Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-04-13
MURDERERS IN JAIL.
The Three Men Sentenced to Die on
the GallOws Have Appealed.
Text of Judge Laughlin's Sentence
Mondragons Bond-Rivera in
the Pen--Accessories to
Murder.

After receiving their death sentences
Yesterday morning, Jesus Vialpando,
Feliclano Chavez and Roberto Friday,
the convicted murderers, were turned
over to Sheriff Cunningham for safe
keeping. Prior to locking them up in
the most secure cell of the county Jail,
the one they had previously occupied,
the sheriff carefully examined the same
with view to making it more secure
and removing every tack, nail, piece of
tin or other thing that might be used to
take life. The thorough search resulted
in the discovery of large knife con-
cealed in the floor.
All three of the sentenced men have
taken appeals to the supreme court,
which they have right to do under the
law without cost. This will postpone the
hanging until after the July meeting of
that tribunal. Meanwhile they will be
confined IN the county Jail.
MoNDRAGoN AND RIVERA.
Narcso Mondragon, convicted and SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for five years
for embezzling school funds, was also
granted an appeal to the supreme court
and his bond fixed at $4,000. He will
languish in the county Jail until he gives
such bond and it is approved by the
court.
Gil Rivera, sentenced to seven years in
the penitentiary for horse stealing, hav-
ing served three terms in that institution,
manifested no disposition to appeal and
was promptly turned over to Col. Berg
mann. The penitentiary is ''home, sweet
home" to him. There are other indict-
ments hanging over him.
ACCESSORIES TO MURDER.
The trial of Zenobio Trujillo and Emf
Ito Encinias, charged with being access
sorry to the murder and burning of Tomas
Martinez, was concluded and the case
given to the jury about noon to-day.
THE JUDGES SENTENCE.
In passing sentence on Jesus Vial
panic and Felic!ano Chavez, the court
said: Jesus Vialpando and Feliciano
Chavez, you and each of you have been
indicted by grand jury of this county
for murder in the first degree of one
Tomas Martinez on the Goth day of jan
uary, 1895, in the county of Santa Fe, in
the territory of New Mexico. A jury of
twelve good and lawful men of this county
have tried your case. Two able and con-
scientious attorneys of this court, as
signed by this court, have volunteered
their services in your behalf and haye
spent more than two weeks in your de-
Tense. They have used every honorable
and legitimate means known to the laws
of the land in order to save you or to
show that you had some sort of case or
that you had some provocation for CON-
uniting the crime for which you have been
indicted. That jury oftwelve good and law
full men of the county of Santa Fe have
said by their verdict of murder in the first
degree that you we're without any provo,
cation whatever for the murder of Tomas
Martinez. 1t now becomes the duty OF
the court to inform you, and the court SO
informs you, that the penalty under the
laws of this territory prescribed for MUIR
der in the first degree is hanging by the
neck until you are dead. Have you, Jesus
Vialpando, anything to say here why the
sentence of the court should not be
passed upon you? Vialpando answered
"No."
Have you, Feliciano Chavez, anything
to say why the sentence of the court
should not be passed upon you? Chavez
answered "No."
1t is now, therefore, considered by the
court that you, Jesus Vialpando, andy
Feliciano Chavez, and each of you, shall
suffer the death penalty, to be inflicted
under and in accordance with the laws OF
this territory in such case made and pro.
vided, and, that you and each of you shall
be hanged by the neck until you are dead
within the county of Santa Fe and terri.
tory of New Mexico.
1t is further considered by the court
that the sheriff of the county of Santa Fe
in the territory of New Mexico, be and he is
hereby directed, to convey you to his jail
the common Jail of the county of Santa
Fe, and there safely to keep you until the
9th day of May, 1895, and then convey
you to some convenient place within the
bHlQ COuubf VI 0duud EC3 AL uh0 OOAliuoi
of New Mexico, and then and there OF
the said 9Th day of May, 1895, between
the hours of 6 of the clock and 10 of the
clock In the forenoon of said day
hang the said Jesus Vialpando and Fell
ciano Chavez by the neck until eact
of them is dead, under and in accordance
with the forms of law in such case made
and provided. And it is so considered.
You two men have been charged witt
one of the most outrageous murders tina
has ever been perpetrated in Santa F.
county; not only the killing of human
being, but the destruction of the bod.
afterwards for the purpose Of concealinl
the evidence against you. But murde
will ou5. You have been overtaken il
your crimes. You have been convicted
according to the forms of law prescribed
and it is warning to all men that the!
can not commit such crimes and escape
the penalty of the law in this county, ant
the severest punishment should be in
hicted upon such men, and I trust it is I
warning not only to you and to every ont
within this court room, but to all other
who may hear of your crime, that ther'
will be suffering for crime whore there il
no provocation and pretense for it. 70,
may take your seat.