Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1899-06-02

doubt the cruel murder Of Col.
Fountain and son, illustrating the
scene Of the tragedy by a mp OF
Chalk Hills and vicinity His re
cital of the finding Of the foot
prints of the assassins behind soap
weeds near Chalk Hill cut. his dis
covery It empty cartridge shells
and larga pool Of blood, the pick
1 ing.u of napkin and two pieces
Of blood stalned silver currency on
the fatal spot. and the finding ef
Fountains hloody horse, was vivid
ahd awe inspiring. Major Vun
Patten was submitted to herca
cross examination by the defense
but never whvered.
Jack Maxwell, Of Tulurosa. was
first to testify Wednesday morn
ing He swore that he visited
Lees rauch in Dog Canon on the
Saturday evening the Fountains
disappeared and that he remained
there all night lee. G,IIil,nd
aud McNew were not At the ranch
that night but rode up To the rnrch
next dav Sunday riding duuhle
on two horses with colored boy
named Ned. On cross
examination counsel for iefense Sc
curei au admission from VI 4xwaIl
that hp had contract signed by
Shor II Pat Garrett and g q Perry
agreeing to pay 81 no fr evi
q ace that would convict the mur-
dar-rs OF the Eoun taius. Max
we'll asn admitted that he had
lived IN No Mans Land aud Ger
ialn portion Of rexaa under the
name Of John Ajax nder
Another Mexican mail carrier
Was called and sworn who saw two
horseman pass Luoa's Wells on
the faiaI Saturday, goins along the
slope Of he Saciamento mountains
towards Chalk HILLS The mail !
,ariier started to intercept them
= inqhire about some horses, and
hey galloped off before he could ,
peak To them or recognize them. !
jol. Fountain and son soon came I
lp On their way to Las Cruces aud 7
made some Inquiries about the
anne hors-men.
Albert Fountain was re called
I'D the statement secured from
i'm that he saw n blood on ne Of
is fathers hosses when 1t returned
ome. though admitting that SOME
air on one 1T the animals on which
lood was alleged to be by Mnj,r
'an PAtten, had been shaved IF
8 the Ma j,r hid testified. in order
hat II could bp sent to n Santa Fe
hemist for examination.
Jack Fountain. his brother. was
allied TO The witbres stand aud
plated The results If his search for
Is father md litlle brother. thu
ntlag Of the tracks OF the mys
,rlous bor--m-n aud the rem pants
their camp fire but adding little
nat was new TO the evidence al
'niy gwen by the preceding wit-
es-es
At "Wednesday nishI'- session 81
ie ronria Nascal,-,o Indian trail.
T WAS y scrd upp, III. stand aud
'stlfied to The tricks # the. three
,r--men surrounding Cnl + an
lin'- bnck hoard AID tn. biz pool
1lo"d near Chalk iIln
DAVID VI Sutherland. TREASURER
- collector ot be n.~ county IL
t.rp ws- swNfu " W. ~ iis
rnse ~ la Luz lhst Col F"un-
in aud mule -nn sta, ed Frii.y
ght on their way u Las Crnres
he cotversHiina during the night
,t~ean Mr.. Switzerland aud Col.
onniaiu was dp,ired hv the prn-
ruii,u hnt objected tn by the
'fense, and the "hj-ction sns
ind hy the court VI. Switzerland
limited TINT he aud I~fend ant
~ had personal difficulty sew
al wears ago aid had not been
J friendly terms since
ihnr-isy rnnrnlng court opened
8 o'clock iu-tpad II 10, and
Ime-F. GonId. was called 10 the
tness srAnd IL worked for
r. McSew befafe and after The
sappearAnce of the Fnnnfnins.
illiland worked for McNew with
lDess. Witness related con-