Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-05-18
MOORE AND F0RN0Fr.
They Testify In the Famous Conspiracy
Cases at Santa Fe.
GARNER A SECOND MUTATION.

Attorney Horton Moore and ex Cit
Marshal Fred ForDoff. OF this city, ar,
mixed up in the aflldavits sworn TO b.
". II. Garner. a penitentiary convict sent
up from this county under the alias oil
Schultz No one here has the least doubt
rs to the outcome OF the preliminary
hearing in regard to Meesrs. Moore and
Fornof. believing that th9ir connection
with Garner was honorable. and that the
convict has developed into One OF the
most accomplished liars and sflidayit-
makers in the country
The New Mexican, In its account OF
the case, says:
At this point In the proceedings the
cross examination OF Garaer was sus
pended in order that Fred. ForDOf and
Horton Moore. OF Albuquerque, might
give thsir testimony and return home.
Mr.. Fornoff was called, and testified
that he saw Garner the first time when
he was in Jail at Albuquerque; that lac
knew nothing about the sign or deaf and
dumb laL guage; had never talked with
Garner by that method. and never
taught him the use OF such signs; had
never entered into a conspiracy to poi
son a lot OF men at the penitentiary. He
had visited the penitentiary just before
going TO Cuba In the Wal with spain, on
a telephone message from that prison.
because n number OF the inmates whom
he had known wanted TO see him. Mr..
Merrill and Mr.. Quigg extended the in
yitati0n, but that II could not have been
known that he was 20 visit the prison
before he arrived, unless IL had bsen
surmised. He remembered that he saw
Mr.. Merrill In town that day, who said
the men out there wanted TO see him;
knew nothing about the s0-called pass
word 1868"
On cross examination Mr.. F0rnof
stated that he had known Colonel Berg
mann and Mr. Msrrill Ave or SIX years;
that their business and social relations
had been OF the most pleasant kind, and
he had aided in the capture OF escaped
c0nvicts whenever he could. About q
rear ago he received a message from
Colonel Bergman, which said that
some n was sending poison TO the
penitentiary, and that schultz (6ar'
ner) was getting 1t. As Fornoff knew
Garner, Colonel Bergman wanted him
tFornoff) TO come to the prison and see
II he could not learn from the prisoner
who was sending the stuff inside OF the
walls. Before the train left for Santa
Ne another message WAS received telling
him not TO come.
Horton Moore was next called, and his
testimony was 10 the effect that he was
Gamers attorney when the latter was
arrested for obtaining money under false
pretenses; he knew nothing OF any con-
spiracy at that time, and that II he was
engaged by Garner for the purpose Of en-.
abling the latter to break into the peni.
Tertiary the scheme was a success, al.
though there was no understanding to
that effect at the time. He belonged TO
no organization OF the kind set forth In
the affidavit made by Garner. In Missouri.
or anywhere else, and had nothing to do
with introducing poison into the peni-
Tertiary.
On REORGANIZATION Mr.. Moore said
that he met Colonel Bergman last Sep
TENDER, but never had any communities
ton with him; that he did not know
Merrill or Henry Bergman.
Garner WAS then recalled TO the stand
and the cross. examination resumed by
Judge Laughlin.