Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-08-28
THE GRAND JURY SPEAKS.
Strong Words of Condemnation for the
Present Administration in
County Affairs,
Ferreting Out a HeinOus Crime-Unani.
nous Vote on the Faustin Ortiz
Murder Case-Peniten.
tiary and IaI.

In the district court this forenoon the
grand jury presented its reports as fol-
lows
In the district court for the LIST judi.
cisl district of N. NJ, July term, A. D.
1890.
To the Hon VIM II. Whiteman, Associate Just
ice OF the Supreme Court of the Territory Of
New Mexico and Presiding Judge OF the LIST
judicial District
The grand jury of the United States for
the LIST judicial district of New Mexico
beg leave to report that during the pres
ent term they have examined large
number of witnesses on behalf of the
United States, and upon the testimony
thus obtained have found forty-nine in
dictments against various persons charged
with ofenses under the U. S. postal and
election laws, and under the law known
as the "Edmunds Act"
Although for single violation of the
last named act, the offender may be sub
ected to the punishment therein pro-
vided, we have not had the time nor
have We deemed it wise to devote the
brief period of our session to such a
searching examination of the private
lives of the citizens of this district as
could alone produce results in that class
Of cases arising under the act, but we
have confined our investigations under
the law referred to wholly to those cases
in which the offenders were publicly
living together without the sanction OF
marriage, and thus violating not only
the law, but public and private morals.
1t will be readily admitted that the time
has arrived when this class of public Of
| tenders, whose evil example is so per
nicious to the whole community, and SO
especially bareful in it's influence upon
the young OF our territory should be
taught that they can not longer reflect
their moral degradation upon the re-
spectacle people of New Mexico who are
seeking to rear their families to become
reputable members of society.
We earnestly endeavored by our work
during the term to carry into effect with
out prejudice the general public sentiment
that the strong arm of the law should
lend its aid in convincing such offenders
that their public lewdness is offensive and
will not be tolerated in this district
We desire to thank your honor for the
able, impartial and honest manner in
which you have presided over this court,
and we further thank you for the uniform
courtesy we have received from you from
the commencement of our labors to the
present time. We are informed that
with the adjournment of the present term
you are to close your duties as presiding
Judge Of this judicial district. We speak
for ourselves, and We believe that we
voice the sentiment OF the entire district
when we say that the dignity, ability and
judicial fairness with which you have per-
formed the difficult duties OF your high
office as judge OF the LIST judicial district OF
New Mexico, has won for you the conf
dence, respect and admiration of our
citizens. We sincerely regret your depart
ure, and, with that consciousness of duty
well performed which will accompany you
in your retirement from the bench, we
tender you, as its fitting accompaniment,
the earnest regard and gratitude OF our
people for your services. We wish in
this connection to extend herewith our
sincere thanks to the U. S. district attor-
ney, U. S. marshal, clerk Of the court,
and the various interpreters and bailift's
for their uniform courtesy during the
term. Respectfully submitted,
GRANT RIyENBURG, Foreman.