The San Juan times. (Farmington, N.M.) 1891-1900, 1895-10-25
THE UATRON AFFAIR,
Things Are Getting Pretty Badly
Mixed Cor NIessrS. Catron
and Spiess.


The Oh; rees ;gt;nst iltm were
briefly as follows:
TIE CHARGES AGAINST CATRoN.
First Ike NOVEL; was material
witness for the territory at the prelim-
mary examination in the Chavez MUIR
der case in January, 1894. After the
trial, Ike NOVEL; was convicted and
confined in the territorial penitentiary
and Catron interviewed NOVEL; in
Jail and endcavored to persuade Now
ell to give entirely different testimony
when he was brought as q witness
from that he gave on the preliminary
examination and that NOVEL; might
eva1e giving evidence on the ground
that his evidence would incriminate
him.
Second Porfiria Martinez de Strong
gave material evidence for the defend
ants on the preliminary trial; then
again in direct examination on the
t;ial: but in cross examination she
stated tnat she had testified falsely OH
her direct examination and in the pre-
liminary examination and had done
so because she was afraid, and that
she was induced to do so by the de
fendant's attorney. She said that Ra,
mon Garcia was sent to her by Catron
and Conkin and informed her that
they had a subpoena for her to attend
the preliminary trial, but she had not,
but induced her to go to Santa Fe
where she WAS cajoled into giving
evidence showing that witness,
Louis Gonzales, was not where he
testified he was at the time of the
killing of Chaves. Next at the trial
of the Chaves murderers, she. was
taken to Uatron's Office and kept there
all night and next day and night ex
cept when she was on the witness
stand, then sent back to Lamy.
Third. Max Knodt was a witness
for the territory, gave two kinds of
evidence at the preliminary examina
ton and trial of the Chaves murderers,
one being nearly valueless to the ter
ritory. Knolt acknowledged that
Catron promised him to procure 4
railway pass for him any time to and
from Ft. Ningate, and did in fact
procure him passes.
Fourth. That Catron offered money
to Rosa Gonzales y Baca, the mother
of TWO material witnesses for the ter
ritory ana sought by other offers to
procure h7r to induce her sons to
testify falsely in The said cause.
Fifth. That Catron offered Mari.
clio Gonzdies money, and otherwise
attempted to induce the said Gonzales
to make an affidavit falsely stating
that he was not at or near Guadaloupe
bridge, he place of the killing of Cha.
yes on May 20, '92, the night of the
killing
CHARGES AGAINST SPIESs.
The first charge against Spiess is TIE
same as the second charge against
Catron.
Second. Spiess went to Las Vegas
and endeavored to induce Domingo
Apodaca not to testify against Fran
cisco G, y Borrego, and offered to pay
her if she would testify in favor OF
said defendant she did give evidence
and after she did come to Santa Fe tt
give evidence, Catron and Spiess triec
to induce her to come to their Office tC
talk over her evidence.
Third. Spiess caused Louis Coma
les to come to his Office and offered tc
pay him $40 if he, the said Gonzales
would make an affidavit that Governor
Thornton had paid him to testify tt
the facts he did testify to,
Fourth, This was as to the evidence
Of Mauricio Gonzales reported above
The answers filed by Catron anG
Spiess were alike-simply denials O.
the charges and request for speedy
inquiry.
Porfria Martinez de Strong wal
the first witness called to the stand by
the prosecution as to the second
charge.
Attorneys Frank Springer, Frank
a. Clancy and Neil B. Field appear
for Catron and Spiess.
The case continued by the examina
ton for the prosecution of the follow
ing witnesses, Ramon Garcia, who