The daily sentinel., 1907-09-20
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The trial was called at 10 O'Clock
this morning. Sylyano Montoya, the
giant Mexican-Indian and ex-convlct.
was brought over from the city Jail,
and as he entered the city hall in
the presence of the woman who saws
he attacked her she was noticed to
tremble as If in fear of her life.
The Mexican had no attorney and
said that he wanted none. He plead
not guilty. City Attorney Rozelle
conducted the prosecution.
Mrs. Montoya told practically the
same story related by her to The
Sentinel man yesterday and detailed
by this paper last night. Her hus-
band came home about IL O'Clock
Wednesday night. She was in bed
She upbraided him for being out so
late. He acted as though crazy, she
said. He demanded the money
boarder had paid her. She refused:
then fearing an assault she arose
and started to get the money She
says that he struck her in the eye
as she got up, knocked her down,
kicked her, struck again n terrific
blow with his fist, and then picked
up an alarm clock and threw II at
her, striking her on the head and
infiicting ugly wounds. The man
then threw the woman on the bed
and he also went to bed. She stated
that she remained in bed all the rest
of the night, bleeding and suffering
and in fear of her life. The next
morning she slipped from the house
and notified the officer.
Mrs. Montoya told of having trou-
Bile with her husband on previous
occasions when he was drunk, and
has been repeatedly struck by him
DR.. Hebert, the city physician, de-
scribed the woman's injuries. He
had found her hair matted with
blood from a bad cut and a small
jagged hole in the head. Her left
eye was swollen and cut as If struck
by a fist: her arms, knee and one
hip were bruised and cut. The wom-
an said these injuries on her body
were made by kicks, the cut and the
hole in her skull she said were made
by the clock. DR.. Hebert said that
the nature of the wounds indicated
that her statements in this regard
were probably true.
Montoya was sworn. He said he
went home with two of the three
men, all Mexicans, who were board
drinking, but was not drunk; the
other men were drinking too. De-
clared that when he entered his bed
room his wife upbraided him for be
ing out so late, and that as he was
pulling off his shoes she threw the
alarm clock at him, but missed him.
Said she then got up, called him
names and hurled a shoe at him. He
declared that she avs drunk. He
swore that she fell down, striking
the bed that he picked her up and
put her back on the bed. Swore he
did not strike her once, but couldn't
account for the cuts on her head or
| the injured eye; but thought the
| bruises on her body were made il.
| falling. He declared his wife was
addicted to drinking whiskey and al
cohol, and was frequently drunk.
| Said that neither of the other men
in the house heard the trouble he
and his wife had in their room. Said
he saw blood on the bed, but did not
ascertain whether his wife was hurt
or not.
The woman positively denied that
she is addicted to the liquor habit,
and Montoya had no evidence, other
than his own, to show that his wife
drinks heavily at times. His story
was far from being connected and
was open to attack on every hand.
One of the boarders testified, but his
evidence was inconsequential.
After hearing the evidence, Judge
Hill fined Montoya SIS and costs,
amounting in all to over $50. The
fine and costs were paid during the
day and the Mexican was released.
1t is the opinion OF many that
/ Montoya should have been turned
over to the sheriff for arraignment
at the district court on a more SER
ious charge than the one he con-
fronted in police court. He gets of
very lightly, indeed. as 1t is.
The woman presented pitiable
appearance in court this morning.
She has the sympathy of all who
have seen her, and 1t is generally
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