For historians taking special note of Houghton's sentence, see, e.g., Twitchell 1909, p. 141 ("The sentence imposed by the court is worthy of a place in this connection, as it is the only sentence of the kind passed by any court in the history of New Mexico"); Poldervaart 1947, p. 38 ("If not the trial, certainly the sentence imposed upon Trujillo will live as one of the most interesting in New Mexico history ..."); Torrez, Robert J., The Revolt and Treason Trials of 1847, New Mexico Office of the State Historian, archived from the original on September 28, 2010, retrieved October 5, 2010 ("Judge Joab Houghton's sentence is not only the earliest, but one of the most eloquent of the many such condemnations pronounced by New Mexico's territorial judiciary."). Twitchell, Ralph Emerson (1909), The History of the Military Occupation of the Territory of New Mexico, 1846 to 1851, Denver: The Smith-Brooks Company. Poldervaart, Arie (1947), "Black-Robed Justice in New Mexico, 1846–1912", in Reeve, Frank D.; Walter, Frank A. F. (eds.), New Mexico Historical Review, Vol. XXII, The Historical Society of New Mexico and the University of New Mexico.
Poldervaart 1947, pp. 38–39, claims that Houghton himself joined a petition for clemency on Trujillo's behalf, and that acting Governor Donaciano Vigil pardoned him after President James K. Polk declined to get involved. Torrez, in "The Revolt and Treason Trials of 1847," reports that a "diligent search has found no primary evidence of Trujillo's execution or any evidence of any official actions taken by Colonel Price, but all indications are that Price subsequently exercised the pardon or at least ordered Trujillo released." But see Wilson, R. Michael (2010), Legal Executions in the Western Territories, 1847-1911, McFarland, p. 104, ISBN978-0-7864-4825-8 ("Trujillo was hanged at Sante Fe [sic?], New Mexico, on April 16, 1847, but the historical record contains none of the details of that event."). Poldervaart, Arie (1947), "Black-Robed Justice in New Mexico, 1846–1912", in Reeve, Frank D.; Walter, Frank A. F. (eds.), New Mexico Historical Review, Vol. XXII, The Historical Society of New Mexico and the University of New Mexico.
For historians taking special note of Houghton's sentence, see, e.g., Twitchell 1909, p. 141 ("The sentence imposed by the court is worthy of a place in this connection, as it is the only sentence of the kind passed by any court in the history of New Mexico"); Poldervaart 1947, p. 38 ("If not the trial, certainly the sentence imposed upon Trujillo will live as one of the most interesting in New Mexico history ..."); Torrez, Robert J., The Revolt and Treason Trials of 1847, New Mexico Office of the State Historian, archived from the original on September 28, 2010, retrieved October 5, 2010 ("Judge Joab Houghton's sentence is not only the earliest, but one of the most eloquent of the many such condemnations pronounced by New Mexico's territorial judiciary."). Twitchell, Ralph Emerson (1909), The History of the Military Occupation of the Territory of New Mexico, 1846 to 1851, Denver: The Smith-Brooks Company. Poldervaart, Arie (1947), "Black-Robed Justice in New Mexico, 1846–1912", in Reeve, Frank D.; Walter, Frank A. F. (eds.), New Mexico Historical Review, Vol. XXII, The Historical Society of New Mexico and the University of New Mexico.
For historians taking special note of Houghton's sentence, see, e.g., Twitchell 1909, p. 141 ("The sentence imposed by the court is worthy of a place in this connection, as it is the only sentence of the kind passed by any court in the history of New Mexico"); Poldervaart 1947, p. 38 ("If not the trial, certainly the sentence imposed upon Trujillo will live as one of the most interesting in New Mexico history ..."); Torrez, Robert J., The Revolt and Treason Trials of 1847, New Mexico Office of the State Historian, archived from the original on September 28, 2010, retrieved October 5, 2010 ("Judge Joab Houghton's sentence is not only the earliest, but one of the most eloquent of the many such condemnations pronounced by New Mexico's territorial judiciary."). Twitchell, Ralph Emerson (1909), The History of the Military Occupation of the Territory of New Mexico, 1846 to 1851, Denver: The Smith-Brooks Company. Poldervaart, Arie (1947), "Black-Robed Justice in New Mexico, 1846–1912", in Reeve, Frank D.; Walter, Frank A. F. (eds.), New Mexico Historical Review, Vol. XXII, The Historical Society of New Mexico and the University of New Mexico.
