Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-05-05
HE WILL HANG!
Ruiz, the Murderer, to
Swing into Eternity.
His Earthly Career Will End
on June I.
Judgment Of Lower Court Confirmed
BY Supreme Court.
ne MURDERED PATRIcIo o'sAHsoS.



At the session Of the territorial su.
preme court In Santa ~ yesterday,
Jose r. Ruiz whose appeal TO the su-
preme court was affirmed by that court
entering a judgment that 'he defend
ant be hanged on the hrat day OF June.
1899. was convicted Ia the district csurt
In Bernaliilo county on the Goth Of oc.
tober 1888, under an indictment re-.
turned by the grand jury ON October
> of the same year chaiEing mm with
having murdered little Patriaio O'Ran.
non IN the month of May, fssS. The
facts In the case. wblch were printed
In detail IN The Citizen a. the time OF
the horrible tragedy. are briefly related
In the following:
Jose y, RUIZ was engaged in the cat
tie Industry on the ranges west OF this
city and came 90 Albuquerque with a
companion for the purpose of dlaposlng
Of bunck Of cattle. When he had
received the money he and his com
panion started out 10 enjoy themselves
and have a generally good time. They
lndulged freely and after drinking ana
carousing arouno az the various re-.
sorts In old town all Of one night they
wound up az the saloons IN the south
ern part of this city 40 noon the next
day AZ abow o'clock in the evening
they started south through Barclas for
Their rsachea. While passing through
that settlement. riding their ponies IA
drunken ana reckless manner. Ruiz
houriehed ana levelied his revolver al
several persons along the road. ana
upon reaching the residence OF O'Ran.
non, al the bend near the bridge. he
again leveiled his pistol and ared into
group OF three innocent little chile.
ren. aged from TO . years. who were
playing around a pump In O'Rannor's
aoor yard. Two shots were fired the
hiSt OF which pierced the heart OF Pa.
tficio obannon, whose age was about
: years causing the immediate death
OF the child, and the second bullet
erased the scalp OF anOther little one
Asier the shooting an alarm was
given sherif Hubbeil was notified ana
was soon In hot pursuit OF the murder.
er. Ruiz crossed the Barelas bridge
changed horses with his eompanlon
threw away his revolver and starred
west over the sand hills and mesa. The
shefln captured his man. and affer
'9lng him securely 70 the bottom OF a
wagon, by great luck drove through
the angry and infuriated mob. which
had assembled In Barelaa. md landed
his prisoner safely behind The bars OF
the county jail
Huiz IL young Mexican. q years Of
age weighs about is5 pounds. and ap-
parentiy does not poaaesu great
amount OF Intelligence. Upon his trial
he seemed TO have the utmost lndifer-
ence as 10 the result OF the ease ana
upon the return of verdict appeared
nos much porurbed. His attorneys. al
the trial. endeavorcd TO Introduce tcau-
mony to the effect that there was a
streak OF Insanity In the defendants
family which on account OF It's remote
ness was ruled out by the court. The
physicians who testified as experts
we're unanimous Ia the opinion that
a man could not be 80 drunk as 10 be
able 10 ride a horse, take deliberate
aim and kin one child and wound an
other, asr Ruiz did. without knowing
what he was doing.
The defense was ably represented by
Attorney Summers Burkhart. Judge
w G. Heacock assisted District Attors
ney Finical IN the prosecution.