Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-09-14
A BUDGET OF LIVELY LIES.
Having Had Too Much Whisky They
Now Have Recourse to Lying.

LIE NJ. 1,
Ed. Priest and Geo. Cundif, delegates
to the territorial Democratic convention,
at Santa Fe, disclose quite sensation
created in Santa Fe Saturday evening and
night. From what can be learned, it seems
that some of the stock assassins OF Santa
Fe had been hired to sssassinate certain
Democratic delegates. Ed. Priest, Geo.
Cundlf, Ed. Proper and others were
followed by armed vagabonds, the same
crowd or portion OF them, that muir
dered Frank Chavez. Cundif was as
saulted with q billy in the hands OF a
Mexican, who later in the evening, en-
deavored to assassinate Tony Neis, of Los
Cerrilos, in the plaza while Hon. Antonio
Joseph was speaking. Neis was warned
by the scream of woman, and turned
quickly on his assailant with drawn pistol,
thus saving himself. The supposition is
that Nes was attacked for protecting
Priest previously.
Bernardino Baca, of Albuquerque, son
of Santiago Bacs, was arrested, as were
Nicanor Herrera, OF Las Vegas, Luis
Constante, Macedonia Ribera and Can,
delario Martinez, OF Santa Fe, and Mo-
desto Ortiz, of Albuquerque, the former
for alleged breach of the peace, the latter
for deprecating the abuse of Mr.. Baca.
| All were Jailed, but subsequently released
by Romulo Martinez going on their bonds
for 5000 each. The most curious piece Of
the work was the acceptance of the bonds
by the assassin Borrego who is ostenslbly
in Jail for the murder OF Frank Chavez, but
who is permitted to roam the streets Of
Santa Fe at will, and is, for all practical
purpose. the jailor of the Santa Fe county
prison. The boys are still under bond
and fear if they return that they will be
acknowledgements Democrat.
THE LIE NAILED.
To the Editor OF the New Mexican.
CERRILLos, Sept. l3.-Slr: l notice il
the Albuquerque Democrat OF this dat
an article stating that the "santa Fe stool
of assassins" attempted to assassinate MI
in the plaza on Saturday night. do no
believe that any such statements shoult
find their way into the public press wheI
they are unqualifiedly false. The onl.
thing of the kind that l saw was mai
from San Miguel county who came owe
with the excursion, with an open knife il
his hand attempting an attack on me
This man ran at me with the knife and
. in so doing, ran against woman, whel
compelled him to desist. then wen
to Sheriff Conkln and told him of tn
occurrence and that some people wer
trying to create disturbance, and aske
him to put them out OF the plaza. ii
went in and I saw him put four or five OH
of the plaza gate. The only reason th
man made the attack on me was Oh &C
count of an old personal grudge OF owe
eight years standing, which originated
Canoncito, in this county. Tony MRS.
In addition to Mr.. Neis' lette
the facts are that Nicanor Herrera an
Serafin Baca, from San Miguel county
and Nestor Rodriguez, of Santa Fe, wer
arrested for carrying concealed weapons
Some OF the others were jailed for dir
turbing the peace or being drunk. TIL
officers of the law simply did their duty
A mob went to the isil &c ioroibly releas
Herrera, but = nen they found the sheri
determined to do his duty, they le
quicker than they came. The article
copied from the Democrat, is a wilful an
.. malicious lie.