Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-26
MUST PROVE AN ALIBI.
Persons Accused of Killing Frank
Chavez Continue Their DeS-
perate Swearing.
Chino Alarid and Patricio Valencia Do
Not Prove as Adroit Witnesses
as the Borregos.

tory of New Mexico is dragging its slow
length along in the district court with
public interest undated in every phase
of it. Following Antonio Borrego, one
of the four men accused of the murder OF
ex-Sheriff Chavez, Chino Alarid, another
of the accused, was placed on the stand
yesterday by the defense.
ALAR1ps TESTIMONY.
The witness knew Francisco Rivera and
Juan Gallegos; knew Francisco Chavez
and Hipollto Vigil when living. He was
at the house of his brother, Sefarino Ala
rid the night Frank Chazez was killed.
He was irrigating below the depot from
6 in the morning till 6 in the evening
on May %, 1892; was not in the office OF
Hipolito Vigil with any one at any time
on that day; generally denied ever con-
spring with the defendants, Hipolito
vigil, Francisco Rivera and Juan Gale
COS to kill Francisco Chavez. !
HE DENIED ALL
the testimony of Francisco Rivera and
Juan Gallegos; denied starting toward
Guadalupe bridge on the night of May
20, 1892, with the defendants, Hipolito
Vigil and Francisco Rivera, and denied
that Vigil gave Rivera pistol and that
Rivera afterwards gave it to the witness;
was not with the other defendants and
Hipolito Vigil at the south end of Guada-
lupe bridge on the night of May 20, 1892;
was at his brothers playing cards from
about o'clock till midnight on that
night; had nothing to do with the killing
of Francisco Chavez.
On cross-examination he said he was
irrigating his field below the broad gauge
depot on May 20, 1892, but was uncertain
how large the field was; the field was
loaned to him by his uncle, but he die
not know when; did not know whether
the field belonged to Tomas Alarld or who
was the owner; the field was
PLANTED IN WHEAT
about a month before the 23d of May
1892; did not know when he planted it
but was sure he was irrigating it on Ma.
20, 1892; irrigated the field again July Is
did not know when he planted the wheat
|
was certain he irrigated the field on tn
23d of May; was not certain he irrigated
second time on July Is, but believed so
was unable to recall the name of the ma
yordomo; went after water on May 20
but could not get it till May 23d, 1892
was looking about his crops on the 24tl
of May; spent the rest of the week
RoRDER1NG CORN FIELD
below the penitentiary, but the field wa
not irrigated because the water did no
reach that far; did not know when b
planted the corn field; called his father
crops his; there was danger of animal
doing damage to the crop because it wa
not fenced, but did not have the fell
watched every day.
Hearing adjourned until 2:30 p. nj.
The examination of Chino Alarid wa
continued yesterday afternoon. The wit
ness resumed his general denial; kne,
exactly where he was on the Esd, 2Sth an
Goth of May, ana where he WAS on tn
evening of June 2, 1892, but was not Gel
tain where he was or what he was dom
on any other days of that year; posltivel
knew nothing about the killing of Fran
CISCO Chavez; did not hear of it till tn
next day.
pATRIcIo VALENCIA
was sworn by the defense; he had lived i
Santa Fe for about twenty-five years; wa
AGO tainted with Francisco Rivera, Frar
cisco Gonzales y Borrego, Antonio Cor
zales Borrego, Chino Alarid and Atilan
Gold; had known them for years; kne'
Francisco Chavez and Hipolito Wig
when they were living; was in Santa +
when Francisco Chavez was killed; kne
where Guadalupe bridge was located; d.
MED being at caucus at the Office {
Hipolito Vigil with the defendants an
Francisco Rivera on the afternoon {
May 23, 1892, or at any other time; denie
entering into an arrangements at that tim
to kill Francisco Chavez; never met Fral
cisco Rivera at the Office of Hipollto; d.
MED every statement made by Francisc
Rivera respecting the conspiracy to XII
Francisco Chavez; denied going to Gu
dalupe bridge with any of the defendan
on the night Of May 20, 1892; he was
home that night; was not at GuadaluI
bridge or
NEAR THE TELEGRAPH POLE
at the south end with Hlpolito Vigil I
any of the defendants at any time tn
night; did not shoot Francisco Chav'
and had no part in shooting him; new
4 at any time entered into any arrangemel
4 with anybody to kill Francisco Chave
I denied talking with Juan Gallegos, Hip
4 Ito VIGIL and auv of the defendants abo
January 16, 1891, respecting the killir
Of Francisco Chavez.