Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-11-18
CLAUDE DOANE TO
BE TRIED HERE
Change Of Venue wlIl be
Taken From Mckinley to
BernalIIIO County.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST INDIANS

Il u learned / ON good authority
that the trial OF Claude Doane, the
eA.convict arrested several months ago
on che charge Oi murder and horse
stealing. and who IA now confined In
the penltentiary at santa Ne awaiting
trial. viii not BE- tried In Mckinley
county. the scene OF HIS alleged crimes
hut that his counsel will ask for
change Of venue 70 Bernailllo county.
Doanes trial ie scheduled 20 come
up for hearing at Gallup on Monday of
next week Nhgn shf district court for
that county wiii be convened BY Judge
Ira A. Abbott. The attorneys for
Dosue. Il Is Understood, Nill ask for
a change Of venue on the grounds that
the feeling In Mckinley county Is 20
hitter against their client that Il Will
be impossible 10 get a jury there that
will g.ve him a fair trial
The crime for which Doane mus,
first stand trial IN the wanton murder
Of Walter Lyons a school teacher OF
Ramah, q amali settlement near Gal.
lnp. Il IL alleged that Doane follow
cd his victim, who was on his way
overland 20 Colorado with consider.
able money on his person. caught up
with him IN the night and after shoot.
ing Lyons robbed his person and hid
the body In some bushes along tho
roadside where It was found a week
later IA a terribly decumposed state.
Territorial officers az once went TO
work on the case and after many
weeks uf work. Il was ascegtalned that
D0ano was seen with Lyons only 4
short time before his death. Search
was then beKnn for DOano and after
long chase extending over several
counties he was captured IN Taos
county. together with Jose Baca. an
alleged accompllce, by Deputy United
Sf0tes MarHlfaa Fred Fornon and Spe-
clal OiIicer Ben Williams. OF tho San.
"a 70 railway. Doane was taken 10
The penitentlary Al santa Fe after be
was given a preliminary trial al Gal.
lup. where he wRE bound over TO await
the next term Of court Tor Mckinley
county ON the charge III murder. naca
who was bound over Tor horse steal,
Ing. has been confined IN the Ber
nailllo county jail awaiting trial.
Il is said that the evidence against
Doano 10 very strong, az when captur-
ed he was wearing tho hat and had
the horse and saddle belonging 10
ihe dead school teacher, The trial
plomiaes 10 be one OF the most inter
estlng ever held IN the territory.
Call OF Criminal Docket
Judge Abbott having sustained the
demur,ers filed BY District Attorney
Frank W. Clancy 20 the pleas In
abatement lnterposed last month 20 a
large number OF indictments. IL Il
expected that tomorrow morning at
o. 20 O'Clock there will be n call OF the
criminal docket for tha purpose Of
aacertaining what cases viii be called
for trial Ia December when the trial
jurors will report Tor duty.
obstructcd United states Mali.
This morning Deputy United States
Marshals Harry Cooper and Fred For.
non arrived IN ,he city from 1emez,
whore they went a couple of days ago
to arrest ihree Pueblo Indians on the
charge Of obstruciing the United
states mails n n alleged that The
Indians gof hold of some liquor and
while IN a drulcn freaxy held up the
stage containing the United States
mail They we're turned over TO sher-
IN Phriecio Armiio and locked up ia
tbe county jail. whore they VIII be
held to answer 10 tho serious charge
filed AGAINST them.