Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-01-13
THE CRIME!
Particulars Of the Tragedy al San.
IA Pe.
What the Citizen Writer Found
from Eyc.witnesses.
Wss visil Killed Before the Warrant
was Read TO Hint
RAD STATE AffAlRS.

5Te-ial C"rrc-punience ~ The ritiser
Santa f., n. NJ. Jan 10 rhc trag
rdy ~ sheriff Frank Chavez death had
n terrible s,sIuel yesterday Afternoon. At
Ahout 3 y IN. Hipolito Vigil was rhn, tn
death on Bridge street in this city Since
that hour your correspondent W made
diligrn, efforts Ia sif, all the facts and
give the true story nf the event
woREISG ~ CLuks
sheriff Cunningham fur some time past
has been working on alleged new clues
as Ia III. identify II Frank Chav"r' mur.
d"rrr, and mysterious hints and thrats
have been mpntcd about. Yesterday Af
trrn"nn, accompanied by Page O.-ru.
Thongs Tucker, Juan h'lgado aud Juan
pachsco, his deputies. all heavily armed
with shot guns, winchrStrrr AMI rcr"l.
verr. Cunningham prr"-l"d tn make
round up of nix men. whom, IN war.
rant sworn cut b"foir' Judge Sr,sls, ae Ac.
cus.si Of participating or having guilt!
knowle,lge nf the lAm.n,.hlr murder.
which happen,d May ~. lS92.
TIM NKS
The accused w"r, Frank GunSAl.- y
Borrrgu. his brother Antnnin, CHM"
Alarid. Francisco Rivera. Marcus Nalrn-
cia and Hipoli,o Vigil
Proceeding in carriage on BrdE"
street. and juat In front IL ia" capital
ground Frank G"nHaleS y B'rrrg" wac
arrested without difficulty,
few moments later Hipulito Vigil
came in sight, walking from town towards
the spot nj which Borrg" war arr'St"d
The story had beat be told 10y the wit
nesscS and participants.
TIM sHERifrs STONY.
sheriff Cunningham claims about NJ
follows: "wr had gone cut with n war.
rant for these men W. met Frank Bur-
rrgu hetw..u the bridge and Ant"uiu Or
tin y Salazar's hous', told him W. hal II
warrant for him and on our order hr
threw up his hands and submitted very
l~yaceAbly Just as the arrrs, was com
pleted Hipolito Vigil cam. up. W" or.
derSl him also a. throw up his hands.
saying We wani-sl him un waran; In
stead 81 doing ~, h. juml-d behind II
pos, Of the Inrtal, pull.si his gun AMI tr-
el twice. He was protec,ed by TIA" pns,
and we were ia the open. Tom Tucker
and myself opcnsd dr~ on him. aud after
several shots from us hc fell
Mr., Cunningham repeated that Vigil
drcd first
ANOTHER STORY.
Benigno Ortcgo. an aged and respect.
able citizen. was an eye witness :" the
tragedy. His story In:
~ came out of the door here (the mid.
III. door Of the last house ON the street ia
front Of the capital grounds.) saw Cum
ninghAm. Page Otero, Juan Pscheco and
Tom Tucker holding up Frank Borego
here Indicating a spot near the irst ,"le-
graph pole counting from the capitol
gate.) Frank was standing with his
hands up. Juan Pach.co brought the
handouts from the carriage. pat them on
Frank and took him to the carriage. Jur,
then Hipolito was seen walking under
the portal ON III. left hand she of the
street looking toward town lie war con
ing from town. They ordered him to
hal, and he stopped; before he could d'
anything they tired a, him "
Where were they standingr
Tom ucker stood near this telegraph
pole. Cunningham stool In the middle q
the road. Page Otero went over 10y th'
wall on the other side, Tucker tred tirs,
Cunningham ncxt, and otero last The!
KEEP, II up that way untIl he fell"
"Are you absolutely positive tha, Vigi
did no, tire first, Mr.. Cunningham Aays h
ddr
|. IL saw IL all and Hipolito had no chanc'
To 6rs. They did not show him any war
rant, they wsre not near enough. The!
, iirsSi on him At ths same time they cailed
HALT"
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