Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1893-04-15
TIA. Los LCNAs Caiug
fsrtner Particulars Asss, the Mar.
der OF an Old " oman.


Further particulars OF the bruta
murder committed at I,os Luna,
"Wednesday night (an account ot which
was published yesterday we're elicited
at the examination yest terdsy.
The victim Was a harr,leas old WON 40
scarcely five feet In height, and wa.
about 90 years old She had been en-.
gagged as washerSOmRu for Coroner J. L.
Connelly, OF Nnlrncia o. nty. Tor some
time past, aud had just inishsd n hard
days work at the home oi tho latter and
had, ~ sunset, found her way homs to
her sister, mn aged lmbsclle, whsu she
met the men who now stApd accused Of
her murder.
From tue evidence, /, appears that An.
touio MARTINEZ aud Abtoniu Joe- Garcia
had been drinRlug heavily all uf Wednes
day and about sundo~u had gone TO the
house u Dolores Bsnevldea, where the
old woman II supposed To have stopped
ON the way 10 her SISTERS home, which
10 small, two.rUumed adobe house stu.
ated within two hundred ysrds u the
plaza. She had been there but a short
time when MARTINEZ aud Garcia arrived
under the Influence of liquor. The aged
sister of the victim drove them from tn.
house but they returned and tried 10
persuade the poor woman to go with
them. She finally gave way to their Ell.
treaties aud l,ft tue house to be seen no
more alive.
Her body WAS found yesterday morn
ing stiff aud cold IN death, aud stretched
full length Id Il prepared Tor burial
Her face was covered with black shawl,
her left cheek and side ot her face badly
swollen, and blood ouIing from tho cor.
ners Of her mouth.
The greatest indignation was felt and
the coroner aud jury IN. nediately hasten.
Sned To the spot. OC all sides were evi
dences OF great struggle, showing that
tie victim, although aged and iutirm,
had fought Tor her poor life The slfal
Ia was moved down as n deyoured by
animals and the dead body placed IN an
acequs, which had been dried up for
lack of water.
An Investigation Wa at once com.
menced aud MARITIME aud Garcia lmme
dintely placed under arrest, Doth are
young fellows aud arc neither over ~
years Of age.
Tho coroncr's Jury having completed
their examination, returned a verdict ~
the effect that deceased came to her
death by means Of GLOW, which hai
broken her neck and which was prssum.
ably the work Of Martinez and Garcia.
Justice of the Peace Ssua had presid.
cd over the deliberations, aul for som.
reason hesitated TO sign the verdict.
The preliminary examination was held
at 2 p. IN, yesterday a. Los Lunas, and
the verdict having been rem iered. signed
by the justice, coroner and six jnrymen.
having been read in open court, Col. J.
F. Chavez held that inasmuch M the
justice had uiiiGated at the coroner's
examination and had affixed his Official
signature to the document, accusing IKE
two defendants, that any further pro.
Ccouluke NOutu bc but 70 tcNIeW W the
labors ot the justice and therefore rec
ommended that the prisoners bs placed
IN Jail subject to habeas corpus proc eed
ings before the district court.
A long discussion was held and jus.
t,oe Luna finally decided to remand the
prisoners 10 jail, until no could consult
with Prosecuting Attorney Whiteman,
OF Albuquerque.
A search OF the prisoners revealed the
discovery Of two bupchss OF keys upon
the person Of Antonio Martinez, which
were identified ~ the property OF the
murdered woman. One bunch contained
the key oi small trunk, owned by the
woman. 10 which she was supposed 10
have kept what little effects che might
have possessed. A thorough search Of
her premises, however, showed the trunk
To have been removed.
Clrcumstantial evidence 10 very strong
against the two men, and their arrest
was ut frat u great surprise, for yestsr.
day morning the sntlre affair was
shrouded in mystery. ln fact the mo.
tive for the deed is yet Obscure.
Chief ot Police Connolly worked un.
tiringly in the case during the whole OF
yesterday, aud II was due 20 bis efforts
that the mystery 10 being gradually IN