Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-05-31

companion, a stranger whom he did not
know, met Claire Beatty, Willie Fayette
and couple of Young ladies', and young
Beatty told Mr.. lIogle to look out as they
had well nigh fallen over drunken man
on the other end OF the bridge. Upon
learning that the body was that of Frank
Chavez and that he had been shot, the
four young people turned and went back
with Mr.. Hogle to the scene of the tragedy.
They found that Chavez was dead. His
ewes were open, but wore the stony glare
of death. His body lay dagonally across
the walk, his feet hanging over the edge
of the bridge.
INTENSE EXCIMEMENT.
By this time news Of the tragedy had
startled the people and hundreds came
hocking to the scene. Many women
were there and their lamentations were
awful to hear. The body was lifted and
conveyed to Chavez room, scarcely 100
yards distant, and later was taken, amidst
the greatest excitement, TO the home Of
the deceased's mother near upper Palace
avenue, followed by 500 or 600 people.
Immediately the body was removed
from the blood.stained bridge walk, Mar
shall Gray, Flank Harrison, Henry Bur
nett, Justice Lucero and others went to
work to develop if possible clue to the
assassin. A lantern was procured and a
thorough search made below and about
the bridge and around the telegraph pole.
The foot prints of two men were found,
though they were very indistinct. Sew
era brass cartridge shells for Colt's-45
revolv er were picked up. Near the teIe-
graph pole was seen mark as il made
by the butt of Winchester resting upon
the ground, and below the bridge
BooT-HEEL WAS FOUND,
which to all appearances had caught on
the edge OF one of the bridge timbers and
been freshly torn off. This bootheel
might have proved an important clue had
= its discovery been kept quiet, but there
A., was such promiscuous crowd on hand
and so much confusion prevailed that it's
finding was soon generally known, and
a this has had the forethought TO burn or
. bury the boot from. which it was torn. Mr..
. Burnett thought of the blood hounds at
i the penitentiary and sent messenger to
h bring Frank Rankin, who manages the
able to start the dogs on the trail of the
criminals, but after examining the ground
: Mr.. Rankin found it impossible to do any
Il thing in this direction as hundreds OF peo'
q pie had walked all over and about the
!, scene Of the killing, and the dogs could
o not have struck the trail. Search in this
4 direction was then given up.
!. Examining the Body.
d An extraordinary scene of suppressed
y excitement and grief was that which at
9 tended the arrival OF the body of the
!, murdered man at his mothers home
O Men, women and children were there
= and the bitter words of the former
~ mingled with the tears and walls of the
o latter in earnest pronunciation of this
n miserable piece of business. An exami
n nation of the body revealed the fact thai
:, four OF the five shots had taken effect
y Three bullets were extracted one of these
Q is Winchester rifle ball and the othel
Is two are evidently from a 45 Colts re
volver, showing that two men must have
done the shooting. The Winchester bal
n entered the body on the right side ant
- ranged upward,
SPLITTING THE HEART
g in two. Another ball passed through
a the liver. A third shot, evidently free
- after the victim had turned, entered thu
II groin. The victims left hand was prob
10 ably part way in his pantaloon's poke
10 and this ball also tore off part of thu
lv thumb and forehand. A fourth ball wen
70 through the right ankle, indicating that
~ possibly, this last shot was fired below thu
A. upper timbers of the bridge trestle-work
q Either OF the three shots would have re
in suited in death. but the Winchester ball
NJ probably the second shot fired, provet
Id instantly fatal.
ne A Singular Circumstance.
a. An hour after the tragedy Sheriff Con
ne kiln and Marshal Gray called at Carolin
az Martins house, opposite Guadalup
as church, and placed VIM. Soehnchen unde
k. arrest on suspicion OF having killet
n. Chavez. The latter WAS the former
I I business partner, running planin
dSs mill under the firm name of W. ii
in Soehnchen & Co. For some weeks Soehn
a. chen has been en- desperate spree
"' drinking day and night. Chavez ha,
frequently attempted to restrain him
l., taking him home or locking him up il
=, the planning mill Office in hopes of sober
10 ing him. On Sunday afternoon Soehnchel
re was drinking heavily and Chavez wen
d. searching through the saloons, final
ne found him and started to take him to tb
Mt saw mill office. Upon reaching tn
I'D mill,
et soEHNCHEN REBELLED
ba and Chavez struck him, then he pushe
ly him into the Office and locked the door
e, About o'clock in the afternoon Soehn
ed chen broke out of the Office and came Il
No town swearing vengeance against Chave
,r for striking him. Soehnchen repeated
a. said he intended to kill Chavez that nigh
od lie said this to Antonio Borrego, Chave;
an brother-n-law, to Billy Baird and Others
ar At Joseph's saloon Soehnchen tried
IN borrow a revolver and also asked the loa
~ ~ of huge knife which hung up on tn
tn wall. Borrego met him there and urge
W. him to 90 home, telling him he was we
a. nigh insane and would become mania
Nd If he did not cease drinking. Soehnche
70 was dumb to all appeals and continued
~ grumble at Chavez, treatment and
MAKE THREATS.
fiji During the afternoon Soehnchen met tn
i'm county jailer, told him thst he intende
ed to edo up Frank Chavez" and said
up "When | am arrested tonight and brougf
as to Jail | want you to treat me kindly, ft