Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-25
DEFENDANT TRUJIIIO
ENTERS VIGOROUS DENIAL


ENTERS VIGOROUS DENIAL
santa Fe n. NJ. March 25.--Undcr
oath To tell the truth the whole truth
ana nothing but the truth. Jelian
TruiiHo. who with Lucero. Montoya
and Cordova. members OF the house
under suspension on charges OF brib-
cry. denied late Saturday afternoon
before the house investigating COM
mittee substantially every statement
OF the accusing witnesses ana told a
similar but decidedly opposing story
or what transpired on March is. when
the four men were arrested IN room
In the Palace hotel.
After giving his version OF how he
and the three other members came
to be IN room a at the hotel on the
night in question. together with iol-
fegu Baea and some $4,000 In cur
rency. Trujlllo underwent stiff ox-
animation by the house attorney. y.
Is. Wright yrujlllo remained un-
shaken IN his statements and denied
categorlcally every point Of fact that
had been charged against him having
TO do with soliciting or accepting a
bride IN money for his vote for SEN
ator.
He said that he went TO the Palace
hotel on the night OF March IS IN
quest OF members of the house 90 at
tend "A meeting OF the Spanish Amer
leans. ana that lie there met ElfegO
Bace and that the latter told him
there was going 10 be "a meeting up
stairs.
II sat down with the auditor. w.
q. Sargent said Trujiiio, ''and talked
with him. ! saw Baca say something
To Montoya and Luccro. They later
followed him and started upstairs.
Luccro took several steps on the
stairs. then came back and said TO
me. You are called"
Trujillo said nothing was said to
him on the way upstairs and that
they all went into room. COrtova
having come up with them He said
ne lever had been upstairs In the
hotel before and could not give the
number OF the room. A small table
was IN the center OF the room, Tru-
jillo testified and that Baca, after
closing TIE door. said
Boys. / have here a good deal OF
money; l do not know what 10 do
with IT,"
Tho witness said Baca then reached
In his pocket. pulled out a roll OF bills
and began counting the money. sepur-
ating Il into what he said were piles
OF $500 each on the table. Truiillo
said he did not believe Baca counted
70 correctly as ne counted so fast and
seemed In hurry lie said that the
other men had been asked to sit down
but that he stood up. as there was
no chair for him. Trujillo then tcst-
fled that Baoa. after finishing with
the money, placed a stack OF Bills
opposite each man on the table and
that he then said:
II have brought this money up 70
/ learn IL you are going 10 vote for Mr.
/ FAN and Tor meg"
Trujillo said he did not answer but
! that Cordoya said. II am not going
| 60 vote Tor you for any money be-
cause / have promised 20 vote for q
! Spanlsh-American from my county. 4
will vote for judge Fall"
] Truiillo said that he took no money,
never put his hands on IL and that
ne did not see any of the others take
money lie mid that one pile OF
bills was about 10 fan from the table.
This pile. ne said. either Montoya or
Buca removed from the table 60 the
bed on which Moutoya was seated.
Baca. ne said. took several steps
and then said. You now have my
Instructions" and ciapped his hands.
The witness said that the mounted
policeman. A. a. sena. then came 10
ana said. Don't give any more money
or instructions; YOU are all under
arrest"
The officer. the witness said. then
began taking The money from the
table. Trulllo said that not an the
money was found ana that Moutoya
told them he had none and That they
could search him. TrulillO said he
also told them 10 search him.
Chairman Jurrnilio and Jose d.
Scna, the witness said, came Ia "a
short time after The officer ana that
Jaramillo said to them.
"Gcntlemen. as chairman OF the
| Republican state committee, de-
mand your designations; are you
ready to sign thcm2"
"As the officer was there with a
gun in his hand. said Trujillo. 1--WE
agreed 20 sign them"
Jarumillo went out and camo back
with the rcsginaiions and we signed
them, one az @ time. each taking the
pen from the other.
The witness said that Chairman
Jaramillo told the officer 10 turn the
money over 10 Jose -. Soma ana for
Soma 10 give % 10 the Republican
executive committee. lie said that
Elfego Bsca said, "a think ! am not
under arrest aud went from the
room.
Truiillo said that scna said Co them
that their best friends had laid the
trnp for them. saying you could NOT
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