Murder Retrial Monday
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WEEKEND EDITION SC SERVING THEIR COUNTRY 18 GrnlNG HIS KICKS Ruidoso, it turns out, i-; not Forn 1er Ruidoso resident jin1n1y Sto\·er so far removed from world events will boot Saturday for a national audience o;o n:nt~ Rtii>OS(), 1\E\\ iVIF\1(.() • FH!Dr\Y, N(J\. 25. 2001 • () l R ') S ·1 II Y E.'\ R, N U. ') 2 They converged on the Murder stately old church with a sense of purpose and a will ingness to work. They are retrial ONA Monday N • Thl' fir~t tri~d ()f j()hnnv R.a\' Gutil'rrl'Z MISSION in thL· 199~ ~bying; >fa ninvl'iliL'IKc qorl' dl'rk ended in a hung jut'\'. BY DIANNE STAlliNGS BY DIANNE STALUNCS 1-.:l II 1t N l \.F\l'' .._I "FI \\ I·U"l 1-H 1-:1 1: ~~ ~-..~ 1 '' \1' .... r 1.11 ,ll·l r 1 H Two years ago, it wasn't unusual for bits of crumbling mortar from the 50-foot high stone ThL' man chargPd with stabbing to death an walls of St. Joseph Mission to hit the floor whilt> Allsup's cll'rk in August 199R is set to stand trial Franciscan bruthern prepared for a service. fi1r murdl'r for thl' Sl'cond time. v The deteriorating conclition of the massive .Jury selPction will bl'!-,rin Monday morning in church in Mescalero sparked a restoration and Alamogordo. repair effort in 1999, which is expected to con Thl' first trial of Johnny H.ay Uutierrez con tinue for several years. ducted in Lincoln County in .July 2000 ended in a Brother David Paz estimated that about 10 dP:ullockPd jur:v with 10 jurors voting for acquit percent of the huge project is complete. tal and two fi1r conviction. Working Wednesday with Thmmy Spottedbird, BPcaus<' of publicity concerning thP slaying of Paz patiently scraped out old mortar and cil'rk ,John DiPhiPr, ( ;utif>rrpz's arrPst "'nd first replaced it with a new lime mortar mix in line trial. tht• stntl' askt·d fCJr thl' case t.u be moved to with traditional building materialR. Otero County. "'''hE" work progressE"s liS donntinnA corn.- in," DIAIIN~ Sl t.WNGS!Sl AFf Diebler was stabbed '27 times. His body was 2 Paz said. "During the winter, we work insidP Tommy Spottedbird, 1·!: :·'II lf'dJc,j~( j .. ' r; • I • '~ . f<n;nd ''PT':Lwl .. d on tlw floor in the ml'n's and in the summer, we move outside.~ MtSStOfl targeled lor repan n·,.,tn•orn. :-.1nnt·.v and O(.•pr· Wf'r~· mis.9Jng fron1 the The latest money-ralSing effort will feature ..;ton· 011 l · ~- "71) the talents of the five members of the Crisol The troupe ha..-. performl'd IntPmatinn:tlly J!-J:l9. Althot1gh wt!Jwsst's plan•d GutierrC'z at thP Bufons theater troupe, who will lend their tal for the 14 years and for the p<I ~t fiv1' ·'"a r;; ·nw sumt· wa.s quarrited in wmt1·1 :.t.'"lt i(Jur st{>n· dunng !ht· p<>ssihl<· tinw of the murder. no ents for a free performance at 7 p.m. Dec 6, at were based in Chimayo. liHir•s 'outh of till' l'hurch In Bent TLt iliill' was <>Ill' saw him w1th Dwhlt•r. No fing-erprint.-; or the mission. The nanw Crisul-Buf(ms nwans "cru('Jhlt· of '·""'' 111 pits lll';rr the· L·hurc-h Ji,,. ,,,,. !IHH'tar hlood Pvidl'n('(· ltnk1•d 111n1 to th!' crirnl' 3 Mary Sema, restoration project administra buffoonR." ""''' · la.v tiH· stnnt•s in th•· ,.,unrn>< .11Hl bll. (;utiPrn·z admittl'd tn a night of drinking and tor, said the group performs in full medieval Sema !'XplainPd that a ('rucihh· IS a nH·It::,~· '111riJ!'r fi>r th•· roof and ,., .. ]"If-' "'''" dn1gs, hut contenckd hl' stayed at a f'rwnd':> costume. pot ancl buffuons are clowns. so thr· '"'"' l•nu.:l• ' •Ill <> lo(';r] """'111IIl Tht ' - •>ll tiH· housl' wtth hi,.; -l•·•·p•ng -<on whi!.. others from th1· "'The concl'rt beg-ins with a solemn means, "pot of clowns" or jPstPrs. flo~· ··{HJt n.J.lllf.' f'rurn a IJ(J\1•·'" ~;Ltnt 111 party IPfl. Gregorian Chant and continues with a variety ThP pPru)nnancP i1< being fund<·d in p:111 I >y ll<'<Irl•.\ La Lu'f. ('an.VoJJ Th•· hgl''"'f.! fixtun•-.; AnotiH•r par·t.vg•••·r tl',.:tifi<·d that sht· accompa of mediPval and Parly Renaissance pieces,~ shp a grant frnm N .. w MPxicn ArL><. a rli\'hion ofth<:> Wt•n· rlt•>"Jglll'd ;utd mach·"' .hwn 1 !\1•·x!co "'"d ( ;llliPrre:.