Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-10-22
THE CATRON AND SPIESS CASE
Objection to the Admissibility of Edi-
tor Hughes Testimony Sus-
tanned by the Court.
P. B. 0TER0 AND KNODT ON The STAND
The Western Union Produces Import
ant kilograms Execu-
ton November 10.


In the matter of the. hearing of the
charges preferred against Catron and
Spiess, after hearing arguments of coun-
sci and being fully advised in the prem
ises the territorial supreme court, last
evening, sustained the objection to the
admissibility of such evidence as it is
presumed the prosecution would have
sought to elicit from Thomas Hughes,
editor of the Albuquerque Citizen.
The court fixed upon Tuesday, Noyem"
Der 10, 1895, as the time for the execution
of Jesus vialpondo and Feliciano Chavez,
the place, time and other details being
left to the discretion of the sheriff of San
ia Fe county.
recess was then taken until O'Clock
this morning.
SESSION OF COURT THIS MORNING.
The territorial supreme court met at 8
o'clock this morning with Associate JUS
tice Collier presiding and Associate JUS
tees Hamilton, Laughlin and Bantz.
In the matter of the hearing of the
charges preferred against Catron and
Spiess, Page B. Otero was called to the
witness stand by the prosecuting COM
mittee. The witness said that on the I'd
of October, 1895, he was in Santa Fe; that
he left for Trinidad on the morning Of
| October and returned on the evening of
October Z; got check for $50 from T..
B. Catron on October 2 and used the
money to pay his expenses to Trinidad;
talked with Ike NOVEL; while at Trinidad;
did not know whether he (Otero) had
been aiding Mr.. Catron by talking to
witnesses in this cause had told Deputy
Sheriff Thomas H. Tucker that he had
been talking with witnesses in behalf Of
Catron.
On cross-examnation Otero explained
that in his conversation with Mr.. Tucker
he had said that Catron was counsel for
himself and members of his family in
other matters, and he thought he would
be foolish hot to aid him now; did not
tell Catron that he was going to Trinidad;
Catron knew he (witness) was going to
Trinidad, but did not ask him to see Ike
NOVEL; at Trinidad in his (Catron's) in
terest
On redirect examination, Otero said
that during the past three weeks he had
been in Catron's Office, talked with Catron
regarding his (Otero's) connections with
witnesses in this case and had reported tc
Catron the result of his (Otero's) inter.
view with Ike Novel; at Trinidad.
CONFLICTING STORIES OF MAX KNoDT.
The stenographer's notes of the testi.
mony of Max Knodt at the preliminary
examination. and trial of Francisco Con
Zales Borrego ct al. were offered in
evidence for the purpose of showing it's
important bearing on the Borrego trial.
1t will be remembered that at the pre-
liminary hearing Max Knodt testified
that on the night of the killing of Fran
cisco Chavez he saw Francisco Gonzales
y Borrego on Water street going toward
the place of the killing; while, when called
as witness for the territory at the trial,
he could remember nothing about having
seen Francisco Gonzales y Borrego on
Water street the night of the killing, ad-
mitting in the same connection that Cat
ron had promised him pass to Fort
Wingate when he (Knodt) wanted it, but
that Catron had no use for him (Knodt).
| The testimony of Porfiria Martinez de
Strong at the preliminary hearing and
trial aforesaid was also read and offered
| in evidence.
Manager Lewis, of the local Western
Union telegraph Office, was called to the
stand and asked if he had in his possess
sion any kilograms that passed between
| I. B. Catron and Page B. Otero during
the first week in October. Mr.. Lewis
replied that he had and turned the same
over to the court with protest in behalf
of his company against their use as evil
dence.
The kilograms were thereupon offered
and admitted in evidence as follows:
TELEaRAMs INTERoHANaED.
T. b. Catron, Santa Fe.
Trinidad, Colo, Oct. 8, 1895, II 80 a. m.
Has clerk of our supreme court to issue
subpoena in proceedings against you for
witness residing in Colorados If so, how
must service be made? Wire full in
structions. P. B. OrERo.
p B. Otero, Trinidad.
Santa Fe, Oct. 4, 1895, $3.50 p. m.-Clerk
of supreme court here has no right to
issue sub pena to run into Colorado. No
one is authorized to serve such and it is
void. T. B. CATRoN.
The evidence of Ike NOVEL; and Luis
Gonzales given atthe preliminary hearing
and trial of the Borregos was next intro
ducel.
Max Knodt, then called to the witness
stand, testified that he was butcher and
had lived in Santa Fe for about seven
years; had known Mr.. Catron for two or
three years; he and Catron we're not extra
good friends, but Catron had done him a
favor or two; he asked Catron for pass
to Wingate at the time of the last court;
Catron then promised him pass, but
told him he would be fined $25 if he went
before giving his testimony; Catron got
him the pass to Wingate after he had tes-
titled at Borrego trial; neither Catron nor
Spiess talked to him about his testimony !;
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