Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-02

are: First, am glad President Mckln-
ley and Attorney-General McKenna re-
viewed the case. Their action forever re-
moves the element Of ofpolitics that had been
Injected into ii. Second, the fact that the
case was considered by both Democratic
and Republican president and the sen.
tence of death confirmed by them, will
teach the people of New Mexico that
crime can not be committed ard the
criminal escape punishment by reason OF
political influence.
II have no personal feeling in the mat
ter whatever, and believe that the good
name of the territory has been vindioated
and law and order upheld by the execu-
tion of the four men.
THE STORY OF THE CRIME.
The crime for Which these men were
executed had its inception on the night OF
May 80, 1892, when exSheriff Frank Cha
vez while going to his home in this city,
was assassinated near the end of the
D. & R. G. railroad bridge which spans
Santa Fe creek near the old church of
Guadalupe.
They had been political opponents of
,ne u'tuo'.u a. .ho,annhlr oonaorson+
luevsu .s ~ oy .n .Iot no,itica entered into
the crime to any great extent.
Certain it is that primary motive for
the murder was found in quarrel which
occurred at dance nearly two years
prior to the time of the killing.
At this time, Frank Borrego shot and
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appear 20 'ne supreme cour' VI 'ho Volii
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court was amrmeo, ana euey ~ere asa.i
sentenced TO De hsnRed on oep'emoer ~
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e1ecution' on motlon Ior d rehearlng VI
tne case on tne grouno OF 'au!oy arra.sn
ment OF tne prisoners, .ne supreme 10 oour
gran1eo = s'ay OF execu,lon. ppm
nearing, tne mo1ion was oeniea' anu WV
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10 oeing 'ne uay SOY ior 1arrylns A''
eAecu'lon ene sentence Q. 1he courU'
naoeas corpus proceeulegs wele .nel
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oiction OF sne erisl cour', ou' 'he PS.l
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