Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-01-25
His Attorney Denies 1t But
There Are Positive State.
ments to Support First
Report.
TAKEN TO ESTANCIA
CircumstsntiaI Evidence Of a Pointed
Nature Involving Procopio Cordova
...PreIiminary Hearing
Tomorrow.

This afternoon at l o'clock, DOmin-
60 Wales, who, according to state
ment made yesterday, had confessed
Franco Chaves, was taken over the
Santa Fe Central Railway to Estancia.
for a preliminary hearing. Deputy
Sheriff Huber was in charge Of him
and also took to Estancia PrOcOptO
Cordova confined in the Santa Fe
County Jail on the charge Of compiled
ty in the murder. Judge e. A. Mann.
who will preside at the preliminary
hearing, District Attorney Frank w.
Clancy of Albuquerque of the Second
Judicial District, he being also district
attorney for Torrance County, o. A.
Larrazola of Las Vegas, attorney for
Valles, and James w. Chaves, principal
witness against the accused, were In
the party that went to Estancia this
afternoon.
In connection herewith the New
Mexican has been enabled to CLEAN the
following facts of Valles' reported
confession: 1t will be remembered
that some weeks ago upon an affidavit
sworn to by James w. Chaves, of this
city, son of the murdered man, before
Justice of the Peace A. H. Garnett at
Estancia, Domingo Wales and Proco-
pio Cordova, both living near Progreso.
the ranch OF the deceased in southern
Torrance County, were arrested and
brought to this city.
Wales was charged with having
been the principal and Cordova an &C.
cessory to the crime. Wales would
not talk to the officers, but the New
Mexican is informed that Cordova, af-
ter having been in Jail few days, and
after, it is said, having been put
through the sweating process, made q
confession to the effect that Wales was
the man who performed the deed, and
stated that from circumstantial as
we'll as from personal knowledge he
knew this to be fact. Yesterday af-
ternoon the New Mexican was also
informed that upon being confronted
by these statements of COrdOva, Val
les had broken down and admitted
their correctness. This information
came to the New Mexican too late to
be thoroughly investigated before go
ing to press. This morning this infor.
nation was again given the New Mex.
ican and is believed to be correct. On
the other hand, however, it Is but
right and proper to state that o. A.
Larrazola OF Las Vegas, Valles' attor-
ney, who went to Estancia today to de-
fend the case of the accused at the
hearing which will take place before
Associate Justice Edward A. Mann Of
he Sixth Judicial District tomorrow,
called on this paper and stated that his
client had asserted and that in an en-
ohatic manner. that he never made
such confession and never even 1nti-
mated that he was in the least con-
1ected with the bloody affair.
Mr.. Larrazola, of course, has faith
IN his clients statements and will do
his best to clear him of the awful
charge at the hearing tomorrow. AS
% Cordova having turned states EVIL
lence, Mr.. Larrazola very properly de-
,lined to talk. The New Mexican Is
also informed that just before his ar
'est, Procopio Cordova was getting
'eady to leave the country and that
'ome one interested had furnished him
unds so to do, as Cordova had no
money of his own and no means to pro-
,ure any by himself. In addition, 1t
s understood that Mr.. Larrazola was
employed by Wales a week or more
,efore the confession of Wales Is said
@ have been made to the authorities.