Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-31
REMANDED TO JAIL.
Four of the Persons Accused Of the
Murder of Francisco Chavez
Held Without Bail.
Judge Seeds Gave Full Credence TO the
Testimony of Rivera and Gallegos
Said the Alibi Fell to
Pieces of Itself.

mary hearing of Francisco Gonzales
y Borrego, Antonio Gonzales y Borre-
go, Chino Alarid and Patrlcio Valen-
cha, charged with the murder of Fran
cisco Chavez, was resumed at the federal
court room in the presence of the usual
crowd of deeply interested spectators.
Nemesio Armijo was called by the ter
ritory on rebuttal of the alibi. He posi-
lively testified that he saw Francisco
Gonzales y Borrego in Conway's saloon,
between shutdown and dark, on the night
that Francisco Chavez was killed.
Nestor Rodriguez and Sizto Mama
mares we're then called in succession and
fully corroborated the evidence of Armijo.
Each of these witnesses swore positively
that he saw Francisco Gonzales Borrego
in Conway's saloon between shutdown and
dark on the night of May 20, 1892.
II will be remembered that, when on
the stand in his own defense, Francisco
Gonzales y Borrego testified that he was
at his home all of
SUNDAY AFTERNOON,
May 20, 1892, till after supper, when he
went to the house of his brother-in-law,
Seferino Alarid, and there played cards
until about midnight.
This closed the examination of wit
nesses. Messrs. Crist and Laughlin, in
behalf of the territory, then offered to
submit the case to the court without
argument, but Mr.. Spiess announced that
Mr.. Catron was preparing an argument
in behalf of the defense, which he desired
to submit in the morning.
Accordingly an adjournment was taken
until o'clock this morning.
THE CURTAIN DROPS.
About 10 O'Clock this morning the cur
tain dropped on the most important in
vestigation in the criminal annals Of New
Mexico. 1t will be raised again when
the district court convenes in June.
Mr.. Catron, this morning, submitted
an elaborate written argument in behalf
of the four persons accused of the murder
of Francisco Chavez. 1t was read to the
court by Mr.. Spiess who added some
comment thereto. District Attorney
Crist and Mr.. Laughlin refused to con
sumo time with argument in behalf of the
territory.
Judge Seeds thereupon rendered YER
bal decision of much more than ordinary
clearness and ability. In summing uE
the case he gave full credence to the ties
timony of Francisco Rivera. There waE
no reasonable justification for the claim
of Mr.. Catron that Rivera was intimidat
ed by the governor and other Dem ocratit
politicians. There was no reason why these
men should threaten. Touching
R1vERAs TESTIMONY
that he saw tho defendants at the soutf
end of Guadalupe bridge near the tee
graph pole on the night of May 20, 1892
the Judge said that he had taken pains te
place himself under the precise condi
tions described by Rivera, with the cleo
trio light shining at the north end of the
bridge and the moon behind the clouds
and he was able distinctly to recognize {
man three times as far away from thu
bridge as Rivera claimed to have dene.
He credited the testimony of Juan Ga
llegos. The appearance and conduct o.
the man on the witness stand proved thai
he told the truth. While he did not be
lieve that Mr.. Catron had ever Offered
$500 for the killing of Chavez, he be
| lieved that Gonzales told the truth wher
he testified that the defendants had tolt
him SO. He thought the
AL1BI FELL TO PIECES
of itself; he believed the defendants hat
testified falsely; hence the witnesses Ri
vera and Gallegos must be beloved; hi
did not even deem it necessary to discuss
the testimony of any of the other wit
nesses for the territory except that Of 10
! seph Anderson. Anderson testified posi-
lively that he was held up by francisco
Gonzales y Borrego near the San Mlgue
church on the night of May 20, 1892
Francisco Gonzales y Borrego swore tina
he was playing cards at the house of hi
brother-in-law, Seferino Alarid, that night
while Seferino Alarid swore that Francis
co Gonzales Borrego did not play card
at his house that night. The judge pre-
ferred to believe Anderson and Seferino