Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-29
ANTO. JOSEPH'S GRANTS.
How He Obtained Possession of TIVE
thirds Of the 0jO CalientG Tract
and Valuable Springs
Thereon.
Attidavits from Numerous Persons Who
Were Deceived by Joseph-Was
He Eonest?-Judge for
Yourselves.

The NEW MEXICAN has been furnished
with fourteen affidavits 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
gwen 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 aflidavits that the
persons who made the deeds were de-
celved' 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 Mol
|, Ana Maria G. de Jaramillo, widow of
the late Pedro |. Jaramillo, land owners.
and interested parties in the OH Caliente
grant, testify that in deed that we made
to Antonio Joseph, on July %, 1873, res
pectlng 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-
snph, to represent in our behalf, said
grant, and thereby avoid its being divided
according to the partition law. We un-
iprgtnnl the 1op1 TO Io
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 certifies that we, the undersigned,
residents of this place and interested par
ties in the Oio Caliente grant,
We testify that certain deed that when
we signed in favor of Antonio Joseph,
on July 23, A. D., 1873, regarding the 0io
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
'lderation, either in cash or otherwise
for our rights, according to said deed,
but that it was an agreement as afore.
said. MsNrr1 J.p,,,,ro
MARIA DEL ROSARIO BALDEs DE J,EAM,11n
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 27th day of February, 1892,
SEAL. CHAs A. SrIEss,
Notary Public
Affidavit No 3.
This certifes that we the UNDERSIGNED
residents of Ojo Caliente, do not ac-
knowledge to have sold to Antonio To-
'eph, any right in the Ojo Caliente grant.
because we do not consider we own or
aver owned any such rights in said
grant. 1t Is certain we sold him the
lights we might have had in the Hot
springs, in case we might have any such
'lght; but as to the grant, we DENY that
we ever sold anything,
Signed this 2Sth day of Feb. A u 100
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MoNIoO VIALpANDo
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MARIA IsIDoRA ORTIZ DE y1A1pANDo.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me
his 2sth day of February, 1892.
sEAL' CHAs. A. SPIEss,
Notary Public.
Affidavit No. 4.
This certifies that we, the undersigned.
esidents in the grant of Oio Caliente.
hat in deed or agreement that has been
made to Antonio Joseph on the 23d day
If July, A. d. 1878, regarding the Oio
Jaliente grant, it was not, nor has it been,
'ur intention to sell or convey our right
n said grant; inasmuch as it was ex-
blamed to us, by Mr. Joseph, that the OBJ