Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-09
TELlES TO DIE,
Judge McFie, Designated Friday,
April 3, as the Day for Execution.
PLEA OF GUILTY TO MURDER.

ed a dlSpatcn from santa re, giving
briefly the facts that Telles had plead
guilty to murder and had been sem
fenced to hang April 8. On the subject
che 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 a man at Kennedy,
stood before Judge McFie on his plea
of guilty to murder in the first degree,
to receive his sentence.
Telles was one of the two men who
escaped after numbering Epitacio Gal
egos, the %jailor, and after his indict-
ment for that crime, entered a plea of
guilty.
The court room was crowded hen
he was brought in.
He is still slightly lame from his eX-
~rerience while trying to escape n ne
was not shackled in any way.
As soon as court was opened, Judge
McFie ordered him to stand up and re-
ceive his sentence. Telles at first did
not appear to be affected in any way.
but as the court proceeded with his
arraignment of him and his career, he
grew paler and paler, and when the
final death sentence was pronounced
ali color left his face.
Judge McFie reviewed the crime for
which Telles was confined in the jail
here and then said that he had con-
ceived the idea of escape. Judge Nc
Ffe then said:
You TOOK the iailor and locked him
securely in a cell. You tool the keys
to the cell and could have gone with
out killing Epitacio Gallegos. You 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 harm G~allegos. You refused to go.
You waited half an hour for Gallegos
and you said you would wait for him.
1t is evident. in the face of your plea
of guilty and from your conduct that
you intended to kill him. You took
the life 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
IL the duty which devolves 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 EpetaciC
Gallegos in a dastardly manner YOU
case is that of one who has adopted
the life of crime and has followed |
TO the end. If there is any young ma
in the hearing of my voice who ha
ever contemplated or is contemplating
adopting the life of crime, let hin Sc
and hesitate. This sad case should b
a wholesome example to such an M
This is a legitimate case of adoptin
such a life. He who sheds man
blood by man shall his blood be shed.
These words were spoken hundreds c
years ago, and they are as true toda
as when spoken. | am sorry that 20
must so end your life. The law is 81
preme and the lives of the citizens
the territory and of other communitie
must be protected. 1t is sad for yo
that your life u be taken. Yo
seem to realize that you have gone ia
enough in your life of crime and thu
you are prepared to end it. This
indeed a sad and pitiful spectacl
When you entered your plea of guilt
| asked you if you understood II
penalty of death might be impose
upon you and you said that you di
/ again asked you the same questio
and again you said that you realize
what you were doing. You seem
feel that you have reached that poi
in your life where you feel that 20
blood should be taken for the bloC
YOU have shed. Such shall be the cas-
II is the sentence of this court th'
you be remanded to the custody of IL
sheriff of Santa Fe county and be hel
b. him in secure confinement. unit
Friday, April 8. and that on said da
you shall be taken by the sheriff I
some convenient place and there b
tween the hours of s a. m. and 4 p. T
be by him hanged by the neck unt
you are dead, and may God have mere
on your soul
Telles said nothing in reply and w
at once taken back to the jail.
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