Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-29


CHAVEZ ASSASSINATION.
The trial of the men charged with as
ex-Sheriff Frank Chavez, now
going on in Santa Fe, develops the fact
that the attorneys for the defense, Messrs.
Catron and Spiess, have attempted to
tamper with some of the most important
witnesses of the prosecution.-Raton Re-
porter.
As citizen of Las Vegas expressed it,
this morning: at would seem that L. B..
Catron is on trial for the murder of
Frank Chavez, over in Santa Fe. He has
been accused of being everything else
but d--n fool, which he certainly would
have been, to have had anything to do
with the murderous gang, whom he is de-
Tending in court."-Las Vegas Optic.
The celebrated murder case at Santa
Fe, where four Mexicans are being tried
for the murder of ex Sheriff Frank Cha
vez, still drags slowly along. A resident
of Santa Fe who has been following the
case closely, tells the Liberal there is no
doubt about the defendants being guilty,
but the probabilities are they will not be
convicted. The chances are good for a
hung jury and it will be almost impos-
sible to get another jury in Santa Fe
county, and the prisoners will stay in
jail couple of terms of court, and then,
like Roper, be MISUNDERSTANDING
Liberal.
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The Chavez murder trial, which has
been going on at Santa Fe for several
days is creating quite sensation there.
The testimony SO far shows that the MUIR
der of Chavez was talked over long be-
fore the murder was committed and that
some of the prominent Republicans of
the territory were anxious to get rid OF
Chavez IN order to make Santa Fe coun-
ty safely Republican. Attempts have
been made to suppress some of the testi-
mony, but it is to be hoped that the mat
ter will be probed to the bottom. That
such state of affairs could exist in any
civilized community seems almost in.
credible.-Silver City Eagle.
Ky
During the past week, the defendants
in the Chavez murder case in Santa Fe
have been swearing themselves black in
the face to get their rascal necks out Of
the hangnan's moose. All of them have
been on the witness stand, and all
have sworn that on the night when Chavez
was murdered, they were playing cards
and were not out of the house at ALL The
stories told by them were inconsistent
and improbable, and their memories were
singularly defective as to all times except
counted for. Some of their alibi wit
nesses swore to exact hours and minutes
by the clock-and all of them appear te
have had clocks that struck fractions Of
the hour-but when asked to tell time by
the court room clock they were unable
to make even an approximate guess Al
the hour. Characterization broke then
all up. They did not make their testi
mony tally with what they swore to in thu
preliminary examination.-Las Cruces
Independent Democrat.
w.
The trial for the murder of francisco
Chavez, sheriff of Santa Fe county, in tn,
year 1892, is now occupying the time o
the district court in the ancient capital
From the evidence of witnesses it appears
that the perpetrators of that foul ant
cold-blooded murder are in the hands O
the law; and furthermore the evidence O
the witnesses rather duplicates one of thu
most prominent gentlemen of this terri
tory as being connected with this horrible
crime. This rumor was current in ever.
household in New Mexico the day aftel
the murder had been committed, and thu
time no doubt has now come when tn,
truth or falsehood of this rumor will b.
made public, and if true, the law shoult
give him the full punishment deserved
for such crime. The law should and mus
be enforced 20 matter how high his stand
ing in life has been or how we'll filed hi
Golfers may be with the tempting filth.
lucre; if he is guilty give him what h
deserves. "Let no guilty man escape."-
Eddy Independent.
*F*
During the past week the New MEx1oAl
has published the interesting details o
the trial OF the murderers of Sheriff Chav
ez, of Santa Fe. The facts SO ia
brought out in the case are very damag
ing to one Thos. B. Oatron, who, witt
the use of much money, was elected
delegate to represent this territory il
congress over man than whom no NOR
honest person lives, Hon. Antonio Joseph
The following extract from the evidenc
of one Of the witness lie only sample o
the evidences going to show that Catrol
hired assassins to kill honest men:
"On the 18th of January, 1892, we mex
had conversation in front of Schnep
pies window. Hipolito called mo an
asked If was ready to kill Chavez tina
the reward was ready. Then / wen
home and gave note to Juan Sisneroi
asked him to deliver it to Frank. TIL
note run thus: -Four of us have agree
to kill you, Francisco Gonzales Bor
rego, Patricio Valencia, Hipolito Wig
and another THE witness declared tina
another referred to himself.)
II next had convers ltion at the col
ner OF the old palace. There we're presen
Hipolito Vigil, Francisco Gonzales An
tonic Gonzales and myself. When me
them Francisco Gonzales said: Juan
the reward is ready. As soon as you xii
Franz Chavez Mr.. Catron will give 20
500, and, If they find out you did it, Nj
Catron will come to your relief. W
shall hold a regular meeting and nominal
those who ore to kill him and he VIII
won't do IL will have to suffer the conss
quences.' Eddy Current.