Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-22
Republican State Chairman
Testifies He Hesitated Long
Before COnsenting to sensa-
tiOnal Bathroom Plot.
SENATORIAL CANDIDATES
MAY HAVE TO TESTIFY
Elfego Baca swears Accused
Men Threatened to Sell Out
to Others Unless He Consent
ed to DO Business"

Especial Telegram 90 EvenInx Hersid)
santa Fs. y. H., March 22.-scv-
eral new Witnesses were introduced
when the house committee on the in
vcstigation OF the bribery charges
against Manuel Cordova, j. =. Lucero.
Luis Il. Montoya and Julian Trujllo
was resumed yesterday afternoon.
The chief sensation of the days
hearing came when Eliego Baca OF
Albuquerque. chief figure In the bath
room trap, stated under oath that
:bo tour men had told him Il he did
not do business with them, they
would go TO Ilbesato BGca and "sell
out 10 him.
This statement caused a FURRY oil
excitement out even under rigid
cross examination the witness stuck
10 his statement and was not so be
shaken In any way.
a number Of brief clashes occurred
between the witnesses and attorneys
for the defense. one of these came
when Colonel Prichard asked MIR
Baca IL he believed In such methods
as were employed in apprehendingl
the four men at the Palace hotel.
Baca replied promptly that he had
heard so many OF Colonel Prichard'sI
speeches telling OF rottenness and cor
ruption in the Republican party mat
he concluded he ought 10 do some-
thing to stop some OF il.
Another sensation came when
Judge Wright IN crosg examining
Venceslno Jaramllit ine Republican
state chairman who ordered the arr
rest Of the mon, said he believed he
would bring into the affair the nameI
of candidate Cor the United states
senate. Colonel prichard objected
and Judge Wright said that he would
reserve the right to ask the question
he had In mind az some future time,
and II necessary, recall the witness.
JaramillO, however, said that if therel
were no objection from the commits
tee he would volunteer the statement
which Judge Wright had Ia mind. Hel
thereupon said that he had been told
that the accused men had solicited
from former Governor william J.
Mills $500 to support Mills fof the
United States senate
Jaramilio said that he could not
however, recall who told him. since
at the time he gave the matter little
credence and passed Il over az a mere
political rumor. Judge Wright then
stated that the prosecution was en-
deavorlng % run the matter down
and that he expected 20 produce wit
nesses TO verify the statement
Otherwise he said ne would voluntar-
ily withdraw the testimony from the
record.
II Is very probable that the anair
win result in the suhpOenlng OF Gov
ernor Mills and several other proml-
mont Republicans, and possibly other
candidates for the senate.
The committee Is working under
an agreement that no candidate for
the United States senate shall be
drawn into tho hearing or his name
permitted To be- used by witnesses un-
less he is shown 20 be directly con-
nectod with the bribery charges. How
ever several names OF candidates for
the senate have already been dragged
into the arena In one way or another
and Il Is not unlikely that there will
be several more
3aCa Repeats story OF Arrest.
Elfego Baca yesterday repeated
completely the story Of his first meet
ing with the four men and Of the
way Ia which ne reported the matter
10 the Republican state committee
men In santa Pc. He told Of the
plans laid for detecting the men and
securing their arrest and OF the car-
rying out of the plan In the Palace
hotel His story ala not differ In any
essential detail from that already
given 20 the Herald readers al the
time Of the arrests,
Under cross examination Baca
swore that no pistol was exhibited
and that tho men were not forced toI
sign their res.gnations by threats ovI
Intimidation.
JaramiIlo Says lie lost sleep.
The CHIEF feature OF the testimony
OF Republican state Chairman Jara-
milio was his statement that he had
wavered long between his duty 10 thel
state and his personal feelings forI
the accused, who he said were OF hlsl
own blood, spanish American clti-
zens. men known 60 him since boy
hood and residents Of tho same
county. Jaramillo said he had spont
one whole night without sleep. doDat-
ing with himself where hts duty loyI
and that Il was only after this an
night vigil that he eventually decided
that n he dld right he must cause
the arrest and conviction OF the mem
who were violating their high oath Of
Office. lie said he had nothing but
the deepest sympathy at THIS time
for tho accused men and that h mad
hurt him greatly 10 do what bo had
done; but that ne felt he owed II toI
the new state 90 stop such practices
once and for an
The hearing will be resumed this
nTfUrunau