Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-05
JAP CLARK GUILTY OF
SECOND DEGREE
MURDER
jury Acquitted Mexican But
Held Cowboy Response
bic For Chase
Killing.
WALES CASE IS
NOW BEING TRIED
Man. Whom! Prosecution Believes
Is Assassin of j. Francisco Chdv-
es. Is Before jury at
EstanCia---MuCh In
terest Manifested.

Estancia, n. NJ, August 5.-(Speo-
ial. AFTER being out thirty-six
hours. the jury in the Jap Clark case
today brought In a verdict acquitting
second degree murder. The men
We're charged with the killing of
James Chase two years ago at Tor
rance in this county. Clarks at
torneys state that unless they are
granted a new trial. which is unlike
ly, they will appeal to the supreme
court. giving bond for their client In
the meantime. Mexican was ais
charged Immediately after the jury
handed in its verdict and is now free.
been filed at any stage Of the trial,
despite the sensational features of
the case, was jammed this morn
ing when 1t became evident that a
verdict would be returned, and there
was considerable ill-repressed COM
ment when the verdict was read.
The killing. ---~ -s'''1
Jap Clark, a cowboy, was charged
with the killing OF James Chase q
deputy she--uf, and thera was corsi6-e'
erable conflicting testimony on bota
sides Of the case, which occupied sew
eral days of the courts time last
week, the jury retiring Saturday.
Clark admitted that he shot Chase
but said he did the shooting in SELF
defense. He said that Chase drew
his six-shooter whirled round ans
was wounded In the leg but did not
fall. After he and Chase had cease%
firing at each other. he says Chase
walked around the corner nearby ana
passed house, falling a short sis-
tance from there.
Says Mexican Killed Chase.
Julia Garvin testified that she saw
Mexican, who had joined Clark far
ther up the street, at another house.
shoot Chase, who fell to the ground,
TINS shooting taking place after the
Clark affray.
She also said that Wilson McFar-
land ran up at this juncture TO
Chase's body, but turned and began
shooting toward his (McFarland,s)
horse In fact about everybody who
had gun handy Joined in the shoot
ing that day.
After Chase fell. he was rolled on-
to a blanket and carried to a nearby
house where he died. He was shot
through the abdomen and through
the hips.
Clark and Mexican got into their
buggy, Clark driving while Mexican
nred at a man who had discovered
their identity and was sending sorse
Winchester bullets too close to them.
Chase's bullet rddled clothing was
produced on the stand, showing
left his body. His body had also been
exhumed, found in good state of
preservation, and examined by dep
uty sheriffs and physicians enly a few
days before the trial.
Wales Case Next
The Wales case is now on trial.
the work of securing a jury having
begun today
Domingo Wales Is charged with the
murder of j, Francisco Chaves at
Pagosa Springs. 1t Is charged that
Wales shot Col. Chaves While the
latter was eating dinner at a friends
home, the bullet striking him as he
was In the act Of raising a dish from
the table. He rose from his chair,
placed the dish on a table and walk
ed toward a window through which
the shot had come. falling dead af-
ter taking one step.
The darkness and the fact that a
flock OF sheep passed along durinf.
the interval before a search for the
assassin was begun, obliterating the
trail, enabled the slayer to escape at
that time, but the territory believes
1t has strong case against Wales.
and a large audience Is present at this
trial. As there is no adequate Jail
mere, Wales has been walking about
the town while awaiting the begin
ming of his trial a deputy sheriff
Keeping him constant company. lie
Is under the closest kind of a guard,
but declares that he will prove his
innocence.