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Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
A BAD GANG.
Important Testimony as to the DOings
of An Organized Band Of Men
at BernalillO.

Anastacio del Vale and Tiburcio Lujan,
two of the gang who assaulted and shot
Section Laborer Jerry Hickey, of the A.,
T. l. s. F. road, near Bernalillo last
month, were given their preliminary
hearing at Albuquerque yesterday and
the day before. The prosecution was
represented by R. E. Twitchell, of Santa
Fe, and E. w. Dobson.
Particular interest centers in the case
because of the fact that the word "White
Cap" has crept into the case when the
testimony shows that the crime was COM
mitted by an altogether different COM
bination known by the misleading title
of CLAW and Order League"
The first witness called was Filomeno
Merez, ono of the gang who assaulted
Hickey and who turned states evidence.
He identified both Del Vale aud Lujan
and stated positively that Lujan was the
man who fred the shot. He related how
the assault occurred and the cause leading
to it, He said that there existed in Ber-
nalillo county, with headquarters at Ber-
nalillo, an organization known as the
Law and Order league. That the associa-
ton had served notices on the men en-
ployed by the A., T. & s. F. that they
should not work for less than 10 shillings
per day or SLIPS. Anyone working for
less than this amount would be consid-
cred an enemy to the organization and
treated as such. Hickey was served with
such notice but paid no attention to it,
hence the assault. He testified that the
officers of the league we're as follows: Pa
Ionic Gutierrez, president; Anastacio
Del Vale, secretary; Reyes Mondragon,
treasurer; Cipriano Valdez, sergeant-at-
arms. There is also another officer whose
name the witness had forgotten, whose
duty it was to designate certain men,
bers of the order to punish any person
refusing to obey the commands of the
president.
Jerry Hickey, the man who was as
saulted, was called and told how he had
been assaulted, but was unable to identify
his assailants owing to the fact that they
wore masks.
Yesterday the case was again taken up
and half dozen witnesses were exam
ined, but nothing material was brought
out, except that Lujan got very much
mixed up in trying to prove an alibi.
The case is still under consideration to-
day.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.


Old papers for sale at the New MEXICAN
office.
The weather clerk continues to behave
admirably. ,s.
The funeral of Hipolito Vigil took
place from the cathedral at 9 o'clock this
morning and was attended by some 1875
men.
The ice house at the penitentiary has
recently been enlarged and the convicts
| are now at work cutting and storing for
next summers use. About 200 tons will
be put in.
Goebel sold his tenth Estate Oak on
yesterday. Miss Eliza Hosmer, charity
worker, presented it to Ramona Indian
school. Even Lo! the poor Indian ID
clam oring for the Estate Oak.
There will be the regular weekly meet.
| ing of Paradise lodge No. 2, I. O. o. F..
this evening at 1880, at Paradise hall
Odd Fellows are cordially invited to at.
tend.
| Contractor Windsor begins work on
the new Delgado street bridge tomorrow
Most of the material is on the ground
The structure is to be seventy-dve feel
long and twenty-five feet in width. II
will be finished in ten days.
Capt. ]. R. Hudson has leased the Lamy
rooms on the plaza and will move hi
jewelry store there in day or so. Tit
room he now occupies will DO occupied
by Messrs. Carse and Hughes, insurance
agents, who contemplate engaging also
in the real estate business.
The Cerrillos Coal Railroad company'i
employees we're paid of day before yester
day, and $4,000, the largest amount eve1
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
DEATH OF AN OLD TIMER
John Gwyn Passed Away Last Night
A Prominent Figure in the
Stormy Times Of the
Past.

