Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-25
Persons Accused of Numbering
Frank Chavez COrnered--Must
Prove an Alibi at All
Hazards.
Their Memories Defective AS to Their
Transactions on Other Days
VirtuOus PrOfessiOns-The
BorregoS Never Car
ried Guns.

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much longer the trial is to last is ques-
tion. Nearly two weeks have thus far
been consumed. The prosecution exam
med twelve witnesses, and it is understood
the defense has some fifteen witnessesto be
examined in its efforts to prove an alibi.
This will be followed by the prosecution
ten or twelve more witnesses
10 rebut the alibi theory, so that the trial
is pretty sure to last all next week at
least.
ANTONIO BoRREdo,
one of the accused, occupied the stand
Yesterday. He said he was brother of
Francisco Gonzales y Borrego; was ac-
auainted with Francisco Rivera and Ike
Novel; and with Hipolito Vigil and Fran
cisco Chavez when they were living; en-
tered a general denial of all the allega-
tions of Juan Gallegos about the con-
spiracy to kill Francisco Chavez; denied
ever having heard that I. B. Catron would
pay $500 for the killing of francisco
Chavez; never conspired with Francisco
Gonzales Borrego, Hipolito Vigil, Chino
Alarid, Patricio Valencia or any one else
to kill Frank Chavez. He hauled wood
from the mountains on May 23, 1892, and
returned home about o'clock in the
afternoon; was not at the Office of Hippo
Tito Vigil with the defendants or Fran
cisco Rivera or any of them on the after
noon of May 23, 1892. He made a sweep
ing denial of the testimony of Francisco
Rivera wherein the latter detailed the
cons piracy to kill Francisco Chavez; do
MED meeting Ike NOVEL; on the night of
May 20, 1892; neither he nor any of the
defendants nor Hipolito Vigil were at the
south end of
GUADALUPE BRIDGE
at any time on the night of May 20, 1892
knew nothing about the killing OF Fran
cisco Chavez.
He, Francisco Gonzales and Chino Ala
rid we're present when Juan Pablo Do
mi nguez was killed on June 2, 1892; they
we're arrested and put in Jail the next
day where they were kept for some time
was ut the house of his brother-in-law
playing cards the night Chavez was killed
He denied being present with Atiano
Gold and others
BACK OF coNwAY's
when Atilano Gold offered to take Frank
Chavez to Guadalupe bridge to be killed
did not take into his hand any gun or
pistol just before he was arrested by
Sheriff Cunningham; believed there was
no gun or pistol in the house at that time
On cross examination the witness testi-
fed again that he was hauling wood from
the mountains on the 23d of May, 1882;
went to bed at home that evening about
6 O'Clock; did not remember exactly what
he did on the oath, 25th, 26th and 9th OF
Nav, 1892; remembered the occurrences OF
May 23, 1892, very distinctly on account
of the killing of Pablo Dominguez; could
not explain what more connection the
Dominguez killing had with the 23d than
with the other days. He and his brother,
Elias, went to the mountains after wood
on the 2sth of May, 1892; returned about
in the afternoon; did notgo down town;
spent the evening till about IL O'Clock
mt the house of Seferino Alarid with
Francisco Gonzales Borrego, Chino
Alar1d and others; he aud, his brother,
Francisco. went homo together; left Chino
at the house of Seferino.
THE BLOODY SUNDAY.
He got up early on the morning of May
20, 1892, and went down to church; went
home about noon and staid home all the
afternoon; did not go down town that
night; went to Seferino's house about 7
o'clock and ataid there playing cards till
about midnight; he, Francisco, Chino,
Seferino and other members of the family
we're there; then he went home, Frank
went home, and Chino remained at Sefe'
rino's; hauled stone on the Both with
Chino and Elias; first heard of the killing
of Frank Chavez about 10 o'clock in the
morning when his uncle told him about
it; did not know whether he went dowr
town ON the 31st of May or on June ]
was not certain whether he was put ir
Jail on June for killing Juan Pablo
Dominguez or whether it was day or &c
later.
The hearing was adjourned at 1890 p
m. till a. IN. to-day.
The cross examination of Antonio Con
zales y Borrego was resumed by Mr.
Laughln at the above hour.
Witness did not remember what he wal
doing on the 31st of May and the LIST o.
June, 1892; denied that he, his brother
Frank and Chino Alarid were down towI
on the night of June l; was not dowr
town in the plaza, and did not SET
Charles Conklin during the afternoon o.
June Q; started down town with Fran
cisco Gonzales Borrego ADD Chino Ala
rid about 7 O'Clock on the evening o.
June 2; did not remember meeting eithel
Hipolito Viyil and Patricio Valencia fol
two weeks prior to June 2; was certain
he was not down town between the 23t
of May and June 2, 1892; did not remem
Der whether he came from Cerrillos or
the 18th of May or later; left Cerrillos il
the night time. He did not know how
long it took his brother, Frank, to hx tn,
harness on the afternoon of May 20; ht
was at work when
WITNESS WENT TO BED
and might have gone to town; he saw
Chino at the house of Seferino Alarid or
the afternoon of May 20.
He was at the capitol when the legisla
ture met in 1890, but was not armed; saw
his brother Frank there, but did not Sc,
Hipolito Vigil, Chino Alarid, Patricit
Valencia or Juan Gallegos; did not set
Juan Gallegos then or for two weekt
after; was member of the League Ali
ance and attended a meeting on Sunday
in the early part of January, 1891; saw
his brother Frank there, but was urable
to recall anyone else. Chino Alarid wai
MT a N, rried man in Jpnuorv 1901 md
lived with his father; he did not know
where Hipolito Vigil or Patricio valen.
cia lived in January, 1891, nor where they
lived at the time Frank Chavez was
killed, but had known both for many
years; he and they were raised in Santa
Fe; did not see Hipolito or Patriotic in
the months Of May or June, 1899.