Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-10-23
oHINo's BROTHER TEeTIFIEs.

lived in Santa Fe since he was a boy
had been policeman, deputy sheriff ant
city marshal; knew Porfiria Martinez dt
Strong and Domingo and Nellie podaci
and would not believe them under oath
On cross-examination this witness sale
that Chino Alarid, one of the four persons
convicted of the murder of Francisco
Chavez, was his brother, and that he hat
heard his brother Chino confess to par
ticipation in the killing of Francisco
Chavez.
Jose Sales said he lived at Lamy and
knew Portiria Martinez de Strong as
prostitute there.
Charles M. Conklin testified that he
lived at Santa Fe; knew Porfria Mar
tinez de Strong; had no conversation
with her about her testimony during the
Borrego trial; asked her before the pre-
liminary hearing what her evidence would
be, but never told her what to testify to
neither Catron nor Spiess asked him tc
see Por6ria about her testimony; did not
send Ramon Garcia to Cerrillos after
Porfiria; Catron told Ramon Garcia and
Jose Dominguez to 60 to Cerrillos after
her before preliminary examination; saw
the woman at Mrs. Quintana's after she
reached Santa Fe because Catron had
asked him to assist him; his connection
with Porfiria in the case was at the re.
quest of Catron and Spiess; had talked
with Jose Maria Garcia about sending
someone to Cerrillos after Porfirla and
Jose had suggested that his son, Ramon,
would be the proper person; Catron and
Spiess wished him to find out what the
woman would testify to; he was al
almost constant attendant at the pre-.
limlnary hearing for the purpose of as.
sisting Catron and Spiess.
recess was then taken till Z D. m.
LAST NIGHTS SESSION.
The defense resumed the examination
of witnesses at 7:15 last evening.
Michael McCabe was called to the
stand, and said that, while Ike Nowell's
reputation was not very good, he didn't
know whether he would believe him on
oath or not.
Clarence Key, upon being called to the
stand, said that he was translator in
Spanish of twenty-five years experience
identified piece of paper that was hand.
ed to him as one that he had translated
October l, 1894; explained that the day
mentioned Catron directed his steno.
grapher, R. G. Gortner, to draw up an
affidavit and to have it read and planned
to deponent; said that at Catron's request
he Key translated and explained the
affidavit drawn up by Gortner to Mauricio
Gonzales; that afterwards W. Z. Griffin
was called into Catron's Office as a notary
to take Mauricio's acknowledgement
thereto; that he (Key) attached Maurioio's
name to the affidavit and Mauricio made
his mark In the presence of witnesses
Gortner and Griffin.
On cross-examination witness did not
know whether Catron dictated the affida
Wit or not; Catron told him to explain
affidavit TO deponent and went away
thought Gortner was a notary and did not
know why Griffin was called in; witness
had been in the employ of Catron fol
about ten years and was now under Cat
ron's pay; about three-q quarters of an hour
elapsed after he explained the affidavit tc
Mauricio before it was acknowledged
before Griffin and meanwhile the affidavit,
was in the possession of Gortner.
MAURIoIo's AFFIDAVIT INTRODUCED.
The affidavit, which was denial of thu
evidence of Luis Gonzales that Mauricie
was on or about Guadalupe bridge tn,
night Chavez was killed, was then Offered
and admitted in evidence.
Marcelino Ortiz, the next witnes!
called, testified that he had resided il
Santa Fe for four or FIVE years; that he
knew Chas. A. Spiess and Domingo Apo
daca; that Spices, Hilaro Romero an6
himself went to see Domingo Apodaca al
Las Vegas just before the Borrego muir
der trial; that Romero as the sheriff oil
San Miguel county told Domingo that SHE
must go to Santa Fe to testify in the
Borrego case and gave her money for he1
expenses; that he heard all that passed
between Spiess and DOMINICA; that Do.
minga told Spiess she knew nothing
about the killing of Chavez; that Spiess
did not offer her money or other induce.
ments to testify favorably to the Dor.
regos; that Nellie Apodaca was not in the
house at the time.
Leave was granted the prosecution to
recall the witness for REORGANIZATION
in the morning.
Fred Thayer was next sworn for the de-
Tense. He was born and raised in Santa
Fe; knew Poriria Martinez de Strong;
before the Borrego trial Catron gave him
(Thayer) subpoena and told him to 90
to Lamy and serve same upon Porfria
Martinez de Strong; Catron gave him $40
for the expenses of the trip and told him
not to represent himself as an officer;
Catron told witness not to bring Porfria
to his (Catron's) Office; he took the sub
p@na, went to Lamy that night and read
it to Porfiria; bought tickets to Santa Fe
for Poriria and himself and they came to
Santa Fe on the next train; they arriv ID
in Santa Fe about midnight and he took
Porfiria to vacant
ROOM IN oATRoN's OFFICE
and ordered Porfiria's meals from Con-
ways; he was in the room with Porfria
the next morning after she had her break
fast when Catron came in; Catron asked
her what she was going to testify to and
she replied the same as before and he
said that was right If it was true; after
Portiria had testified she came back to
Catron's office and he (Thayer) brought
her dinner and supper to her there; she
claimed that she was afraid of being ar
rested ii she went about town; she re.
manned in Catron's office till night when
she left in hack for the depot; before
she left for Lamy Catron gave Porfria
81 for witness fees.
Porfiria told witness that Crist told her
not to come to Santa Fe to testify unless
subpoenaed by one Of Cunnlngham's
deputies; she came with him (Thayer)
voluntarily; he did not prevent her from
talking to any one on the trip; he spent
1915 on the trip and returned balance of
$40 to Catron.
On DISCRIMINATION the witness said
that in spite of Catron's instructions not
to take Porfiria to his (Oatron's) Office, he
nevertheless took her there and lodged
her in one of the rooms of Catron,a ofico.