Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-15
STATE SEEKS To
SHOW DELIBERATE
MURDER BY NJ NEW
Evidence Offered ending to
Show Trap Set by Which
BraIey Was Lured to His
Death by StoCkman,
.rse,., eo.ss.-osos~es TO no.s,ss JOURNAL,

II SPECIAL eossssrospsscs MORNING JOURNAL
Aamogordo, n. NJ, April J4.-That
Bob Raley was lured to death with a
decoy letter, and that Bill McNew Of
Tered j. w. Johnson, Ray Johnson
and Fred Johnson, each. the sum Of
SoV0 to XIII Bob Raley or to lure him
near some house where he could be
Killed by Bill McNew--these are the
outstanding points which the state
mas sought to prove, in the case of
the state versus William II. McNew
charging the murder of Robert l..
Raley by the defendant, now on trial
+ IN the district court here. Raley was
Killed just in front of John Colthrop's
hotel, in the town of Orogrande. on
September 49, 1915. The defense in
the case admits that the killing was
done by McNew, but pleads that it
was in self-defense.
Following Sheriff Hunter, who
identified the six shooter with which
the killing was done. and the pump
shot gun, the Winchester automatic
I rifle and the Colts revolver which
were taken from Raley's buggy in
/ front of Colthrop's hotel, Mrs Lucy
! Raley widow Of the deceased, took
the witness stand.
Evidence of Widow.
/ Mrs. Raley testified that on the
| day before the killing, Raley had re-
ceived note which read: Meet me
at the telephone office tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. If that is inn
| possible. he there at | o'clock. (Sign-
ed) j, l.. Lawson" she declared this
note was delivered TO Raley by a
/ small Mexican boy some time on the
afternoon of the 22nd. On cross-ex-
animation she said Raley was outside
of the house when this note was re-
ceived. and that she did not know of
her own knowledge who delivered it
to him This part of her original an
swer, as to the delivery of the note to
Raley, was stricken from the record !
and taken from the jury. Witness (
said it was in response to this note /
that they went to Colthrop's hotel on !
the day of the killing. The public !
telephone station is in this hotel, it !
was brought out in the testimony.
On the way to the hotel, she and /!
Raley driving in buggy. they saw an |
automobile approaching. When the .
ear was some forty to sixty feet dis
tant, and as they were turning out OF
the road to let it pass, the car swerv
ed from the road, made a quick turn
and started back in the direction of
erogrande at a very rapid gait Meth
err she nor Raley was able to recog-
nize any of the occupants of the car.
After the car turned and started for
town, Raley got out of the buggy to
fix the harness. When he got out he
took with him his shot gun. which he
had been holding across his knees,
This gun. testimony showed, was load
ed with buckshot She and Raley did
not know what became of the car, ex-
cept that it continued on in the dlrec
tion of Orogrande. Arriving in front
of COlthrop's, she and Raley got out
of the buggy, Raley in advance. car
rying the shot gun, she following with |
the rifle The pistol was left in the
buggy, under the cushion AS Raley |
was about to enter the gate a shot ,
was fired and she saw her husband +,
Jotter, She caught hold of him, try /
ing to support him. and then laid |
down her rifle His weight was too :
great for her to sustain, and he slip 7
ped through her arms to the ground :
As she bent over him second shot :
shoulder. After the second shot WAS !,
fired witness said she heard McNow +,
,all out 10 her: Get away from there, +,
Lucy, or III hurt you, too +
She said the bullet entered just al ;,
he left eyebrow and that Raley died !
She thought the first shot y
sounded as if fired from a gun, the /,
second from a six shooter. Nobody 9
anne out to see about the body, and
lhe tried twice to load it into the a
buggy and take it away, but the =
weight was too great for her to han a
lie. After the coroner's inquest was y
concluded. the body was removed ?
bout shutdown. She said McNew did "
lot come out of the house at all until
Ifter he was brought out by Sheriff v
Hunter, several hours after the kill 81
ng She was positive. she said, that n
leither she nor Raley had seen Me- II
Sew up to the time they drove up to 81
he Colthrop hotel The decoy note Il
Which she quoted, she said had been s
tuck in the pocket of Raley's shirt, &c
fter it had been read The note was
d the shirt when Raley's clothing was r.
urned near their home, some time
uring the night of the 23rd. The
lothing was burned by her brother,
he said. The hat, however, was not
urned, but was offered in evidence q
esterday. The hat bears a hole
hitch might have been made by a IL
ulet The hole is through the brim, tn
IL lHt DdNk Siut. ~
Sensational Testimony. "a
]. w. johnson testified that in the "
iontns of January and February, Nc IN
ew said to him, in substance and eff "a
sct: II will give you $500 and fur Ia
ish lawyer to conduct your defense ~
you need any. if you will kill Bob ae
alley for me- or. if you will get him ~
p in front of some house. so | can IN
i'll him. I will pay you the same. W
fitness said this offer was made to lel
i'm three different times once at the 81
,serVoir and twice at McNews home. esl
n cross examination witness admit 10
d that some time in January or pc
ebruary, McNew had made propo- ca
ton to advance $1,000 and to make
I'M a gift Of half of that amount th
'ovided he would buy out Raley en- M
rely and completely, but that he IN
ould not lend him a dollar unless ne ioi
Guild buy all of Raley's holdings q"
itness said that some time in Au- ~
lst he met Raley one day. both OF po
EN- horseback. With pistol in hand Jul
alley said to witness that he under ~
Dod McNew had hired witness 10 MS
n liz, u,itnoss tnld If his keen ter
Tx" to talk Raley out of it, that sfs
,old him 80 tbn offer NfcNaw had col
ade TO him. Prior to this time, he COZ
ID not informed Raley that McNew
ID tried to hire him to kill Raley. the
itnas., testified he vas moi resent the
when McNew tried three different NE
49,. - bire rim 10 Kin Ralev hut the
AT he felt indignant and insulted the
e other day when J. A. Baird made
as to what witness should
. Ia. . he.