Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-11-13
SANCHEZ MURDER TRIAL.
The Prisoner Pleads Not Guilty Of the
aarder Of HIS wife.
APpIARAHcI OF sAscHII

The trial ~ sanchez wA- hegun IN the
criminal division oi the district court At
Denver Tuesday morning al H. O'rlwk,
with Judge ,"orgr " aleu- presiding
sanchez, who IL n Mexican and = Szid Ia
have ir-crn' NJ directly from old IA-til
liAn -i"rk, nj ir-t stated to the officials
that hi- wife met her death AT the hands
" al unknown A--A--in, Who ~A- rNi
drntl, intending toxin him Ihl- Gf-t
effort wa- rather inrnhrfrnt Ani later h-
confessed tu the LNlirr that hrt death
was ucca-iuurl ~ the arclirutal lis.
charge Vt u revolver ~ hl- hAni-. lhr
state t-lir- upon the tulluSlug points tuf
n runN ictluu
| First The voluntary confession ~
SANCHEZ that the Slt- wa kilIrd l., the
accidental di-chafgr Oi the frNuiNrr
which "a e ,uttailrtlun u' hl- ur-t -tut,
argues strongly against INN circnm
-tantlally.
: The sheet Witch had been -rf"hd
over ~" sleeping woman ~ Sh" retired
Ma burnt hy p,~irt, which proves That
the guu mu-t have b"-n Nrts near hrt
head when the fatal shot wa- iifrd.
5 lha, her HE Wa insur,si Tor en-.
o. ani that on. p,ilrs came to ihrlf
roam 10y -Iecial nir--rng"r on th" even
ia. ,r!ufr the murder OccuIrrd
I. HAT sanchez has II hai record and
Que" attempted ~ XII n gltl iu whom hr
WA brttuih-d Ia New Mrklru.
% That but t"" empty cartridge were
found ~ hl- t-,nlVrr 'ou the might th"
murder ocrufS,Ni Ca. bullet MA traced
| through u" ifau+nm AMI IL" other l. sup
| p-'Si tu have cau-ri ihr iralh ul thc
yodnI hrllr,
| lhr irirr-r Will strive
! tlt-,, ia obtain verdict ~ mutI.r "a
/ thr SECOND degree II not acImttaL
SECOND, to prove that the couir-~iuu
Wa obtained l., the ulllrrt- under du.
rr--
lh,ii that III" ~ Nti.nrr vIil not -huw
| hr,uni tra-ouAhlr iouht that thrd
par, Was n"! counrci-i with ih"
rruIr.
! lh"tr Wa large attruianr" oi men
present IA court lur, lay ln"tnug. hu' no
wumrn Tins l. accounted for 81 the
thror, that the crime waS so rNuliiug
that women cannot express the usual
sympathy,
The prisoner was n study III facial px- q
prr-slon and general hrinranOr, once
during the Irugf--+ oi the cas-. HI ryp-
wrllrd up with tears. THIS VA. when
the district attorney, IN stating the ca-r.
made reference Ia the young brld. l,ing
on the bed with her head pierced by II
cruel bullet. The conduct Of thr prisoner
In wooing her aud claiming such cDp =.
stant affection appeared al-o TO briug the
past with IT, pitiful story before the
vision ~ the defendant.
Sanchez WAS n picture Of Ahject sorrow
IA he sat ia the prisoners box before the
court opened. His long black hatr.
rather lor-ely parted In the middle. hung
we'll down over HIS low forehead. , short
growth of black beard-perhaps = day ~
twO-seeinrd 10 blend his features with
the rr-tl,e4s black eyes which covered
every feature In the room. llr wore n
soilei ay-dUwn collar Oh shirt ot the
n"gligre linen Narir,:, without ti.'. and
sack suit, rather ihrradhars ia appear
anra, and IN. ordinat! jail -lipper. made
up his costume.
The man 'isibly manifested tn ( h-
was greatly troublei. His r,e- were
swollen and show'-i plainly tha, he hal
beei weeping during the Lisht. although
this Is denied by the warden.
When he VIA called ou, 0f the box t
plead "a the indictment. his nerves. ap
p~ar-d 10 have been given n mat rial
force from the effect Of the mans atirc.
taiion. lie stepped around To the q nj
0f the court bar with carriage ~ . -rcl
~ II he were Ine of the attorneys IN III,
case. The haggard expression vii ,ri
hal Appeared like n shadow over his IN e,
hut Il moment before had departed. ~ ID
Ia it, place hal come that QUE ~ AT III
cial cunning which has been character
l-tlc Of his bearing during the entire
case
The indictment was read 10y Clerk Put
Ter, white the priHInrrs eyysI were Tiyet
nj on the court. When II had iinINlsrd
aud the question WAS asked. guilty oI
not guilty" Sanchez turned hls Eye,
upon the court aud with voice tnl,,r,
with the spanish accent aud somewhat
musical, answered
Not guilty"
Attorney T.. {. Chavez. who APPEARS for
the defendant, through the courtesy oi
the dlstric, attorney. hal his nam. III.
dorrtSi ~ attorney and jury was called
" the box.
WITNESSES ExAMINED.
The witnesses called TUESDAY were
SnrRt. He'll aud Patrolman smith. whu
were the lirzt officers on IA. scene, and
Dr Hugh Taylor, who arrived shortly AT
terwArd aud male the examinations %
the lead woman. All the time that IA,
evidence ~as bsing taken, the prr 0urJ
Sat near his attorneys with a don
ear" expression on his face aud |. me,
~ ta absolutely uninterestsd Ia the trial
lie never during the whole trial oa suit
ei his lawyers aud they never reg lre'
ANY information from him. Th-y ar
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