Arizona republican., 1895-11-20
A NEW MEXICAN HANGING Two MurdererS Swung
 at Santa Fe. Their Crimes Attended by
 HideOuS Details.
Excellent Work of Sheriff Cunning ham of Santa Fe County-A
 Dogs Fidelity.

SANTA FEE, Nov. 19.-Jesus Vialpi- ando and Feliciano Chavez, convicted of numbering Tomas Martinez, a ranch man, January 20, 1895. were executed this morning.
 This was no doubt one of the most cold-blooded and brutal murders ever committed in the southwest and with the hanging of Jesus Vialpiando that section is rid of one of the most heart less and conscienceless brutes ever permitted to spin out thirty years of life devoid Of any purpose beyond that of rthieving and it's subsequent crimes.
 He was the son of a blacksmith, a poor, but honest, man, and was born in New Mexico near the small town of Rio la Baca. In early life he removed with his father to the ranch of the Romeros of New Mexico, a very wealthy family, a descendant of which is now the sheriff of San Miguel county Here Jesus was taught the rudiments of what was afterward a very good ed ucation and upon the death of his father he removed to Colorado, where he was excessively appointed con- stable, elected justice of the peace, school director and mail carrier. It was during his tenure of the last three offices that his peculations began. and after being discharged he was en- ployed as cook in a New Mexico lum- Der camp. Here again he did some more stealing and was driven out of camp.
 It was while he was journeying along that he met German Maestas, another noted criminal, who had long stand ing grudge against Pedro Romero. a sheep herder, whose camp was near. Toward this camp they journeyed and killed Romero while he was preparing his supper, disposing of his body by cas ing it in the fga.
 A shepherd boy who was hiding ill the pinion bushes and who witnessed the deed gave the alarm and knowing Maestas, as he did, no trouble was en- countered in bringing him to account ! He was captured soon after and while in jail at Las Vegas confessed duplicating Vialpiando. Jesus was slippery, though, and was not caught at that time.
 During the early inter of last year During the early winter of last year however, he got bolder and returning tc ing cattle, one night came to the ranch of the Martinez boys, another very old and most highly respected family oi i New Mexico. He had with him at that time Feliciones Chavez and two boys
 The quartette had just killed young COW and selected a tenderloin portion when Tomas Martinez rode up. He was invited to dismount and partake o1 the supper, which was being prepared over roaring fire built from the logs | of his corral, which the men had par tially demolished. He had no sooner dismounted when Vialpiando and Cha veg shot him five times, killing him in stantly. The scoundrels then went or preparing their supper, leaving their victim lying in the snow.
 After they had prepared and eaten their supper they placed the body or the fire and piled more logs upon tor of it. The dog of Tomas Martinez was shot at. but not killed. It was pre- sumed he was dead. however, by the scoundrels that rode off So soon as he recovered he, in his wounded con dition, made his way eight miles tC the casa, where the brother, Maximil, liano Martinez, was alone, and by whining necessarily led him to the scene
 Sheriff w. P. Cunningham was noti- 1 fled and started immediately upon the trail. He had nothing whatever tc work upon, but within fifteen days after some of the most brilliant trail ing and detective ork ever recorded ir the criminal annals of the country, the men were in jail.
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