Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-05-16
THE HEARING Of THE PHM7N7ARY CONSPIRACY Cases

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I could find these men now, if 1 was out
/ met Catron frequently during the
years 1895 and 1896 here at Santa Fe.
l would send a boy with a note written
so that the boy could not understand
it, but the password 1869" would be on
it, and Catron would meet me on the
edge of town not far from the depot and
talk over this matter freely, but he fin
ally complained of me coming here so
often, and said l had better not come
here so often, but go to Albuquerque
and get instructions from Moore. I
was to receive $4,000 for going to the
~penitentitary to do the work, but l was
to receive this money hit or miss; I was
to get this money when 1 got out. 1
was also to get 1000 a head for each
drawn up on a typewriter, wherein it
was provided that I was to get this
$4,000, and $1,000 per head for eaeh of
| these men whom I killed. I saw this
| contract, and the names of Williams,
Catron and Tate; they stated that it
was prepared by Mr.. Catron. 1 deliv-
| cred this contract to an attorney by the
name of M. E. Benton at Neosha, Mo.
I talked with C. p. Goodwin; have been
with him several times; he said his
family lived in Kerrville, Tex; said his
wife was dead, and hat his children
were there. He also had the password
"9669," and talked with me about this
whole scheme; they sent Meyers to mi
at Ell Paso, Texas, so that we could be-
come acquainted. We roomed in a pri-
vate house in adjoining rooms on Texas
street, and a one-armed policeman
roomed in a room adjoining us. The la
dy of the house knew the policeman.
This took place about two weeks before
I came to Albuquerque, and was arrest
ed. Williams and Tate also applied to
a lawyer by the name of James Kelly,
who lives at Grangeville, Mo-, but this
contract was never completed.
(Signed) w. H. GARNER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this the seventh day of December, A.
D. 1898.
(Signed) JOHN r. McFIE,
Judge 1st Judicial District Court.
Garner, IN being questioned, said the
statement was not true, but vas made
at the instance of Merrill and because
he was compelled to by Colonel Berg
mann.
After the statement had been made,
in reply to questions asked, Garner said
that he put the names Of Parker and
Jones in because Merrill told him that
two men would be found who would
swear that they knew Garner; that
Merrill and Colonel Bergman fur
nished him with a description of Mr..
Catron. He knew how to talk with the
deaf and dumb alphabet on the hand a
Fornoff that way.
The prosecution then rested, and the
hearing was adjourned until 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
THE DEFENSE HEARD.
The hearing was resumed at 2 o'clock,
and Judge Laughlin too up the cross
examination of Garner, and at times
had the witness badly ratified.
At 3:15 Garner was allowed to leave
the witness stand in order that the tess
timony of Fred Fornoff and Horton
Moore, of Albuquerque, might be heard
to allow them to return home. AS they
denied all knowledge of the circum-
stances of which Garner spoke with res
gard to them, they were only retained
on the stand a few moments.
The cross-examination of Garner was
then resumed by Judge Laughlin. AT
the time of going to press Garner was
still on the stand. A full account of
Gamers cross-examination will appear
tomorrow.