The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-27
SAN MIGUEL CO. MAN
SHOT AND INSTANTLY
KILLED BY NEPHEW
Trouble Having Its Origin Over
Pasturing of Cattle Leads to
Death of One Man; Slayer Is
Lodged in Las Vegas Jail.

Special Correspondence to The Herald
Las Vegas. y NJ, April 21.- Juan
y. Martinez was shot and killed about
I 80 o'clock "Wednesday afternoon by
his nephew. ignacio Martinez, near
Buxton postoftice. IS miles southeast
ii here. Ignacio Martinez went In
mcdiately TO Justice Of the Peace Jose
Gonzales y Mares aud gave himself up.
He was brought 10 Las Vegas yester-
day afternoon by Constable Gaspar
Luscero. and is being held in the
county iail without bond pending pre-
lminary hearing.
lguacin Martinez's revolver. a SO
calihge L. :. was fired five tim"s.
three of the bullets taking effect. ouc
Of them entering Juan Martinez
head Just below the right ear. the
second his back on the right side.
nnd the third grazing his right arm.
Juan y. MARTINEZ tired two shots,
neither one hitting i~gnacio MARTINEZ,
The Immediate cause ~ the troi-
hl" it rs said. was q notice, written
ON q tvpew ritter. aud posted on the
door ~ lgnncio MARTINEZ house. or
deriup hi cattle from the pasture
The note was signed "tlcof"s' sup
pos"dly meaning Clcufes Romero,
Ilf' INV IT, AllN NfN NV htl lih ~
disagreement several weeks ago. 4
being claimed that Juan y had asked
lCnaGio to break his friendship with
one Nugustiu Allcmpns. a FrenohmIn
who had uuarrclcd with Juan u Mar
tinc2. lgnncia refused to break with
Ailomaud ana gave his uncle orders
10 leave the hou-c they had been re-
! siding together iu tho house = th"
alleged murderer.
Tho uncle loft. Jud Wednesday. he
Was hauling posts from his ucphcw's
house when the nephew and Secun.
dino Rivera entered the house They
saw tine notice pinned ON the door,
and went uut io where the Juan y.
MARTINEZ WATSON -tuud iuuurio asked
! his uncl, Why ho had posted IN" mo-
tee when he knew that Cleofcs i;u-
nero, who owns the pasture. mad letj
no such orders.
" could not he learned who fired
the first shot However Juan -. Mar.
tulcz was ON the wagon, and when h
W.T.. shot. b., f,ll To- tho gruurd His
! adopted SON. Manuel Svrna. a hoy ~
years old, ran away aud told nearby
, ncIEhburs that his father had been
shot An inquest was held shortly AZ
tcrwHrd, the c%uroucr's iuIy tindiuS
that Juan y MARITIME had met his
death from two shots fired by L.
u1cip MARITIME. the bullets taking -.
feet as stated.
There were three "yc-wituosscs a.
the shooting S%eouudiuu Rivera VI
Wan sanchez, and the small son 81
Juan u. Martinez.
Juan n. MARTINEZ was quite q prom
iucnt citizen of the county. lie ma,
reared his nephew. lgnacio Marti'
uc1. who is accused of his murder
His father. Jose Maria MARTINEZ wa
one Of the most wealthy ranchcrs OF
the county. His mother resides 10
Las Vegas. Shc rs quite Did. and IN,
news NJ her sons murder has pros.
tratcd her she resides with a daugh.
ter Mrs. Hilariu Montoya.
MARTINEZ was a deputy county shcr
itf, serving In that capacity uudeI
Sheriff Clcofes Romero. He ais.
served several years ~ lai,cT here.
sheriff Lorenzo Delgado, upon re
coipt Of news of the KILLING, went on
ana me, the which was bring
ing the body of Juan II. Martinez. &C
companied by his widow, Mrs. Marti
nc2 has uecu taken 70 the home q
Hilarlo Montoya. The body Of ~
murdered man is beinR held at IN
undertaking. establishment of Charlie
i. Day. OWtug to The fact that bot
District Attorney Chester bunker an
Assistant District Attorney Luis T.
ArmlJo are attending court Ia Mort
the preliminary hearing Of lgnuci
MARTINEZ lik'ly will not he held 81
several DAYS