Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1895-05-13
CHAVEZ MURDER TRIAL.
Damaging Story of Witness Who
Saw Defendants Just Before
the Killing.
Verging Dangerously Close to Crime of
Subornation of Perjury Prosecu-
ton Rests--Defense Begins.

Francisco Gonzales y Borrego, Antonio
Gonzales y Borrego, J.aureano Alarid and
Patricio Valencia, charged with the mur-
der of Francisco Chavez, on the night Of
May 20, 1892, the New MEXICAN resumes
the story in detail as told by the witnesses
for the prosecution with the testimony of
DOMINICA APopAoA,
who occupied the stand for several hours
on Friday afternoon and Saturday, and
whose direct statements were not in any
respect shaken or disturbed by the rigid
cross-examination of defendants counsel.
"Where do you reside?"
81 reside in Las Vegas now, but in 1892
when Francisco Chavez was killed, lived
here in Santa Fe."
'Do you know Francisco Gonzales y
Borrego?"
Eyes sir, knew him when he was in
Jail, they said, for the death of the de-
ceased, Juan Pablo Dominguez.'
"Did you ever live with Francisco Con
zales Borrego?"
"Yes, sir, lived with him."
"Did you ever have a conversation with
Francisco Gonzales Borrego in the
house where you lived about the death of
Francisco Chavez?"
"Yes, sir, in the house on Water street,
opposite Mottley's restaurant
"Just tell what time of the day that
conversation took place, and what that
conversation was"
"It was about 3 or o'clock in the day,
believe. When he went to my house /
was ironing and he went into my room
He picked up pack of cards that was on
the table and started to play solitaire. I
started to sing in the kitchen, song that
the deceased, Frank Chavez, sang. Then
he called me. into the room. l placed the
iron on top of the stove and went into
the room, and he asked me why l was
singing that song. told him because l
had remembered Don. Francisco Chavez.
And I said, poor fellow, who could have
killed him. Hush, you S. of B., l
killed him. he said. 4 am good deal of
a man to tell you,' and again he called me
S. of a b. and said that if | ever
told anyone of what he told me he would
kill me; that if he could not do it some.
body else would do it. He said do you
want me to tell you, you s. of b,
who did itp He said that it was he, An
tonic, Chino Alarid and Patricio Valen-
cla, and that he was the one himself who
had fred at him from inside the grave
yard, because he was s. of b,
and had done them a good deal of wrong
He had pistol in his hand when he was
talking to me. When he took the pistol
in his hand took my shawl and went out
the kitchen door,"
NAMED THE DEFENDANTS.
"Did he mention any other names ex-
cept the names of these four defend
ants?"
"No, sir, he didn't. asked him after
wards where he was, and he said that he
and Hipoito we're fixing the heel of a
boot, that they had been long time; that
they had heel of boot keeping il
safely, that they had been unable to fix it
and that they had taken it to have II
fixed"
"Did he say anything that day when he
told you that he had killed Frank Chavez
how Frank Chavez got over there to the
bridge?"
"He said that they had paid Atilano
Gold to take him there"
"Did you live with Francisco Gonzales
Borrego after that!"
''No, sir, because WAS afraid he would
kill me-"
"When did you come to Santa Fe?n
"This week"
HAS anybody been to your house to
talk with You about this case?"
"No sir, but they sent to call me-"
"Who sent to call your"
"Catron and Charlie Spiess sent Marce
limo Ortiz for me. He said that Mr.. Cat.
ron said to do him the favor to come tc
his Office and told him to tell Mr.. Cat
ron that had no business with him MOI
with Charlie Spiess."
ibid Marcelino Ortiz come to your
house more than onces"
"He went to my house twice and once
he stopped me in the plaza. The last
time he asked me If Mr.. Catron could
come to my house and talk to me and
told him to 60 to the district attorneys
Office to talk to me. In the plaza he told
Catron's Office"
CROSS EXAMINATION BY oATRoN.
Mr.. Catron in the beginning asked the
witness such questions as would show she
was not as cold as Diana.
"Didn't you write letter to Francisco
Gonzales y Borrego while he was in
jail?"
"No sir, never did"
"Didn't you write letter to him say
ing that Cunningham and his deputies
had been at your house threatening you
and wanting you to testify against Fran
cisco Gonzales y Borrego and the others
and saying that you would not give any
testimony against them?"
"No, SIR"
where were you on last Monday"
II was in Las Vegas"
"Did you see Hilario Romero, Charlie
Spiess and Marcelino Ortiz on that day ?''
"Yes, sir; they we're to my house,"
"You had conversation with them
about coming over here to testify in this
case?"
eyes, sir, told them was coming as
witness"
Didn't you tell Hilario Romero that
you knew nothing about this oasei Didn't
you tell him that in the presence of Mar
celino Ortiz and Charlie Spiess!"
~ had no reason to tell it to anybody"
"But didn't you tell them"
II did tell them that did't know any
thing because have been very fearful
since they were taken prisoner"
"Did you tell them that Francisco Con
zales had never told you anything about
who did the killing?"
"Yes, sir, because I didn't want any.
body to know what was in my mind"
"Didn't you tell them that the sheriff
wanted you to testify against thems"
~ didn't tell them that"
In the redirect examination, Mr.. Crist
asked:
"Did they promise you anything not to
come here to testify against these de-