Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-12
JURORS DEBATED
FOR TWELVE HOURS
Defendant Was Strongest Witness
For Himself. and He Absolutely
Denied All of Prosecutions
Main Points Against
Him.

Estancia, N. NJ, August 12.-(Spe-
cial Mot guilty" is the verdict re-
turned by the jury which sat in the
case of Domingo Wales, charged with
the killing of Col. ]. Francisco Chav-
es. This not unexpected verdict
came late Saturday night. after a de-
liberation of twelve hours, during
which time, it is reported on the
streets, numerous ballots were taken
but never was the jury more than
evenly divided. Twice the ballot box
showed a division of opinion six to
six, then the forces for acquittal be-
gan to gain ground. The deciding
ballot came at the twelfth hour. 1t
was just IL o'clock, midnight, when
Jpdge Edward A. Mann was arous-
ed from his bed to receive the ver-
diet.
Present in the court room were
but a few midnight stragglers, the
attorneys in the case, the defendant
and his family. All through the
tedious trial, the wife and children
of the defendant had been present at
both night and day sessions and list
ened to the evidence.
Judge Mann then adjourned court.
for want of funds, he having pre-
vlously dismissed all the jurymen
not sitting in the trial of Wales.
The beginning Of the afternoon
session on Friday, the fifth day OF
the trial of Domingo Wales, found
the defense in the midst of its case.
Five witnesses were examined dur
ing the forenoon. Each of these five
were strong witnesses for the de-
| fense toward proving an alibi for
the defendant, and none of them
could be shaken from their original
| testimony.
The first witness the defense in
| troduced at the afternoon session
was e. Sebedra. This witness gave
testimony tending TO establish the
whereabouts of Jose Sedillo on the
night of the 26th of November and
also tending to establish the location
of the land marks, which served as
| a stage for the drama enacted by
the people living in the vicinity of
| the scene of the killing.
The evident purpose of the defense
at that time was to show If possible,
that it would be impossible for
person to leave the home OF Wales
after the time Wales was seen there
and reach Pinos Wells by the time
| of the killing.
! Several relief maps were drawn by
| the witnesses for the defense show
| ing two roads from the ranches or
| the Lueras to Pinos Wells. And also
| a route which led through a gap in
| the mountains. The territory con-
tended that this trail through the
mountains was the route taken by
| NalleS III BOlnB 10 IllOS NciS lhc
| night of the murder. On cross ex-
| animation District Attorney Clancy
| asked the stereotype question: What
relation are you to the Lueras?"
| All of the first six witnesses were
| one relation or another to either the
! Lueras or the Sedillos.
The seventh witness for the terri
| tory was George Lathrop, of Santa
Fe county who testified that he slept
in the same room with Jacobo Sedil-
| 10 the night of the killing and saw
| him the afternoon of the 26th at the
| place where some sheep were being
! corraled.
! Julius Myers was then put on the
| stand to testify regarding the wagon
| axle Wales was working on the night
| of the goth. The witness said that
! he thought that the work Wales did
on the axle could have been done
| in a half hour. The iron was burnt
and had the appearance of having
been done hastily.
Wales Takes Stand.
! The next witness was Domingo
Wales. the defendant.
| The temerity of LarraZolo in this
| move was not miscalculated. Wales
! was a good witness.
The court took thirty minutes
| recess, during which time the coun-
| sci for the defense sought an inter-
view with his client.
Wales sWore that he never had
| any trouble with Colonel Chaves;
4, that he had never asked for the coll
| onel while visiting at Progreso pre-
vious to the murder; that he slept In
his room the night of the murder
and did not leave there at all that
| night
"Vales you are charged with kill
ing Colonel Chaves; did youe"
NO, senOr"
DO you know who did?"
mo, senOr.'
Did you ever bear any hatred,
malice or aumosity against Colonel
| Chaves?"
mo senior"
did you ever see that gun be-
fore?" and LarTazolo held up in
front of the witness the gun the ter
ritOry had offered as having been
found I'm the Wales home.
mo, seuor.'
These were a few Of the questions
Iarrazolo asked Wales, ANA the an
sWers.
Larrazolo then measured the de-
PENDANTS foot with a tape line.
The imprint ana tape line We're
few OF the things that the jury
took with II when IL retired.
The court room was packed while
Wales was on the stand.
| IsaTrazOlD continued with and
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