Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-19
APOLONIO SEDILLO PARDON
The Application for Pardon Granted
To-day by Acting Governor Miller,
was Endorsed by Many of the
Leading Citizens of Lincoln
County.

Application was made yesterday to Act
ing Governor Miller for the pardon of
Apolonio Sedillos, convicted at the last
term of the Lincoln county district court
of the crime of larceny. The application
for pardon was strongly Endorsed by s.
f. Matthews, the district attorney who
conducted the prosecution, by ex-Coun-
Gilman George Curry, by Sheriff Emil
Fritz, County Clerk Demetrio Perea,
other county officials, the foreman of the
jury and several jurors in the case, besides
being accompanied by general petition
of citizens, largely signed.
Acting Governor Miller Investigated
the case thoroughly, had personal inter-
views concerning 1t with Mr.. Curry, Mr..
Perea, Sheriff Fritz and other Lincoln
county people, and becoming satisfied
that it was a case in which executive
clemency should be exercised, granted
the following pardon:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
Santa Fe, May 10, 1897.
Whereas, At the April, 1897, term of
the District court of the county of Lin
coin, territory of New Mexico, Apolonio
Sedillo was convicted of stealing sheep
and sentenced to serve term of two
years in the territorial penitentlary, ana
Whereas, 1t has since been shown that
the property stolen was found in his pos
session as foreman of the sheep herd |;
and the evidence at the trial of the case
not having connected the said Sedillo
with the stealing of the sheep, and
Whereas, The guilt of the crime is
strongly pointed to one Jose Dorio y
Ballejos, who was at said term convicted
of the larceny of sheep and sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary, and
Whereas, The sheriff, probate clerk
district attorney, and the foreman of the
jury who returned the verdict, together
with other good citizens of Lincoln coun-
ty have represented to this office by let
tiers and petitions, that it is the wish of
the community, that the said Apolonio
Sedillo be pardoned on the ground that
he is not guilty of the crime of which he
was convicted.
Now, Therefore, l Lorion Miller, act
ing governor of the territory of New
Mexico, by virtue of the authority in me
vested, do hereby grant the said Apolonio
Sedillo full and complete pardon from
the sentence and conviction as heretofore
recited.
Witness my hand and the great seal of
the territory of New Mexico.
Done at the capital, at Santa Fe, May
10, 1897.
SEAL LoR1oN MILLER,
Acting Governor of New Mexico.
By the Governor,
LoR1oN MILLER,
Secretary of New Mexico.
Immediately upon the issue of the
document, Mr.. Curry and Mr.. Perea, who
worked hard to obtain the pardon, went
over to the penitentiary, presented it, and
Sedillo, who has been in prison but two
days, was released. He was greatly re-
joiced at his good fortune and 80 were
his warm friends, Messrs. Curry and
Perea.
The New MEXICAN having become
thoroughly acquainted with all the facts
in the case can hut say, that Acting Gov
ernor Mlller's action is commendable and
for the best interests of the people, the
circumstances and the evidence in the
case showing it to have been proper case
for the extension of executive clemency.