Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-05-11

me as short term as he could. That was
all the question I asked him."
"Mr. Cunningham was out to see you,
wasn't he?"
"Mr. Cunningham went with me to the
penitentiary."
"What did he say to you about the
case?"
"He said, am satisfied that you know
something about that Chavez murder. If
you know anything, which am satisfied
you do, it may help you out in your
case"
swell, you have been helped haven't
you? You have been pardoned IN less
than half the time you have been SEN
fenced, don't you consider then that you
have been helped?
81 consider have been helped and l
considered that have deserved help also
because got very severe sentence"
cat the time you were confined in the
penitentiary you wrote me letter to
come and see you, do you remember hav-
ing a conversation with me in regard to
the case against the defendants here"
81 don't know as said anything about
that in particular anything more than
said this morning
"Don't you remember telling me that
you had gone to the penitentiary when
you arrived from Colorado with Mr.. Gun
ningham and that Mr.. Cunningham had
said to you am the cause of your being
brought here. 1t is not for the purpose
of this indictment pending against you
but we want you to testify what you know
in regard to this Frank Chaves affair." do
you remember making this staten ent to
NET"
"No SIR"
do you deny that you made state.
ment of that kind to me?"
POINT BLANK DENIAL.
81 do, yes"
"And stated to me at that time that you
knew nothing with regard to the killing
of Frank Chavez"
II think l told you that"
"And you also said that you knew
nothing that would connect these defend
ants with the killing of Frank Chavez or
something to that effect?"
'No, don't think did. I didn't say
anything about knowing about the case
because did not think it was safe for
me to make any talk at that time. When
I testified in the preliminary examination
I was not afraid because they were all in
jail"
"You asked Gov. Thornton to assist
your"
"Yes SIR"
"What did he say to you in response to
your reauest?"
"He said will do for you what l can,
Ike"
"Did the governor promise that he
would pardon you or see that your
sentence was light in view of the testi-
mony you gave in the preliminary exam
ination.'
"No, sir; he simply said it was out of his
power to do anything in my case; that it
was out of his jurisdiction. On the Goth
of last March year ago l saw him in the
yard and l asked Col. Bergman to let me
see him and then said would like to
have pardon. He said, Ike, amt had
no chance to do anything for YOU and he
says, 4 don't believe in this. Edmunds law
much and he says, 4 will go to Washing
ton and ! will attend to your case in
person and will get pardon for you, if
I cam"
This examination continued in this
way for couple of hours longer, the re-
suit being the same. At its conclusion
Mr., Catron said "When this witness
commenced testlfying about the CONVEX
sation between him and myself init
mated that I might move to strike it out
However, will not ask to strike it out
I propose to 60 on the witness stand and
state the facts about the conversation
The testimony is a gross misrepresenta'
tion of the entire gist of that converse
ton. don't move to strike it out
Ike was released.
Antonio Borrego, not one of the de-
PENDANTS, was recalled at this point. HI
J testified that, about two months after thu
death of Jose Sylvestre Gallegos, he me-
the late Martin Quintana, who advised
him to caution Francisco Gonzales J
Borrego against coming down town un
armed. The witness went to Francisco
Gonzales y Borrego and delivered thu
message. Gonzales replied: "Almost al
|. any moment will kill that he-goat of I
namesake of mine, Francisco" Th'
reference, the witness added, was to thu
murdered ex-sheriff.
AN ACTIVE WITNESS.
just prior to calling the Apodaca woman
as witness yesterday afternoon Distric
Attorney Crist announced to the cour
that it had been reported to him two O.
three times that Jesus Gonzales y Dor
: rego, brother of two of the defendants
| was very active in circulating about thu
: court house, going III and out of TIN
room and engaging in conversation will
!. witnesses, then coming within the bar o
!, the court and conversing with defend
: ants and their attorneys, and he askes
. that Jesus be placed under special in
structions and excluded from the bar
Lawyer Catron protested, and said Jesus
presence was absolutely essential to tn
. defense, and if he were excluded it woult
= merely require more time to hear tn
case as he would have to consult will
him. The court ordered that Jesus b.
:, excluded from the bar but permitted hin
J to remain in the court room.
Domingo Apodaca, a former mistress
. of Francisco Gonzales Bcrrego, wa
called yesterday afternoon and her OK
animation was not concluded until thi
morning. Her testimony was YER,
damaging to the defendants and will b.
: fully reported in these columns on Mon
!. day.
: The court met at p. m. and soon afte
!. adjourned until Monday at $3.50 a. IN.
!. That tired feeling, loss of appetite an
:, nervous postration are driven away b
u Hood's Sarsanar illa. which makes pur