Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-12-16

done this for many other people. He
testified that the bill incurred by the
Oteros has not yet been paid by vigil
despite repeated duns.
Says BaCa Was at Jail.
Pedro Gurule testified that he was
at the Jail in Albuquerque when sal
azars escape occurred He stated
that he heard people going upstairs,
and fifteen minutes later he heard
noise as of benches falling and men
scuffling in a fight Earlier in the
evening he had heard sheriff Romero
cry to Elfego Baca "What in the
devil are you doing here at this
hour?' Gurule heard no reply but
heard Baca go upstairs to the jailer.
NJ. A. Albers, druggist, declared
he heard outcries at the Jail on the
night of the escape and rushed over
to find the jailer. Carlos Armiio,
handcuffed tied to a post, bleeding
from his hands and weeping, tears
running down his checks in profu-
sion
DR. W. W. Spargo testified that he
dressed Armijo's wounds, which
We're merely slight cuts on the hand,
requiring no stitches and which
might have been caused by graspine
the blade of a knife.
Dolores Muniz, guard at the Albu-
querQue Jail, testified that on the
night Of the escape he was called by
+ telephone to the White star saloon
to take in custody men who had been
cut UP in a fight. Muniz found that
no one had been hurt. Upon his re-
turn he discovered Jailer Armijo
handcuffed, tied to post and bleed
ing from a cut in the hands.
sheriff Romero on stand,
Sheriff Jesus Romero said that he
/ had seen Elfcgo Baca at the Jail
early on the evening of November 20.
Baca, he said, went upstairs to speak
60 the taller and returned a few min
utes later. Baca was a frequent Wis
/ ltor at the jail while Salazar was a
prisoner. said Mr.. Romero
Under Sheriff Dick Lewis testified
that Jailer Carlos Armijo had told
him that two Spanish-speaking men
had hit him over the head and
Knocked him "clean ont one of the
assailants having an automatic re-
volver and the other a dagger
District Clerk Thomas Is d. Mad
Olson testified that Portirio Savedra
had been held to the grand jury on
the charge of stealing property
/ United states Marshal A. II. Huds-
peth was the first to 90 on the stand
but merely testified that General sal
a2ar had been n federal prisoner en-
trusted to the care Of the sheriff oi
Bcrnalillo county
s. L. Pinckney was called to- the
stand to draw a plat Of the county
iail in old Albuquerque, but the de-
fense was Johnny-on- -the-spot and Of
fered n blue print By Pitt Ross, which
was accepted by the prosecution,
II was Mrs. Otero's testimony tpa'
took up the greater part of the time
today. She told OF meeting Game
Warden and Mrs Trinidad c. dc
Baca in their automobile on Fourth
street in Albuquerque Of steppini
into the auto with her husband ano
driving TO the home of District At
torney Manuel L. vigil and there re-
naming for supper. This was on
November 10, 1914.
Met Salazar at Ranch
Mr. Otero she said went 70 Nigil'
ranch, while she remained in the citS
from November 10 to November q
on which latter date she went tf
Vigirs ranch and there met Genera
Jose Ynez Salazar. on November 20
she declared, she saw Vigil and Trim
ldad C. de Baca at the ranch ano
heard Salazar say to Vigil, Il mus
leave for Mexico on November 2s.
vigil, she said, asked him to stay uh'
til November %. salazar inslstet
that horses be brought him and tWt
men for an escort on the 2Sth. sal
azar said that he had given Elteef
/ Baca $500 to buy horses but tha'
Baca had not bought the horses sh'
/ testified. Salazar expressed 81 teal
that Elfego Baca had gone TO El Pas'
To sell him out 10 Pancho villa sh'
said. q have given Elfeso Baca
whole lot Of money TO get me free
land ! am not free yet" she testified
Salazar exclaimed.
she said that Vieil promised thai
Porfirio savedra would have th'
horses ready for Salazar on the 2Sth
Mrs. Otero said that while she did not
see the horses she felt certain thai
they were brought to a hill near th'
ranch house and that salazar left OF