The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-04-03
SIX MEN EXECUTED
Yesterday a Black Friday for Half a
Dozen Murderers.
FOUR HANGED IN SANTA FE
Two Brothers Who Essayed tho
Role OF the Border Bandits, the
James Boys, Confess and
Swing In louisiana.

Santa Fe, Y. NJ. April 2.-Franclsco
Gonzales Borrego. Antonio Gonzales
BorrrgU, Laurlauo Alar.d and Patrici1
Valencia. condemned to death for the
murder Of ex-Shern Frank Chavez.
who was killed from ambush the night
Of May 20, 1882. were hanged NJ 9;10 a.
IN. to-day
Thursday nisht 10 special guards
were placed la 'hc Jail by the sheriff.
and this morning draft OF 10 men was
made on the cavalry and Infantry conn
panies by the governor with instrur-
tons to act under orders Of Sheriff Kin
sell The srdffOld was l. by Il feet
with a siNfoOt drop through a single
trap six feet long and three feet wide.
The prisoners passed rcstful night,
the guard saying that not one ey
turned in sleep, The death warrant Was
read To them at 1880 O'Clock this morn-
ing and was received by the Borrtsos
with some faceti0usness. The vicar
gene raj remained with the doomed men
until they We're led to the scadOld ad-
mlnisterug the consolation uf their re-
llEtun. They mounted the sCaffOld. at
tended by the sheriff and three deputies
and the vicar general. and disappeared
lrom the view Of the limited number of
spectators admitted 10 the jail yard
within the tent which surrounded the
scaffold. None Of them showed The
slightest weakness. They made no
statement except request that the
sheriff not fail To remove the traces III
the cause "f their death before the bod
irs Were turned over to their families.
At ato9 o'clock the trap was sprung.
The nrcks OF all were broken. except
that of Valencia. the llghtest In weight,
who died from strangulatIOn. The flu
neral will take place sunday forenoon
from the cathedral.
The crime for which the men suffered
the death penalty to-day was the OUT
come of a political feud. The men COM
prised the famous Button gang" AMI
had formed conspiracy against Sher-
IN Frank Chavez, democratic leader
In Santa Fe on the night of May .
Chavez was waylaid and murdered. For
Il months after. this gang held SUI
preme sway in Santa Fe. no attempt
being made IT, avenge ChaveZs mur-
der. Governor Thornton. however, upon
being appointed governor. removed the
then occupant from the sherif's office,
and the new sheriff after extraordin-
AIRY efforts succeeded In securing con-
fessions from two of the conspirators
and the culprits were arrested After
"a hFtANflibi iildl AHfN were con-
demned To he hanged Feb. g. hut the
president granted "A respite of 30 days.
They were again respted by President
Nc kinlcy until to-day.
Lafayette. La. April THE Blanc
hrotheEs were executed here at l;lo
o'clock y, m. Alexis and Ernest. both
under 20, murdered simon Bewnaud, A
merchant at Scott. La. about a year
ago. They were born I'm France and
well educated They determined to imi-
tate Jesse James, get fortune and re-
turn To Parts, They got into Bewnauds
store, forced him to open the safe.
bound and gagged him. got the key
from him to the money drawer and
obtained about 5000. Then they forced
him Ia SIT on the bed helplessy PIN
ionrd and stabbed him to death. The
boys made a tour of Europe. After
squand"riug the money they returned
and were arrested. They made "A full
confession.