The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-13
PROMISE OF TWO .
SENSATIONS N|PPED
At MURDER TRIAL
Counsel Objects TO Mrs. Macon as
a Witness and Introduction of
Letters of Gonzales; to Plead
Self defense.

Objections BY the defense blocked
two moves OF the prosecution thai
promised interesting developments to-
DAY In the trial Of Leo Macon FOR the
alleged murder Of Patsy Gonzales.
The state called Mazon's wife as a
witness and tried to Introduce In vvi.
dencc letters and a telegram sent by
her to Gonzales.
Mrs. Macon was called as a witness
under the name OF Flora Sandoyai,
the prosecution taking the ground
that she was stili divorced. Neil v.
Field. counsel for the defense was nos
prepared to object formally To- her
Testimony when she a called this
morning. and he was given until .
o'clock this afternoon 10 make up his
mind ON the stand ~ be taken. when
court was resumed after lunch Mr.
Field entered objection To the witness
on the ground that she was the wife
OF tn defendant. District Attorney
craig announced hat In view of the
objection the witness wouid be with.
drawn. Mrs. Mazo had been sworn
Mt the morning session.
Immediately after the withdrawal
Of Mrs. Macon. Special Assistant
! Prosecutor Harold -. Jamison formal
IA offered I'm evidence the letters g
| Gonzales. which had been identied At
the morning session. Mr.. Field OBJ
| jectcd TO them and Judge Reynolds
sustained the objection. but the couri
left open a door for possible intro
| duction later. The ruling was thnt
the letters would not he admitted "at
this time
District Attorney Craig bent ovcr
and whispered to Mr. Jamison. Thu
| latter smiled suddenly and nodded.
The state rests he announced.
Plea Of sell Defense.
lu his opening speech 20 the Jur
| Mr.. Field said ne would show that
thc taxlcab which carried Macon ana
his divorced wife 20 his mother
! house at Eishth street n I;oma ave-
uuc the night of the shooting wA fol-
lowed by q car in which Gonzales ANA
David Armiio rode that he went inl e
| the house with his divorced wife and
! came out when something attracted
his attention from without. b DE
SAW the car which had followed him
ut the curb with lights out ard chat
Do, went tu the car O. ask the ucDu-
uart- what they wanted. that Doth
men gut A INA Gonzales turned
.ack tn che car. reached 80 and turn
/ ed ON the lights and. Macon thought.
-ut .umcthur lu tb" car THAT DE
hacked away from GouyulcS md as
III -Ii,1.I and r.ll ne vould
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rl-ht b with MS FiFhi arm 'N'''"
'd hut expected o. -h'" lh'i lh''u
was reason t' believe ne -" l'' "''
that the position of ih" body was
changed Hc would SHOW MI Fi'I"
-tId. that ON IN, afternoon of The day
Inc shooting occurred. Gouzllc- asked
, man To- lend him his revolver and
ana, th, man delivered "a g--CnliDcr
~. ,,.,. Il, him ai q o'cluDN tina
..,r, aud hasn't seen t since.
ur "a. TT. called Flora Sandu.
-. M norninr thcr.
-, Ii..rous -oppusitinn ON Tn,
-, 80 ~nl n Ficld. counsel for the
H., a. d..ii,.l al IN. tim,
" ~ c,r,n,I ,biectjon To- the intro.
w. - No. tcs,tmony MS "A witness
r'sn-t,ton As tho wife OF
~, Mann ,herc could be no question
80 her inellcibuitv as a witness
.a., bar busbnnd I'm n capital case
80 49, n,,.s,fn, ~ nor stotla was lef,
- =, NJ t,ietd's stand
ptstrip, N,torney George r. Crail
h,J Mr.. N,zon ,alled ON the ground
-, hsr ,,nrri,pe Ia Ntazop VAS II,
- - NO. n ia IN pct. stiil al.
80 - ,Irtbie Ia testify.
1,hra,.n,,, mo examination of tales
$50 "a. st,,c ,lv,oys referred 10 Mrs
s,..on ~ "Tioro andoyol the divorc.
I'D 10 n, Too Macon ana the de.
-, ,,id +, haye followed IN,
|lsame limo.
nofn,a calling Mrs Macon the stat,
80 tr .yIds,ce letters and , tcle
- s,,r, nor Ia Gonzales. sent uftel
sha - diyorced. p~ostofficc ana telo
lrr,ph cmuloyes were put on the stan,
Il. i5,r,iC, tbem ana establish the fac
ngy I,s,'',o' canl,los p~crsonaIly tn,
..t..r.p, worn NOT TpNf