Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-26
THE TAOS AFFAIR.
Two New Commissioners Named by the
GnNern0r--Ordered to Count Six
Men Under Arrest

III INC iHAtleE VI llS dtlGllipl VI tlle
Taos county commissions, Alloys Scheu-
rich and f. A, Montoya to 30 juggle the
election returns as to defeat the ends of
justice and the will OF the people as ex-
pressed at the polls, important action
has been taken by the governor and the
district Judge within the past few days
These commissioners having refused to
obey the order of the court to count
the complete returns and issue certificates
to those candidates lawfully elected as
shown by the face thereof, and having
abandoned their Office, escaped from the
custody OF the special officer into whose
custody they were assigned by the court
until its order had been complied with,
and said commissioners having left the
county for parts unknown and the law
officers OF the territory and of the United
States being unable to discover them al
ter dilligent search, Gov. Prince has,
upon the filing of aftidavits to this effect
DECLARED THEIR OFFICES ABANDONED
and vacated and has appointed in their
stead rs commissioners OF Taos county
Malaquias Martinez and Manuel Chacon.
These have duly qualified by taking their
oath of office and filing their bond. In
this matter also District Judge Seeds has
issued an order to the following effect
1t appearing etc, that Alloys Scheurich
and +. A. Montoya not only refuse to
obey said order requiring them to count
and canvass and declare the result of all
of the returns Of the county of Taos, in
Guiding precincts 4, II, IA and Is, but
that they have escaped from the custody
of said Charles M. Conkln and have
abandoned their said offices and vacancy
occasioned thereby, the governor of this
territory, under the authority conferred
on him by law has
APPOINTED MALAQUIAs MARTINEZ AND MAN
CEL CHACON
as members of the board of county COM
mssioners Of the county CT Taos to fill
such vacancies; it IS ordered that said
Malaquias Martinez and Manuel Chacon,
be and they hereby are made parties to
the proceeding in the above entitled
matter and also that Henrique Gonzales,
the clerk of the board of county commits
soners be and he hereby is also made
party to the proceedings in the above EN-
titled matter; and the said HigInio Ro-
nero, who std continues to hold his
office as member of said board and the
said Malaquias Martinez and Manuel
Chacon, rs soon as they shall qualify as
members of such board are hereby re-
quired and commissioned to forthwith
meet in session at the court house of the
county of Taos, in the town of Taos and
canvass and count all of the election
returns of the election held upon the 4th
day OF November 1890, in the said county
Of Taos
AND DECLARE THE RESULT THEREOF
and give certificates to the parties who
nay be found entitled to the same in ac-
'ordance with the said result; and it is
urther ordered that Henrique Gonzales.
he ex-officio clerk of the board of COM
nssioners of said county, be and he is
hereby required and commanded to at
end and assist at said count and canvass
If said returns; and he supply the said
of the board of county COM
nissloners in session with all of the said |
election returns, and that he make full, |
complete and perfect minutes and record |
VI the proceedings Of said board, acting |
ID such board of canvassers, and that he |
10 attest the said certificates and attach !
he seal of the board of county commits
toners thereto, ETC., etc.
GOT HIS MEN.
Major J. D. Sena, commissioned by the
district judge to proceed to Taos and ar
est certain parties in contempt OF court,
eturned yesterday with six men under
lis charge. These are Guillermo Trujillo,
he sheriff OF Taos county, Jose A. Val
lez and Juan M. Mondragon, his deputies,
nd Fernando Salazar, David Struck and
'ilverio Lucero, who pretended to act as
Justices of the peace and released the con-
commissioners under the
labeas corpus act. Major Sena is man
# nerve and decision, and he had little
itticulty in taking these men into
ustody. He had authority to summon
ii the able bodied men in the county to
liz aid if necessary to execute the
curtis order. After these men had been
rrested there was considerable excite
nent in Taos, and some threats were
card that Major Sena would not be al
owed to take them out of the county. He,
owever, quietly summoned ten trusty
len to his aid and these served him as
n escort as far as Embudo station, where
le train was boarded and the prisoners
rought down without trouble of any sort.
Major Sena was unable to find Scheu-
oh and Montoys.
This morning the prisoners were ar
Iigned before Judge Seeds when their
,unsel asked for time to consider the
Use. They were allowed until 2 o'clock ;
hen further time was asked for and the
Ise postponed till 10 a. m. tomorrow.