Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-14
TELLES TO DIE.
0 Mcfls, Designated Friday,
April 3, as the Day for Execution,
PLEA OF GUILTY TO MURDER.

fenced 10 hang April 3. on the subject !
the New Mexican says:
There was an impressive scene In |
the district court this afternoon at 2 ,
o'clock when Jose Telles. indicted for /
the murder Of Epitacio Gallegos and !
for the murder OF n man at Kennedy, I
stood before Judge McFie on his plea /
OF guilty 10 murder in the first degree, !
60 receive his sentence.
Tellcs was one OF the two men who I
escaped after numbering Epitacio Gal I,
Icgos, the iailor. and after his indict- !
nent for that crime entered plea of
guilty
The cCut room was crowdeG when
h. was brought in.
He is SIN slightly lame from his ex
~ rience while trying to escape and he
was not shackled In any way.
As soon as court was opened. Judge
McFie ordered him to stand up and re
oeiye his sentence. Tolles at first did
not appear 10 he affected In any way.
bat as the court proceeded with his
arraignment OF him and his career, he
grew palcr and paler. and when the
final death sentence was pronounced
all color left his face.
Judge MoFie reviewed tn, crime for
which Telles was confined In the jail
here and then said that he had con
ceived the idea Of escape. Judge Nc
Fle then said:
You took the jailor and locked him
securely IN cell. You took the keys
10 the cell and could have gone with
ont killing Eptacio Gallegos. Yoa re-
fused to leave the jail even on the plea
of the jailor that you had locked him
in the cell that you should leave and
not ham Gallegos You refused TO go.
You waited half an hour for Gallegos
and you said you would wait for him.
Il rs evident. i'm the face OF your plea
of guilty and from your conduct that
You intended to kin him. You took
the lifo of one of the best citizens of
Santa Fe of Santa Fe county and OF
the territory. He was a law abiding
and inoffensive citizen and yet you
shed his blood deliberately Ordinari-
t. the duty which devolyes upon this
court would be exceedingly disagree
able and one which would tax the
court To the utmost. But on the other
hand In this case the punishment is
just You took the life of Epetacio
Gallegos In dastardly manner Your
case is that OF one who has adopted
the life Of crime and has followed IL
TO the end. II there is any young man
in the hearing Of my voice who has
ever contemplated or Is contemplating
adopting the life OF crime let him see
in this case that he ought 10 pause
and hesitate. This sad case should be
q wholesome example TO such an one
This is a legitimate case OF adopting
such a life "He who sheds mans
blood by man shall his blood be she'd
These words were spoken hundreds of
years ago. and they are as true today
a. when spoken, | am sorry that you
must so end your life. The law is SUI
preme and the lives OF the citizens of
the territory and of other communities
must be protected. 1t is sad for you
that your life must be taken. You
seem TO realize that you have gone far
enough In your life of crime and that
YOU are prepared to end it. This is
deed a sad and pitiful spectacle
Nhen YOU entered your plea of quilts
asked YOU II you understood .ht
penalty Of death might be imposed
upon you and you said that you did
I again asked you the same question
and again you said that you realized
what you were doing You seem 4
feel that you have reached that poin
in your life where you feel that you
blood should be taken for the bloo'
you have shed. Such shall be the case
It is the sentence Of this court tina
you be remanded 20 the custody OF tn
sheriff OF Santa Fe county and he he'll
~ him in secure confinement: unit
Friday. April 3. and that on said da
you shall be taken by the sherin I
some convenient place and there be
tween the hours of S a. m. and y. II
be by him hanged by the neck unit
YOU are dead and may God have mere
ON your soul"
Telles said nothing In reply and wa
AT once taken back 10 the jail