Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-10-20
DISTRICT COURT.

Ysidro ssndovsi Acquitted--A Resume of
tue Circumstances attending Murder.
In the district court this morning
isidro Sandoval was placed on trial for the
killing of Manuel Armij) on Decent Der
5. 1894. The evidence for the prosrcu
ZION showed the killing to be 40 mani.
testify in self defense and unavoidable by
the defendant, that the court did not
allow IL to 20 TO the jury, but instructed
them to acquit. Ths two brothers OF
the deceased we're the chief witnesses for
the territory, but even on their evidence
II could bs seen that the act was justifi.
able. This case attracted attention be-
cause OF the prominence OF the de-
fendsnt's family in the county. Grand
jury after grand jury refused TO indict
until the present term OF court The de-
fendant had the sympathy OF every per
son who knew the facts irrespective OF
all political or family considerations.
b. 5. Rodey was the attorney OF the de
fendaut In 1894, at the preliminary ex.
animation and at the habsas corpus pro
ceedings when Judge Collier admitted
him TO nominal ball. and also looked af-
ter the case this morning.
After jury had been sworn the prose.
cution introduced ~ witnesses the two
brothers Of Manuel Armijo and Cipriano
Sanches The testimony OF the witnesses
was 10 the effect that on the night In
question the defendant gave dance at
the house OF Ambr0sio Armijo, brother
Of the deceased; that about l2 O'Clock
that night on invitation Of the defendant
and others the deceased with his brothers
went to the saloon OF Ysidro Sandoval to
have q drink; thst the defendant and
others treated several times. and that the
fret init nation OF trouble arose when the
deceased had for the second time ordered
drinks and refused 10 pay for them; the
deceased mans brother. however, then
paid for the drinks, but deceased pro
tested at his doing no claiming that the
defendant had always robbed them,
and called the defendant vile names; !;
that the defendant asked him not TO in.
suit him again and to go away and put
up his pistol, with which the deceased
had few minutes before fired sho,
into the ceiling. The deceased was in.
Il ,med with drink and continued his
abuse OF the defendant. and, while hold
ing his gun over the bar, pointed at San
doyai, the witness, CiprianO Sanch ~,
pushed his arm aside and the bullet
failed to strike SandOval, and by this
time. Sandoval. who had no exit from
the bar except In the direction OF the de-
fend8nt, reached under the bar and got q
gun, and the lights went out with the
next shot and the witnesses testified that
four or five shots more were fired. aud
when order was restored. II WAS dlscoy-
cred that the deceased had bsen shc' In
the head. from which wound he al ?
wards died, and Ssnches had q v and In
the arm.
In the case OF POrfilio Padilla. the
court heard the evidence OF the prosecu
tion and upon motion OF attorneys for
the defense instructed the jury 10 acQuit,
a. there WAS conflict OF dates IN the
indictment. The defendant was In jail
on the date upon which the indictment
charged him With committing the theft
The court oyerrulsd exceptions to
masters report In the case OF 8. b. Gil
letts. administrator, vs. Mrs. o 8. Warren.
The court also Overruled the motion to
retax sheriff's costs In Santa Fe county
In the case OF First National bank VI.
Roman A. Bacs.