Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-03-19


stand idly by aud let Colorado gobbls
them up"
On this important subject the follow.
ing article Is taken from tue III Paso
Times:
Major 7. T. 1eel, Of this city, who
served CALAMITY In General Sibley's
command during the war, was interview
cd yesterday by n Times reporter. who
began by reading 20 him the following
telegram sent out from Albuquerque:
Grand Army men say that the Colora-
DO capitol commission will not be able
10 get possession Of the Sibley COnfeder
ate cannon at Albuquerque without q
struggle. The annOn are eight In mum
Der and are In possession OF q. X,
Warren post. Upon General Sibley's
ietreat IN 1862, they we're buried
aud their location remained unknown
until i've years ago, when the Grand
Army men nj thu suggestion OF Depart
ment Commander Downs, induced MajOI
Feel. n Of Sibley's officers, TO some from
ri Paso and locate them, when they wer,
unearthed. Twelve OF Sibley's cannon
we're also buried at Santa Ne, but Majol
feel was unable TO Identify the spot. and
half u dozen attempts to find them By
t%renching have failed. Congress will b.
asked 10 permit the Grand Army posts OF
this territory 10 retain possession OF The
cannon at Albuquerque.
Judge Teel was told that the above ap.
2eared In the Denver Republican OF last
Monday. He said:
ut Is not a true statement OF what has
occurred When l indicated the spOt
where the Confederate annon wer,
buried at Albuquerque. did 80 because
my friend, Captain Jack Crawford, thu
poet scout. requested me TO stop over IL
that city and show him the place. W.
were coming south together on the same
train. He said he wanted to dig out the
pieces aud use two Of them at the Corn
Palace Ia st. Joseph, Mo. On that Occa
sion | met observation-disclosures Slower a
Albuquerque and he interested himself
deeply Ia that unearthing and he prom
iced That hi PasO should have two OF the
cannon for her plaza II | found them.
at was a hard JoO for me undel
changed appearances 10 indicate the very
spot where twenty-seyen years before the
| pieces we're inferred. But after many
questions l was shown the ruins u
houses that would lead me 10 the spot
The ruins OF General Armijo's house FUR
nished me the key 10 the situation. Blu
1 found q new brick house with al
orchard aud garden occupied the spot
v4s sure contained the guns. The ownel
would not allow us 10 dig there, 30 | Wen
before the United States commissioner al
Albuquerque aud swOre out "A search war
rant for property belonging 10 the United
states. did this becaule the owner Vi
the garden said that II any guns were on
his ground they belonged to him.
Armed with the search warrant the
digging was done under the supervision
OF the United States marshal, and | waS
pleased TO hear when | reached III PasC
that the guns were found within q Few
feet OF the place named.
But az ri PasO has never received TIVE
OF those guns, / do not feel that | wa
treated properly, although II Is true thai
Delegate Catron once introduced a bill II
congress 10 donate -four Of the twenty
four buried cannon TO this city. Tn
distribution l had agreed upon was twl
for ri Pas0, two for Las Cruces, two 10
Albuquerque and two for Santa Ne"
AN INTERESTING STORY.
Judge Teel Is a fluent talker, and wheI
he speaks OF the old war times his funI
OF knowledge Is unlimited aud his remi
nlscences are very interesting. He said:
when l buried those guns In Albu
querque during the war and commenced
~ retreat south / had time enough Will
there TO use my legal ability 10 make
little money. l had gathered &ll0, l 10
member the amount. Tom 0chiltree be
with somebody | don't know how mucl
champagne that he could borrow my pile
lie came TO me repeatedly 10 borrow tina
Sll0 but | told him | had better use 10
II than he and that / had determined no
10 lend Ii. 1 always was very fond 0
paintings and Tom knew this. When h
came again he proposed 10 let me have
beautiful picture OF Napoleon which
had seen at one OF the richest houses U
old Albuquerque. II was seven feet higI
and well prOpOrti0ned. How Tom 0chil
tree got that due painting, worth any
where from $500 to $1,000, / don't know
He said IL was given TO him an
he proposed to let me have Il as &c
curity for the Sil0. When he agree
TO roll and wrap Ii safely In oil
cloth ] yielded, and Tom tied IL unde
the top Of my ambulance and got th
tllO from me. / knew | had a bargain
II Tom would not redeem the picture.
II started south In my ambulance, an
one night between Albuquerque and Ala
mOsa | lost 80 many mules and horse
that | determined 10 leave my ambulance
and use II 10 pull a cannOn for our de
Tense. There, just opposite San Marcia
l had 70 inter four more cannon tina
night, and my old ambulance was LEI
over the grave with the picture forgotten
under the top"
THAT PICTURE AGAIN.
Judge Teel then asked the reporter
question.
What do you think became of tina
p%aintingY'
at was probably lost forever" reptile,
the pencil pusher.
no" said the Judge. ''One day In 1888
/ stepped into the Bullion Office In X
Pas0. | was not then personally &C
quainted with Professor Carl Tongue
mare, it's editor, but as | had businea
there | entered and introduced myself
and looking at the wall 10 my right / be
held the very picture which Tom. Ochil
tree had forwarded 10 me for &l10.
Before other business | QUESTION:,
Professor LOnguemAre. about whom | con
slider the soul OF honor, abOnt that paint
Ing, and told him it's history. The pro
lessor then told me a part OF it's histOr
which | didn't know. He had gotten
from the Catholic priest at SOcorrO VIII
said II had been blessed with the hol
water as the painting OF San Miguel Isl
Mlchaell. When Professor LOnguemar
saw II he at once recognized IL as IN
picture OF Napoleon BOnAparte. He aske
that II be given TO him and the priest az
ceded 10 his request.
"But," concluded Major Teel," on IN
night OF the day | saw that picture at IN
Bullion Office, II wa stolen and | ma
never see II again"
When these war relies we're unearthed
The CITIZEN at the time gave a length
account Of their discovery by Major Tee