El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-23
Four of the Button Gang Re-
spited by the President.
MURDERERS OF CHAVEZ.
The Borrego Brothers and Their Two Con-
federates in Crime are Allowed to Live
Ten Days Longer SO That the President
Can Look Further in Their Cases.


SANTA FE, N. NJ, March 23-Presi-
dent Mckin ey has reprleved the four
Meyicans. ms mbers of the Button
gang" who We're to hang this morn
ing, giving the m a ten days lea of
| life, during when time he will look
| fur her into their cases.
| I he four men Iepr eyed are the two
Borr, 90 brothers AID two other mem
| bers o. The Button gang" who were
| cOnvlcteI of killing Sheriff Chavez in
| 1891. They were sen enced to hang on
| February % OF this year, but Presldeot
Cleveland o we them a lease of life un-
| Ill today d b fore the president went
out of Office he d &c I'd that the case
was a teri itOridl one and that it was
not one that came under his jurisdiction
and that he would make no further
order IN the case. When Pr eSioent
Mckinney came into office, Mr.. Ca ron,
who was Il torney for the con EN- ed
men, brought the case to the presi-
dents notice d has succeedet j in stay
lug Their execution for ten days.
1t is now >ur m 5 ii Iha5 Mr.. Catron
wi try ma nave new gpverno" for
New Mexico apYoiot d in the mean
line, 5 he ha- no nope OF ge ting Gov
ern Thor t. n act IN any way fav-
ur4 bic TO ti- C tents.
AT me h the cOnde mned men
XII ed Sheriff Chavez there wasa strong
pp irical W + IN in local and territori al
pO &c. She II Chavez was the lead
er of one C ION and I m CatrOn w.s
the leaGer OF tue other.
Sh :r ii ChavtZ's faction took the
na"e of ''Vigildnce" ana Catron
baC Ike > took tue name of the Butt n
gaug.'; One uight She"lff Chav-z wos
a sas- ted o. his way home Shorty
ait rward- une of the Butt N gang"
comics to the crime mplicattn. the
CONDEMNED m and severd, others.
some OF those impi Cat d Were afte
W ird, k | ed N sit ng arrest wntIe
o-her- skip d o and nave never been
heard fr N sine. The fur me- con
d. mneu ere ,rre- te a a lIug ri j
followed aud tn ca e fought blLterly n
the cour 5. but verd C. O1 guilty "a
Drought IN and taty wei e s,ntenced 10
nang as above stated.
WHAT the out come will be no one
knows.
WASHINGTON. March 23 President
Mckinley thi- morning granted a re-
5 pie 10 the 70 Ir M n TO ha = trday at
Stuta Fe, n NJ. A Jeleg gram airecLins
d stay of execution or ten &, ays. TO
erabls the pres .uent 10 examine into
he case Aa5 sent To- the Uni ,eI S ats
marsha there.
UNITED PRESS REPORT,
SANTA FE, Marcl 23.-Tue not un-
exp { eI ten days reprleVe Tor the TOUR
borre.o ass, sSins Was received by wire
rom Atturney Genera! Nick k,n-a this |
ID $3.50 "a. M, an hour before |
tie time of eXecLti n. The attorney |
general stated tuat The reprieve was
made necessary Ou,y Uy tie press of
BIS ness VII III pr evcnted that cJnsld- |
I'll alton which tue president deems nee |
eSSdry in view of lis gravity ana IN |
oraer to save any quest on of jurIsdlc-
tiou. Gov. Th yrnJon va, also request |
, to g ant d IKE leprieve h.ch was
dOue forthwith The news of the re-
pr.eve was tlephoued 10 the peni; eu-
Ulary where the prisoners are confined !
just as tue sheriu and a cavalry escort !
mere about o START tor the galluws with |
Cneir prisoners. The accused men. |
ir families aud friends We're greatly
rejyiced al Mckenna's action. The |
law alb ding elenelt feel thai an ex-
amIha ion iuto the merits Of the case
by Mckiuley will ce. tally result in
the law ,aAlng its course and these self
confessed assassin, will b. hanged ten
DAYS bpnc.