Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-07
Publications Regarding Cause
of Don Solomon Luna'S
Death Lead to Complaint
by Eduardo 0terol Nephew,
POLITICS ALLEGED
INVOLVED IN MATTER
Owner of Newspaper Assumes
Responsibility for Articles
and Expects to Be Served
With Warrant Today

The tragic death Of Solomon Lunn.
national republican committeeman
from New Mexico. ana one of the
most prominent citizens Of the state,
on sheep ranch west of Magdalena,
on August 80. 1912. had Sensational
aftermath late yesterday evening
when on complaint OF Eduardo Otero,
nephew OF Mr. Luna ana one of the
chief bcneficiaries under the Luna
will. three men, lessees of La Opinion
publica spanish weekly owned by
tlfego Baca, candidate for republican
nomination for congress, were ar
rested on a charge Of criminal libel
The men arrested are Santa Cruz
Ronquill0, Juan u, Guzman ana LUIS
+ Tierre The warrants were served
by Sheriff Ruperto Jaramillo of Va
lencia county, who was accompanied
10 La Opinion Publica office by Dep
uty Romero. of Valencia county and
two local officers
Publication In La Opinion Publicd
on July and June ~, OF articles
which il is alleged by innuendo charge
relatives with eing directly or indi-
rcctly responsible for Mr.. Lunas
death-or. in other words. intimating
that Mr. Luna did not die a natural
death resulted in the arrest of the
three printers yesterday evening
Immediately following the arrest Of
ROnquillO. Guzman and Tierre, the
men made an appeal TO Elfego Raca,
owner Of the paper in which the al
legged libel was published. to furnish
bond for their appearance before JUS
ilce of the Peace Jesus Gallegos at
Los Lunas at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Baca not only secured bonds for
the men in the sum of 200 each,
but declared that the printers were
innocent of any wrong doing. Bonds
were signed by Jesus Maria Sandoval
and Ike Graham.
Baca Author of Articles.
Declaring that he was the author of
the two articles alleged to be crimi-
nally libelous Mr. taca stated em-
phatically last night that he would
stand behlnl the contents Of the artl-
cles and that he would publish arti-
eles of the same nature in the future,
referring to the same circumstances,
which would cause even greater
sensation.
For any articles which appeared
TO the matter on which these three
printers have been arrested | am
personally responsible" said MI.
Baca. 8All these men did was to set
up in type what | wrote. And as
said before. | stand behind every
word that was placed in type
Eduardo Otero is responsible for
the arrest Of these men. and / ask
why he did not have me arrested, in
stead OF the printers I Will moi be
surprised if | am arrested tomorrow.
| serve notice now on Mr.. Otero or
anybody else in Valencia county, who
desires my arrest. that / will come to
Los Lunas without warrant. All |
ask is that | lie notified by telephone
that my presence there Is desired
Ronquillo, Gulman and Tierre, the
unfortunate printers who were ar
rested here last night, Will go to Los
Lunas this morning, accompanied by
Attorney Modesto G. Ortiz, who has
been retained by Mr., Baca to repre-
sent them. They will be arraigned
before Justice Gallegos, and it is un-
derstood a plea OF not guilty will be
entered
Alleged i.ibclous Articles.
The articles, which it is alleged by
Mr. Otero are libelous, aud to refute
ana contradict which the warrants
charging criminal libel were sworn
20 Yesterday, appeared in La
opinion Publca within the last
lew weeks, and contemporane-
Gus with an aggressive campaign
begun by Elfego Baea for the nomi-
nation on the republican ticket for
congressman from New Mexico.
Mt OterO was not available last
evening for statement as TO the
reasons which prompted his action in
causing the warrants 10 be issued. IT