Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-12-08
SANCHEZ TRIED
TO GET MORE
MONEY
On Life Of wife Before She
was Killed. But Was
Refused.

frcm Denver Post
More llEhi on the case of Frederick
&. sanchez Aa8 burst unun Gov. No.
luaald ana facts more sensational
man any produced az the triul or ~
the honring last Friday have come tu
him On n letter from nf Byron g.
Leayiit of Denver. who D. on a vaca.
zion nt uuxhury. Mass
Dr. fFHVlit nrst sent . telegram TO
arrest. u possible, the progress of tho
pardon on the day % was heIag con.
slderci hr tha board and bis letter
followed the telegram
DR. Leavlit was examining physi-
clan f0r che New York life Insurance
company at the time sanchez made
application for q policy or the life ~
bis wife. Jennie Sanchez. whom he
murdered as soon a. Do had insured
her life. IN his letter DR. Leaviit sets
oui HE reason Tor refusing Co recon
mond Co bis company that the wumH-
be- taken as q good risk
Dr. Lcaviita letter follows.
"Aa CNaminef 0l the New York Life
Insurance company / was called io an
Office IN the Cooper building by Mr.
Stern. thee local mFnaNer. to examine
Mrs. Sanchez Cor $4,000 lifc lnsur.
ance.
"Her physical condition was excel.
lent bat The pulse rate was over 100
The examination occurred IN the fore
noon and ] suggested that She come
later 90 my Office az Fourteenth and
California streets in order to see
whether there Waa any change in The
pulse, considering that the rupidlty
waa probably O-ly temporary and not
any evidence OF disease.
"Thoy were then stopping at the
Windsor hotel. and when sanchoa
brought his wife the short distance
20 my ONCE thlt aftornooa. much TO
my surprise. he brought her In car.
riagc. Further examination OF the
pulse being necessary be- brought her
go my Office on the two days following
each time IN a carriage.
lie wes perfectly cool and collect
ed, there .ut being the least evidence
.of drinking or even ~ nervousness;
and IL certainly camno, be claimed
that be was acting uader the Influence
.oi alcohol ai that time
After he had brought her to my
Office this short distance In a carriage
three times. such anxiety TO avoid ac.
celebrating the pulse rate impressed
me ns suspicious, and / concluded he
was acting Ike man ondoayorisg so
insure hts Wits Tor the money
In order "a look mp this conclusion
further, ! Hcnf 90 the Windsor hotel
.oao forcnOcn ana inquired Tor Mr and
Mrs. Sanchez. and was told by q clerk
that no such parties very there. An
other clerk hearing me, told this clerk
10 a low tone, which ] overheard. that
they ware there registered under an
other name; also romarkiag that this
assumed name had hocn changed on
the register that morning.
n looked nt the book and found
that That was evidently q nci. NJ sou
can look % the hotel register of that
date you ought 10 md plain evidence
Of this.
u then wrGte tho insurance com
pany. giving them the evidence / had
in this case. very positively advlslae
that no insurance be issued. though
the risk was O. good one physically,
ana consequently this company Fofus.
ed Mrs sanchez a policy.
"pfnof OF an these f1cts cnn De
easily obtained from The Denver ana
New York Offices OF the Ncw WORK
Life Insurance company and from the
register ~ the Windsor hotel"
Gov. Mcdonald read this letter with
marked interest sad pl'ved q on ale
with the records OF the Sanchez case
IN the Office OF ihe board ~ pardons'