The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-04-14

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Armijo and Gonzales got out OF the
car. Mazon said. and Armiio offered
to light him. He said Armijo took or
his coat and threw u across the house
fence.
Gonzales said Mszon. reached bach
in the car and. Macon was certain
took something out OF IT, Gonzales
approached him. Mazon said. saying
In a hostile tone. why don't you talk
like mani"
lie started backing away. Macon
said. and tripPed over clod OF dirt
Mazon dropped to one knee with his
body slightly bent to one side. to H.
lustrate to the jury how he fell lie
was abtolutciy certain OF the exact
posture he said. because nc didn't
do Il on purpose
lie said Gonzales made motion to-
ward his hip pocket, and from his
position on the ground. Macon said
he fred. Ne shot from his hip. he
said. pulling the trigger ~ fast as hc
could
District Attorney George r. Craig
started cross examining mil'ly. but
as the questioning proceeded the pres
sure increased until IL eliminated In
a dramatic query that stood out from
the rest of the sriiling.
Didn't Flora Sandoyal como out OF
the house. and whilc she was there
didn't you ire bullet down into the
head OF Patsy Gonzales2"
The district attorney put the ques-
tlon with sudden tensity. There was
no Indication that II shook Mazon's
No" was the answer In exactly the
same tone the witness had used
throughout his testimony.
Macon was still on the stand when
court resumed session after lunch at
. o'clock. II seemed unlikely then
that the case could get TO the jury be-
fcie Monday.
The letters between hts divorced
Wife and Gonzales referred to by Ma
zon are supposed 20 be the ones the
prosecution tried unsuccessruly 10 in
troduce yesterday. They were FOUND
among Gonzales effects by tn police.
Two other witnesses besides Ma
zon were called this morning by the
defense. j. Reeves testified that Con
znles aud Armiio were in the White
Elephant saloon ON Central avchue AT
= o'clock the night OF the killing. and
that he overheard Gonzales say to Ar
milo. rs Macon entered:
Here comes the --- ------l''
Alberto Garcia testified that he saw
Gonzales and ArmiJo at the Porto
Iyt,.. s.Iao, L., ola sr.as, 81. sa,..
night. his testimony being introduced
TO show that they were az that point
on the night and at the ime in ques-
ton.
Tho star witness for the defense
yesterday was Trinidad Baca. an em-
pioye Of the Santa Re baggage room.
Gonzales. the witness said, asked him
Tor small hrearm' two or three
days before he was killed. saying he
was thinking of taking trip out of
town. Baca said he gave GONZALES "a
32-Caliber revolver He believed no
gave him the gun the day he was
killed but he was not certain about
the time. Baca said he had not seen
the gun since then.
Ramon d. ORTIZ. former constable
OF the old Town precinct. testified
that Gonzales. Armijo and MACON
were IN Leo Zanone's saloon, where
he worked as bartender. carly In the
night OF November 81 Macon. he
said, stood at one end OF the haT and
Armiio and Gonzales at the other.
See how that --- is looking at
me" Gonzales said to Armiio in Span
ash according to the witness 81
feel like striking him good one.
ORTIZ presumed that Gonzales refer
red to Macon. Macon did not hear
the remark. Ortiz said.
Mazon returned TO the saloon alone
about 1915 O'Clock and surrendered
to him. Ortiz said, Macon told him
that he hnd killed Gonzales.
Juan II. Salazar. who was In the
saloon, testified that he heard Con
znIcs say: Here Is that little ---.'
As Armiio and Gonzales left the sa-
loon. salazar asserted he overheard
the remark;
Let's wait for him here and give
him such drubbing that his own
grandmother wouldn't recognize him.
Aruijo. who was ON the stand the
day before. said on cross-eNAmhail"h
that he did not heur Gonzales make
the statements attributed to him by
Ortiz and salazar.
other witnesses testified that they
had seen Gonzales and Armiio at the
Porto Rico saloon and Sunnyside sa-
loon m old Town on the same night
Justice pedro J. MARTINEZ of the ou
Town precinct said he heard one say
To the other. al the Porto Rico Let !
hurry up have o date with her
Grogorlu Murphy. porter az the sun
uyside. said that Gonzales asked him
II Muzon had been there aud, when
he learned that Murphy had not seen
him. asked him 90 telephone him il he
came Gonzales told him 10 tole-
pbnne 10 the Hotel Combs. Murphy
said.
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