Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-04-05
Examined Today on
Charge of Shoot
ing and Killing
Martinez.
HELD TO GRAND JURY WITH
OUT BONO
Prisoner Downcast But Self
Possessed---Heavily Guard
ed by Deputy Sheriff and
Mounted Police.

A plea of not guilty was entered by
Nazario Alarid charged with the mur'
der of Policeman Camilo Martinez at
the preliminary examination held be-
fore Judge John R. McFie, of the
First District Court at 10 o'clock this
morning and he was bound over to
the grand jury without ball.
About 10 o'clock Alarid was taken
from the penitentaniary where he has
been confined since the murder, to the
court house, by Deputy Sheriff R. L.
Baca, and Mounted Policemen r. c.
Huber and Roy Stewart. A carriage
was used in conveying him to the
court house In order to prevent any
possible chance of escape, and also to
avoid the crowds Of spectators which
would have been attracted.
Judge John R. McFie was on the
bench, and on motion of District At.
torney e. c. Abbott, who represented
the Territory, new warrant charging
murder in the first degree was served
upon Alarid by Deputy Sheriff R. L,
Baca. The reason given by District
Attorney Abbott for serving new
warrant was that he desired that there
should be no flaws and the action was
taken as an extra precaution.
Following the serving of the war
rant, the complaint was read by Clerk
Of the Court A. M. Bergere, in spite of
the motion of Attorney Hilario L.
Ortiz, who represents Alarid, that the
reading of the complaint be waived.
Attorney Ortiz also made a motion
that the preliminary examination be
waived, but District Attorney Abbott
would not consent.
During the reading Of the complaint.
Alarid, who had assumed a position
in front of the judges stand, wore a
detected and downcast look, and at
its conclusion said, IT am not guilty"
The examination of eye witnesses
to the shooting was then begun by
District Attorney Abbott. e. G.. Coray
a contractor from Colorado Springs
who was a witness to the whole affair
from the time Alarid entered the sa,
loon until he was arrested, gave
graphic description of how the crime
was perpetrated. He omitted no detail
and spoke positively concerning the
matter. J. E. Lacome, proprietor of
the Claire Saloon, in which the shoot
ing took place. was also examined, and
told of the disarming and arrest of
Alarid. Six witnesses were examined
in all and the testimony given by all
was very similar
The court room was packed with
eager spectators when the preliminary
examination was begun and an air of
suppressed excitement was evident.
Among those present were number
Of the city officers and Captain Fred
Fornoff of the Territorial Mounted
Police force, with several Of his men.
The members Of the Mounted Police
were stationed about the court room
in such manner that escape on the
part of the defendant would have been
Policeman Huber took a
seat near Alarid, Captain Fornoff sat
near the gate leading from the at
torney's room and Policeman Stewart
took his stand at the court room door
At the conclusion of the examination
Alarid was returned to the penitenti.
airy for safe keeping and will be kept
there pending the action Of the grand
jury at the September session Of the
District Court for Santa Fe.