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

Dwell, you went there to get out of
danger; you considered yourself out OF
danger, didn't your A.-No, didn't; there
was as much danger there as here.
REDIRECT EXAMINATION.
Q.--Just state to US why you wrote that
letter to Mr.. Gallegos? Al had work
under contract there, and besides that
owed some notes, and the contract / had
I had to fulfill by certain time. When
this Frank Chavez murder came up, some
people there saw my name, and those who
were working with me would not work
any longer; wanted their money imme-
diately, and those I owed wanted their
pay. i could not pay those who were
working for5ame unless on Monday or
Saturday. IF took job, they would
give me one-third of the work to be done,
and as saw that the men would not work
with me, had that letter made by Apto-
MO Vigil. i asked HIM to do that, be-
cause I,could not 60 to my work quietly.
Some of the people there who did not
know anything about it said they were
going to kill me-this and that. My wife,
who is very young, was afraid would be
killed, until all TOLD me not to be afraid
of anything. knew that in this direction,
l was not afraid, but was afraid on the
part of the League.
Q.-What League do you meant A
That which was called the League, or
Alliance"-they used button.
Odd understand you to say that
when the report of the killing of Chavez
reached Antonito, the people thought you
were connected with it, as your name was
given, and that you wrote this letter to
disabuse their minds, to remove that i'm
preston, that you were connected with
the killings A.-Certainly.
Q.-You stated you were afraid of the
League and the defendants? A.-Yes
sir.
Q.--Were Francisco Borrego, Antonio
Borrego and Patricio Valencia members
of that League! Ayes sir.
Q.-Is that all that belonged to the
League! A.-There were many more.
Q.-Name some of them? AIR.
Twitchell, Mr.. Catr"n and great many
others can not call.
Q.-You say Hipolito Vigil took you
up the street and showed you about where
Frank Chavez was to be killed? A
Yes.
Q.--Tell US whereabouts that is with
reference to the court house? "A lit
tie this side of the court house, towards
the plaza, on Meadow street.
Q.-Do you rem by the Meadow street
the street than runs in front of the court
house and past St. Vincent's sanitarium
Ayes, the Court House street, the one
that runs in front of Major Sena's.
Q.-Now, whereabouts was it with refer
ence to Major Sena's house that Hipolito
pointed out to your. A.-On the porch of
Major Sena's. He stopped there and
said some would be on one side of the
street and some on the other end, and !
would be in the middle, and remark
was to be made to state when he was
coming.
Q.-You said something about sign
to be given. what do you mean! A.
That they would nrea SHOT, or do some
other sign that might know.
Dwight know what? A.--Only that
they would give me sign, I don't know,
Q.-Was that sign to indicate that some
one was coming! Ayes. That he was
coming.
Q.-Who? A.-Frank Chavez.
ON the conversation they had with
reference to killing Frank Chavez, was
anything said about in what part of the
body he was to be shot? Objected to.
Sustained.
Q.-How was the killing to be done
the shooting? A.-They said when !
came across him, to look about his body,
as he was thick man, and to shoot at
his body, as might miss his head.
Q.-Who said thatf A.-Hipolito vi
gil.
Q.-You have stated that (Mr. Catron)
Mr.. Twitchell was member? Ayes,
Q.-Who else? A.-There we're others,
some Mexican men.
Q. Give the names of some of the
Mexican menu Al saw Tomas Quin
tana, Francisco Rivera and also all of
them pointing to defendants), if am
not mistaken, and Hipolito Vigil.
Q.A-Give some of the others you remem-
Der? Al was another one.
Q.-Can't you give the otherss Al
don't remember the others, but there were
a great many.
Dwell, how many were there? A
There we're about 100, more or less.
@ Where did they meet? AIT the
house of Provencio-I don't remember
his name.
Q.-Was it not the house of Provencio
GarciaS Ayes, believe it was Garcia
II don't know.
Q.-Was there anything said there about
the killing of Frank Chavezs Al don't
remember.
Q.-Don't you know there was nothing
said at any meeting you we're at about
Frank Chavezs Al don't remember.
Q.-Don't you remember there was
nothing said there about the killing of
any one? AL don't remember.
Q.--That was political organization,
solelyi Ayes, part of it.
Q.--Was that not its only objects A.
--;Yes--to Sustain each other.
Q.-To work together in.spolitics! A.
-Yes-fore politics, according TO the
papers that we're read to me there.
Q.-Thers was nothing in the papers,
or anything elseT With reference to killing
ony one, was there? Al don't remem-
Der. ,"'
O. Have you stated about all you do
remember about thiss A.-That is what
! remember.
Juan Sisneros next being called to the
stand, and duly sworn, testifies as fol-
lows,
Q.-How old are you! A.-Forty three
years.
Q.-Where do you resides An San
ia Fe, N. M.
Q.-Do you know Juan Gallegosi A.
I do.
Odd you ever see this paper befores
Showing letter of warning written by
Gallegos to Chavez. Ayes.
Q.-Who gave it to your A.-Juan
Gallsgos.
Q.-What did he say'to you in connec-
ton with it when he gave it to you!
Objected to-obj lection over-ruled. A
He said these are the men that wanted to