El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-01
CASE IS
SECOND where DOG
FINDS HUMAN FOOT
AND EXPOSES CRIME
COLONEL SENA RECALLS CASE
OF TOMAS MARTINEZ, MURDER.
Ed AND cREMATED AT QUO DE
LA 6AcA IN 1895

The finding OF the skeleton of Clyde
d. Armour, near Glorieta, N. NJ, on
October 23, through a little black dog,
which led Antonio Sandoval y Griego
to the spot where the body of the
murdered man had lain for months, is
the second instance where canine in
telligence has brought a gruesome
murder to light in Santa Fe county.
And the striking coincidence is that
the discovery Of the murdered body
in both instances was through a foot
which was projected by a shoe.
Col. Jose d. Sena, former mayor OF
Santa Fe, today called attention to
the case which resembled that of Ar
mour as far as the finding of the body
was concerned. ut, was in 1892 or
1898 that Tomas Martinez, then liv-
ing at Ojo de la Baca, who had sew
eral relatives in Santa Fe, was muir
dered," said Col. Sena. at appeared
that he was out on horseback herd
ing cattle when he came upon two
men, Jesus Villapando and Feliciano
Chavez, who had slaughtered a calf
on the mesa. not far from this city.
Tomas Martinez complained to them
about the loss of one of his calves,
accusing them of stealing the animal.
They became enraged and threatened
him with death. They carried u
tho threat, pulling the youth from his
horse and shooting him. His body
was then thrown into a wood fire and
cremated, as the murderers sup
posed.
"a dog belonging to. Mortimer had
followed him. The murderers took a
shot at the animal. wounding it slight
ly in the nos The dog returned to
Mariners home in 0jo de la Baca
and scratched on the door. It was
finally admitted. Looking up into the
faces Of those at the house, the dog
clearly indicated that it desired to
show the whereabouts of its master"
Col. Sena adds that after much
persuasion the dog induced Martinez's
relatives to leave their home and fol
low it for a considerable distance.
Arrived on the mesa, where the muir
der had been committed, the dog
went direct to the place where a fire
had been built the day before. There
were only the %smoldering emberes and
ashes left. Digging into the ashes
the faithful dog pulled out the foot
of the murdered man. 1t had been
left intact owing to a heavy, wet
shoe which encased 1t. pJr
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This evidence led to the arrest
and conviction of the murderers who
were hanged for the crime.
In the recent murder case, the dog
belonging to Antonio Sandoval vi
made his first announcement
Of the discovery of a mans body in
the woods by bringing in the left foot
covered by a vici kid shoe. Sandoval
who lives about three miles above
Glorieta, received this message late
Saturday night, January 13, according
to reports. He tied up the dog all
night and the next morning he let
the animal loose. The dog at once
proceeded to the place where the
skeleton of Armour lay, some 800
yards from the much-traveled Las
Fe road, in a secluded
spot that only wild animals or keen
scented dogs would have been tempt
ID to visit.
According to Sandoval's story, the
title dog again and again turned
pack, as he led the way, glancing up
nto his masters face with a look Of