John Gwyn was attacked with pneu-
monia, at his rooms, in Mrs. Nolan's
building, on Christmas morning. At
first it was thought that he could not sur
vive more than day or 80, but he rallied
and his physician and friends thought he
was in fair way to recover. He recov-
cred his strength to such an extent that
he was able to sit up and even move
about his room, and his brother, Tom,
left him sitting in his chair about $50
o'clock last evening, and went to his
supper.
Max. Bernstein won't to the room about
6 O'Clock with bowl of soup and found
the old man lying on the floor, still warm,
b at dead. He had evidently fallen out of
his chair. few minutes later Messrs.
Purdy, Wilson and Nolan visited the
room, packed up and stored away the
papers and sealed the cases in which they
were locked up. Mr.. Nolan has the keys
and refuses for the present to give them
to tho brother of the deceased.
John Gwyn was born in Shelby county,
KY, sixty-four years ago. Mr.. d. Z.
Carson, of this city, was one of his school
mates. He went to Missouri at the age
of IS, and in 1852 came to Santa Fe. Here
he has resided ever since, occupying the
rooms where he died for thirty years.
His business was that of claim agent
and land dealer. At one time he was ad-
| iutant general of New Mexico. He was a
prominent figure in the sormy times OF
the past, and was close friend of Hon
s. 3. Ekins, when that gentleman was a
power in territorial affairs.
1t is understood that the deceased owned
much land in the territory, and that
among his papers are many of great
value. He claimed large undivided in
terests in the Montoya grant, on Rec
river, and in the Maxwell grant, in Collar
county. He also owned patented land al
Cerrillos and elsewhere.
The funeral will occur from the house
at II o'clock tomorrow morning under
the direction of Undertaken Gable. The
body will be buried at Fairview cemetery
The pail bearers will be the present
adjutant general, George W. Knaebel
Louis Felsenthal, j. P. O'Brien, e. l.. Bart
lett, W. s. Fletcher, ex-adjutant general
and Capt. P. Il. Warner.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
AZTEC IDOLS.
Important Prehistoric Discovery In
North Santa Fe COunty-Many
Idols Secured.

In excavating some prehistoric ruins
not far from Santa Cruz an entirely
unique discovery has just been made
As is well known, Hon. L. B. Prince has
been carrying on such excavations in va
rious ruins for nearly ten years, and has
thus obtained the only collection in ex-
istence of the ancient stone idols or
household gods which were objects OF
worship in the Pueblo towns before the
coming of the Spaniards, but were de-
stroyed as far as possible after the Chris
tian occupation.
Autiquarians are familiar with some OF
these which have been exhibited at Chi
cago and in the Metropolitan museum in
New York and our own Historical rooms
The new discovery is of fifteen idols OF an
entirely different character from any be-
fore found. They are special, each one
representing a human head without any
body, but with deeply cut features. All
the idols previously found represented
either entire human figures or else ami
mails or birds. One of these figures seems
to be intended as the figure of human
skull with retreating forehead, and he's
fiat base; all the others are spherical a:
above stated, the largest 10 inches in dia
meter, and the smaller ones about
inches. Gov. Prince will probably loar
a portion of them to the Historical room!
| for exhibition.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
OFFICIAL BUDGET.
Isaac NOVEL; Declared Guilty-Close
Collections by Sheriff Cunning
ham-Capital News Notes.

In the district court this forenoon the
case of the U. S. vs.. Isaac Novel;, the
hack driver, charged with crime that
the Edmund's law was framed to punish,
was tried. G. A. Spiess appeared for the
defense and U. 8. district attorney prose-
cuted. The case was given to the jury at
noon and when court met at 2 p. M, a
verdict of guilty was returned. Accord
ingly Novel; will on Saturday be sentenc-
ed to three years in the penitentiary.
Sheriff Cunningham turned over his
total tax collections for December to the
proper authorities on the 9th of jan
uary. The amounts puid over we're as
follows:
CITY of Santa l lS99 q
Town of Cerrillos 4S.03
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $i,0lS.92
In number of cases where applications
for desert land were made before the
probate clerk of this county, for lands in
Chaves county, the present commission
ers has required new applications in lieu
of the old ones and specified that they be
made before the register and receiver
Heretofore it was not exacted that the
application must be made in the county
where the land is situated. Scott Trux-
ton has appealed from this ruling in the
case of Otto Arnold, and will get decis-
ion on the point from the secretary OF
the lnterior.-Eddy Argus.
The case of Mr.. Ray, of Rio Arriba
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
TX, Of p. Installation.

