Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-12
JAP CLARK FREED ON BOND AND
TORRANCE COUNTY COURT ADJOURNS

county seat 20 any place where they
had a mind 10"
What did he say about Colonc
Chaves not lasting very long?"
II am not very certain about Il, but
he said the colonel would not last
very long. he would die very soon,
and they could put the county seat
where they had mind to. he told me
il | did not see IL | would hear Of Il;
he said he had promised by his life
that God had given him that the col
onel would not last very long, another
time he invited me to go and help
him. he asked me how | was thinking
and told him l was thinking all
right: that did not mean anyone any
harm. that | wanted to spend my days
in good behavior as God commanded
me; he asked me to get him a box OF
8S-calibre cartridges at willard; this
was about ten days before Chaves
was killed, but ! did not get the cart
ridges"
Was you at Valles' place the day
before Chavos was killed."
Il went there about half past six;
it was dark"
Did you see Wales at the house
that nigbt?"
"Yes. sir"
was he there when you left?"
YES"
Fornoif-'Did you have a talk with
Domingo that night"
Yes. about his ranch"
About the ranch he was living at 80
Yes. the one Chaves wss ;syins Ia
get from him.
Judge Mann--"Did he say anything
about killing Chaves that night?"
mo. he did not state Il IN so many
words, and so plain. but he stated
that unless God Almighty deprived
him of It that that would be the only
way they could take his ranch away
from him i"
"Are you telling him the truah about
this p"
"Yes. sir"
"All You know about ~"
Yes sir; the day I was before tho
grand Jury ! did not state this because
u was not asked OF me and also
feared that some harm might happen
To me afterwards The next day when
| saw him again. ! don't know whether
1t was Sunday or Monday. he told me
the colonel had died. he said some
men had killed hlm some better men
than others"
what did he mean by some men are
better than others2"
1T appeared To me as / understood
Il from the way he said Il he meant
himself as being a better man 10 do
the killing"
THAT he was better man because
he had killed Chaves?"
''ln my opinion from whas lie said
Judge thai Is what he meant"
After the examination OF few wit
nesses relative TO the statement Of
sedillo in their presence. the territory
closed its direct testimony. As the
district attorney Is holding most ot
he territorys witnesses. II Is pre-
iumed some rebuttal testimony VIII
be introduced.
This (Friday) morning the defens.
began presenting its case 20 the court
md jury. o. A. LarrazolO made
)rief statement OF what the defense
to prove. His language was
beautiful. but there was no effort TO
influence the jury In any way by this
Bile advocates well known eloquence.
IN art Of which Mr.. Larrazolo Is an
master. He said no
would introduce evidence TO show
hat the defendant could not have
'een az Pinos Wells on the night Col
mel Chavcs was murdered. that tho
ifle Introduced la evidence bv the
arritpry was not the one found at lc-
andauts house on tine day he uss
rrested for the crime; that his fire.
urnt visits 90 the ranch Of Chave4
aa for business reasons. and that the
afendaut was innocent of the charge
.leged against hiin. lie first en-
Favored 90 introduce as evidence
.nt resolution No OF the thirty
Nth legislativ. assembly. authorizing
reward OF 81 SOC for arress and cor
clifton n the persons who assaS
ited Colonel Chaves. but this VS.
lied ont by judge Mann. His wit
'sses then were presented and tie
ihi was endeavored 20 be estab>
he'd. with what success the Jury
100 have to determin.