Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-10-23

IrsRtronv Of NEt Mexico.
Ouunty Of GrnDt
on ttis both DAY Of October, 1891, be-
fore me lhe pbdefalenod authority
persopoll l q pearrl- Lizzie s.. Potter, to
mo ven known, uiio being By mo frst
duly sN orn' dbpae5s ana saysi a. follows,
~to.wite .ao voy 81
That she 3 eWfie Of Delberf NJ. Pot
ter aud residue IN siiyor City, Grant
County New Mexico That on October
10, 1884, affef lend on tbo same dpy) ber
husband had gone on the train To Dem
Ing NJ NJ, one Lafayette Fox, a colorcd
man, called az afiant's house and in
quired for bot said husband, and said
that he, said Fox, had on September %.
1894, made oicortain affidavit before j.
Crockett Giyens, notary public, relative
To- q certain financial ~transactioD OF one
Cypriauo Baca, the present candidate Tor
sheriff Of said Grant County on the re-.
publican ticket, that said affidavit was
made in good faith and chat ali the state.
ments made therein were true, rs be, SAID
Fox, and several others would have to
testify il asked ina court OF law, but on
that morning, said October 16, 1894, be,
said Fox, had been, for two ca hourB.
converting with'sa Baca and that ssld
Baca had.told him, said Fox, that II the
democrats got hold OF said affidavit thoy
would use IL agaiast him, said Baca. in
the coming- e%lechon; that the facts con
tained iQeaidfemdaYit would work great
injury 10 andsruur him, said Bsca, before
the people md cause his defeat, That
sau Baca felt very badly about IL and
that he, said Fox, was sorry for Baca and
under the circumstances, was sorry the
said aaidayt was made, being 80 danger
Gus to Mr.. Baca's political interests, that
although the factg stated in SAID affidavit
we're true, he, said Fox, on account Of
friendship for said Baca, would like 10
suppress said affidavit and that il she,
this aaladt. would deliver it 10 him he
would pay to hor the sum Of One Hundred
goo DoliaH Ser i, in order to protect
said BacaihhntesSsts.
That this affiant then informed said
Fox thatdrBaid husband had obtained
said affidavit Tor bis own uses and not for
political purposes; that the same had not
been showp,tQ any candidates or political.
organizations in coming election nor
published in 9oy way and certainly
would not DO shown or published in any
way until after her SAID husbands teturn
TO Silver City; chat be, Fox, could satisfy
himself that no use (politicaD had been
made Of said affidavit by going 10 some
Of the officials Of both parties, candidates
in coming election now in office, and
mehtionedH b. Laird, sheriff, and e. M.
Young, probate clerk, among others.
That said Fox during said conversation
with afiant frequently reiterated the
statement that he wished rather to help.
than iniute Mr.. Baca, as Mr.. BGca had
noted ASA friend to.him, sald Fox, iu re-
leasing him after atresting him, even for
pay; and that be Rspted to help Baca.
This alhibnt further says that, to tho
best Of her kpoyledge.aEd belief, no can
didate in coming election had'anyAnowl-
edge whatever of the existence eveb, Of.
said affidavit until the night Of October
Is, 1894. Further afBant says not.
LIzzIE S. PorTER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Doth day OF October, 1894.
lsEALJ JAMES Comm,
Notary Public.