Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-27
TODAY'S SESSION
DISTRICT COURT
Romero Sanchez Murder Case to Jury
Tomorrow Afternoon is Pre-.
dcton.


The district court for Santa Fe
County reconyened this morning at 8
o'clock, Judge John r. McFie presld.
ing. A. M. Bergere was at his post
as clerk The Territory was repre-
sented by Attorneys E. A. Fiske of
this city, J. B. Lusk of Taos and Ju-
lius Staab of Albuquerque. .....
No witnesses were examined yes.
terday in the case of the Territory
VS.. Juan Manuel Romero, charged
with the murder of Esteyan Sanchez.
At 2 o'clock when court reconyened
after the morning recess, adjourn,
ment was again taken until this morn
ing Six more witnesses for the pros
ecution We're on the stand today. and
at noon the prosecution rested its
case. Judge McFe stated during the
intermission at noon that he antlci.
Dated the defense would have all of
its testimony in by evening In this
event he case would go to the jury
some time tomorrow, bur probably not
before afternoon.
Ramon Sanchez, the father of the
young man who was killed by Rome.
70, and against whom ii is alleged
threats were also made by Romero,
was the last witness to testify for
the prosecution. The evidence he
gave was mainly in reference to the
condition of his son from the time of
the shooting until death ensued. He
also told Of the ante-mortem state
ment of his son on the day that the
shooting took place and which was
made in writing in the presence of
Justice of the Peace Marujo.
After Ramon Sanchez retired from
the witness stand the written declara-
ton made while the victim of the
fatal affray believed himself to be
dying, was introduced and the prose-
cution then rested its case. II. B.
Catron, counsel for the defense OBJ.
jected TO the admission of this signed
statement but the objections were ov.
erruled and the declaration was per.
mitted to go in as testimony
In his dying statement the deceased
recited in detail the manner of the
shooting and gave his version of the
causes that led up to it. He declared
that it was unwarranted, or words to
that effect. He also stated that Eu
sebio Sandoval, whom Romero had
taken along as witness, had made no
effort to save him. This written state
ment as well as the letters introduced
as testimony was in Spanish Ian
guage.
Telesforo Martinez. Lizardo Roybal,
and Blaz Sanchez, three of the mem.
bers Of the posse that aided the sher.
iff in arresting Romero, were also on
TIE stand this morning. Their stories
were almost deutica!ly the same, and
corroborated that of the other guards
who had testified on Tuesday. They
told of the voluntary statements made
to them or in their presence by Ro-
nero after he had been taken into
custody for the crime. He admitted
having done the shooting, but claim
ed that he had only performed his
duty.
Jose F. Cordova this morning told
of the conversation he had had with
Romero, on September 20, the day af-
ter Estevan Sanchez was shot. Cor.
dova recited the exact words that
passed between them as he remem-
bered them He said the defendant
gave the reasons why he had shot
Sanchez, which were on account Of a
letter sent by Romero's daughter,
and which Sanchez claimed to have
destroyed. Witness stated further that
the defendant had made the remark
that he wasn't satisfied yet and
wouldn't be until he had killed the
principal, meaning Ramon Sanchez,
the father of the victim.
Lorenzo Sanchez was another wit.
ness but his testimony was in sub
stance the same as the others who had
talked with Romero after the shooting
but had not actually seen Sanchez at.
tackled
The defense stated its case when
court reconvened this afternoon, af-
ter which the witnesses for the de-
fense appeared.