Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-11-20


Own their on recog-ni -2anceS.
The board OF county comm issioners
failed to meet yesterday, as required to do
by order of District Judge Seeds, and
canvass the election returns from pre-
cincts Nos. !, >, s and Ii. They, how
ever, got together very early this morning,
at S 80, and took action. Commissioner
WHY'S expressed himself as DESTROYS of
obeying the mandate OF the court and
canvassing all returns, including the sub
stitute certificate from Galisteo precinct,
No. 8. Commissioners Sloan and Mar
tinez declined to do this, and accordingly
only the returns from precincts Nos. |, .
and IL were canvassed. With regard to
precinct No. s, the following was drawn
up and signed and the same was handed
to Judge Seeds about 10 80 this forenoon :
TERRITORY OF SEw Mexico,
County OF Santa FEY
| TO the Hon Edward r. seeds, Associate Justice
| OF the supreme Court OF New Mexico:
The undersigned memners Of the board
OF commissioners of the county Of Santa
Fe, i'll said territory, do hereby certify
that in pursuance Of a perem ptory writ OF
mandamus issued to them by order of
your honor, on November Is, 1890, COM
manding them to meet rs board OF cam
vasserS Of election returns OF said county
and canvass the returns from precincts
number !, 2, l6 and 8, including certi-
ticate from precinct No. s, we met as
such board of canvassers on the Goth day
OF November, 1890. and We canvassed the
returns from said precincts numbered i
and IL, and we did not canvass any
returns from said precinct No. 8 for
the reason that We have never
at any time had before US any
returns from said precinct No. 8 of any
election held in said precinct on the 4th
day of November, 1890, and for that rea-
son We have been unable to canvass any
returns from such precinct
Dated Novembe, 20, 1890.
Signed j. II. SLOAN,
TEoDoRo MARTINEZ,
Comrs. OF Santa Fe County, n. NJ.
This board was not commanded by the
court to canvass the returns from pre-
cinCt s, Galisteo; the poll books and
ballot box, containing said returns. were
stolen from the county clerk Office on
or about the 10th inst, after the actual
canvass of the county vote had been
commenced; but the courts's instructions
were explicit in directing the board to
accept and canvass, in lieu OF the missing
returns, the second certificate made out
by and certified to by the persons acting
as judges and clerks OF election in the
Gaisteo precinct, and which said GER
tificate was presented to the board by
one of the Republican candidates from
legislature, B. NJ. Read.
Upon the receipt of the above from the
county commissioners Judge Seeds is
sued an order OF which the following is q
copy
In the District Court, at Chambers, in va
cation.
Territory OF New Mexico, ex. rel. benjamin
NJ Read, 2S0S, VS., John II. Sloan,
George l.. WHY'S and Teodorio Mar
tineZ, members of the board of county
commissioners of Santa Fe County,
mandamus.
1t appearing to the court by the return
of said defendants, John H. Sloan and
Teodoro Martinez, to the peremptory writ
Of mandamus heretofore issued herein
that they have failed and refused to can
vass the returns of precint No. 8, of
Santa Fe county, including the certificate
of two of the judges and both clerks of
election of said precinct, No s, mentioned
in said writ, as by said writ directed it is
ordered by the court that attachments
for contempt, returnable forthwith, issue
for the arrest of said defendants, John II.
Sloan and Teodoro Martinez.
I Signed. EDWARD ?. SEEDS,
Associate Justice, Etc.
Santa Fe, n. NJ, Nov. 20, 1890.
"rAKEN 70 THE COUNTY JAIL"
These warrants were placed in the
hands OF Sheriff Chavez at II 80 this
forenoon, and served at once.
At Q o'clock Sloan and Martinez, in
custody of the sheriff, arrived at Judge
Seeds chambers. A little party of citi-
zens, including several attorneys, were
present. The court said that it did not
require any arguments in the premises, !
and addressing its remarks to Chairman
Sloan, OF the county board, inquired why |
he courts order had not been obeyed |
Commissioner Sloan replied that in tie |
opinion of the board there was nothing
before it to count that the board I'd dn't !
that piece of brown paper
to the second certificate from the /
Judges and clerks of the Ga!steo precinct.
"Very vel, " said the court, firmly, and !
hen Judge Seeds read aloud few ex-
racts of law bearing upon his powers in .
The premises, and finally asked if the /
members of the board proposed to comply !
With the order OF the court. /
Comr. Sloan said mo-" Comr. Mar /
inez sat near and said nothing.
you know the consequences ?' in
Iuired the court. 81 do not propose TO
liter the writ"
Then Judge Seeds turned to Sheriff
Chavez and said "Mr Sheriff, you
axes these two prisoners to the county
ail--and when l say Jail, mean Jail,
nd not the Palace holel-and | propose
hat they shall be incarcerated within the
all walls and not paroled in the placita
r in the street, and want them kept
here until they consent to obey the or
er of this court"
At o'clock this afternoon the two
were placed in the county
lil.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.
The glorious sunshine continues.