The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-12
STATE BEGINS TO
UNFOLD IT'S CASE
IN TRIAL OF MACON
Taxi Driver Who Witnessed the
Killing Says Gonzales Was Shot
While His Hands Were Down
Saw No Weapon.

With testimony designed to show
that PATSY GONZALES was shot down
while unarmed. the prosecution In the
Lcopoldo' Maaon murder trial began
unfolding It's case in The district
court today, II Is the sscond day OF
the trial, the taking Of testimony be-
ginning Yesterday afternoon.
$. u. Martin, OF the taxi Arm 81
Martin n Thorn. who drove Macon
and his then divorced wife 20 the
house NJ Eighth street and Roma ave-
nue. before which Gonzales was shot.
testified this morning that when the
shooting began Macon Was backing
away from Gonzales The latter. Mar
tin said. vas walking toward Mazon.
Gonzales hands were down, Martin
testified. and he CNiartin) saw 10
weapon In them.
Martin said Macon hired the taxi
at the Hotel Combs stand IA company
with two women and a child. one OF
the women was introduced to him as
Flora sandoval. The other womau
he did not know. The party were
driven To the Grant building whore
they all went inside. Macon and
Flora Sandoyal returned to the car.
lilo drove them across town and then
10 Eighth street and Roma VENUE.
! where Macon accompanied his com
pnnion indoors. Macon came out in
q few minutes. walked a little beyond
! the corner and encountered Gonzales.
Martin said hi heard nothing OF
what passed between the two men
before the shooting. After firing,
Martin said. Macon went around TO
Eighth street. and reentcred the
house. After ~ few minutes he came
out. Martin said, got into the taxi
Z and ordered him to drive back a.
town fast. They parted on Central
avenue after Macon bought him "A
cigar.
Martin was the last witness exam
med before the noon adjournment
| one Of the witnesses who preceded
him was Chester T. French. an under
ltaker. French testified that ne looked
| through Gonzales clothes after the
shooting and found mo- gun. He re-
moved nothing. ne said,
Il. NJ. Eusley of ga West Roma
ayenLc. testified on direct examine
| ton that ne heard SIX shots. but ON
| cross examination hy Neil g. Field.
COUNSEL for the defense. he SAID ne
was not sure that Do Yves six he heard.
! de was only certain that there were
"a number of shots in rapid succession.
lie initiated the ound of the sh"ts as
ne heard them by clapptng bis hands.
lGonzales was shot four times
Easle> said he iooSed from a lark
eued window Of his house and saw q
! car on the Elghtu street side 90 the
corner and aouthtr car on l;uuit wee
nue. before the huu., opposite him.
lie saw two men. one was leaving
Joe ono of the cars lie was mot oci-
tain about thc others movements.
He saw two NoInou COME out a
house. look az the form ON 'h, ground
and return indoors
Easles said he was sure tina. Ma
zou was ono OF the men hc saw.
D.. T. DELANEY, vhu lives near Tho
scene OF the shooting testified thai
he heard n}c shots three Boo -ucrcs-
, sion. then We moro. pclaucs Said
ne saw o man ran across the stree
and back again.
The other witness examined this
morning was Dr. r. L. Hus' who
I took partIn the autopsy. lie testified
To the nature OF the wound and TIA
cause 1t death.
with the resumption ot i,stiluon'
this afternoon 10 WIS expected that
David Armiio who accompanied
Gonzales 90 M, scene a.. the shoot
mg. wo.ld take tho stand
Police Sergeant s. NJ Mlllcr Nho
was tho first policeman 90 EXAMINE
the body as t. Day uu the ground tcs.
tined Yesterday afternoon that h'
looked over the srouud Joe search OF
a weapon but found none lie i"un,
d bullet urcd from "a |32-rolIhcr risto
about eight inches from Gonzales
head.
Dr. T.. NJ clayton one OF the phHsl
clans who conducted the post morton
examination Of Gonzales. said he wit
messed the searching of Gonzales
clothes at the undertaking rooms \'
pistol or revolver was found. He dl'
not recall whether "a POCKET knli'
had been taken from the pockets.
Or. clayton described the wounds
one bullet struck Gonzales Iu th'
! forehead about two inches over tn
left eyebrow u passed through th'
head. Another entered az he le'
nngle ct the Jaw and passed out az I'M
right angle. Another entered the lei
! sido ~ the neck and passed OUT 90
IA, right side 81 the spinal column
The last wolud described by m
doctor was ln the back The nulic
ranged upward passing through ih'
| stomach aud liver uun lodging undo
the skin OF the abdomen
The physician said 100 hi- opinion