El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-01-09
'Tg0 MEN ARE BADLY
! HURT WHEN STRUCK BY.
AUTO MONDAY P NJ.
ROMAN oRrEeA AND roRlslo
VIGIL STRUCK ~ CAR DRIVEN
BY miLLEr CLANCY WITH JOHN
ERviEN ALSO ON FRONT SEAT.

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Assistant District Attorney e. p.
Davies stated this afternoon that the
hearing OF John Ervien and Millet
Clancy is set for 2 p. m. tomorrow,
Wednesday, before Justice Of the
Peace c. M. Conklin al the county
Jail.
THE charge against the defendants
in this case is in the form OF q Joint
information charging assault with In
tent to kill" said Mr.. Davies, which
is the charge preferred when a per-
son or persons u n down some one
with a motor car. resulting in grave
injuries"
Mr., Davies stated that Clancy Is
still in jail and that Ervien has been
released on $1,000 bond to appear In
court tomorrow.
Mr.. Davies, who IS also mayor OF
Santa Fe besides being assistant dis
trict attorney, made the following
statement in connection with the in
cident:
Sometimes the police are criticised
after events of this kind. / wish to
state emphatically that the police of
Santa Fe made two or three attempts
70 stop and arrest the two young men
before Ortega and Vigil were run
down, but the attempts were 8
cessful. ! am informed the motor
lists kept on after they had been told
to stop
Roman Ortega is in st. Vincent's
sanitarium awaiting an operation for
the amputation Of both legs and Tor
ibio Vigil is at his home suffering
from internal injuries as result of
being struck about 4 o'clock Monday
afternoon by a high powered Cadillac
car, which was driven by Millet
Clancy and in which John Ervien OF
Gallup was a passenger.
Ortega's recovery from his hurts
is said to be extremely doubtful, while
Doctors Diaz and Underline antici-
pate that Vigil will not be perman-
emily injured.
Ortega and Vigil were on their way
home from work, the former being
guard at the state prison, in company
with some other men and were at
the corner where Water crosses Col
lege street, when the car bore down
on the group at what eye-witnesses
say was a high rate of speed. The
group scattered as the car was upon
them but Vigil and Oterga had not
time to make a get away. The
wheels of the car passed over Orte-
gas body In two places, one wheel
inflicting presumbably internal inju-
ries in his chest, the other breaking
both legs above the knee and crush
ing both knees badly.
A . A. ,anrt~1 ~ --LsIA-
occurred, the little girls attending Lo-
retto Academy were released for the
day and some Of them were not ten
feet from the fatal crossing. Had
the car been ten seconds later coming
to the corner, it is probable that a
number Of children would have been
badly mangled or perhaps killed.
Ortega was removed to his home at
and taken to the sanitarium this
morning. Vigil has been at home since
he was hurt.
Sheriff George Armijo on being no
titled of the occurrance set out to
put the men under arrest. He stated
to the New Mexican this morning that
he found Clancy in the yard OF ex-
Seator T. B.. Catron in his machine.
He was still in the county jail this
morning.
The car. according to the sheriff was
badly smashed.
John ErvIen, VINO is a son OF form
err land commissioner, Robert P. Err
wien, had come to Santa Fe with his
wife and family to. spend Monday at
motherE home, who was giving
him a birthday party for the day. He
missed the outgoing train after the
accident and was taken into custody
by the sheriff as he was going back
up town from the Santa Fe depot. He
made bond last night in the sum OF
$4,000 for his appearance today to
answer to any charges that might be
preferred against him.