Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-24
CHAVEZ MURDER TRIAL.
Thirty-secOnd Day of the Memorable
Hearing Dedicated to Rebuttal
Of Alibi Testimony.
Notable Contradictions of Defendants
Evidence-Passage Between Dele
gate Catron and Bernardine
Baca-Witness Fined
Ten Dollars.

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Ten Dollars.
The trial of Francisco Gonzales Bor-
rego, Antonio Gonzales y Borrego, Lau-
reano Alarid and Patricio Valencia,
charged with the murder of Francisco
Chavez, on Sunday night, May 30, 1899,
continues to occupy the attention of the
territorial district court.
The features this forenoon were the
sworn statements of Bernardino B. Baca
that he saw Francisco and Antonio Con
zales Borrego on San Francisco street
as late as S O'Clock on the afternoon of
May 49, 1892, aud of Nestor Rodriguez
and Nemecio Armijo that they saw Fran
cisco Gonzales y Borrego with Hipolito
Vigil at John Conway's saloon an hour or
80 after shutdown on the memorable
night. These statements are in conflict
with the alibl testimony in behalf of three
of the defendants.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
Francisco Reverb was recalled to the
stand by the prosecution for the pur-
pose of rebutting the evidence given by
Delegate Catron in trial of this case, CON
corning the construction and ingredients
of an affidavit admitted by the witness to
have been made by him in Catron's office,
but under the persuasion of fear. Two
versions of this now famous declaration
have been had already.
In his original testimony Rivera stated
substantially what he did to-day. Mr..
Catron attempted to contradict by per-
sonal testimony the statements of the
witness and he was recalled for more
specific investigation as to the truth or
falsity of his own or the attorneys as
severation. This affidavit had never been
seen by the district attorney until its in
PRODUCTION in evidence ny the defense as
a sort of cumulus. Step by step the wit
ness went through it upon questions
asked by the territory, and his answers
are complete and almost unbroken
string of denlals of the truth of the allie
cations contained in it. 1t is unneces-
sary to call attention to it specifically as
its general contents have already been
placed before the public. The result is
that Rivera contradicts Catron positive
ly, necessarily and unhesitatingly.
TESTIMONY THIS FORENOON.
The examination of Francisco Rivera
was continued for short time this morn
ing, but elected nothing except that the
witness swore that he had no converse
ton with either Quirina Martinez or her
son at Cerrillos on the night of February
2, 1894.
Mr.. Catron declined to cross-examine
the witness this morning.
Secretary Miller, after being duly
sworn, took the witness stand. He was
acquainted with Francisco Rivera and
W. P. Cunningham; in December, 1898,
the two men named we're in his office for
the purpose of making an affidavit; the
affidavit was type-written; Rivera signed
it and swore to it before him; after sign
ing it Rivera said: II may get killed for
it, but it is the truth" The witness did
not know where the affidavit referred to
now was.
Cayetano Garcia, county jallor, was re-
called. He positively denied the truth of
Patriotic Valencia's statement that, in the
Jail hallway conversation, Sheriff Gun
bingham offered any inducements what
ever to Valencia to testify against the
other defendants in this case; that at Val
encia's request he was teken out of the
cell wherein Francisco Gonzales Bore
60 was confined, but that after being
transferred to another cell Valencia was
TREATED THE SAME
as before except that he was sometimes
permitted to be out in the yard; that in
the presence of the witness Sheriff Gun
ningham never ordered Valencia closed
up again if he did not make an affidavit
against "the other boys;' at that CONVEX
sation Valencia did ask the sheriff to get
those things out, referring to the poison
and cartridges, as he was afraid the boys
would do him some harm; that Valencia
did tell the sheriff that he had "nothing
more to tell then, but would tell him
more later on;" that Valencia did tell the
sheriff about the concealed poison and
and told him to count thirteen
cracks in the floor and he would find
them.
Witness further testified that Laureano
Alarid asked him 1.-THE jailer) to change
1im to another cell from that occu-
pied by the Borrego brothers and that he
.witness) said he would speak to the
sheriff about it; that Laureano Alarid
vas subsequently changed to another cell
hat this transfer occurred in the pres
,nce of witness and Sheriff Cunningham;
hat at that time the sheriff asked Laure-
mo why he wanted to leave shat cel'
md Laureano said: 81 want to get away
rom the Borrego boys;" that he (witness)
vas present during the fifteen minutes
Mr.. Cunningham was with Laureano ex-
sept
ABOUT THREE MINUTES
whom he stepped to the door of another
,ell denied the truth of the testimony of
1aureano Alarid that Sheriff Cunningham
hen made Alarid any promises whatever
f he would plead guilty and turn states
evidence; that nothing was said by the
heriff respecting Mr.. Catron in that
All of this directly contra
licts the material points of the testimony
If Patricio Valencia and Laureano Alarid,
wo of the defendants in the case.
Nothing was brought out by cross-ex-
except that Cayetano Garcia
vas employed by Sheriff Cunningham.
Bernardino B. Baca was next called to
he stand. He said that he was in Santa
70 on the night Francisco Chavez was
titled; that he then lived in the eastern
part of the city toward the canon; that
le saw both Francisco and Antonio Con
'ales on the afternoon of May 20, 1892;
hat he saw them three times that after
loon, twice at Dixson's saloon on San
Francisco street, between and 4 O'Clock,
nd again on San Francisco street when
he people we're coming out of church
bout O'Clock that afternoon.
Mr.. Catrnn strnnplu nhiectel To the