Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-05-11
PRISONERS SENTENCED.
Judge Parker Sentences Murderers
Sanchez and Gales TO Hang.
OTHERS TO the PENlTtNTIARy

" Nh' rthAfiAtihB VI AlipNt 'phN iNN'h
at this term Of court, says the Silver
city Enterprise.
Francisco Marquiz. convicted of for.
gerry, protested his innocence in the
forgery matter but repeated his &C.
Acknowledgement Of guilt Of taking mon.
ey. He was sentenced to one year in
the ~penitentiary.
Frank &. Brito had nothing to say.
The court spoke Of the ingenious de.
Tense which his attorneys had put up
which had Influenced the jury in face
Of the facts hat his crime had all
the features Of murder In the first de
gree. lie further said he did not feel
called upon to extend any clemency
and would give him the full penalty
ten years in the ~penitentiary.
James Mason. convicted Of burglary.
was sentenced to three years.
Jesus Ramos was denied n new trial
and upon being asked what he had
to say endeavored at length to estab-
fish his previous good character and
threw himself upon the mercy of the
court. Judge Parker expressed his
sympathy for the culprits wife, child
rem and parents. but felt hat IL was
right for the protection OF society that
he should be put where $40 REPETITION
of his crime could occur. He then
sentenced him to ninety-nine years In
the ~penitentiary.
Julian Figuero. who tried to kill his
wife. was dealt leniently with, his wife
having i%nterceded in his behalf. He
got one year in the pen.
MURDERER GALES.
Andres Gales was then brought up
and addressed as follows by Judge
Parker.
You have been tried and convicted
4 murder in the first degree. Have
you now anything to say why the judg.
ment and sentence Of the court should
not be passed upon your"
Gales: AN ! have got to say
| what they are doing to- me OF are go
ing to do to me. ! am innocent OF the
| crime. / did not commit the murder
The Court: You have had a most
/ able defense made for you In this case.
/ Every effort has been put forth TO
ave you from this ordeal which any
awyer could make in behalf Of a
client. While no one saw you commit
this deed. vet the circumstances sur
rounding tho commission of this crime
are all interviewer around you. You
had the Instrument with which the
wound was inflicted; you were. by
your own statement before the justice
Of the peace. right upon the scene of
the homicide; prior to the murder you
were in the store of Mcmillan. All OF
these circumstances taken together
convinced the jury Of your guilt be
yOnd n reasonable doubt. This Is 0
grave and solemn occasion not only
for the court and It's officers, but fol
lyon. You have committed the highest
crime known to the laN. This neces
sarily Is not your first offence; men
or boys a. you arc. DO not start out II
life committing crimes q this kind
Ihcy start oct committing crimes o'
lesser degree. u successful they &c
on To "a higher degree This undoubt
Cdly has been your course of life
You have at last reached the end o
your course; your career must be, ant
will be. n solemn warning especial,
to the youths OF this country. The
commission of the smallest crime car
riest with II n greater inclination t.
commit another, and so they go OF
until they finally commit murder.
The youth who never commits tn
first petty offense will new come Il
such an end as you.
III Is UtttSSdIg W I'llpNf yoh iI'h
society, YOU are a menace to the safe
~ OF the people among whom you live
and IL is n solemn and sad duty TO
the court to be the instrument In thu
hands Of the law to bring about thi'
result. have no words OF criticism
or censure for you: what ! say to yol
Is In the utmost sympathy and pity.
would that | might escape the ordeal
l,, hatnn thA ingtrnpnnnf nf tho In "a
| impose this penalty upon you.
MY advice to you is that within
the limited time which you have I,
live that you prepare yourself by re
pentance as much as your religious
views will allow you and limited time
will permit.
The judgment and sentence Of thu
court Is that you be remanded to tn,
custody Of the sheriff Of this. Gran
county, New Mexico. to be by hin
safely kept in the common Jail OF sal,
county until Friday, the 9TH day o
June, 1901: that on that day, between
the hours of 10 o'clock In the forenoon
and 4 o'clock In the afternoon OF sal
day, In an Enclosure to be erected b,
the said sheriff on the COURTEOUS
grounds, In the town of Silver City
Grant county, N. NJ, you be by tn
sheriff of said county then and ther
hanged by the neck until you are dead
and may God have mercy on you
soul"
MURDERER SANCHEZ.
, Jose Sanchez, in a very excited, mel
yous state, stood before the court an
was asked:
You have been tried and convicte
of murder i'm the first degree: hay
YOU anything to say to the court VIII