Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-10
THE ELECTION CASES,
The United stntes Takes Hand Hear
ings to Come on To-morrow~"f'
MARTINEZ ''Chihuahua" "Trip

County Clerk Garcia was arrested yes
terlay and ssraigned before DISTRICT
Judge Seeds because OF his refusal to
obey the courta order and act With The
newly appointed county COMMISSIONERS
Messrs. Grace and North, in canrasslng
the election returns and issuing GER
tlfcates OF election. Through his coun'
sci the clerk asked to have the order OIL
attachment made against him quashed
LIST. because he, the clerk, was never
party to the proceedings OF mandamus
against the county commissioners.
| I'd. That no legal foundation WAS laid
upon which to base the said order OF al
tachment or the said writ of attachment
| issued hereunder,
Sd That the purported order in this
cause, December 5, 1890, in pro-
ceeding to which said Garcia never was
party, was null and void as against
him.
These points were argued all yesterday
afternoon and this forenoon, and the
court oyerruled the motion to quash,
granting leave to the clerk to amend his
answer and set the same for argument
at 10 q. N. tomorrow.
{. :. WARRANTS SERVED.
The situation took a decidedly serious
term yesterday when it developed that
g. S. warrants had been issued for the
arrest of Comr. Sloan and ex-Comrs.
MARTINEZ and WHY'S. DR.. Sloan was
located about O'Clock last evening
when Deputy U. s. Marshal }. D. Sena,
IT,. promptly affected his arrest. His
friends had had an inkling OF the situs'
ton and had in readiness a bond ior
IS, 900 for his appearance when required
and the same was approved by the officer
who made the arrest.
This morning Commissioner Martinez
WAS located at his home up the canon anC
also arrested on L. s. warrant, lie
was brought before U. S. Commissions
Max. Frost, and committed to the Gus
tody of the L. S. marshal till 2:3O this
afternoon, at which time he and Com
missioner Sloan are to appear before
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room IN the federal building.
Comr. Sloan was arrested on the atli
davit OF Ihos. b. Catron, on the charge
of violation OF section 55l5, U. 5. Re
yised statutes, relative to the duties re
uuired of election officers where the cleo
ton of members Of or delegates to con
gress are concerned. ExComr. Martinez
vas arrested on the affidavit of j. B. Orlz
The parties were arragned this after
noon, Asst. L. s. Atty. Preston being
present to represent the government, and
upon the request of the accused, in order
that they might have time to prepare
their peadings, the case against COmr.
Sloan was postponed to II o'clock TO-
morrow, and that of ex.Comr. Martinez
was get to come up at II o'clock on Sat
ufdsy morning next.
THAT "CHIHCAHrA" RETuRN.
The commitment issued on Novemb er
%, 1890, for Teodoro Martinez, and di-
rected to the sheriff, and which is now
on file in the office OF the district clerk,
bears this sheriff's return to the court:
Il, Francisco Chavez, sheriff of Santa
Fe county and for the territory Of New
Mexico, do hereby GETTY that after dill
gent search for TeodCfo Martinez in my
county, | was not able to find him up to
this, Sd day OF Decemb, r, A. D., 1890, and
| am informed that he has gone to Chi
huahua, Mexico.
[Signedl FRANCISCO CHAVEZ,