District Deputy Spiegelberg, assisted
by Grand Officers John w. Conway and
Lee Muelheisen, installed the following
officers for Germania lodge No. s, K. of
p, at their regular meeting on Tuesday
night: Charles Neustadt, Q. c.; William
Strover, V. c.; Quintus Monier, prelate;
Max. Bernstein, M. of w.; Lee Muelheisen,
M. of f.. Solomon Spiegelberg, NJ. of E.;
John V. Conway, X. of R. and S.; Chas'
Stein, NJ. of A.
After the ceremonies banquet was
given in honor of the officers in which
participated many visiting members, also
members of Santa Fe lodge No. 2. The
supper was prepared by John V. Conway
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
THE CHAVEZ CASE.
At the Request of the Defense Prelim.
mary Hearing Again Postponed
The COrOner's Inquest.

The New MEXICAN yesterday printed
such complete report of the circum-
stances, surrounding the killing of Hippo
Ito Vigil and the arrest of FIVE other of
the persons charged with participation
in the murder of ex-SheriR Chavez, that
very little remains to be added to-day.
Yesterdays report was aimed to BID q
cold, unvarnished statement of the facts,
and the coming courts will plentifully,
prove that it was accurate in all essential
respects. Persons who pronounce the
killing of Vigil murder and attempt to
give partisan color TO the affair will
wish they had preserved discreet and
dignified silence before many days elapse.
NO QUESTION ABOUT 1T.
1t is susceptible of the most conclusive
proof that before a shot was fired, Vigil
was repeatedly ordered to surrender, and
that he actually fred at the sheriff's
posse before he was hurt.
The names of those who turned states
evidence, and the other evidence upon
which Sheriff Cunningham acted in max
ing the arrests, will be placed before the
public at the proper time. At present it
is not a suitable subject for newspaper
publicity.
INCORRECT STATEMENTS.
Some of the press dispatches sent out
ON Tuesday night relative to the arrest of
the parties in this case did great injus-
tice to the law and order element OF our
citizens. The statement, for instance,
that the territorial militia was called out
to protect the Jail, both inside and out, is
false. 1t is true that fora time there was
some thought of calling on the militia to
do guard duty, but the civil law officers
were in every respect equal to the occa-
sion and the militia was not called upon
at all.
THE CASE IN COURT.
As announced in these columns yester,
day, the preliminary hearing of Patricio
Valencia, one of the five men now in Gus
tody charged with this grave crime, was te
have come on before Judge Seeds at II
O'Clock this morning, and the prosecution
was on hand duly prepared to substan
tiate its case, but the defense was not
ready. Mr.. Catron, as attorney for Va
lencls, said he had pressing business of {
private nature at Socorro, and requested
continuance of the case until 10 a. m
on Monday next, which request the dis
trict attorney agreed to, and the court sci
the case accordingly. ~
THE ooRoNEn,s INQUEST.
Tomas Alarid, justice of the peace, il
conducting the coroner's inquest ove1
vigil's body. The jury viewed the body
yesterday and adjourned to tomorrow a
9 O'Clock, when the examination of wit
nesses will commence. Justice Alarid il
an uncle of Chino Alarid, one of the mer
confined in Jail for completely in thu
Chavez killing.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
To Calculate the Value Of Bullion.

To Calculate the Value OF Bullion.
The question is often asked: GLOW
are the valuations of gold and silver bull
ton calculateds" And it is surprising
how many people give it up. Mr.. E. E.
Sluder, chief clerk in the surveyor gen.
erals Office, gives the following concise
answer to the question:
BY the laws of the United States the
com position of gold coins, for every 100
parts, by weight, is 80 parts OF pure gold
and 10 parts of alloy. Eight hundred dol
lars in U. s. gold coin weigh 43 ounces
troy. Nine-tenths of this weight must
therefore be pure gold, which is equal to
1877 ounces troy. Therefore $500 equal
1877 ounces; ounce will equal 800 divid-
ed by 1877 equal to $2o.67 the value of
troy ounce of pure gold.
Twelve dollars and eighty cents of sill
yer coin weighs II ounces troy, nine
tenths of this gives the pare metal, which
is 90 ounces, therefore, $3.50 divided by
90 will give the coin value of l troy
ounce of pure silver equal to $1.2s29.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
TERRITORIAL TIPS.
ALBUQUERQUE ATOMS.

