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Vicente Armijo y Otero, ex-deputy sheriff of Bernalillo county, accused of killing Juan Jose Martinez, while in the discharge of his duty, was acquitted yesterday by a'trial jury at Albuquerque. Messrs. • T, B. Catron, of Santa Fe, and Neill B. Field, of Albuquerque, were attorneys for the defendant. The circumstances of the killing were as follows: Armijo had in Ins hands ii warrant of arrest for Martinez and called at his house for the purpose of arresting him; knocking at the door Martinez came out and at oncemade a motion to pull his revolver on the*deputy, who noticing the motion, was quicker, and shot him through the head. At the post mortem examination the weapon of Martinez was taken from his body.The following has been taken from the
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Daily Herald
Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Tue, Oct 02, 1888
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