Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-04-03


shot Epitacio Gallegos in cold blood,
just rs days ago, Jose Telles or Alejan-
dro Duran, was executed for that
crime.
Kinsell and Deputy C. r. Huber enter
ed the condemned mans cell where he
had since early morning been in the
company of Rev. Father Vincent
Thomas and Rev. Father C. Joseph
Hintzen,' his spiritual advisors. The
prisoner was lead forth by Deputy
Huber who was preceded by the sher-
if and the two priests. Telles or Du-
ran was smoking cigar and exhibited
remarkable nerve though visibly a lit
tie bit affected. On ascending the
scaffold, tho condemned man was
placed facing the audience and Sheriff
Kinsell announced that Telles had a
statement to make before dying. He
spoke in his native tongue and his
statement was interpreted to those as
sembled by John " Conway. Telles
said: please excuse me if l have Of
Tended you. I want you to pardon me
and help me by praying for me. pray
for everybody to be forgiven" He then.
knelt and repeated the act of contri-
ton after Father Hintzen. After he
arose to his feet he was embraced by
the priests who then descended from
the scaffold.
The condemned man was then lead
to his place on the trap door. He con-
tinued to smoke his cigar while being
bound. When, Deputy Huber placed
the moose around Telles' neck, he spit
his cigar out and said: Goodbye
boys He closed his eyes as the
black cap was adjusted. CAN right"
said Deputy Huber, and Sheriff .KinselA
pulled the lever. The murderer was
given a 3-foot and 11-inch drop and his
neck was broken by the fall.
The body swung half around four
times and then remained motionless
save for a raising Of the knees and
clutching of his hands in the death
struggle.
DR.. ]. M. Diaz held the pulse of
Telles' left hand and DR.. J. H. Sloan
the right. His pulsation ceased four
and one-half minutes after the trap
was sprung and Sheriff Kinsell cut the
rope two minutes later. The physi-
clans on examination stated that the
murderer's neck had been broken by
the fall.
Telles retired at 10 o'clock last night
and while he did not leave his cot and
the death watch believed him to be
asleep, he stated this morning that he
had spent a sleepless night. He was
called at $50 o'clock, and barely
touched the food placed before him for
breakfast The priests arrived early
and the morning was spent in prayer
Just before he was taken from his cell
a few friends who wished to bid him
Rood-bye were permitted to enter. He
greeted all with a smile.
Telles was clean shaven and was
dressed in a dark gray suit of clothes
with a white stiff bosomed shirt and
no collar. His remains were taken to
the undertaking establishment or
Charles Wagner to be prepared for
burial. The funeral will occur at the
Cathedral at 8 o'clock tomorrow morn
Ing. Interment at Rosario cemetery.
An interesting coincidence is the fact
that the two Borrego brothers, Francis
co Gonzales Borrego and Antonio Con-
xales Borrego, Patricio Valencia and
Laureano Alarld were executed ty
Sheriff H. G. Kinsell six years ago today
st the spot where Telles was hanged.
They were convicted Of the murder OF
Ex-Sheriff Francisco Chavez. OF Santa
Fe county, on April 22, 1899.
DURAN's STATEMENT. TO MARTIN
Telles or Duran, was worried to the
last lest his father had been held for
trouble which Telles caused in Art
zona, About four weeks ago he sent
for w. E. Martin, deputy warden at
the territorial penitentiary, and stated
that he would like to see him. Mr..
Martin went to the jail to see him and
had a short talk with him. He did
not recognize him and Telles then did
not have much to say. He made the
request of Mr.. Martin that If his SEN
fence was not commuted and when II
became certain that he had to die, he
should be permitted to make a state
ment to him that was not to be maoe
public until after the execution. In
accordance with this request, Mr.. Mar.
tin went to the jail few days age
ana after q few minutes chat, relies
made himself known to him. When
boy, Telles, or as his right is Al
ejandro Duran, was employed by Mr
Martins mother to herd her COWS. He
remembered Mr.. Martin and, after re-
calling the circumstances, Mr.. Martir
remembered him perfectly Duran wa'
born at Mesilla, Dona Ana county ant
was about 2S years old when executed
He was son Of Sebastian Duran ant
his mothers maiden name was Cata
rina relles, An uncle, Gregorio Duran