Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-16
AT WORK In EARNEST.
Four of the Persons Accused of Kill
ing Frank Chavez Arraigned
Before Judge Seeds.
Examination Of Witnesses in Progress
Additional Respecting the Hippo
Tito Vigil Inquest.

cisco Gonzales Borrego, Antonio Con
zales Borrego, Patricio Valencia and
Chino Alarid, charged with participation
in the murder of ex-Sheriff Francisco
Chavez, came up before Judge Seeds al
the federal building last night on c
motion of Mr.. Catron to quash the war
rants.
| Mr.. Catron's motion to quash was
founded upon the allegation that the
aifidavts upon which the warrants were
issued were not sufficiently specific.
MOTION CONFESSED.
AS soon as court opened District Attor
ney Crist announced that, In order tc
economic time, he had concluded tc
confess Mr.. Catron's motion, but added
that the accused had been re-arrested on
af1idavits and warrants that it was be
lieved were technically correct.
Whereupon Judge Seeds discharged the
prisoners under the old warrants, and
adjourned the territorial branch of the
court until 10 o'clock this morning, re.
marking that
NO MORE NIGHT SESSIONS
of the territorial court would be held. If
he found it necessary to work at night
it would be in the hearing of United
States cases.
The conclusion of the judge touching
night sessions met the appreciation of
@borrbtc,1 ,uI,, mil pacoal tho
multitude of morbidly curious folk of all
ages aud conditions that thronged the
court room floor and galleries, the corri-
doris of the federal building and the
streets approaching the building last
night.
PERFECT ORDER PREVAILED,
but that does not prove the wisdom and
prudence of holding such hearings at
night.
BEGUN IN EARNEST.
The preliminary hearing of Chino Ala
aid, the two Borregos and Patricio Va
lencia began in earnest before Judge
Seeds at 10 o'clock this morning. Dis
trict Attorney Crist and Hon. N. B.
Laughlin appeared for the territory
Catron and Spiess represent the accused
The galleries of tho federal court room
were crowded to suffocation with spec
tators.
FIRST WITNESS CALLED.
The first witness called in behalf of the
territory was j. p. Hight, of Santa Cruz
who has resided in New Mexico for five
years. He was emporsriiy residing il
Santa Fe on the Goth of May, 1892, in 6
house near the broad gauge depot. Abou
10 o'clock thPt night he visited the offic
of DR.. Harroun to get medicine for hi
sick wife. On his way home he crossed
the railway bridge that terminates a
Guadalupe church.
ABOUT HALF WAY ACROSS
the bridge he met two men hurrying by
| Then he met two ladies going east. jus
as he reached the south end of the bridg
he noticed hack standing in front 0
the Hesch planning mill. His attention
was attracted to it by the fact that it ex
hibited three
| DlSLANOi LAdh4E3
a red and white light in front and
green light in the rear. AS he passed Of
his way homeward he noticed three me-
standing in front of Guadalupe churc
near lamp post, two others near tn
church door, and others moving from til
church yard toward the hack.
PASSED THROUGH CROWD.
He passed through what seemed to hin
an unusual crowd. Soon he heard thre
distinct shots in quick succession bac
of him, turned around, but saw no ono
He moved on toward homo and 500
heard two more shots. lie was unable t
identify any of the persons he passed a
the church, but remembered that one O
the men lifted warning hand and sal
something in Spanish that he understood
to mean "be careful. He almost touche
the man.
DARK NIGHT.