=; ALBUQUERQUE ATOMS.
Mumps are at large in the public
schools.
W. Givens is to move from Las We.
gas to this city.
Stock business on the Santa Fe is i'm.
proving. Two hundred stock cars were
sent south yesterday to be distributed at
various points.
cHAMA oHATTINas.
Eighteen degrees below zero on Friday
night.
The Amargo Ditch company has quit
work for the winter.
About two feet of snow covers the
ground in this vicinity.
The sleighing is excellent between
Chama and TERRA Amarillo.
Joseph Stump has sold 5000 pounds OF
potatoes to Frank Townsend.
The New Mexico Lumber company has
removed its saw mill from Monero to
Lumberton, some six miles further west.
The Conejos range has to date given
the Rio Grande very little trouble, but
then it is liable to later on when the big
SHOWS come.
SAN JUAN NOTES.
The performance of the Fruitland ORA
matte club last Monday night ON La Plata
was very successful, netting for them
nearly $40 after defraying expenses. The
two plays, "Under the Laurels" and "a
Little More Cider" that they gave al
Fruitland before Christmas we're repeated
At the meeting of Lincoln Post No. 10
G. A. R., officers were elected and. ap.
pointed: d. G. King, commander; A. J.
Gilmore, g. v. c.; w. r.. Epperson, j. v
c.; A. Bowman, surgeon; N. L. Hayden
Chaplain;, A. SEWERS, auartermaster! G
H. McHenry, officer of the day; NJ. l.
Page, officer af the guard;J. Sparrow
adjutant.
Pierce's -four mill at Pennington wal
destroyed by FIRE last week, causing Z
great loss to the community. The loss ts
Mr.. Pierce is $4,000; insurance $4,000
The fire was the work of an incendiary
and at meeting of citizens purse o
$1,000 was offered for his arrest and con
viction. The Times says: "Within tw,
years the school house at junction Cit,
as we'll as the McHenry mill at the sam
place have gone out Of existence in jus
40 mysterious q manner, as we'll as tn
Junction City court house, and in eacl
instance, it would appear as though
was case where the community rathe
than individuals was to be harmed"
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
vyl,yY

"Why don't you run newspaper like
thats" said merchant throwing down a
blanket sheet daily. "Why don't you run
store like that?" said the publisher Of
the country sheet, as he turned to full
page advertisement that brought the city
publisher $3.50 an issue. just then the
country publisher presented monthly
bill for IS, and the merchant began to
talk of economizing by cutting down his
advertiseme nt and stopping his paper
He did both, and now the sheriff is doing
his advertising for him. - Newspaper
Man.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

The best dom este cigar in tho market
is the Coronet Boquet. Neustadt sells
them two and three for Is cents.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

Fancy Malaga grapes, Old Mexico
oranges, grapes, fruit, figs and dates,
fresh candy and nuts, poultry, fish and
oysters. All strictly fresh stock, at Chas.
L, Bishops.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

We the undersigned sell the only genu-
inc W. J. Lemp's st. Louis lager beer in
kegs or bottles. See that our name 10 on
the labels. All other beer sold under q
St, Louis label without name are imita-
tions. KRrcx BRos,, Sole Dealers.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

This paper is kept on file at E. y.
Dake's Advertising Agency, 81 and 65
Merchants Exchange, San Francisco,
California, where contracts for advertis-
ing can be made for it.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

Rheumatism originates in the morbid
condition of the blood. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla cures rheumatism. Get only
Hoods.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

Try those s cent Red Skin cigars at O
Neustadt 4 Co.'S. They will please and
surprise you.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
The Daily New Mexican
THURSDAY, JANUARY II.

Notice is hereby given that orders given
by employees upon the NEW MEXICAN
Printing Co., will not be honored unless
previously endorsed by the business
manager.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

All our goods at knock.down prices TO
cash. Blain Bros.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
Notice to the Public.

Crockery, glassware, tinware, hardwar
at your own price. Blain Bros.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

@. Neustadt & Co. sell the Santa Rosa
cigar two for rs cents. It 10 far superior
to most imported cigars.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11
Announ cement.

