Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-28
CHAVEZ CASE CONCLUDED.
The End of the Memorable Murder
Trial Has Finally Been
Reached.
Able Arguments Of Counsel-Judge
Hamilton Will Charge the Jury
this Evening Verdict May Be
Handed in Tomorrow.

Handed in Tomorrow.
On the 23d day of April last, just thlr-
ty-slx days ago, Judge Laughlin surren-
dered his place as presiding judge of this
judicial district to Judge Hamilton, of
Socorro, and the memorable case of the
Territory against Francisco Gonzales y
Borrego, Antonio Gonzales Borrego,
Laureano Alarid and Patricio Valencia,
charged with the murder of Francisco
Chavez, on Sunday night, May 20, 1892,
was at once called. The work Of select
ing jury consumed eleven days, ninety
four Jurors and talesmen being examined
before twelve men qualified to sit in the
jury box were secured, and since then
the trial has been in uninterrupted prog
ress with the exception of one days re-
cess on account of tho sickness of a
Juror. The arguments of counsel began
at 10 o'clock yesterday morning and were
concluded this afternoon. At this writ
ing it is uncertain whether the judges
charga VIII DO uellsereu w t"e 10y ;t .aso
an,rt tha ,osa will no tn tho iprv to-
night.
ARGUMENTS OF COUNSEL.
Mr.. w. Pope followed the opening
address of Mr.. Fl. L. Ortiz, both being of
counsel for the territory, with clear,
logical and effective two hours argu-
ment, the manner and method OF Whlch
betokened sincerity, earnesthess ana
deep thought.
Mr.. Charles A. Spiess followed with
characteristic address IN behalf OF the de-
PENDANTS in the course of which ne mani
tested an earnest desire to save his Gil
ents by all the methods at his command
Once at least, however, he lost the thread
of his argument, remarklng that II the
four defendants were not at nome on the
night Chavez was killed they ought to
have BEEN" This slip of the tongue was
quickly corrected and he proceeded as II
nothing had happened.
MIR, oATRoN's ADDRESS.
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HIS STRONGEST POINTS.
The strong features of his address were
his arrangement and exposition of the
great mass of testimony in such master
full way as to place his clients in the best
possible light before the jury; his adroit
and skillful presentation OF the real OF
apparent contradictions OF the territory's
witnesses in the best possible manner