Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-05-16
Early Times OF ~"T we-r
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ed to give the law a test. That Var.
berry must be taken from the Armijo
house where he was being guarded
and confined as other criminals; that
he must not appear In the streets, and
that he must resign the ONCE OF con.
stable. to which he had been elected
the preceding February. He was taken
to old town and guarded by his friends.
One night walking the outskirts. on
others upon the river bank and upon
others on the roofs OF adobe houses
His preliminary examination was be.
fore the same Negro" Martin on July
B. and when the hrst witness was call.
ed the alcalde arose and taking a pa
per from his pocket and reading, an.
nounced that he wanted to hear no
witnesses; that he knew enough about
the case, and that Mr.. Yarberry must
give ten thousand dollars bail or be
confined in the Jail at Santa Fe until
the grand jury acted in the case
That night the best saddle horse in
the county. owned by Max Loebner,
was saddled, armed and provisioned
for Yarberry to make his escape. He
could have gone. but still having con.
fdence In his friends he refused to go.
He was taken to Santa re, was return.
ed. tried and convicted and sentenced
to be hung. by Judge Bell. Again he
was taken to Santa Fe for safe keep.
ing, pending his appeal to the supreme
court. During this appeal he escaped
and after several days was captured
trailing along the road afoot In the
rear OF freighting outfit.
The judgment OF death was affirmed
He was resentenced and reconfined in
Santa Fee He was brought from Santa
Fe by special train under guard of the
Santa Fe militia company, was met at
the depot by the Albuquerque militia
and by both companies escorted to the
old town Jail and there guarded until
his execution on February 3, 1888. In
this execution there was change
from the usual method OF having
man climb ten feet to the scaffold
flooring. Yarberry stood upon the
ground, the rope running through a
pulley In an overhead frame. thence to
a second pully at a corner and down |
to a three hundred pound weight. |
which being cut loose resulted in a |
neck breaking jerk. lifting the body
fully six feet, the head nearly touching |
top cross brace, then fall. a slight, |
sound as though the neck |
had snapped, a slight swaying OF the |
body and In nine minutes IL was all |
over
Yarberry could have easily escaped
from Albuquerque before his trial 4, ne
would. Afterwards when he would es.
cape he could not. His friends were
hoaters. and many of them had left the
Some OF them had remained.
but there was great difference he.
tween Milf, the officer, and Milt. the
and confined criminal. He
could no longer give them aid and pro.
lection SD let him go to hell" II has
been often remarked that Milt was sen.
lenced for killing Campbell. but was
hung for the murder OF Harry Brown.
That comes very near the truth Had
he not allowed that demon to possess
demon which seizes the or.
iinary man when he becom rs enamor-
ID of a bit Of common. public feminine
had he not planned and pre-.
neditated the assassination of Brown
md in cold blood carried out that
'lan: had bis so called friends not
fought his freedom through a commit.
ing court and trial jury, he would
lot In the seeming security of his
ense ignorance---he could neither
cad nor write-have felt that he must
make another killing to establish a
equation as a killer. He had no 9th.
r motive in the killing Of Campbell. II
night have been any prominent citizen ,
rossing the street that evening, the
esult would have been the same. He !
'as too rapid. His second crime was ,
remature. was committed In the
'rong town and its victim. unfortuu. |
tely for him, but fortunate for the ,
own was one who proved his undoing
ather than his making. ,
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