Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-05-16

nacio Selva, who had Just reported for
work went to search for him. The dead
man had spoken of going to Albuquer.
que on some business. and thinking
that he had gore down the road she
and Silva started down the road for a
nearby store Not finding Crespin they
returned to the house and on noticing
the door to the wine cellar unlocked
doth claim they saw the paddock on
the ground) they peered inside and
found Crespiu hanging as described
above. The alarm was then given, and
an effort made to find the justice of
the peace OF the precinct, hut he had
gone to the Rio PuercU country. The
woman stated that she and Crespin
heard noise as II several were talking,
around the house the night previous.
but on getting up TO investigate could
found no one She also stated that
Crespin had some difficulty on Sunday
with certain neighbors, but she did
not, in her conversation, say anything
that would connect them with Ores
pins death. The woman, on being
questioned as to whether they had
! quarreled. stated that they lived hap
PLY together and II was his usual Gus
tom to get up quite early and 40 to
work, especially when irrigation had to
he done
II was her opinion that Crespin had
been followed, foully dealt with. and
his body carried to the wine cellar and
placed in the position as found. TO give
out the idea that II was suicide.
Ignacio Selva, who was with ,he wo-
man in her search for Creslin, was
next seen. and he confirmed the Theory
advanced by the woman that the man
was the victim Of foul play. Selva
stated that the rope used In the hang.
ing did not belong to the premises, as
all the rope belonging to Mr. Miera
was In the barn as left the night be.
fore.
After these interviews. Sheriff Hub.
hell telephoned to District Attorney
Clancy, telling him that no justice Of
the peace had shown up and asking
| his advice In the matter. Mr.. Otero
also again telephoned to Mr.. Clancy,
and word was received to cut down the
body in the presence of witnesses, and
examine remains.
| At Sis y. m. the body was cut
down, the witnesses being Maxine
| Chaves Ignacio Gutierrez Francisco
Gonzales and Carlos Martinez, and
carried from the celler into the house.
Here the clothing was stripped from
the body but no marks of violence
were found. There were few skin
abrasions on both legs, just below the
knees. showing that these limbs had
come in contact with the barrel, but
no other marks, OF any consequence.
were discovered. However. 1t was the
generally accepted opinion by those
who examined the body that the man
had been sandbagged, in fact killed.
and then his boGy carried to the wine
cellar. the paddock being hammered of
with one stroke, and then hung.
After this examination, Justice of
the Peace Mondragon, from the Berna-
lilo precinct, appeared, and held an
inquest. the verdict OF which is found
at the beginning of this article.
| Messfs. Hubteii Sand0vai and The
Citizen representative then returned to
the city. leaving V s. Miera at Sando-
val to look after the interests of his
brother, Hon. T.. A. Miera, who has not
been at Sandoval for several weeks,
and TO personally superintend the bar
ia of the latter's fruit ranch manager,
which occurred there today.
V. s. Miera informed The Citizen
that the dead man was about 81 years
old, and had been in charge at Sando.
val for about two months. He was a
hard working man and to his know
ledge had no known enemies.
The lmbert ranch seems to be fated.
A few years ago the youngest son.
Louis lmbert. Jr., shot and killed, by
accident with a small CALLER rife n
woman by the name Of Dolores Gal
larda. This killing took place In the
kitchen of the residence and within a
few yards OF the mother Of the boy A
few years later Louis Imbert, while
crazed from brandy and wine drinking.
shot and killed his wife In At OF jeal-
ousy Sheriff Hubbell was sent for,
and. with n posse surrounded the I'M
her. house. Louis had his gun, and de-
fed, on pain of instant death. his ar
rest. Growing further desperate. he
poked his head out to view the sur
roundings. when the crack OF rife
was heard and the bad mantle muir
derer of his wife-was no more. The
rifle ball did its work, and Louis I'm
bert. with the wife he murdered. were
, buried on the same day and In the
same cemetery
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