Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-25

had examined yesterday. Inc capsules
therein contained were filled with crystals
of strychnine. He knew that the capsules
strychnine because he had ex-
ahmed their contents under microscope
aDd had subjected them to three well
known chemical tests. He had not
weighed their contents. From one-quar-
ter to one-half grain of strychnlne
would produce death.
The offer of the sack of strychnine in
evidence was withdrawn for the present.
KNoDT's PREVIOUS TESTIMONY.
Miss Crane was next called as a witness.
She took stenogra phic notes OF the testi-
mony of Max Knodt at the preliminary
hearing of the defendants before Judge
Seeds; identified typewriter notes pre-
sented to her as an extract copy OF the
notes taken by her at the preliminary
examinations then on oath declared that
Max Knodt testified at the examination
before Judge Seeds that he (Knodt) saw
Francisco Gonzales y Borrego and Others
running down lower Water street about
8 o'clock on the night of May 20, 1892.
This proved that Knodt's testimony
yesterday afternoon materially differed
from that he gave at the preliminary
hearing.
Mr.. Catron strenuously objected to the
admission of this testimony on the
ground that it was introduced to estab-
fish fact contrary to the evidence of the
prosecutions own witness (Knodt yes
terday.
The evidence, however, was admitted
as impeachipg the credibility OF the
witness, Knodt.
Photographer Curran was recalled by
the district attorney for the purpose OF
identifying two photographs he haa
taken of the south end of Guadalupe
bridge and the celebrated telegraph pole
with persons standing in different posi-
tions from those posing in Mr.. Catrons
photograph.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM GALLEGos.
The district attorney thereupon offered
IN evidence letter written by Juan
Galegos to Juan Sisneros, under date OF
November 80, 1898, seventeen months
after the writing of the Gallegos letter
introduced rs evidence by the de1ense
and anterior to the testimony of Gallegos
before Judge Seeds, and which the prose
cution claimed was consistent with the
testimony Gallegos had given at both the
preliminary hearing and at the pending
trial.
Mr.. Catron objected to the introdur'
ton of this letter at this time as it might
have been fabricated.
After hearing arguments pro and con
the court took the matter under advise
ment.
Porfrio Truiillo, now confined in the
county jail, was next called. Mr.. Catror
asked Trujillo if he had not served two
, one year terms in the penitentiary, one
for stealing wool and one for assault witt
intent to kill, and Trujillo answered at
Tentatively. On this ground objection
was made to Tru jillo's testifying.
In answer to question of the district
attorney, Truiillo said that he had beer
, pardoned in both instances, but he didn'
have the pardons with him.
| Traiillo was ordered to stand asld'
| pending examination of the records b!
, the district attorney.
ANDERSON STOOD ASIDE.
Anderson Chappell was then called
and, in answer to questions of Mr.. Cat
ron, admitted that he had been sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary on tn
charge of horse stealing and had served
nineteen months. He also asserted that h
had been pardoned, and, awaiting exami
nation of the records, stood aside.
Sheriff Cunningham was recalled as tt
the whereabouts of the affidavit made b.
| lovS
office, in December, 1898. He had mad
diligent search for the affidavit, but hal
been unable to find it and had no idet
where the paper now was.
Jose Cortez was called by the prosecu
ton in rebuttal of the testimony of Juial
Vigil, that at 8 o'clock, on the night o
May 20, 1892, Hipolito Vigil was at hom
sick in bed. Cortez testified that between
: $50 and O'Clock, on the night of Ma
30, 1892, he saw Hipolito Vigil at salool
on lower San Francisco street, below ant
on the opposite side of the street from
John Conway's saloon.
Mr.. Catron's crOss-examlnatlO dis
closed the fact that Oortez had been il
: the states; that Cortez had been arreste,
several years ago in Iowa with anothe
man on tho charge of counterfeiting; tina
he
HAD BROKEN JAIL
and come back to New. Mexico; that h
was arrested because he was picked ~
on the road and WAS riding with an
other man, who was total stranger t.
! him; that year ago he had worked wit
Mr.. CAningham's horses and had rod
=, one of these horses from the Jail within
! few months at the request of Mr.. Gun
bingham.
Secretary Miller then appeared wit
the executive record of his office and rea
e therefrom two entries showing that Por
Y firio Trujillo, after serving two ful
. terms in the penitentiary without violat
ing any of the rules of the institution
Q had twice been pardoned and restored t
citizenship.
!, Mr.. Catron objected to the introdue
4 ton of this evidence, contending that tn
pardons themselves should be presented
Pending argument on this objection
: recess was taken to 1880 p. m.
: Memorial Day.
. Tomorrow, the Sunday precedin