Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-17
IN THE DISTRICT COURT.
Daily Grist Ground in JUDGE Laugh
lin'- Mili-JOhn Oliver Acquitted
on One indictmpnt-StOry
of the Case.

10 tbs district court yesterday, Judge
Langhin presiding, in the matter of
Ernest Hahn vs.. NJ. Cass Benton ct al,
eiectment, the plaintiff was ruled to file
security for costs.
The cases of Nasif Cara and Antonio
Ysnning vs. GregorIo Casados, trespass,
were dismissed with the understanding
that they might be reinstated on proper
showing.
In the matter of the d. L. R. G. Pub
fishing company ct al. vs. Herman Claus
sen ct AL, chsucery, s. B. Shelby filed his
report as receiver of the Palace hotel, the
same WAS approved and tho receiver was
discharged.
The trial of the territory of New Mex
leo vs.. John Oliver, colored, Indicted for
assault with intent to murder Abram
Adams last November, began at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon before the following
jury. Jose de la Cruz Roival, Carlos
Ortiz, Hilario Lucero, Facundo Ortiz
Aniceto Lovato. Felipe Pine, Maurlcio
Duran, W. J. Slaughter, Thos. A. Herlow
| Ignacio o, Ortlz, Seferino Aarid and
Cristobal Rivera.
District Attorney Crist prosecuted and
| Messrs. j. n. Sutherlin and W. 8. Hem
ingway defended by appointment of the
court. The only witnesses examined
we're Adams and Anderson for the prose
c1tion and the defendant. The case was
given to the jury about midnight and il
| fifteen minutes verdict of not guilty
was rendered.
| BRIEF STORY OF THIS CASE.
This case has excited good deal o
local interest. On the 26th of last No
vember Abram Adams and Joseph Ander
son, of this city, disposed of load o
apples at Cerrilos; drank more whisk,
than was good for them during the day
met and conversed with the negro, Oliver
while they were selling their apples; lef
Cerrillos for Santa Fe in an intoxicated
condition late ia this afternoon; reached
this city during the night with evidences
of an ugly struggle upon their bodies
Adams having bad scalp wound; r.ate'
that they had been waylaid on the roat
between Carbonateville and Bonanza b.
Oliver, vino slipped up behind thei
wagon, jumped up behind them, seizet
their az and struck Adams over the heat
with IL; related further that, after Adam
was knocked down, Anderson wrenchet
the ak from the hands of Oliver, ant
that the latter then fled In the darkness
Oliver was subsequently arrested b.
Sheriff Cunningham and locked up il
Jail here. Two indictments for assault
with intent to kill we're found agalns
him by the grand jury now sitting and i
WAS upon one of these true bills that h
was tried yesterday.
Adams and Anderson told somewha
COZ ficting and incoh+rent story on tn
witness stand, while Oliver, who ipsiste
upon relating the story of his life witt
precise details of the numerous time
and places he had been in reform schoo
and jail, stuutly denied that he followe
the complainants outside of Cerrillos
The theory of the defense, which was YER
adroity placed before thu Jury by At
turneys Sutherlin and Hemingway, wa
that Adams and Anderson had drunke
brawl on the road, and, alarmed by tn
apparently serious injury suffered by tn
former, made up their difference and de
ClucU w OK pldiu Wpuuuo ny
the yarn above related. In the absenc
of other evidence this theory was &C
cepted.
Oliver will still be obliged to stan
trial for the alleged assault on Anderso
and it is asserted that such com prten
witnesses as j. A. Stinson and Mike ONE
will then be present to prove that Olive
did follow Adams and Anderson out 9
CerriIlos and was both seen followin
them and ahead of their wagon near tn
time and place they claim to have bee
assaulted.