Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-23

Q.-What time of day was this! A.
Think it was about 8 o'clock.
eff it was 8 O'Clock, why can't you
remember whether it was Sunday or not?
Al don't remember the day.
Q.-How many days after the 10th was
itf A.-About two or three, little more or
less.
Odd you see anyone about my office
at that time? A.-No.
Q.-You say you saw me? Al saw
you go in.
Q.-From which way did ! come? A.
You were coming from the porch. You
did not 60 in through the door on the
other side, but through the door that faces
the old Palace.
OIL came from the court house? A
Yes.
Q.-Anyone with me? A.--No, you were
coming alone. ,.
Odd come out while you we're IN
sight? Al don't remember.
Q.-How long was that after some one
had shot into my office? Al don't re-
member whether it was before or after
that shooting.
Q.-You can't remember that fact. A
l remember there was shooting there.
Q.-There was good deal of excite
ment over that, was there not? Al was
somewhat sick at that time.
Q.--Was that in January or February
Am January.
Q.-Now, you say you went up with
Hipolito Vigil, which way did you go?
A.-Up Meadow street, palace Avenue.)
Q.--Was that the street he talked about
as to the way to kill Frank Chavez? A.
He said that was the best place to kill
Frank Chavez. e
i Q.--Wheres A.---Along that street.
| Q.-How did he say it was to be done'
A.-That some would take the lower side
of the street; some the upper side, and
would be in the middle.
Q.-And you we're to do it9 Al always
told them, but l never could.
Off You said Eyes" you agreed, didn't
you? Ayes.
Q.-You never said "no," did your A
No.
| Q.-What did you say was the reason
you went to Colorado? A.-Because
Frank Chavez discovered me--gave mt
away.
| Q.-Was that the only reasons A
And because was afraid.
Dwell, was that the only reason-be
cause you were afraid? Ayes, sir.
Q.-You have spoken something about
the league, did you ever attend meetings
of the League you speak Off A.--Two OF
three times, if I am not mistaken.
Q.--Is it not true you only attended
one time? Al remember having gone
, more than once.
Q.-Give me the exact times you were
present? AIS to one of the times
can say, as to the others cannot.
Q.-Give the date of it? Att was OF
Sunday. don't know whether it was ths
latter part of 80 or 81.
!, OFT was the last Sunday in 80, OF
the first Sunday in '9l? A.--Certainly.
O.--Was that the last time? A.-Th.
first time.
Odd you ever write a letter to tht
New MEXICAN to be published about this
matter? A.-Certainly.
, Q.-Where we're you when you wrote
this letter. AIT Antonito, Colo.
; ON that letter you deny
} Objected to as being irrelevant to the
matter under discussion. Objection
overruled.
ON that communication to the NEW
MEXICAN you denied that you knew any
thing about a combination t. kill Cha
vez, didn't you? Al did.
Q.--You also denied in that commune
cation that you had given any list or any
thing to Frank Chavez? Ayes.
Il Q-You characterized any statement
made by Sisneros as being false, didn't
ON that communication you also
stated that the first witness who had
testified to the killing of Chaves-a mar
by the name of Gallegos- had stated that
it was false when he said you had given
him listr Ayes.
Odd you not in that statement say
"the first witness Galegos says gave
him list of five persons who were 6
commission appointed by the Society Of
the Button, and that was one of them
In order to murder him, and I declare
that this is an imposition and falsehooe
and crime, and which has only beer
put up against me"? Didn't you state il
that letter Objected to.
things? Al did not say all of them
said nothing of them.
Odd you not in that communion
ton say you "went away from Santa FL
for reasons purely personal to yourself
, nd which you could hardly declare SO a.
not to renew your grief?" Al did.
| Odd you not also state Immediately
after stating in that communication 81
, will state: Cause first, was the death o.
my wife, and after that was the death o.
3 my dear mother; these statements o.
? mine here have taken me to the places
where with my honest and lawful work,
can maintain myself" Didn't you state
2 thisY Apart of it did, the other not
!, Odd you not state that "if these
gentlemen who speak of me, desire te
} make themselves popular, either in poll
, tics or in wealth, they must look up some
| honest means to do it; and not take ad
| vantage of the business of man who il
away from the country, occupied in 6
, peaceable and quiet business, in order te
put his life. in dangerS Didn't you write
thisY A.--No.
Q.--Look at this paper and see if thif
, is your signature signed to it. Att il
my signature but do not know who put
? it down. I don't remember having put
down that signature.
Q.--You wrote a communication to tn,
New MEXICAN, didn't your Al hat
} some one else to write 1t. didn't.
Q.-And you signed the communica
tiony Al don't remember.
J, Q.-You never signed any communica
tionfy A.-I,dent remember.
. Q.-Do you say you did notf Al hat
communication made.
, Q.-Who was the person you had made
, it? Al don't remember; think it wal
a certain Vigil-Antonio Vigil. I dom
. remember we'll.
X Q.-You dictated what he wrote, didn'
you? A.--No.
Il Ole made it in your presence, didn't
he? A.-No.
Q.-You told him what you wanted tc
, write? A,-Only what these people haG