John Conley, 1906 February 26

wlef ing His plea was self-defense, but the prosecution maintained
that he had planted the skillit—i -t—wa

well as placing axes by the bodges of Redding and Purdy and hewas
convicted and sentenced to die, Throughout his imprisnnment, he
managed to conceal an old pocket knife and on the niorning of Feb, 26,
1906, the day slated for his executhon, he cub his throat, severing
the windpipe but missing the main artery. The jailer noticed blood
on the floor and several men rushed into the cell and subdued him
only after he managed to stab one of them, By the time the doctor
arrived and sewed up the wound, he was so weak that he had to be
carried to the gallows where, already more dead than alive, he was.
hanged in $##BEK pursuance of the court!s Sentence,

Iii GAL HANGINGS by Peter Hertzog. Published, the Fress of the Terri-j

torian, Box 187, Santa FesyN. M., 87501, Copyrihg 1966, by Phil
Cooke Pages 29-3

RATON REPORTER, Raton, Ne Me, Jan, 21, 1905
RRTON RANGE, Feb, 28, 1906

"THE HANGING OF JOHN CONLEY," by C. Kutac, REAL WEST MAGAZINE, Pec.,
1983, page 37. (NEW MEXICO - MAGAZINE’ EXCERPTS.)

wlef in. His plea was self-defense, but the prosecution maintained

that he had pla illi Lt—wa, i
| well as placing axes by the bodges of Redding and Purdy and hewas
convicted and sentenced to die. Throughout his imprisonment, he
managed to conceal an old pocket knife and on the morning of Feb, 26,
1906, the day slated for his execut@on, he cub his throat, severing
the yindpipe but missing the main artery. The jailer noticed blood
on the floor and several men rushed into the cell and subdued him
only after he managed to stab one of them. By the time the doctor
arrived and sewed up the wound, he was so weak that he had to be
carried to the gallows where » already more dead than alive » he was
hanged in BS#BEX pursuance of the court's sentence,

IiGAL HANGINGS by Peter Hertzog. Published » the ress of the Terri-
torian, Box 187, Santa FesyN. M. » 87501. Copyrih® 1966, by Phil
Cooke Pages 29-3

RATON REPORTER, Raton, Ne Me, Jan, 21, 1905
RRTON RANGE, Feb, 28, 1906

"THE HANGING OF JOHN CONLEY," by C. Kutac, REAL WEST MAGAZINE, Dec.,
1983, page 37. (NEW MEXICO - MAGAZINE: EXCERPTS.)

wlef in, His plea was self-defense, but the prosecution maintained
__that he had plai illit-in-the her a al
as placing axes by the bodes of Redding and Purdy and hewas
Convicted and sentenced to die, ‘Throughout his impriennment, he
knife and on the morning of Feb, 26,
on, he cub his throat, severing
ry. The jailer noticed blood
nto the cell and subdued him
then, By the time the doctor
he was 80 weak that he had to be
» already more dead than alive, he was

hanged in B4##EK pursuance of the court's sentences

GAL HANGINGS by Peter Hertzog. Published, the Press of the Terri-
torian, Box 1847, Santa FoggN. M, » 87501. Copyriht 1966, by Phil
Cooke Pages 29-3

RATON REPORTER, Raton, Ny Me, Jan, 21, 1905

RRTON RANGE, Feb, 28, 1906

"THE HANGING OF JOHN CONLEY," by C. Kutac, REAL WEST MAGAZINE, Dec.,
1983, page 37 (NEW MEXICO - MAGAZINE’ EXCERPTS.)

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CONLEY, John Wek. Lb, l TOG

Conley, a white man,had contracted to do the assessmmnt of the Guade =
lupe Placers, four miles from Questa in northern Taos Cows Ne Mes for
the sum of $100. He hired & S, Redding, his 20-year-old son, James,
his son-in-law, Jesus Herrera, and 68=$ear-old Charles Purdy to help
him with the job. When they learned that Conley had contracted to

do the work for only $100, they immediately began quarreling with
him, maintaining that he should have charged $600, This resulted in
bitter feelings which became more intense when Conely discharged
Herrera after one-half day's work and when Purdy accused him of not
paying for some work that had been done on an earlier mining claim,
On the morhing of Jan, 16, 190), both James Redding and Purdy were
intoxicated when they left Questa with Conley who had not been drin k:
ing. The men reached the Placers,.prepared a meal‘and ate, “Conley
then ordered them to go to work and they refused to do so, Conley
subsequently claimed that they told him to leave the Placers and
that when he started towards the Gabing Purdy threw a skillit at him
and that Purdy and Redding thep advanced on rim with axes, He said
that he shot Redding and killed him instantly and that Purdy then

ban and took cover in a tent, He admitted following Purdy there .
and killing him also before riding in to Red River and turning him=

CONLEY, John wee Ll l OD

Conley, a white man,had contracted to do the assessmant of the Guade =|
lupe Placers, four miles from Questa in northern Taos Coss Ne Mey for
the sum of $100. He hired E. S, Redding, his 20-year-old son, James >
his son-in-law, Jesus Herrera, and 68-$ear-old Charles Purdy to help
him with the job. When they learned that Conley had contracted to
do the work for only $100, they immediately began quarreling with
him, maintaining that he should have charged $600. This resulted in
bitter feelings which became more intense when Conely discharged
Herrera after one-half day's work and when Purdy accused him of not
paying for some work that had been done on an earlier mining claim,
On the morhing of Jan, 16, 190, both James Redding and Purdy were
intoxicated when they left Questa with Conley who had not been drin k
inge The men reached the Placers,.prepared a meal-and ate, Conley
then ordered them to go to work and they refused to do so. Conley
subsequently claimed that they told him to leave the Placers and
that when he started towards the qabing Purdy threw a skillit at him
and that Purdy and Redding the advanced on jim with axes, He said
that he shot Redding and killed him instantly and that Purdy then
ban and took cover in a tent. He admitted following Purdy there
and killing him also before riding in to Red River and turning him=

CONLEY, John Lhe 26,1406

Corley, a white man,had contracted to do the assessmant of the cuade-|
lupe Placers, four miles fran Questa in northern Taos Cos, Ne Mey for|
the sun of $100, He hired E. S. Redding, his 20-year-old son, James,
his son-in-law, Jesus Herrera, and 68-fear-old Charles Purdy to help
him with the job. When they learned that Conley had contracted to
do the work for only $100, they innediately began quarreling with
him, maintaining that he should have charged $600, This resulted in
bitter feelings which became more intense when Conely discharged
Herrera after one-half day's work and when Purdy accused him of not
paying for some work that had been done on an earlier mining claim,
both James Redding and Purdy were
with Conley who had not been drin k.
prepared @ meal.and ate, ~Conley
they refused to do so.