The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-23
RANCHER'S
WIDOW ON STAND
At INQUEST
Mrs. Baca Establishes Alibi
for Ruiz Family After Tes.
timony Is Given That They
Owned Guns.

Although the taking OF testimony
M the inquest into the death of Iso-
dro Baca. whose shot-riddicd body
was fouad on the road leading to La
Canada saturday night, virtually I'm
ished az noon today, the jury did not
retire TO prepare a verdict. They
wished to review certain parts Of the
testimony and rehear some OF the
witnesses. II was said this afternoon
that the verdict would probably DC
returned today.
Five witnesses weer examined this
morning. Fnustin Garcia, the aus
poct who was released, was on the
stand yesterday afternoon.
Antonio Treas and Manuel Hill tes-
tined today that Narciso Ruiz, father
in-law Of Garcia. owned d shotgun or
shotguns within three weeks. Ruiz
says he he's never had a shotgun.
According % Treas ne saw Ruiz with
a shotgun as recently az three weeks
ago. Hill said there were two shot
guns Ia the Ruiz family lie remcm-
berg "a single-bErreied i2-gaugc gun
aud a double barreicd t0-Eaugc gun,
he testified. that Ruiz had.
MrN Maria Baca. widow OF the
slain man. testified to alleged quar-
rels between her husband n Gar
ella and Ruiz. she said that as her
husband rode away To look for tho
return Of his s~on-in-law Saturday
evening she saw the whole Ruiz fam
lly go to the top of "a Hill commanding
the road. They stayed there. she
said. until the shots sounded. then
they went bach to h house and she
noticed that the household secmcd In
n state Of excitement. Her testimony
as IL stands. Ia an absolute alini Tor
every member Of the Ruiz FAMILY,
from the father down.
The boy, Hill. testified to hearing
Us elve shots and very soun after that
seeing "A man he believes was Garcia
| gailoping full speed down the hill.
Faustin Garcia testified yesterday
| afternoon that he saw Baca and
Annyn. his s%nn-ln-iaw. In this city
| saturday afternoon. but DAD not speak
10 them.
Passed Body on Road.
ON his way home at o o'clock ne
passed Baca and his wife ON the East
Central nvcnUe hill. Anayu was driN-
INK about so yards behind them lie
said he stopped at "a house iu the
highlands To pay a visit and IL was
| four or live hours later that he saw
Anaya again when he WIS On his
way home. At the point whore the
IA Canada road turns or from tie
Tljeras canyon road he saw Anaya
and two other men standing
Anaya told HIM to stop but hc ala
not answer. lie said ne aid not $50
Baca after passing him In the ciiy.
After passing Andya and his Two
r.mpauious he saw something Ike "a
body beside the road but did not
stop. HIS horses shicd az the 6hlcct'
h. said lie could not distinguish
whether the body was hat 81 "a ma"
GO woman. a
Garcia said he told his wife he had
.,.u the body of "a man ON the mesa
bur he didn't know whether u N"'
A cnsc Of drunkenness ur somethlns
else. He first heard 0i the muIa'''
he said. sunday morning.
Garcia testified Btca la" a''N, p
! him with "a buggy whtu several "''N'
Hgo when they met ON the ROAD lL.
ming down the side oi the arr"H"' i'o
said ne did not threaten TO- hil H"''
They had not been friends since lh'''
The 10 feeling between ihcW a'a'','
over Bacl's fencing the r"aa iI"''
La canada to coyote .ipriuss ah"u'
TWO months ago. accordins q" ''i,''
lie had % I4-saugc siuslc-barre'l'
shotgun about "a year go, '"'C'A
said. His wagon ran oven u one u''
! about "a wear ago when ne was hiu'-
4 mo wood from Ccdro canyon, q" "e
burned II. Th, gun was ON top OF vac
load when IL rolled of. hc 7a'n "t
tuld the uudershcriff he did not MAJ
4, shotgun. thinking MI. LOWS W'"n'
p,.,essiuu at the present TIME l''
mad never seen anyone else lh d"
! canada with q shotgun.
Daughtcr's statement.
Mrs Anaya, daughter OF ii'H, 't'
un,d that Garcia drove his w'kpl'
! INTO hcr fathers when she wac WI
him. She said Garcia Htiue" nc,
| Timer with his whip aud ran over
I HMM with the wagon when ne eY,
! down 90 defend himself. daIcl' H"i'
% lu YOU. and called hach WIZ
names. according tu the daughter
According 90 Mrs An0ya her i'lh'l
| had trouble with Natciso RulH' "' ~
| Canada. also. Her father rented p
rnuuh and fenced %, and Nal'i''
! started to argue about mat ah' aa''
| Nurciso and his boys threatened "''
father. shc asserted. a.,
Mrs. Auuyu fixed thu time "l 'h'