Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-15
BLOOD SCATTERED
SHOES FOUND At
J|M|NEZ' HOUSE
Justice Pedro TartagIia Tells
Of Finding Pair Day Body
Was Foundi Stains Human
Blood, Says Chemist,

Two pairs Of shoes are exhibits at
the trial of Jose Medina. Jose y.
Chavez wore one pair the night he
was Killed The other was found by
Justice Pedro b. rartaglia at the
home Of Anastacio Jiminez-El Flor
ero--the day Of the finding Of the
body of Chavez In the brickyard. As
Jiminez, although he Is one Of the ac-
cused Is not on trial with Medina. Dis
trict Attorney Manuel 4. Vigil intro
duced the second pair presumably as
evidence Of reconciliation
Prof. John ID. Clark and Prof \. o.
Weese Of the University Of New Mex
leo, said the second pair had been
spattered with human blood. Profess
sor clark said the shoes apparently
had been worn or rubbed after the
blood was spattered on them, az u
stain on the sole of one had been
nearly obliterated While the stains
had fresh appearance, he said, ne
told the grand jury that they might
have been on the shoes at the time, OF
the murder,
Salmon Candelaria, a boy, told of
finding the other pair under the
house occupied ~ Angel Rodriguez,
another Of the accused, at the time
Chavez was Killed. He was told to
go under the floor by one Of the
grand jurors and found the shoes and
an iron bar The sole has been cut off
one OF the shoes. In his confession at
the police headquarters, Medina said
he wanted the leather to sole his own
shoes.
ell of Confession.
Professor Clark also testified to
/. ha hRW
He said IL had been stained by human
blood. He found hair sticking out
Of what appeared to be rust on the
iron The bar had bolt on one end.
his was not the bar with which Me-
dina said he killed Chavez. He buried
his weapon near the place where the
body was inferred
Medina's confession figured in the
states evidence yesterday Medina
has not been on the stand. Chief
Thomas McMillin, Patrolman Pablo
Lujan and Noises Savedra, a guard,
told of his admission of the killing
when he was held at police headquar-
tcrs. Frank ortiz and Manuel Acuna,
who were prisoners IN the county jail
with Medina testified that he had
made another statement, before them.
Medina implicated Jiminez and
Rodriguez, according to ortiz, saying
that the former had been sent to call
Chavez and that Don Angel, as he
called Rodriguez, choked Chavez to
prevent his making any cutlery after
! Medina struck him. ON cross -exami-
! nation by w. 4. Heishyr, attorney for
! Medina, ortiz said he had not put Me
! dina In fear hy Threats and that he
was not influenced ny hope Of reward
I ortiz said no told Medina that. if his
companions were implicated, he
should say so and that he might get
off with penitentiary sentence.
| Chavez and Medina had some words
! lust before Medina struck him. ac-
Gordng to Acunas account Of the
| prisoners statement at the county jail.
/ District Attorney Vigil asked Acuna
what the words were hey referred To
a letter that Chavez had sent a girl,
said Acuna. Mr. Vigil asked If Me-
/ dina had spoken Of his motive. Me-
4 dinas reason for being angry at
I Chavez was that they were both in
| terested in the same girl and that
/ Chavez wanted to use Medina as a
messenger between himself and her,
said Acuna. On discrimination,
/ Acuna said he had served time in the
penitentiary Manuel Castillo testified
that Chavez had told him he wished
! to marry Rodriguez ward.
Claude Hutton, stenographer. f. Q.
| Losey. and Antonio Archuleta, mem
/ hers of the grand, jury, told of finding
| Chavez shoes and the iron bar under
the house formerly occupied by Rod
riguez The house had been vacant
for several weeks before these articles
! were found Simon Barela identified
the shoes as Chavez.
The state rested at $40 o'clock yes
/ terday afternoon. he defense VIII be-
gin this morning.