Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-30
NEARING THE END.
The Defense Closes Its Side of the
Chavez Case and Testimony in
Rebuttal is Commenced.
Many Witnesses Recalled-Mr. Cat
ron's Positive Denial-Objects of
the knights of Liberty"
Organization.

Interest in the preliminary hearing of
Francisco Gonzales y Borrego, Antonio
Gonzales y Borrego, Chino Alarid and
Patricio Valencia, charged with the MUIR
bated. Judge Seeds court room in the
federal building is daily packed with
eager spectators from 8 o'clock in the
morning until an adjournment is taken
in the evening.
Jose Dominguez was the first witness
called by the defense yesterday afternoon.
He testified that he saw Chino Alarid
working in the field on May 80, 1892, but
his evidence on this point was unimpor-
tant because he could not recall whether
he saw Chino in the forenoon or after
noon. He said he was sent a few'days
ago to Cerrillos with Ramon Garcia tc
bring up Mrs. Charley Strong, but denied
that he had subpoena for the woman oil
talked with her on the subject of the
pending trial.
EVIDENCE OF AN UNCLE.
| 3enito Borrego, an uncle of Francisco
and Antonio Gonzales y Borrego
cross-examined respecting the recent
arrest of Antonio by Sheriff Gun
ningham. He said he gave tho war
rant to Antonio in the house, that Anto
MO read it, and handed it back to him
| (the witness). This is contradiction OF
Antonio's testimony that Juan Delgadc
s1atched the warrant from his hands be-
| fore he mad time to read it.
Jesus M. Gonzales, young brother OF
| Francisco and Antonio, testified that he
did not speak to Sheriff Cunningham the
| day Antonio was arrested at the house OF
Jose Martinez Padilla.
Cataripo Gonzales was recalled. On
cross examination lie repeated the
conversation he heard in the closet back
of Conway's saloon about a week before
Chavez was killed; plainly overheard the
| defendants planning the murder of Cha
vez; heard Atilano Gold then agree tc
take Chavez
| ACROSS GUADALUPE BRIDGE
that the defendants might conveniently
assassinate him.
j. W. Conway testified respecting the
closet and the crack through which Gaia
rino Gonzales cla med to have seen anc
heard the defendants, but in no materia
way contradicted the evidence Of Gaia
rino.
Ricardo Alarid, brother of Chino, ties
titled that he had agreed to exchange pts
tolls with Francisco Gonzales y Borrego
and thus accounted for the fact thai
Francisco had pistol when he was ar
rested.
DEFENSE CLOSES.
The defense closed late yesterday after
noon with the examination of T. B. Cat
ron. Owing to the illness of the witness
his testimony was taken at his house. He
testified that he was one of the attorneys
for the defendants in this case; denied in
the most positive manner ever offering
to pay $500 for the murder of Francisco
Chavez; knew of no organization called
the League by Juan Gallegos; presumed
that allusion was made to the Knights OF
Liberty; the witness (Catron) Joined that
organization in the campaign of 1880; it
was Republican organization intended
as an offset to the Knights of Labor; it
was not secret organization except that
it had sign and pass word which mem
bers we're expected not to disclose;
ITS EMBLEM WAS A BUTTON;
it was lawful organization in all re-
spects, aiming to promote the interests
of the Republican party and protect its
members from injury and never counte-
anced wrong. He said that after finding
that Catarino Gonzales was an ex-con-
vict, he told Gonzales that he was dis
qualified as witness. He said that Cata-
rino Gonzales told him he knew nothing
about the killing of Chavez; all he knew
was with reference to the whereabouts of
his brother, Luis, on the night of the kill
ing.