Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-22
Defendant Pleads to Murder in
the Second Degree Ser
tence is Deferred Gieuter-
rez Continued,
LOPEZ INDICTED FOR
- PADILLAS MURDER
that Lopez is Not His
Name PrOCureS Him Sec
ond Indictment by the Grand
jury Jury is Still in Session.

Zenobio Sanchez, charged with Ma
tlvidad Gutierrez. with the murder Of
william MacOmber, in the MazaHo
in November of 1904. and
captured by the sheriff's office Il few
months ago after a long search. yes
teIday s%ithdrew his plea Of nor guilty
n on advice of his counsel pleaded
guilty to murder in thqs first degree.
The court deferred sentence. The Ma
Comber case has been frequently re-
cited since the discovery of the re-
mains of the aged ranchman near his
rome and are thoroughly
ldmlllar To newspaper readers. Ma
combcr's body was found near his
lonely home. after n%eighbors had no.
tCed that his cattle had not been fed
Tor several days. Several head Of
cattle had been runo on rom the place
n IL was through these cattle that
the charge was finally laid at the door
of Sanchez n Gutierrez. The muir
dcred man had been dragged with a
rope around his neck for some dis
lance, and the crime was "a partfeu-
larry brutal one. Sanchez persisted
an maintaining his innocence of the
charge and When arTaigned on the in
dictme1t pleaded not guilty, but the
cham of evidence gathered arpund
him by the sheriff office was strong
ana les determination 10 plead guilty
was not a surprise.
Natividad Gutierrez, who Is charged
jointly with Sanchez with the murder,
has secured a p-ostponement Of his
trial untll the April term OF the
county court.
Lopez Draws Another Indictment.
The B~ernalillO county grand Jury
which reconvcned yesterday. after Il
brief recess, returned an indictment
during the day, against Benjamin
Lopez. Lopez is charged under
an indictment returned some months
Fgo with the murder of "a young man
named Padilld at Padillas some time
agu lie was arrested by Ch4Vos
county officers last summer, but when
brought here a plea of misnomer WAS
made in his behalf it being alleged
that his name Is Juan Amanda. Loo
pcZ has been positively identified by
several people from PddilIds who al
lege that there can be- no mistake in
his identity. But to make the matter
sure the jury yesterday returned "a
Indictment so that Lopez is now mn
der Indictment under both his names.
His case has not yet been set for trial
and Will not be until after he has been
arraigncd under the new name and
Indictment.
The court was occupied am Of yas-
terday with the hearing OF evidence i'm
the case OF the territory against Car
los Apodaca charged with seduction I
NatiVidad Chavez. "a young girl from
Barelas, is the prosecuting witness
The case had proceeded 10 the hear
ing Of the evidence FOR the prosecution
yesterday when a motion was pre-
seuted holding that under the statute
Apodaca could not be held since it was
alleged that the statute did NOT cover
the case. The court took charge of
Nh, matter under consideration and
the hearing viii be resumed his morn
ing.
Opera House Case Bohs Up S%crcncly.
Tho case of George Is. Nchcr SIS.
Angelo Niviani involving the title 90
certain real estate ON North Third
street. the famous NehCr opera huus
case, came up in court yesterday when
attorneys for the plaintiff announced
their intention TO appeal to the terri--
torial supreme court. TIN case WAS
decided some months ago against the
plaintiff after having been before the
court for many terms.
NcW suits Filed.
The following suits We're filed ycs-
terday.
Territory vs.. a. a. Phillips. and
bondsmcu.
Territory We. Nuncio A.. Eceliu. and
bondsmen.
Ureld q Co. We. Robert J.. Chayes
suit on note.
Mrs. T.. Tcutsch against Martha II.
Alexander and w. u. Alexander. suit
on Ccount.