Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-24
Julian TrujiIlo on Witness Stand
Before Investigating Com
mittee CategoricaIIy Denies
Charges of Corruption.
EFFORT TO BRING IN
ANDREWS FAILS
Claims That Elfego Baca Put
Up Deal and Tried to Induce
Men to Accept Money for Him
and Fall from Him.

Men to Accept Money tor Hin
and Fall from Him.
Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journal
Santa Fe, n. NJ, March 23.--Julian
Trujillo of Taos county, one of the
four members of the house of repre-
sentatives, accused of soliciting and
accepting bribes to vote for a GER
tain candidate for United States SEN
ator, was on the stand before the in
yestigation committee of fifteen. when
the committee adjourned this after
noon until Monday afternoon.
without apparent emotion and
never for a moment losing his digni-
fed and courteous demeanor, Trujillo
stuck to his story both on direct ex-
animation and under grilling cross
examination by Judge Il. r. Wright.
The cross examination had not been
completed when the committee ad-
journed.
There was large crowd present
In the house, when at O'Clock Judge
Wright announced that the case of
the prosecution was before the com
mittet. Colonel Prichard and At
tornef Read for the accused men, in
sisied that they had not expected to
be called upon to open their case this
afternoon, and asked an adjourn
ment until Monday. The committee
by a majority vote declined to allow
the delay and after a recess OF fifteen
minutes, Nuted to reopen the same
Trujillo was apparently the least
excited lsstge .. -, thS .AoIu AM teid
his story in conversational tone of
voice, occasionally rising to illustrate
how some of The persons connected
with the narrative We're standing, and
gesticulating at infrequent intervals
to give emphasis to his words.
"On the night OF Saturday, the
18TH" began the accused in response
TO question by Colonel Prichard, Il
was seated in the lobby of the Palace
hotel, conversing with State Auditor
Sargent when | was approached by
Elfego Baca, who said: I'VE are go
ing to have meeting upstairs
Il then say him pass Mr.. Lucero,
and say something to him. He then
crossed over in the lobby. to where
Manuel Cordova and Luis Montoya
We're sitting and spoke to them. They
followed him and, after they had
started up the stairs, Mr.. Lucero
came back two or three steps and
said to me- You are called, to- /
then got up and followed them. There
was not a word said on the way up.
stairs. We went into room, | do
not know what room, for | had not
been that way before. There was
small table in the center Of the
room.
When we entered the room. Mr..
Baca closed the door and said: Boys.
| have here good deal of money
and | don't know what to do with 1t.
He then pulled out from his pocket
a roll of bills and invited us to sit
down. The others all seated them
selves, but | remained standing, as
there were not enough chairs for ALL
He then started to count the money
on the table opposite me. | stood up
so, (wtness stood up to Illustrate his
statement) | did not notice how
much he counted, but he said there
was $500. lie kept on counting until
he said he had counted four times.
Then he said:
" Il have brought this money up to
learn if you are going TO vote Tor
Mr.. Fall or myself Cordova said; 1
viii not vote for you under any cir
cumstances for the reason / have
promised To vote for spanish Amer
lean gentleman from my own .coun-
~ 1 am going TO vote Tor Mr. Fan.
for before | came here, | had told
myself that | would vote for him.
Then Elfego Baca said. In a loud
tone, You have my instructions. ana
he clappad his hands twitness clapped
his hands) Then Mr.. Sena came in
with a pistol in his hand and said
Don't give them any more instrue-
tons. you are all under arrest Then
he took the money that was lying
IN front of Mr.. Lucero and then took
the money in front of Mr.. Cordova.
He then said to Mr.. Montoya; Where
Is the money! Then Mr.. Montoya
said i haven't got any, YOU can
search me- and then MIR. Sena took
the money from the bed. II was a
httle under the quilt, not purposelN,
but il was partly covered. Then Mr.
sena turned to me and said nothins.
Tor he saw the money on the table
IN front of me.
Then Colonel Jaramillo came out
and said: AS chairman of the eXecu-
i've committee of the republican par
", demand your designations I'M
mediatciy. are you ready 10 sign |
them7 As the officer Was standing I
there with pistol i'm his hand. w i
SAID. yes. Then Colonel Jaramiiio 1
vent out and came back with the
resignations and fountain pen and I
We an signed them.
Then Mr.. Joe Sena came in ana I
tolonel Jaramillo said. Deliver that |
money to Joe Sena. 50 he may de- I
hNer it to the republican executive I
Committee Then Mr.. Joe Sena and /
eolonel Jaramiiio went away. and at 4
Ter Everybody but the officer and i
ourselves. had left the room, the ]
mounted policeman said; Boys. your i
nest friend has led you into trap I
iou did not expect that one Of our I
oNn race would do this treachery 10
son For my part. IL Colonel Jara-
niilo wants me Ia. ] would turn you
a. loosc. Then he called Colonel Jar
aAlIlo and gid. .XhaI DO rou Nant |