Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-07-18
FRUSTRATED.
FruitleSs Effort of Francisco and An.
tonic Gonzales V BOrrego to Es-
cape from Jail-Jim Harris
Arrested for Aiding
the Effort.

again IL becomes the duty of the NEW
MEXICAN to record fruitless effort of
Francisco Gonzales Borrego and An
tonic Gonzales y Borrego, confined in the
county Jail under death sentence for
the murder of ex Sheriff Francisco Cha
vez, to regain their liberty.
Some time ago a young man named
Max Won Walden, under arrest for a
minor territorial offense, was placed in
the cell occupied by the Gonzales Bor-
rego brothers. Naturally he watched the
actions of his desperate cellmates with
a good deal of interest. One day he OBJ
served James Harris, then confined in the
city department of the Jail for drunken
ness, stealthily pass two small files and a
small saw to the Borrego brothers and
soon discovered that they were quietly
and deftly engaged in cutting the chains
that bound them to the cell. These facts
he reported to the sheriff and his depu-
ties and thereafter the unsuspecting muir
derers were more closely watched by the
guards than before.
Finally, yesterday morning, the officers
concluded that the time for action had
arrived, and went into the cell for the
purpose of examining the shackles of the
convicts and taking possession of their
working tools.
1t was found that the Borregos had so
neatly cut their chains that, while they
were nearly severed, close examination
was required to discover the cuts. Much
to the establishment and disgust of the
industrious iron workers, the old and
worthless shackles were then replaced by
new and perfect ones, and the files and
saw were hunted up and removed from
the cell.
This morning Jim Harris, having
served out his city sentence, was released
from custody and imm edlately re-arresteG
for much more serious offense than VIC
lating a city ordinance. The warrant
upon which he was again locked up was
based on the following affidavit:
TERRITORY OF New MEXICO, !
City and County of Santa Fe. \
Max Won Walden being duly sworn
makes complaint, on oath, and says that
James Harris did, on or about the 1st day
of July, 1895, at the city and county Of
Santa Fe, in the territory of New Mexico
unlawfully convey into the county Jail Of
the said county of Santa Fe, certain in.
struments or tools, towit: two files and
one saw, adapted or useful to ai6 certain
| prisoners, to-wit Francisco Gonzales y
Borrego and Antonio Gonzales Borrego
then and there committed to and con
fined in said county Jail for capital of
Tense, to-wit: the crime of murder, tt
make their escape from said county Jail
and with intent to facilitate and aid il
the escape of said prisoners from sale
Jail, lawfully committed and detained, al
aforesaid, against the form of the statute
in such case made and provided, ant
against the peace and dignity of the ter
ritory of New Mexico.
Wherefore, atiiant prays that the sale
James Harris may be arrested and deal
with as the law directs.
| (SignedD MAX Won WALDEN.
Subscribed and sworn to before mt
this 18th day of July, 1895.
ANTONIO BoRREao,
| Justice of the Peace.
The preliminary hearing of Harris
we'll known as an active partisan of the
murderers of Francisco Chavez, one
of the witnesses and one of the
gang" in apparent good standing
was set by Justice Borrego for 10 O'Clock
this morning, but, in order that he might
consult with his attorneys, it was put off
until 2 o'clock this afternoon. At that
hour he waived examination. His bond
will be fixed some time this afternoon.