without much pain, and third
shot pierced the left ear. The other two
shots we're lodged in Mr.. Ancheta's
clohng. The gentleman is resting quite
easily to-day, having had fairly good
night, although some little fever is ap
parent. 1t is expected that six or eight
days will find the plucky little senator
| from Grant again in his seat.
THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING.
An examination of the scene of the
tragedy by daylight makes it clear tina,
only two weapons were used in this
bloody business, and two men figured as
principals, but behind them-ah, there's
the rub How many were there of them
The man who handled the shotgun
is supposed to have fired first, from 6
diagonal direction, the charge golnl
through the open space on the side OF the
porch between the post that sustalns the
lattice and the Luilding. Five of the
buck-shot struck the window casing al
the right corner of the window, and some
ner Of the window immediately behind
Mr.. Ancheta, five of them striking him
as before stated. The second horsemar
used a rife and did not fire until he waf
directly in front OF the window, facins
Mr.. Catron, for the ball struck piece o.
the pine lattice and pierced the left win
dow casing, passing Immediately over
Senator Stover's head. In the group Of
senators Mr.. Catron was the central figure
the two assassins, it seem evident, took
him for their target, but being mounted
on FESTIVE horses, and no doubt very rer'
vous themselves, their unsteady aim sen,
the two shots on either side of the dis
tngushed senator from Santa Fe.
CHASING THE AssAssINs.
Immediately the shots exploded there
was a gathering crowd on the scene ant
as soon rs the situation could be explain
ed dozen or more citizens volunteered
to take up the trail and follow the muir
derers Horses were hurriedly brough
into requisition and the searchers startet
out, some on foot using lanterns t,
track the footsteps the horsel
had made in the half frozer
ground, and others on horseback. Thu
the search WAS kept up all night, bu
awaited little or nothing. The assassins
were tracked past the cathedral and theme,
east and south via the Pecos road, ONT
party going out as far as seven miles, bu
here the trail was lost.
The men are described as of medium
size one little taller than The other anc
having black mustache both wore blacl
SLOUGH hats. One OF them rode newly
shod horse, on the left hind foo
of which the shoe was broken
The other horse was not shod
and was easily detected because
of the fuct that the footprint showed the
right hoof to be broken off on one
side
Half dozen different parties took W
the trail early this morning, among then
Sheriff Robinson, of Socorro county, who
is accredited with being one OF the mos
successful men at this class Of work il
the country.
PUBLIC INDIGNATION.
Intense public excitement mingled witt
oft-repeated expressions OF Indignation OF
behalf OF all classes Of citizens, was ap
parent everywhere about the city thi
morning, and many private citizens wer'
heard to express their condemnation o
the vretched state of affairs political in
Santa Fe county at the door of which thi,
second attempt at murder must be lai,
Not a few citizens also expressed willing
ness to subscribe literally toward Juno
to employ several first-Class detectives tt
ferret out the principals and accessories
in this and other outrages hat have la eI
occurred in this county. Pursuant 10 thi.
spirit of general Indignation the following
circular calling citiz' MS meeting was is
sued at an early hour this morning:
All law ,abiiing citizens are requested tt
meet at the court house at 2 O'Clock to
day to take some action toward investi
eating and bringing to justice the
parties who did the cowardly shooting o
last night, and to put stop to other law
less acts in our midst.
L. BIadf I'd Prince. Ghas. L. Bishop,
Edwa ard l.. bartlett, Antoni" ORTIZ SalazaT
", T, Thornton, Franco. chavez,
PEE, TO Perta TT nldad A ard
II, b, Cartwright, X. J. Fallen,
r. b. Wills, MAX FRO :,
X, Seligman, Henry L. Waldo,
S.livmon b os, Chas. ". Cream"r,