Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-12-16

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Santa Fe, Dee. 15.-"Look at him
doesn't ha look like an Indian ?'
shrieked Mrs. Celestino Otero, of El
Paso. on the witness stand IN the fed
oral court late this afternoon, pointing
at District Attorney Manuel u. Vigil
of AlbuQuerque. She then broke down
and wcpt bitterly. The testimony took
place in the conspiracy trial of the
United States against Elfego Baca,
District Attorney Vigil, Game warden
Trinidad C. de Baca and others
Although Mrs. Otero's own eyes
were red with weeping when she went
upon the stand, she controlled her
self admirably in telling her story.
Under cross examination by Attorney
a. b. Renehan. when for Il moment
she showed temper. and referred to
Elfego Baca as the slayer of her hus-
band and to Manuel Vigil as the In
dian whom She desired to see pun
ished. She declared, however that
She informed the United States Off
GERS 0f the alleged conspiracy, not in
cause Of her grief she said that her
husbuiu had been promised $1,000 for
the part he played in the escape of
General Jose Ynez Sala2ar from the
Albuquerque Jail, but that this infor-
nation came 10 her only through her
husband
Saw de Baca Twice.
AS 10 Game Warden de Baca, she
said She knew little, except that she
saw him twice at Vigirs ranch, eight
miles from AlbuquerQue, whore Sala-
2ar had been hidden in a tunnel six
feet under the surface Of the patio.
Sixteen of the forty Witnesses Of the
prosecution were heard today Not
an were cross-eXamined by the de-
icnse. Mrs. F. w. Pearce, at whose
house in albuquerque Mrs Otero re-
malned from November 10 to %, 1914,
testified to the bringing Of bundle
from the Red star store and the tax
ing away Of the bundle by Otero and
another man In an automobile Later
she said. q small box Of provisions
was brought and taken away, Otero
She said, came to the house on No
yeinbcr 90 and sought 10 borrow ter
or fifteen dollars from her She tes-
tticd that Otcru was accustomed &c
stop at her place.
The night manager of the Western
Union Telegraph company at El Pasc
identified a telegram alleged to have
been sent by Mrs Otero on February
] TO District Attorney Vigil, saying
"Cclestino has ceased to live. l am
without means. Can you help me-
Am Albuquerque telegraph operator
testified that Vigil sent Il reply eX-
pressing sorrow over Otero's death
ANA promising to send money the fol.
lowing day
Savcdra Brought Message.
In this connection Mrs. Otero tes'
tilted that Porfirlo Savodra came tC
El Paso from Albuquerque with
message from Vigil expressing regret
over Otero's death, offering to Civ,
her ticket to Albuquerque, where
she might find work and whore pos
sbly the man who had killed hel
husband might be brought to justice
However she said Savedra gave hei
no money and She refused to so tt
Albuquerque.
Mrs. NJ A. Montoya, clerk at tht
hed Star store in Albuquerque, testi
ned that She sold q bundle of quilts
TO Otero and had the bundle delivered
at the house of Mrs. Poarce on No
Nember 20.
Miss Marie Espinosa testified tha
on the night OF salazars escape sh'
mad accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Trim
dad G. de Baca, Mrs. Vigil and Mrs
otero 70 a motion picture show
Peter Dinelh testified that on De
cember "a and % Mr.. and Mrs. Gel
estino Otero stopped at Rico cafe ant
mat Vigil agreed to pay for theii
board ana lodging, but that Vigil hat