Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1914-02-19
DOUBLE KILLING
At TAJ|QUE

and Herculano Chavez having
been shot and instantly killed by
Ham Holloway.
Holloway and Joe Mckinley
the latter having been present al
the time of the killing, came in
and gave themselves up to
Deputy Sheriff Dee Robinson, ar
irving here about midnight.
The killing occurred in the
evening, just before nightfall.
The facts upon which all seem
to substantially agree are as fol-
lows:
Holloway, Mckinley and others
were cutting mine props on the
fatigue grant under permission
of Cleofes Romero, who has "a
permit for cutting timber there.
This permission was given by
Mrs. Romero in the absence of
Mr.. Romero. Holloway and Nc
Kinley and perhaps others who
were associated with them ar
ranged to sell the mine props to
the Estancia Lumber company
and Leo PadiIla, the Romero fore
man here in town, gave the Es
tancia Lumber company instruc-
tions as to the amount to be
withheld when paying for the
props.
Upon this understanding the
men went on to the grant and
were cutting timber for mine
props.
On the day of the tragedy a
writ was issued at the instances
of the Grant Commissioners to
be served upon the men cutting
timber, and placed in the hands
of Sedillo and Chavez to be served
by them. They went to the place
where the cutting was going for
ward Monday forenoon, and one
of them began to read the paper
to Holloway. AS the document
was in Spanish and Holloway
could not understand, he con-
Quoted the men to Mckinley,
some distance away, to whom
part of the paper was read, AT
ter some discussion, Sedillo and
Chavez departed.
In the evening they went tc
the mill, where the timber cut
ters were, accompanied by Juan
Chavez, Diego Barela and anoth-
er named Sanchez.
From this point accounts differ,
and we will give the stories in
sequence.
The native people claim that |
as parley was being held with |
A. B. Mckinley, Holloway fired
without warning and from one
side and to the rear Of those in
conference.
Holloway and Mckinley claim
that the party OF. five were all
armed. That A. B. Mckinley |
went out to talk to them. That
Holloway and Joe Mckinley came
out of the house with their guns,
having seen that the other party
was armed. That while the talk
with the elder Mckinley was in
progress, and apparently at a
preconcerted signal, Sedillo and
Chavez and the others suddenly
drew their guns upon Holloway.
Holloway then fired, shooting
Sedillo and Chavez through the
heart and killing them instantly.
At this one of the remaining three
turned and fled and another put
up his gun, the fifth not having
drawn, whereupon Holloway
ceased firing. Holloway and
Mckinley say further that Sedillo
and Chavez, when they were
there in the early part of the day, |
made threats as to what they |
would. do. That at the time of
the shooting no paper was served
or attempted to be served, and
no mention was made of any
legal process.
The native people say that
Sedillo and Chaves were unarmed
when they first went to serve the
paper, and that at that time
Holloway and Mckinley refused
to submit to arrest
The scene of the killing is what
is known as Romero Mill No. l,
located three miles northwest of
fatigue.
Holloway says that he thought |