Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-06-21
4 PLAIN STATEMENT
Facts Which Refute Assertions Made
In the Las Vegas Optic and La
Voz del Pueblo.
SUPERVISOR SANCHEZ TALKS
Af6davits Which Throw sidelights On the
Reputation of the Man Who Attacked
the Character of Census Super
visor Pedro Sanchez.
Editor of New Mexican,

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Santa Fe, N. NJ, June 10, 1901 have
seen in La Voz del Pueblo" a period
ical published in Las Vegas, and also
in the Daily Optic, a communication
said Larragoite tries to besmirch my
character and good name by the state
ment that some years ago eight or nine
anonymous individuals went to the
land office at this place, and therein re-
linquished certain lands in favor of the
government, affirming that such relin-
punishment was a crime on my part. He
proclaims plainly, in said communica-
ton thai because l failed to appoint
him as an enumeration for taking the
census he was going to get even with
me by accusing me of this act, by him
called a crime. This malignant falsitier
and calumniator has lost sight or the
fact that it is not a crime to enounc
or relinquish lands in favor of the gov
eminent, and in order to refute his gar
bled version of the said transaction l
think it incumbent on myself to give
the following explanation in the prem
Uses:
It happened on or about the year 1886
that Jose Romero, Juan B. Trujillo and
Jose Sails made entries to public lands
amounting to 100 acres for each party.
Each of them offered to sell me his land
for the sum of $3.50, and agreed to pay
that amount as soon as they had made
final proof of their land, and meanwhile
advanced $50 to each.
Some time after these parties agreed
to sell their lands l was in Santa Fe, at
the house of Bernardo Sails, n there
about II o'clock of a certain morning |
had q call from these parties, Jose Ro-
On my inquiring their business, they
answered Jose Romero acting as
spokesman for the three): Don Pedro,
we have come to relinquish in favor of
the government the rights we may have
to our lands; we will not sell them to
you, but will pay the amount advanced,
even if we have to pay in stock" l an
swered: IAN right; make your relin-
quishments; | cannot compel you to
sell" They asked me to go as their
Interpreter to the land office. I told
them that. not knowing English, I could
not act as such, but would get some
body to do it. We went to the plaza
and there | requested Mr.. Amado Chav-
es to accompany them, and he complied,
and I returned to the house where was
| staying. The three men came to me
| some hours after, and in answer to my
| inquiry said everything vas settled.
We effected our REIMBURSEMENT, but
Don Amado was not with us; he sent
in his stead an individual with glasses
named Larragoite." This was the end
| of the whole matter, and these men,
| Jose Romero, Juan E. Trujillo and Jose
SAILS were the identical persons accom-
panied by Larragoite to the land office
in order that they might their
claims in favor of the government. The
names of these three men are in the
| records of the land office, but LARA
goite counted eight or more, so as to
| magnify his falsehood. This is all I
know of the subject, and in regard to
the story retailed in Larragoite's COM
munication, I know nothing. Now it re-
mains for sensible and decent people to
judge in the present case. and surely
| they will come to the conclusion that
the main trouble is, as Larragoite says,
| that I omitted to appoint him as census
enumeration. PEDRO SANCHEZ.
Territory Of New Mexico, County of
Santa Fe, S.: Jose D. Sena, having
been duly sworn upon his oath, deposes
and says his name is Jose D.. Sena, and
is 33 years of age; my office Is typewrit-
err and translator. I have been a repre-
sentative in the legislature of New
Mexico, and at present l am clerk OF
the supreme court. I am we'll acquaint-
ed with Mariana Larragoite. The char
acter of this man is known to be bad in
this community. Nobody believes him.
He is known to be a dangerous man in
al respects. Nobody trusts him. I would
not believe him under oath. Further,
%deponent says not. JOSE d. SENA.
Sworn to and subscribed this Goth
lay of June, 1900.
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