- to thP stort• and ht>Jp,.d htnl e·urry said. "The auclience will be transported on a Office of Cultural Affairs. and till' r\'at10nal Tlw 1111ssion was thP dn·am ot 1,.:~: ht•r· Alh.. n toll! hl'l'r. hut d,dn't ""'' Du·hlt•r or an.\· sign~ ofvio magical tour through ancient Spain and its Endowmpnt for tltP Arts B1·;ttll1. who first CCJ.llH' to th1· an•a 111 1916 as :l lt•nn•. thrP~· culturPI' SPphardic~h·wish, Moslem and Tht• P\'!'nmg will indue!!- a short pn·s!·nt:t vo11ttg mun and n•turn!'d afu·r sL·rving- as a 2 Chnstian. tion about th•· rP."<tonttion projPct nt tfw mis dt:~pbnn 111 World \Var II. survl\'ing thP Rat.aan "ThP group performs an eclectic mix of tra ~Ion. Dt·ath !\1;~n·h. Midtown merchants ditional Spanish art from the middle ages to The comer-stone ofth(' 1:n-foot-long and 64- For mor·f' information :~hout donating tmH' the present. combining PIE'ment..'l of the thealt'r, foot-widr• building wn-; laid in 1920. hut thP tnlr-nt or nwncy to thr• rroJPCt. cnntact SPrna at brace for shoppers song. mime and dance.~ structl:n· wasn't e·on-.;HIPrPd compleU: until •r.o:,' 4 n4 -·ts:m BY AMANDA WITT 1-\! ..- ..... () I. 0 !\1 idtown m•·rch;mb an· reudv for Fnday's Charges dropped against former Do~ns clerk laund1 of th!' y<'ar·s b1ggpst ,.;hopplllg ,.,,.,J,.,on and hl·liPvt· husm!'s.~ will come despttt• a lack of snow. District attorney says he lacked enough evidence tu convict \Vcihbrecht r m the J1inL·-cou l1l i IH I it t 111ent "Vi1· still .. xpPd l<> gPt a lot ofp.. npiP, .. \lanha Kl'tth managf'r of.')() Mtllion B ( · ,.;aH!. citing BY AMANDA WITT Weihbrecht was indicted along ult was not beyond a rea doubt becau,.;<' thPn' wns not manv farnil_v n•unions In the ar!'n. 0 Rl I!X"N 1 \F\1' "r"n "X1<IT'ER with other former Ruido.'<o Downs sonable doubt." <•nough PVIdPnc•• to eonvicl her." !',() Million H< "s b1g holidny "eiiPr 1s impnrt{•d employees on Oct. 23 hy :-1 Lincoln KPy .«aid. p<'rfunw bottlPs from Chinn Criminal charges against for County grand jury. Scot Key l>il'trict .Judg•· KarPn Parsons C'hri«lif' Larson. manag•·r of :\ltchp)]p',.:. said mer ,{uidoso Downs village clerk They were accusf'd of submit d1"1 r I! r .If Jc ~~ 1 \c '\ di~misR~d all nim· counts on Nov. l. ht'r big .-.;pJiprs an• mufl;..- \\ hrdt can hi' worn Leann Weihbrecht. nine count..'l of ting or of approving vouchers for Chargt•s against former fire around tlw lwad or nPck. m I j,.,,,,l.iv jal'kt•t." and making or permitting a false serviceR never deliverPd. wlwn IIHlil't mg Weihbn·c·ht and chil'f Nirk Jl!-rrPra, 2H, formPr SWPat!TS voucher, havp been dismissed due Weihbr!'ch t was subpoenaed l)('lil'n·d that sllf' was mvoln·d in dqmty fin• chirf Don Smith, fj;J, "{ 'suall.v th•· y<·;u-s Wt' don't hav•· :-now pt·ople 1 to "insufficient evidence." District and submit!Rd to an interview. The the crimes, Kf·:;· said. and firpfighter .Jimmy Smith, 28, still want to gl't away. E:>p<'ciall.v thrs .vPar. Peopl(• Att.omey Scot Key said. grand jury had probable cause "It was not hPvond a rl'asonable art• still pPnding. K!'.\' said. llPf'd a brt>ak from renhty." Larson smd_ Public tneetings planned next tnonth on U.S. High~ay 70 study BV DIANNE SI'ALUNCS • A draft suppk Downs, said WedneAday that Vi!'W it.<; piigf'S. The Aupplemental study comment," Pennington said. mcntal environ rneetinJ,Tfl on the draft Hrt' Het for Th" draft. was prepared focuses on thl' left-tum system "We mailed out 800 flyers on Four issues are coverPd in a Dec. 11 and Dec. 12. The docu based on additional n·s(·arch on the highway and the han the meeting!'! Thesday and are mental impact draft of a supplemental ment also will he available for and anal.vsis conduct..Pcl afkr dling of school busps: irrigation advertiRing in the nPwRpaper.~ statement will he Environmental Impact St.nu._ review fllarting Monda.v at puhlic comnwnt.9 at hPanngH on ditchPs: cultural n•<-<ourc<'s, M('Pting time!' ar(' 7 p.m. U> availahle for ruhlic ment on thP widening of U.S Hundn VallPy School, thf> vii thf> issuP in .June. Pennington including archaPological nnd R:10 p.m. De•c. 11. at thP revic\v heginning 70, set for public reviPw next law• halls at Ruidoso and said. hiAtorical; nnd community Ruidoso ConvPntion Center Monday. month. Ruidoso Down~ and the San The curn·nt rPcomrnenda impact.