Show POLITICAL PLOT resulting in murder and execution MEXICANS HAD TO president cleveland said it was a cloid blooded tion soldiers sa ft RIO washington D C march 23 special one of the last official acta of president Pres ideLt cleveland going out of office was to hand governor thornton Thorn toD of new mexico a memorandum refusing clemency in the cage of antonio gonzalies Gon francisci Franci eci V borego lauriane aland and valencio Va leucio who are to be executed at santa fe new mex today back of the former action is a story of more than ordinary interest on may 29 1892 while a hot political campaign was n progress the four convicted men waylaid and assassinated the tre aurer of santa fe county who was an ardent democrat they were arrested tried convicted and renters ced to death during their trial y were defended by delegate catron of now mexico who was defeated at the last election he was not only their attorney bat their friend money ap pp t for them like water after the conviction delegate batron secured the passage of a bill in the house granting the men a new lease of life in the senate it went through the first and second readings but on final vole was defeated through the influence of senator yeat of missouri who was familiar with the facts this waa on february the day before the day fixed for the execution ot the men at the last moment president cleveland was appealed to by republicans in ahe territory and consented to grant a reprieve until today anen governor thornten Thornt nn acme on here in person and in an interview with mr cleveland put a new light on the matter the result was that the day be lore he resigned the reins of office the president handed to governor Goyer nor thornton a document in his own handwrite hand writ ine which read in this wise 1 I refuse tj interfere further with the sentence ot the court in this case because I 1 do not thins it is within the province Dro vince of the president to do so under the law I 1 have considered the merits of application for these men and am quite clear that the aci was not homicide but was a cold blood fad assassination it is not known whether president McKinie ys in behalf of the condemned men was fought |