DR.. Crosson has taken permanent Of
fees with DR.. Hermida, fronting the plaza.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

All our winter clothing will be sold at
cost. Blain Bros.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

Watches, clocks and jewelry We bought
at half price. Can give You bargains.
Blain Bros.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

Indigestion! Miserable! Take Beech
ums Pills.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

Fine McBrayer whisky at Colorado 90
loon.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

Milk Punch 10 cts glass at the Colo
RADIO saloon.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-11

John Mccullough Havana oigars o.
Colorado saloon.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-08
Ran Before a Bullet.

Lincoln III. November 3.-A ter rible tragedy was enacted at 1 Q clock this after noon on the campus of Linlcon University when R. G. Schafer shot and killed fellow student, Vivian Church. eighteen years of age. The killing was purely accidental and was tht re- suit of an effort to frighten a crowd of students. Schafer roomed in the basement of the collage. A num- Der of students had nailed the door and windows leading to his room, confning him therein. Reaching for an old revolver Schafer fired a shot through the window. remark ing to his roommate: "That will scare them."
 Just as the shot was fired Church ran in front of the window, the ball striking him in the region of the heart. He ran twenty steps and fell, expiring in forty minutes. Schafer upon discovering the re- suit of the shot went to the Sher- ifs office in company with Presi- dent Turner of the University and gave himself up. He was locked up, but to night was released. the Coroner's jury having exonorated him from all criminal intent.
 Schafer is twenty-five years of age and resides at Oa:sville, Ind. He is a student of divinity at the university. Church's home is at Fairmont, H., to which place the remains will be shipped for inter- ment.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-08
La Fiesta.

The fiesta closed on Sunday night after. a fairly successful four days engagement. The crowning event was the realistic event of the Indian attack upon the settlers cahin, its destruction and the death of the settlers daughter. The chilliness of late October night prevented the full attendance which the pro- gramme for the night deserved.
 The performance on Sunday af- ternoon was only an interesting reritition of that of the three pre- ceeding days.
 The steer tying contest was won by Dick Meadows, taking into ac- count the averages. The best time was made by him on the last day, 49 seconds.
 As a superb horsewoman Miss
 Rosalie Higgins distinguished herself and was really one of the most interesting features of the en- tertainment. The Scott children, precocious and at home on horse back, won the we'll deservec praise of the audience every day.
 Generally the first fiesta may be considered a success and the begin ming of a series of similar enter tainments. The managerial ability of Mir. Chas. Gors was of course es- sential but not less so was the skill of Arizona Charlie the originator and the head and frot of all feast of skill Republican.
The St. Johns herald., 1894-11-08
4 Close Gall.
Si Bryant Shot by Grant Wheel CT, but Escapes Se-
 rl0us Injury.

On Saturday night at Si Baryant's lranch in the Swisshelm mountains the Whitewater roundup camped for the night. After long, hard rids during the day, some of the boys accepted the invitation of one of the neighboring ranches to stop and take drink.
 One drink followed another un- till they were pretty full, and reach ed camp, in intoxicated condition. Ben Winston, who was cooking at a camp fire, was the mark for one of the boys, Grant Wheeler, who be- came so noisy and dangerous that Si Bryant, who was in the house with ten or fifteen cowmen, thought best to go out and stop 1t.
 He took his rifle with him, in tending to tell Wheeler tossdessst, and compel him to give up his gun. As soon as Mir. Bryant showed himself Wheeler circled around to- wards the house, and saying, You'll stop me will you," fired at him with his Colts 45 caliber pis- tol. The ball entered his body to the right of the navel, and circled around under about an inch of flesh, and came out on the left side of the navel about six inches from where 1t entered.
 He called to his brother who was at his side, saying, II am shot through the body" and walked in to the house.
 Wheeler immediately jumped on behind companion who was rid ing a horse, and started across the country, and that was the last that was seen of him.
 The wounded man came at once to Tombstone, where his wound, which proved to be only flesh one, was dressed by Dr. Holcombe, and he is. now out of doors, recieving the congratulations of his friends on his fortunate escape from an untimely death, A warrent was sworne out for Wheelers arrest, but at noon today nothing had been heard ofhim.-Prospector. of