Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1914-03-26
JOE M'k|NLEY
GRANTED BAIL

Y The habeas corpus proceeding
! instituted for the purpose of ha,
ing Ham Holloway and Joe Nj
2 Kinley admitted to bail, wer
heard before Judge Medler i
] Esta1cia Monday.
J District Attorney Hamilto,
| represented the state and Ere,
Fl. Ayers Of Estancia, and w. C
, Heacock Of Albuquerque repre-
, sented the defendants.
The two defendants testified il
their own behalf, and also A. B
Mckinley and Bob Blancett. TIL,
defense had other witnesses bu
did not place them on the stand
The testimony of each o.
these witnesses was substantial
ly the same, except that some Of
them testified to incidents which
others did not see. 1t will be
remembered that in the prelim
mary trial the testimony of wit.
nesses for the state showed that
lSedillo and Chavez went to where
! the defendants were cutting tim.
ber for,the purpose of arresting
them, but went away without
doing so, and afterward returned
to the Mckinley residence at
Romero's mill accompanied by
three others, where the shooting
occurred.
The testimony for the defense
in the habeas corpus proceedings
was in substance that they
agreed with Sedillo and Chavez
at the first interview that they
would go in the next morning
and fix matters up. That at the
time of the shooting the five men,
including Sedillo and Chavez,
approached the Mckinley dwell
ing on horseback, three of them
armed with rifles and one with a
revolver. That upon their ap-
proach the two defendants went
inside the house, where they re-
NAMED a few minutes and then
came out with their guns, mean
while A. B. Mckinley and the
two Quintanas having engaged
in conversation with the Sedillo
party, and A. B. Mckinley urg-
ing them to go away and promis-
ing that he would see that the
matter was adjusted. That when
Holloway and Mckinley came out
of the house, Joe Mckinley ap-
preached the Sedillo party and
shook hands with each of them,
and while he was talking to one of
them Sedillo and Chavez dis
mounted and drew their guns on
Holloway, who then shot them.
That Juan Chavez drew his re-
volver, but upon Holloway
turning in his direction Chavez
put up his revolver and there
was no more shooting. That in
the opinion Of the witnesses the
SediIlo party were drinking and
gave evidence of being under the
influence of liquor. That empty
whiskey bottles We're found the
next morning on the route by
which the Sedillo party ap-
preached the house.
Deputy Sheriff Dee Robinson
was placed on the stand and tes-
titled that Holloway and McKin-
ley came to Estancia on the night
Of the shooting and finding that
he had gone to the scene of the
shooting, left a message at his
house that he would find them at
the hotel, which he did upon his
return, and they gave themselves
into his custody.
Portions of the testimony of
witnesses for the state were read
from the transcript of the evil
dence at the preliminary hearing
and offered in evidence
The case was submitted without
argument by counsel. The judge
admitted Joe Mckinley to bail,
fixing the bond at $4,000 and re-
served his decision as to bail for
Holloway.
Bond for Joe Mckinley was
filed and approved and he was
released Monday evening.