Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-25
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The boy was cautioned, upon pain of
death not to leave the place where the
murder was committed and not to reveal
his secret for the space of twenty four
hours. The brave little fellow disobeyed
his instructions, and as soon as the two
brutes left the scene of the murder The
made his way to ranch house and told
of the occurrence. Maestas was shortly
afterward arrested and conviction soon
followed.
OTHER GRIMES.
The killing of Romero was not by any
means the only one of Maestas crimes.
In partial confession made few days
ago he told of numerous criminal deeds
In which he was implicated.
He said that he, in company with an
other desperate, held up four preachers
at one time in what is known as the lower
county, on the San Juan river, and re-
lievad the divines of 800 in cash.
He openly confessed that he had been
implicated in more robberies and cattle
and horse stealing than he could remem-
Der.
In 1892 a school director named Carpio
Sais was killed and robbed of $3.50. Sais
body was buried and up to this time has
not been recovered.
Maestas' recital of the murder of Sais
is one of the most cold blooded narratives
ever published and proves the perpe-
traitors to have been utterly void OF
feeling.
Maestas came into town from his home
on the day of the murder and met Julian
Trujillo, Jose Chavez Chavez and Pablo
Lucero. Chavez spoke to Maestas and
revealed to him the plot to rob Sais. II
was the intention of the men to kill theil
victim, as they knew too we'll that if they
merely robbed him they would be made
to suffer for the crime.
Maestas entered into the conspiracy
without hesitation. They decoyed Sais tc
place where the crime could be com
mitted with safety and then accomplished
their hellish designs by stabbing anC
stoning their victim to death.
Maestas declares that his part of the
program was to remain behind the rest il
order, it is supposed, to give the alarm
in case of detection. He went into
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layed too long as when he came out hi
co-conspirators we're not in sight. HI
was unable to find them and went back tt
a saloon where he waited until Chavez
Truj1llo and Lucero returned. Whe,
they did return they reproached Maesta
for what they termed his cowardice, gav'
him 50 and cautioned him to keep hi
mouth shut lest he share the same fate.
Maestas denied any completely in tn
murder of young Sandoval, but it i
thought he was in some way conuecte'
with it.
WOMAN MURDERED.
Maestas told of the murder of Silva
wife, but he declared that what he told wa
merely hearsay. He said that Jesus Vial
pando told him that Manuel Gonzales
Baca alias "Martinez de Moro" had per
suaded the woman to leave her house witt
them. The three went to place wher
Silva was waiting and where reconcilia
tion was effected between man and wife
Silva afterward sent Manuel Gonzales
y Baca alias "El Moro"to get his wife ant
take her to the stock yards where he re
mained in waiting.
The details of the crime are not given
but according to Meestas story base,
upon what he heard, Silva killed tn
woman soon after her arrival at the stock
yards. He also said that the body wa
buried near the Los Alamos river.
Maestas also related how man name,
! Aboulafia was killed at Salitre in 1885
He said that Espiridion Swayback ha
J confessed to him that he had committe
the deed, having been hired to do it by
prominent Las Vegan.
HIS GUILTY CONSCIENCE.
! There is one mean trait that Maesta
could not be accused of and that wa
,, cowardice. He bore his fate with becom
, ing bravery, but the conscience of guilt
man never rests easy, and so it was wit
Maestas. Although he maintained stoi
demeanor, he was nevertheless afraid t
meet death.
When asked what he had to tell hi
, friends and criminals, he reptile
that he advised them all to refrain froI
wrong doing. He averred that ma
who is criminal is always restless an
: uneasy. He professed religion and shor
ly before his death acknowledged h
faith in God and declared that he believe
the Almighty had forgiven him his sin
- The hanged man was an unmitigate
' liar, but true friend to the man VIII
!. assisted him in killing Romero. H
refused to give his companions nam
because, as he said, it would do him n
= good.
4 BREAKING UP THE GANG.
t The hanging of Maestas was trump
Il of Justice. Gov. Thornton was besiege
with requests from Maestas and b
t friends for Communication of the sci
: tence to life Imprisonment, but the chi,
? executive refused to interfere with tt
work of the courts.