Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-07-12
CRIME GOES UNPUNIsHHD.

CRIME GOES UNFINISHED.
A short time since the ancient
city Of Santa Fe seemed to be
about to cover herself with glory.
IT began to look as though some
of the great crimes which have
been committed there would be
punished, and the good people in
all parts of the Territory were
looking on ap%provingly while the
sword of Justice seemed to be
poised in the air preparatory to
the descending blow. The entire
Territory was ready to applaud,
but Justice has again been assas-
sinated in the capital city and the
applause has been turned to Kisses.
Only a few weeks ago the au-
thorities there started in with a
great flourish of trumpets to cap
ture and place in durance vile the
incendiaries who applied the torch
to the capitol and to catch the as
sassins who shocked the Territory
by the boldness of their deeds.
How far they have bceu successful
may be judged from the report of
the grand jury which recently fin
ished its labors after having found
Iune true bill out of the long list of
crimes which have been committed
in the county recently.
Two crimes were committed
while the grand jury was in sess-
ion, and this is what the grand jury
says about them;
During the session two very serious
crimes have been committed, and after {
full examination into the facts, we re
turned true bills in n case, and yer!
much regret to say that although W.
have examined a great many witnessesiI
the other, still no fact have been pre-
sented to us which would warrant tn
returning Of an indictment. We belev,
that the causes which have given rise u
the present situation Of affairs, is largel,
chargeable to the laxity Of the admins
]tration of the laws by the peace officer
Of this county, during a number Of year
past. We believe that were criminal
detected, tried and sentenced, that
healthier sentiment would prevail in GU
midst"
A healthier sentiment woul
certainly prevail in the capital cit
if criminals were detected, trie
and sentenced, and visitors to tn
, capital city would breath easie.
and perhaps might not be in sue
, a hurry to get away.
In reference to the assassinatio
of Francisco Chavez the jury say
] ain our investigation as to the killir
9 OF ex-Sherif Francisco Chavez, we ha-
done everything that has been possib
to be done under the circumstances. "
y had hoped with the assistance Of Il
prosecuting officers to detect the persoI
Q who were guilty Of this most heinous
IT. crimes, and to that end we have exami
ed most carefully, the testimony Of eve
. person who was likely TO have al
u knowledge with reference TO the PERI
n traitors Of this murder. From what
have learned from the testimony adduc
4 before us, there seems TO be a feeling
the city Of Santa Fe which is 10 be
= plored, and which can only be satisf
. and averted when the persons who mt
a dered Francisco Chavez have be
brought to the bar Of justice"
h The people Of the Territory d
1t plore this feeling more deeply tn.
i do the people of Santa Fe, and
" this reason more than any 9th,
will the attempt be made to ha
pit the capital removed to some 9th
lie town where crime is not foster
a by the protection of the Santa
s. ring.
This Territory, which, in
,ir probability, will soon become
w state, cannot afford to have as
~ capital a town where the midnil
IN assassin can strike down his Wet
no. with impunity, and where the
M cendiary can escape without ey
80 much as an attempt at app
On hension.
al THE PEOPLES PARTY.
tn The nomination Of Gen. Weay
L.. g. Droaidout IN the N.