Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-24

The oreen.Keiiy Mystery az Las
Cleared Up.
Eight Persons Are Arrested. and Three Of Then
Are the Principal Men In
the Crime.

From the Trinidad, (CoIo.) Advertiser.
Several days ago 1t was printed ex
cluslvely In the Advertiser that tn
Green Kelly murder mystery was IN
fair way to be cleared up. 1t wa
known at that time that within q yer,
few days q number Of persons woulc
be arrested, who were connected will
the killing Of the two men, but thu
knowledge could not be divulged unit
every person connected with the crime
had been arrested. This has so fal
been accomplished that eight persons
are now in the custody OF the officers
and confined in the county Jail. o.
this number two are women, and the
names Of the prisoners are as follows:
Juan Duran, Nestor Martinez, Mace.
donio Archuleta, Dave Hodges, Luper.
TO Archuleta, and the two women, Luz
Duran and Lucia Archuleta.
There are several stories extant as 10
the manne In which the men were
killed, but the authentic account IS as
follows:
They were killed at tire house OF the
Archuletas, and 1t seems that the family
lived in two adobe buildings. The
two men, Green and Kelly, with a
warrant for the arrest OF Miguel Re-
veille for cattle stealing, rode up to the
buildings and Green passed between
them while Kelly rode on the outside.
Almost simultaneously the two men
were fred upon by persons in the
houses and Green was almost instantly
killed while Kelly was not struck at oil.
DismountIng from his horse, Kelly
started to u for 1t and succeeded in
reaching a clump Of bushes about 600
yards away. This was quickly sur
rounded by the men from the house
and Kelly was killed by shots from a
number of rifles.
Fearing the consequences Of the
murderous deed, the men Immediately
made preparations to dispose OF the
bodies and cover them up. An i'm
mense fire was built and the bodies
thrown into It, and soon all that was
mortal Of VIM. Green and VIM. Kelly
had been reduced to ashes.
The old adage that murder will out
has again been proven true in this case
and it has been a year last April n
these men SO mysteriously disappeared.
1t Is understood that q confession has
been made by one of the prisoners in
which the details of the crime are fully
set forth.
When Green and Kelly disappeared
all sorts of c%opjectures were made as
what had become Of them. 1t was a
we'll known fact that Green was the
main mar in running down Martinez
and Baca, the notorious outlaws who
lerrorized the southern part of this state
and northern New Mexico. But at the
lime it was not known that the gang in
San Isidro country bad been protect
ng and sheltering Martinez and Baca.
This fact has been learned since their
arrest. 1t wal thought that the sole
Incentive the gang would have to muir
aoi LILO NUN was OCCuuSC buCJ WCub UP
here to arrest Miguel Reveille, who
vas supposed to be the leader among |
he gang OF cattle thieves in that
Great credit should be given the
men who have been instrumental 10
'unning the assassins to earth, and
specially Eli Green, the brother of
William, who has never for a moment
,eased his vigilance or efforts to bring
justice the murderers Of his brother.
AL Of his time and money have been
expended with this one object in view.
Ind there is no person who does not
q lively appreciation of the ideli-
y and love of this mar for his brother
Who was SO foully dealt with. 1t is to
10 hoped that a swift and just retribu-
ion may be visited upon the guilty