Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-11-07
ANTO. JOSEPH'S GRANTS.
How He Obtained Possession Of Two
thirds Of the Ojo Caliento Tract
and Valuable Springs
Thereon.
Afidavits from Numerous Persons Who
Were Deceived by Joseph-Was
He Honest?-Judge for
Yourselves.

Yourselves.
The New MEXICAN has been furnished
with fourteen atIidavits showing how Jo-
seph obtained deeds to large portions OF
the Ojo 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 afIidavits that the
persons 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:
AG;dayIt No..
|, Ana Maria G. de Jaramillo, widow of
the late Pedro |. Jaramillo, land owners,
and interested parties in the Ojo Caliente
grant, testify that in deed that we made
to Antonio Joseph, on July 20, 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 object of empowering the said Jo-
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 JARAMILLo.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
2jth day of February, 1892,
SEAL. CHAs. A. Sp1Ess,
Notary Public.
Affidavit No.9.
This certifies 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 23, 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
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 JARAMILLo,
MARIA DEL ROSARIO BALDEs DE JARAMILLC
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of February, 1892.
SEAL. CHAs A. SPIEss,
Notary Public
Affidavit No. 3.
This certifes that we the undersigned
residents of Ojo Calientc, do not &C
knowledge to have sold to Antonio 10
seph, any right in the Ojo 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 such
right; but as to the grant, We deny that
we ever sold anything.
Signed this 28th day of Feb, A. D., '92
his
MoNIco VIALPANDo
mark
her
MARIA IsIDORA ORTIZ DE VIALPANDo
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Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 2sth day of February, 1892.
| SEAL. CHAs. A. SPIEss,
Notary Public
AFFIDAVIT No. A.
e.. 4, To-, IL
residents in the grant of Ojo Caliente
that in deed or agreement that has beer
made to Antonio Joseph on the 23d day
of July, A. d. 1878, regarding the Ole
Caliente grant, it was not, nor has it been
our intention to sell or convey our right
in said grant; inasmuch as it was ex
planned to US, by Mr. Joseph, that the OBJ
ject of the deed was only to empower hin
that he, in our behalf, might represent
said grant for the purpose of avoiding it'
division, according to the provisions o
the partition law, which was in force a
that time, and we have never made to sale
J Joseph any bona fide sale of the right WI
believe we have in the said grant; for w
deny emphatically that we were ever pait
any consideration, either in cash or other
wise, for our rights, because it was not
nor has it been, our intention to sell GU
rights by said deed.
Signed by us this 9th day of February
A. D. 1892.
JOSE GABRIEL VALDEZ,
mark
her
MARIA TRINIDAD y. VALDEZ.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me THU
9th day of February, 1892,
srAI] CHAs. A. SpIEss,
Notary Public