Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-02-06
The Wounds Are Not Fatal, However,
and he Will:Again Occupy
His Seat in a Few
Days.
The Legislative Assembly Places $780, 600
at the Disposal Of the Governor.
A Reward That Will Bring the Villains
to Justice-Public Sentiment
Aroused-Full Details of
the 0owardly Act,

An attempt was last night made to as
sassinate Hon. T. B. Cstron, member OF
tie legislative council from Santa Fe
county. The murderous bullets, how
ever, failed to reach their mark and the
brunt of the cowardly act unfortunately
fell upon Senator J A. Ancheta, of Grant
county, five huck-shot entering his neck
and shoulders and causing wounds, which,
while being not dangerous are still quite
serious.
DISCUSSING PUBLIC BUSINESS.
AS has been customary since the open
ing of the legislature, the members Of the
council have assembled almost every
evening at Mr.. Catron's Office to discuss
the public work of the succeeding day g
session and agree upon plan of action,
thus doing away with much confusion
on the floor of the council chamber and
expediting the business. These meetings
occurred in Clerk Lasier's room, the sec
ond one north of the main entrance OF
the office facing the plaza. In this apart
ment, and looking out upon Washington
avenue, which leads up toward the Pal
ace hotel, is a large double door, composed
of glass from the top down to within
about three feet of the floor, and which
now only answers the purpose of q
window, the doors being closed. Here
the senators assembled last
evening as WAS their wont, some sitting
and others standing promiscuously about
the large fat desk that occupies place
Immediately in front Of this glass door,
and some six feet from'the wall.
POSITION OF THE SENATORS.
Senator Mills sat near the right hand
side of the window; nearly facing him,
and on the opposite side tf the desk, stood
Mr.. Catron, occasionally moving about
the center of the room. Toward the side
door on the right were Senators Perea
and Anchets, and Senator Slower sat or
the left, at the foot of the desk and Just
out of range of the window so that he
could scarcely be seen from the street
Senator Richardson was also there bu
excused himself and left. Mr.. Glider
sleeve had an appointment with the as
semb!eh senators but failed to keep it.
The discussion turned upon one OF Sen
ator Mills bills and that gentleman lef
his seat and went to the book case Il
secure COPY OF the revised statutes, ant
during his absence Senator Anchets to"l
lite chair he had Just vacat q, leaning
al, oil hi ll.t
shoulder and the side of his neck anc
head being plainly visible in the brlgh
light in the room from the street. Mr.
Catron then sat down at the desk directly
opposite Mr.. AnCheta.
SAW THE ASSASSIN.
About this time, 7:15 O'Clock, Gus
O'Brien, Mr.. Catrons office boy, who is
also page IN the council, approached the
office door and as he did 80 he saw mar
leave the opposite side of the street and
come across to a tree nearly opposite the
office window. The man evidently thought
Young U'Brien had gone inside, rs the
night was very dark and the youth uas
partially screened from view by the lattice
work along that eide of the portal but
the door did not open readily, and young
| O'Brien, upon seeing the man approach
stood still and watched his movements.
The fellow came pretty near to the lattice
work and peered into the window then he
stopped down, and young O'Bren, seeing
this move, and also seeing that the fellow
held eapon In his hand, called to hun
and aueried: "Wiiat is it, amgo"' With
an expression of evident disgust 1t being
observed, the man made no response
lint said: ooh -" and
walked leisurey across the street
again and disappeared. Looking about
the office boy saw what he thinks was
horse tied behind one of :he large cotton
| wood trees up the street aud some hlly
wards about the office. he took little
Iced of this circumstance, however, rs
he explains, he thought 1t VAS some ont
-ndeavorus to frighten him for being OIL
the street after night.
THE MURDERoUs SHOTS.
Half an hour later, the senators haC
assembled, taking their seats as above
yiyen, and when Mr.. Catron was sitting in
front If the window and plainly visible
from the outside, the hurried footsteps o.
FESTIVE horses were heard in the street
and q second later two shots we're tired
followed by the crashing Of window
| plass. Intense excitement and COnfu.
sion prevailed as Senator AnCheta spraHp
forward, almost falling from his chan
and the blood squirting from his neck.
| rhe gentlemen present ERE immediately
| 80, h;a s,da fearing he had been fatally