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Show TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO 305 After the war he returned to New Mexico and took part in the stormy times subsequent to the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending in the formation of the territory by the act of 1850. He was elected delegate and in that capacity made many strenuous defenses of the people of New Mexico upon the floor of congress. When his term expired he returned to Santa Fé where he practised law with some success, later on returning to Missouri, where upon the breaking out of the Civil War he cast his fortunes with the confederacy and was killed in action at the battle of Wilson’s Creek. Weightman was very active in the politics of New Mexico. Together with Captain W. Z. Angney, a lawyer from Missouri, who had served with him during the Mexican War, he inaugurated a campaign against Hugh N. Smith, who had been sent to Washington to look after the interests of the people, and through the efforts of Weightman congress refused to seat him. On the 18th of August, 1854, occurred the fatal rencontre between death Major Weightman and Francis X. Aubrey, resulting in the of the latter. The facts in this affair, as they were given by the witnesses at THE KILLING OF F. X. AUBREY the preliminary hearing and afterward at the trial in the district court in Santa Fé, show clearly that magistrate was Weightman acted in self-defense. The committing W. W. Justice Davenport and the trial judge was Kirby Benedict. H. Davis represented the territory in the prosecution and Major S. M. Baird. It Weightman was defended by John 8. Watts and was shown that Aubrey those who “‘Among returned from fell mortally wounded place in the memory of California 2°° to Santa Fé upon the field of battle, none dethan Missourians Richard Hanson Serves a dearer of the second division of the Weightman, Colonel commanding the first brigade this unhappy contest, he had of up arms at the very beginning Taking he army. at the battle of Rock Creek, where already done distinguished services Holloway; and at commanded the state forces after the death of the lamented cool- Carthage, where he won unfading laurels by the display of extraordinary three in He fell at the head of his brigade, wounded courage and skill. began to rise upon the Limes and died just as the victorious shouts of our army ir, ‘(We publish to-day the 280 Missouri Republican, September 26, 1854: San Jose to traveling notes of Mr. Aubrey, taken during his late trip from and ness, nature They contain much valuable information in regard to the Santa Fé. resources of the country through which he passed, and they possess a meladventurer ancholy interest as a record of the last journey which the daring made. A which make good many mention letters were received yesterday in sorrowful terms, of the death from of Santa Aubrey. Fé, all of It was an |