Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-12-03
THE ASSASSIN OF
COLONEL CHAVES
STRONG eiRcumsTANriAL Ev.
pENcE AGAINST DOMINGO VAL.
LES, WHO rs UNDER ARREST.
IFrom Thuuday'. DAILY ClUlonI

NNNNiAi NuuNiNu NNnNln were Ai toe
Santa pc Central depot last evening to
meet the train from the south and get
"a glimpse of ne man suspected OF the
assassination of the late Col Chavcs.
who was arrested near proErcssO yes.
lterday morning Boy Game Warden Page
% otcro and posse says the New Mex
loan. The train came into the depot
threcquariou of an hour late. but no
prisoner alighicl and the crowd was
disappointed
The train had boon stopped AZ the
Tockyarda By District Clerk A. A.
/ bergero who was there ia carriage.
and o. was understood that the narty
wished Ca take the prisoner to the lsen
Itent.ary for safe keeping sheriff "a
To- Kiuscll. who had boon az the depot
waiting 600 receive The suspect. heard
I1f The attempt .o take tho man to the
pcnitcuuay and got Co the scene In
time to tsko charge of the prisoner
ana take him to the county JAN. where
De- vas booked up after a thorough
search
Wales the suspected man. seemed
Zoo take his Incarceration as Joke and
! did NOT appear to realize the cnormity
lot tho crimo be- ls suspected of Ha De-
a short .warthy compIocIcd man of
about forty years oi age and weighs
about 100 pounds. Ilo was placed In a
cell with several other prisoners. bat
was afierward placed In solitary con.
hnomcnt
Everything iu regard 90 the case wae
Kept mystoriousiy quiet and % is 10.
ported thHt this s being done 200 order
tha' other arrests mas be made with.
Ioui giving other suspects an opportu.
Unity of escaping The authorities claim
lio have positive evidence that they
have tno right man. but say that others
are implicated 500 tfo assassination.
and they wish to make a clean sweep
lof the gang.
| Immediately after the posse was
formed the two bloodhounds picked up
thc TRAN az P.nos Wells and followed
! 90 Tor o. distance of about a mile. whore
DO was ubliteratcd by the passing Of a
herd of sheep Tho party returned 20
PInos Wells and left again early In the
morning. After an hours search the
hounds picked up the scent al dis
lance ~ half a mile from where they
lost 90 and followed O. several hours.
when 90 was agaln lost After finally
getting on the track again IL brought
them to the vicinity of the adobe oc.
lcupIod hy Domingo Wales. who was
suspected previously on account of mis-
reported onmi'y 90 the dead man. His
ranch 's about four miles from that Of
| Col Chayes.
He was noe ~ home Sunday even.
ns, bat the arrest probably would not
nave been made then. as the posse
wished 90 secure certain evidence nf
! Die whereabouts az The limo of tho
murder A.l day Monday was spent In
search for evidence. and yesterday
morning between o and 10 O'Clock
Ghmo Warden Page b. Otoro. sheriff
Carlos blca 0i Valencia county. Den.
luiy sncr.n Huber, ol this county
shcrine.cot Manuel sanchez. Of Tor
rance county. and Deputy sheriff
CHASE of Lincoln county. went 90 Val.
lea home and placed him under arrest
re wanted tO know what he was
wanted FOR. and when told he inst
laughed and said he was Willing to eo
along with the officers Game Warden
o'ero took him 10 the Progresso sta.
uun and caught tho train there FOR
santa Fe. Deputy Huber. sheriff
haca AMI others are SIN ON the
gound. and Mr. Otero expects 10 m.
lturn tomorrow with warrants for tbo
arrest OF The suspects.
Wales was put ln tho sweat hox thls
morning and again this afternoon and
was given "a hard degree. n ne al.
vuised anything Ia regard to the crime
it was noj made public at thar time.
the suspected man has bad rec.
ora. Ho came to this vicinity about
elsnt years ago from Mexico. aud The
man no came with o. nov doing a Iife
Term in tho pcnitent.ary. 70 o. alleged
thai Wales himself has served a term
DO the territorial penal institution FOR
cattle stealing.
C'rcumutantlal Evidence but Of an
Important Character.
From q reliable source the Neyy
M'Nean has learned the following
story of The work of me posse and of
tho circumstances which led 10 the ar.
rest Of Wales The evidence lis purelv
eircumstantial so far, but may bo cor.
silered as rather strong. When the
posse arrived at the store of Juan de
aAias, in Finua Wells. sunday ater
noon, careful examination was made
loo The premises.
GOLDSMITH. the guard at the penitop
tlary, who had the bIoodhounds An
charse. gave thom free range. Tracka
loi O. man Who had walked around tho
picmlaca were discovered. These were
found -bout the house aud Indicated
that some one had bees there the
evening before and had made a care
iul investigation Of me Buildings and
surroundings Tho same racks were
l"uhd Few PAGES from the window
through which the fatal shot was
hred. The dogs took tho scent readily
ana followed Il TO a point a5out hair
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