Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-22
The FIRST ONE RECALLED.

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caused such sensation in the crowded
court room that Judge Hamilton was
constrained sharply to reprimand the
spectators for inadvertent murmers of
approval and establishment. She testi-
fed that she was at Cerrillos when the
preliminary hearing opened before Judge
Seeds; that Jose Dominguez and another
told her that Mr.. Catron wanted her to
go to Santa Fe and testify; that they
had warrant for her and showed her q
paper which she couldn't read; that they
took her to Santa Fe in buggy; that
she reached Santa Fe about noon and
was Immediately taken to the house of
Rafael Lopez on lower San Francisco
street; that in about half hour Charles
NJ. Conklin came to the room where she
was and had conversation with her;
that Conklin thoroughly coached her as
to the testimony she must give before
Judge Seeds.
"What in substance did Conklin tell
you to swear tor" queried the district at
torney.
"He told me I must tell where Luis
Gonzales lived; that he lived in room
adjoining the one occupied by me at the
time Chavez was killed; that saw Lpis
Gonzales come into my room in his I'M
derclothes the night Chavez was killed.
pected to swear to-"
"Where were you living the night Cha
vez was killed?"
WHERE SHE WAS LIVING.
SIN the house of Don Lorenzo Lopez,
and Luis Gonzales lived in rooms ad-
joining and opening into mine."
ibid you see Luis Gonzales the night
Chavez was shot in his night clothess"
II did not. I did not see him until
about an hour after Chavez was shot,
when he came to his door and asked his
wife to let him in. I testified different
because I was AFRAID they would do me
some HARM"
Continuing the witness said that when
Chavez was killed she and her husband
were in bed; that she heard four shots
and told her husband that there must be
fre. Soon after this Atilano Gold came
running and alarmed and told her hus-
band that Chavez had been killed. In
spite of her protests her husband went
out to see and came back before Luis
Gonzales came home. She asserted that
she told this to Conklin, but he told her
this WAS not what was wanted of her.
Respecting her appearance at this trial
as a witness for the defense, she said that
Fred Thayer and Teodoro Ortiz came to
her house at Lalny in the night, showed
her paper which they called warrant,
and said she must go to Santa Fe with them.
She did not want to go, but they said she
must obey the order of the court. She
then dressed, and, leaving her two chill
dren in the care of neighbor, went with
Thayer to the depot. Thaxer did not
allow her to speak to any one,
HURRIED HER ON THE TRAIN
and took seat beside her. They ar
rived in Santa Fe about midnight; she
was Immediately taken by Thayer in a
hack to the law office of Catron & Spiess;
was kept there in room all the rest of
that night, all the next day and until she
returned home the next night; Fred
Thayer brought breakfast, dinner and
supper to her in Catron's Office; she had
short conversation with Mr.. Catron
while confined in his Office; was taken
back to Catron's office after testifyinR;
was taken back to the depot by
Fred Thayer the night after her arrival.
Asked the district attorney, didn't
you hear the Judge say that you must re-
main about the court house until finally
discharged?"
eyes, but wanted to go back to my
children"
Continuing, the witness said that she
came back this time of her own accord,
and went directly to the jail because she
wanted to see Mr.. Cunningham. She did
not see Cunningham there. She saw the
district attorney at his office and told him
what she had related above in the presence
of Mr.. Pope and Mr.. H. L. Ortiz.
"What l testified to before Judge Seeds
and also when before on the stand in this
trial was false" she added, "because was
afraid and am still afraid"
DENIED SLEEPING IN JAIL.
In reply to questions of Mr.. Cstron the
witness positively denied sleeping in jail
since here this time; denied that she was
arrested for violating city ordinance
ifs; declared again that she came because
she wanted to come. Respecting the con-
versation with Mr.. Catron alluded to, she
said that he asked her if she would testify
rs she did before Judge Seeds, and finally
admitted to the apparent satisfaction
of Mr.. Catron that he had said something
to her about telling the truth, intimating
that she was afraid.
"What were you afraid Off" asked Mr..
Catron.
~ was afraid of him because I was in
his Office and he might do me something
and was afraid of the relatives and friends
of the defendants"
Mr.. Catron gave notice that he would
offer evidence contradictory of that just
given.
HIPoLITO WAS NOT AT HOME.
Frederick Grace next took the stand
and reiterated his former testimony about
Hipolito Vigil coming home the night
Chavez was killed about O'Clock, taking
off his Sunday clothes and putting on
those he wore every day, then going out
and not returning till about 1890 o'clock.
In direct contradiction Of, the testi-
mony of Julian Vigil, who swore that
Hipolito came home sick about 3 O'Clock
on the memorable night and went to bed,
Mr.. Grace positively testified that Hippo
Ito was away from home from Z until
1890 o'clock on the night Chavez was
killed.
A recess was thereupon taken until
1880 p. m.
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