Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-03-17

that organization; that he had been
with Joe Doherty; that they we're afraid
that Rael might charge the death on some
of us who did not owe that death. Abey-
tia told me that Rael charged the death
to me and Sandoval. Then they asked
me to become member of this organiza-
ton, that they would protect our lives;
then he planned to take the life of Juan
Antonio Rael. AS he was the man that
commanded there he appointed me to see
whether l could get that man, Rael, out
of his house, and he appointed Tomas
Lueero to go and kill him. When we left
we were told to scatter ourselves, and the
next day me and Tomas Lucero went
! down there. | went to see if l could get
him out of his house, and Tomas went to
kill him. But before | started from here
he commanded me to see whether could
disarm him, and this man, Tomas, went
down with me. We went to the road that
goes to La Cueva; after We got there, this
side of Romualdo Gonzales house, he
planned that we should go there through
, gap. We left the road so that nobody
could see us. They also had ordered Sos
tenes Lucero to watch for US at that place
until we came and he was to go back and
let them know where Rael was.
@. What day are you now speaking of,
Mr.. Cordova? A. Of Sunday, the date
they killed Juan Rael. Then we went be-
low and crossed the river and we went
through the gap by Gabriel Estrado's; we
went up there and he was looking for a
place where he could kill Rael.
Q. What time in the day was thats A.
We left here in the morning; we found a
place there where he could hide; he ex-
planning to me where / could stop going
back with Rael.
Q. You say he found place where he
could hide, who are you speaking Of? A.
Tomas Lucero. He told mo AT certain
point you place him and divide from him
so that he could shoot at him, and where
put ball from this gun only God can
prevent DEATH He remained there and I
went on to the house of Rael. l arrived
at the house of Manuel Guillon; he asked
me where was going, and l told him l
was going to Coyote, and he said he was
going there too, and we could go together,
SO he hitched up his buggy and we went
from there up to the town.
Q. What town? A. TO Lucero. pass
ed there from him and l went towards
the house of Rael. arrived there at the
house and he and his wife were there,
after went in he asked me whether or
not had delivered horse to Estanisla-
do Sandoval. told him that I had not de-
delivered the horse to him, but that would
any time he wanted to. We went out OF
the house and he asked me for the woman
Lola. told him that had seen her at La
Cueva few days before; he asked me
where I was going to, and I told him
was going up above. Before l left his
house he told me it might be possible
that he would go down with me. Il will
wait for you at the Puertecito de Benade
Alazan,' he said. I went up above and
did not return by the road, but wen
away from the road and came back be
You'd it and came to where Tomas Lucere
would bring him.
Q. Who? A. Juan Antonio Rael. Ani
I told him no, but he had told me that il
case he might come he would wait for mt
at that place. We saw some one coming
on horseback from the Puertecito. From
there went on, then Tomas Lucero tol(
me that if Juan Antonio was going owe
there that I had to go to notify them at
o'clock that night. Then acted the wa.
. they told me and went to the house O
my Comadre Piedad. was there wher
Rael came in; from there went dow
home, then came back, and asked from
him the pistol. He lent it to me ant
asked me where was l going and tolt
him to Aguitas Calientes. I leftth plac
about dark and went to the place the,
had designated about the same hour tina
they had agreed. Sostenes and Juan Ro
nero came; from there we went down be
low; then going down they came to a con
clusion how they would make up tn
affair. We got to the place where tina
stack of straw was; from there we wen
on foot to the house. Juan Romero ha,
!. requested me to speak at the door and
spoke to my comadre and she opened tn
door.
Q. Who do you refer to, Mr.. Cordova
when you say "my cemadre? A. II
Piedad Madril. AS soon as she opened
the door they both went right in littl
ahead of me. Soon after that Romero
turned around to where there was Wagon
sheet and told Rael he was his prisoner
then the Indian said it was all right; h
sat on the bed, then Juan Romero sat OF
stool. When he sat down he pulled GU
the paper and asked Rael if he wanted
him to read the paper to him or not, ant
the Indian said no. Then he inquired o
him as soon as he got through putting OF
his clothes where his horse was. He salt
at the straw stack and the saddle wa
behind the door. Then Romero said
Get your saddle and saddle your horse
Rael said: ~ will not run away" FL
! told him no, because there are men tina
, are watching you; he told him to put hi
. saddle on the horse and we went out. w
all went out together, Rael going ahead
: In turning around the stable Sostene
Lucero's gun looked as though he wal
going to fire at him and I stopped hin
from firing at him, when he got near te
the fence, before putting his saddle on.
Q. Why did you stop him that time
from firing? A. Because did not wan
him to shoot at him there. AS soon q.
he bent himself over little, Sostene.
fired the first shot, then Rael seemed tt
have gone little way, and he spoke ,
little and said, sob, God" Sostenes KEEP
on firing at him, until he got close to thu
straw stack.
Q. How far did Rael go after the FRS
shot, until he fell? A. About four or fiv,
steps.
@. Did Sostenes fire at Rael as he wa
going that distance? A. He did, he KEEP
on firing.
Q. After Rael fell, Mr.. Cordova, did Lu
cero fire at himS A. Yes, he did.
Q. How many times after he was down