Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-15
Desperate Efforts of Defense to Dis
credit Important Territorial Wit
neSSes-Several Contra
dictiOnS.
Developing the Same Old Alibi-lnno-
Gently Playing Cards at Seferino's
the Night Chavez was
Killed.


The first witness called in the afternoon
yesterday was Quirina Martinez, woman
of the half world of Cerrillos, called for
the purpose of contradicting Francisco
Rivera. She said that he was at her
house in Cerrillos on the I'd of February, |
1894, and there told her that he knew
nothing about the case although he had
testified against the defendants, but
claimed that he testified against them I'M
der the influence of $500 received from
Sheriff Cunningham and because Gun
ningham had turned him out of Jail and
threatened him with pistol.
On cross.examination the woman ad-
mitted her avocation and manifested a
generally Cyprian character. /
She was followed by her son, Juan
Martinez, a boy ten years old, whose
story was evidently we'll rehearsed for
it deviated in no particular from that of
the mother. Juan, however, said that
Francisco Rivera just came into his
mothers house, told the story of his per-
fidy, so-called, and went out again. No
body had talked to him about his testi-
mony, nobody had even asked him what
he was going to testify and he WAS I'M
able to say how anybody knew what he
knew about this alleged conversation of
Rivera with his lady mother. Not even
to his lady mother had he told of his ex-
tensive information in the criminal an
nails of the Chavez murder.
Charlie Harris now took the witness
stand to say that he went with Francisco
Rivera to Eusebio Escuderos's house, on
the 18th of April last from Conway's
saloon, and that on the way Rivera
plunged right into the middle of state
ment of regret for what he had done with
regard to the boys, the defendants. Har-
ris asked why the regret. Rivera re-
piled that Cunningham had promised
him money, had set him free from the
accusation of assault on Maxine Mar
tinez, and had threatened him with a
pistol to make him say what he had said;
that it was false and forced out of him.
FREQUENT 1NHABITANT OF JA1Ls.
Or cross-examination it was shown that
the witness did not know when he worked
last, but that be did know that he was
frequent inhabitant of the city or county
Jail and of generally shady character.
Tom Tucker, the following witness
swore that Frank Rivera never told him
at any time before the killing of Frank
Chavez of a conspiracy to kill him, thus
contradicting Rivera.
On cross-examination this witness ex-
hibited the characteristics marked in all
! the witnesses called for the defense deny
ing, however, that he was arrested about
the time the defendants were arrested
for tlourishlng pistol and crying out in
the streets that the sheriff and his gang
were s---of b and that he was look
ing for them to kill them. He also de-
MED that on the night Frank Chavez
was killed, when Frank Arce was arrested
for having fired shot in the vicinity
where the dead body of the ex sheriff lay,
that he jumped IN and helped Arce to re-
sist arrest and tried to relieve him right
there and then from the law,
The witness was unable to say where
he got his clothes and food.
| Jose Arias took the stand and said that
Frank Rivera was in Conways saloon on
the night Chavez was killed and had not
gone out of there for any pur pose. This
is contradiction of Rivera.
Concentration developed the wit
ness into loafer and a Jail bird.
Tomas Quintana testified to like
state of facts. He is monte by profess
sion.
Eusebio Escudero testified substantial
ly the same as Charlie Harris. Julian
Vigil, brother of Hipolito Vigil, denied
that Hipolito was out of the house the
night Frank Chavez was killed but had
gone to bed about Z p.m m. sick, leaving
his gaming table in Julians possession
TESTIMONY THIS FORENOON.
At the incoming of court this morning
Enrique Pacheco was called to the stand
by the defense for the two-fold purpose
of contradicting part of the testimony Of
Ike NOVEL; and assisting in establishing
the contemplated alibi as to Francisco
and Antonio Gonzales y Borrego and
Laureano Alarid.
The witness testified that for six OF
seven years he lived at the house Of
Francisco Gonzales y Borrego and wher
in Santa Fe was frequent visitor Al
Borrego's house; that in the latter par
of March and the first part of April, 1892
he was in Cerrillos with Francisco anG
Antonio Gonzales Borrego; that Fran
cisco Gonzales y Borrego started ava!
from Cerrillos on horseback just before
the city election that year, but he wit
ness) did not come to Santa Fe with hin
and did not know of his own knowledg,
that Francisco came to Santa Fe at that
time. This effort to prove that Fran,
cisco Gonzales Borrego came to Santt
Fe on horseback, instead of on the cars
the first part of April, 1892, was made tc
| - inrc inn nj
NOVEL;.
On direct examination the witness con
tinued that he remembered the night that
Francisco Chavez was killed, and that, or
the Monday afternoon before, May 90
1892, he WAS at his room adjoining thai
of Francisco Gonzales y Borrego; that h.
SAW FRANCISCO GONZALES
(y Borrego and Antonio Gonzales Bore
90 between $3.50 and O'Clock on tha
afternoon; that about that time Antonio
and younger brother came home will
wagon load of wood that, after unload
ing the wood and eating dinner, Antonio
and his brother, Elias, went to sleep ant
Francisco began fixing the harness; thai
he (witness) remained there till O'CLOCK
ana tnat Antonlo was Sleeping anu fran
cisco fixing the harness at the time.
The cross-examination disclosed thai
the witness was not very certain abou
any dates, except this particular 28d o.
May, 1892; that he didn't remember ex
actly when he returned to Santa Fe from
Cerrilos; did not remember what day o.
the week May 20, 1892, was; did not re
member whether he saw the Borregos Of
. what they we're doing on other days O
MAY of any year: WAS in Cerrillos dnrinc