Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-06
Alleged Assassin of Aged
Ranchman in Sandia Noun
tains is A%naigned and Trial
Set for October IA.
MOST BRUTAL
IN C0UNTY'S ANNALS
Big Bunch of Criminal Cases
Set for Trial Yesterday by
Judge Abbott in the District
Court,

Zenobla sanchez. indicted with Ma
I tividnd Gutierrez for M of the most
wantou and cruel murders ever com-
mitted ia New Mexico, vas arraiEned
"a the district court before Judge ABB
bolt yesterday morning and phaaded
not guilty to the charge. The trial Of
Sanchez WAS set for One 2ist OF the
present month, and Il will doubtless
be one of the most Interesting MUIR
der trials Of the year In the local
court.
Sanchez was captured some months
ago In the wilds Of the White noun
talns OF Lincoln county, after he had
been q fugitive from justice for sew
eral years, and had successfully clud-
ed the efforts of the authorities to
locate him. He IN accused Of the
killing OF William McCumber. an
aEad ranehman living alone on a re-
mote ranch in tho Saudia mountains
McCumber, who was supposed to
have considerable money boarded up,
was found dead near a spring with his
head crushed In and otherwise man-
glcd. He had evidently been struck
from behind by the assassin while
kneeling at the spring. and beaten
again and again with a heavy blunt
Instrument a number Of cattle be-
longing to the ranchman we're driven
of. and It was through some OF these
cattle. found In the possession OF
Sanchez. that he and Gutierrez were
suspected of the crime. Further de-
velopmcnts tended TO how the men
were guilty, and their Indictment fol-
lowed.
The body Of the old ranchman had
been dragged through the rocks and
bushes 60 a place Of concealment and
was frightfuily mutilated. II was not
5000 --g4 $500. H. 81. H. NaNN
ing The murder occurred during the
incumheney Of sheriff !. 5. uubbell
and no determined attempt was made
nc the time to bring the men to jus
tice. Sanchez was living under an
assumed name on a sheep ranch IN
the Businesses OF the White noun
taius. and Mounted Policeman W. A.
Dudley effected his capture by dis
guising himself and travelling 10 the
sheep camp. %ostensihly 10 buy a horse.
caught Sanchez uuawarns d got
the dron on him sanchez was
brought back here bv sheriff Armiio
by Deputy Montoya, ana has
been in sail here.
Gutierrez. who Is now out on bond,
was indicted Jointly with Sanchez, but
motion OF his counsel, Eifegn
Raca. the cases VIII be tried sepa-
Tomas Muntoya Will defend
sanchez
Criminal Cases Set.
The criminal docket was called by
Judge Abbott yesterday morning az .
The following cases We're set
'or O.. M;
oct her f4-Jack stewart. charged
larceny Stewart. who is alleged
hf e stolen n horse, wagon and
mach ne from the singer Sewing Ma
.hlne company while at work for
hem. plead not guilty yesterday.
Edlar smith and John Williams,
NE negroes who attempted Ca bur
.glarigo tho residence of Jacob VEIN
ana who are charged with
house 'reakiu~
Al. stephenson, charged with forg
,r..
october ts-E b. Hawkins. plea 90
not q lily Of wife deseruon
october iS-Carlos Apodaca. seduc-
AK . minor.
oct ,ber 2t-zcnobia sanchez ana
Natl,iiad Gutierrez.
October 22-Lcopoldo ApUdaca.
l~dictments, fof entering a house
latent 20 commit rape, and rapc
Joto Griego. pleads not guilty Co
ASSAM { and battery
Oc her 23-John Cornetto. three
indictments FOR selling liquor 20 Inc
liars
october sI-Mariano Garcia. ass
and battery
Thomas r. Meyers. abandonment
lf ec.
oci ,bcr as-Thompson aHa Eakos
ar,e
JACK Rogers plead guilty Gu carr,-
"a deadly weapon aud sentence
crfcrrcd
Ramon N|elasqucz plead guilty to
ssauit and battery. sentence De-
errei
Charles 4 Bartlett othcrWis CfNdc
\, Brown. plead guilty to drawing
altering re- worthless check. and
"ntHf ct WAS deferred
clifford Davenport H~asiinEs plead
nt EulItN oi f~nrerrN and uitprlue
HrgtfN. TRIAL uut spt
Sentence was deferred ru Frank
InIi, whn plead guilty af larceny. Al.
lerto Arls alias Pedro Morale. uHn
guilty uf burglary uud ilr..ut =
o. ID warehouse Huu Inhn Franklin
IIrt af ruIits to rh1.ge nf frIuI.r-
aNraad Crr
An order was entered hy fh. court
einstatinE eases $685. 1Hsf
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