Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-26
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on lying some ten or twelve feet from
him after he fell Baca was stand
ing beside the automobile. and my
recollection is that both Dr. Romero
and Mr.. Baca got out of the car and
stood on the ground.
Eyewitness Tcstlfics.
Jesus Fras heard the shots, but did
not know who fired the first one
| lie heard three or four shots, but
could not tell who did the shooting
lie saw Otero fall and "the men" get
into the car and drive away.
The testimony of w. d. White was
read to the jury, it being the same as
was given by the witness at the ha
beas corpus proceedings just after the
arrest of the defendant. II was to the
effect that he saw an automobile drive
up and turn around near the Santa
Ee Fuel company's plant and q man
going in the same direction; he later
saw a man jump into the machine and
drive off. He went to whore Otero
was lying and he saw pistol on the
ground. near where the car had been
standing. A knife, closed, was in
Otero's hand.
J. b. McFadden's testimony was
also read, he having been witness
at the habeas corpus hearing. He
thought three shots were fired, pos
sibly four aIe did not see a pistol
near Otero, TO whose body he went af-
ter the shooting, but saw what he
took TO be the handle of a knife in
the dead mans hand
Dr. Romero testified he took Baca
to the saloon designated by Otcro in
his ear but not finding Otero there,
81 ptn CifN mhan
close to the Santa Fe tracks, he saw
Otero approaching them He stopped
at q sign from Otero. Raca jumped
out of the car and asked Otero what
he wanted and Immediately requested
Otero to tell him what he had in his
right hand pocket. Otero took sew
eral steps backward cursing Raca.
He pulled a revolver from his pocket
and shot at Baca. Baca then drew
and shot Otero twice Baca turned and
said I'm snot," but soon discovered
the bullet had only passed through his
coat The pistol picked up by some
one was the pistol dropped by Otcro
according to Romeros testimony. Baca
replaced his weapon in his pocket and
they came to town where Baca noti-
fled the police of what had happened
and gave himself up.
Saw Baca In Saloon.
Trinidad Zamora, a porter in the
saloon where Baca was to meet Otero
at the latter's request according to the
statement OF the defense. testified that
he had seen bcth laSa ana Otero
at the saloon on various occasions and
had seen Baca there the day prior to
the killing. On the day of the shoot
ing, he was in the vicinity of the
saloon and on his way toward the city.
He saw the automobile containing
Baca and DR. Romero come up to the
tracks, which were some distance past
the saloon. The ear started to turn
and retrace its route when he saw
a man who was approaching the ma
chine hold up his hand. The car
stopped. The man was Otero. TWO
or three shots were fired and the ma
chine moved away. lie did not go
TO the scene of the shooting.
Manuel e. Vigil is present as wit
ness for the defense and Judges f. w.
Parker and f.. H. Medler and w. II. II. T.
Llewellyn are here as character wit
nesses for the defendant
The jurors trying the case are:
William Meisel, r. NJ White, ). VI
Reum. B. T. Klerner, William Alberta.
J. A. Chips, Albert Coekrell II. VAN
druggen, c. n. Bassett. M. n. Lemen,
Samuel Hill and Colonel Lewis.