Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-11-02
ANTO. JOSEPH'S GRANTS.
How He Obtained Possession Of Two
thirds of the 0jO Caliente Tract
and Valuable Springs
Thereon.
Afidavits from Numerous Persons Who
Were Deceived by Joseph-Was
He Honest?-Judge for
Yourselves.

The New MEXICAN has been furnished
with fourteen affidavits showing how DO
seph obtained deeds to large portions of
the Oio Caliente grant and to the very
valuable springs thereon. The deeds
given by the persons who make oath as
given below are now recorded in the
counties of Taos and Rio Arriba and are
regular warranty deeds, although these
persons swear they did not SO intend
them.
1t is plain from the affidavits that the
nersons who made the deeds were de-
ceived. How about Misrepresentation,
deceit and false pretenses; were these
practiced by Joseph in these instances or
were they not? Read and judge for your
self;
Affidavit No. 4.
l, Ana Maria G. de Jaramillo, widow of
the late Pedro l. Jaramillo, land owners,
and interested parties in the Ojo Caliente
grant, testify that in deed that we made
! to Antonio Joseph, on July %, 1878, res
pecting the Ojo Caliente grant, it was not
our intention to sell nor convey, in any
way, our rights in the grant, but that we
| signed such deed with the only intention
and obj of empowering the said DO
seph, to represent in our behalf, said
grant, and thereby avoid its being divided
according to the partition law. We I'M
derstand the deed to be as an agreement,
and, on our part, it was not an absolute
sale
Signed by me this 25th day of February,
| 1892
ANA MARIA G. DE JARAM1LLo.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
25th day of February, 1892.
[sEAL. CHAs. A. SpIEss,
Notary Public.
Affidavit No. 2.
This certiiies that we, the undersigned,
residents of this place and interested par
ties in the Ojo Caliente grant:
We testify that certain deed that when
we signed in favor of Antonio Joseph,
on july %, A. D., 1878, regarding the Ojo
Caliente grant it was not our intention
to sell nor convey, In any way, our rights
in said grant, but that we construed it
and understood it, according to our
agreement with Mr.. Joseph, to be only
to empower him as our attorney in said
grant, in order to avoid, thereby, the
division of said grant, according to the
partition law, which was in force at that
time. We further deny emphatically
that we have ever been paid any con-
sideration, either in cash or otherwise,
for our rights, according to said deed,
but that it was an agreement as afore-
said. MANUEL JARAM1LLo,
MARIA DEL ROSARIO BALDEs DE JARAMILLo
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of February, 1892.
SEAL. CHAs A. SpIEss,
Notary Public
Affidavit No. B.
This certities that we the undersigned
residents of Ojo Caliente, do not ac'
knowledge to have sold to Antonio 10.
seph any right in the o. Caliente grant
because we do not consider we own OF
! ever owned any such rights in sale
grant. 1t is certain we sold him the
, rights we might have had in the Hot
, Springs, in case we might have any sucf
right; but as to the grant, we deny thai
| we ever sold anything.
Signed this 2Sth day of Feb, A. D., '92
I his
MoN1oo v1AIpANDo
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f. her
MARIA Is1DoRA ORTIZ DE VIALpANDo
mark
: Subscribed and sworn to before m
l this 2sth day of February, 1892.
: SEAL. CHAs. A. SpIEss,
v Notary Public
j, Affidavit No. 4.
This certifies that we, the undersigned
" residents in the grant of Ojo Caliente
that in deed or agreement that has bee
9 made to Antonio Joseph on the 23d da
f of July, A. D. 1878, regarding the Oh
S Caliente grant, it was not, nor has it beer
It our intention to sell or convey our RICH
in said grant; inasmuch as it was e1
! planned to us, by Mr.. Joseph, that the OF
. iect of the deed was only to empower hiI
u that he, in our behalf, might represer
=. said grant for the purpose of avoiding II
u DIVISION according to the provisions {
IS the partition law, which was in force
IS that time, and we have never made to sal
r Joseph any bona fide sale of the right "
# believe we have in the said grant; for v
ia deny emphatically that we were ever pal
:. any consideration, either in cash or othe
:, wise, for our rights, because it was nc
= nor has it been, our intention to sell OF
"A rights by said deed.
y Signed by us this 9th day of Februar
~ A. D. 1892.
r JOSE GABRIEL VALDEZ,
= mark
her
50 MARIA TRINIDAD y. VALDEZ.
h. mark
4 Subscribed and sworn to before me TIL
o. 9th day of February, 1892,
[sEAL1 CHAs. A. SPIEss,
~ Notary Publ
40 Affidavits from Pablo Lucero and wi