Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-08-19
THE JUDICIAL MILLS.
Hearing of the BOrregO Case COnclud-
ed in the Supreme Court Opinions
Handed Down in u. =. Land
COurt--Attachmen Run.

In the supreme court yesterday, Chief
Justice Smith and Associate Justices Col
ler and Bantz sitting, the hearing of the
case of Francisco Gonzales y Borrego ct
al, plaintiffs in error, vs.. The Territory
of New Mexico, defendant in error, was
concluded and the case was taken under
advisement. The argument of this i'm
portant cause, involving the infliction of
capital punishment on the four plaintiffs
in error, began on Friday morning. Mr..
Charles A. Spiess ably opened the hearing
for the plaintiffs in error, Judge H. L.
Warren and District Attorney Crist fol-
lowed with learned and exhaustive argu-
ments for the territory, and Mr.. Oatron
devoted all of yesterday to the closing
argument for the plaintiffs. The matter is
held under ajvisement by the court.
The court this morning, full bench
being present, denied the motions for re-
hearing in four cases as follows: Dolor-
itas Martin de Cordova ct al, appellants,
VS.. Henry Korte ct al, appellees; Abraham
d. Coon, appellee, VS.. Bosque Bonito
Land & Cattle company, appellant, and
Charles A. Robinson, sheriff of Socorro
county, trustee; the United States of
America, appellee, vs.. Alberto Viena, ap-
pellant; A. M. GENTLE, appellee, vs..
Charles w. Kennedy, ct al, appellants.
The case of Geo. W. Middleton, plain
tiff in error, vs.. A. M. Hendry, defendant
in error, was continued until next term.
The case of Scipio Aguilar, plaintiff in
error, vs.. The Territory of New Mexico,
defendant in error, was taken up this
morning, Associate Justice Collier pre-
siding as Chief Justice Smith was the trial
Judge in the court below. Miguel Salazar
represents Aguilar and Solicitor General
Victory appears for the territory.
The case of The Territory of New Mex
leo, appellee, vs.. Jose Chaves Chaves,
appellant, will be taken up next.
U. 8. LAND COURT.
In the United States land court this
morning Chief Justice Reed handed down
an opinion rejecting the Cienguilla grant
wherein Lehman, Spiegelberg ct al
claimed 43,96l acres of land in Taos
county. The rejection was founded on
the fact that the only imminent of title
presented was an alleged copy of the
grant as made in 1895, which copy was
made by an alcalde of Taos, and the
court found no authority for the certif
cation of such document by an alcalde
and hence ruled that it was not admis.
sible in evidence. All the associate JUS.
tices concurred.
| In the San Clemente grant case where
$4,000 acres of land in Valencia county
are claimed by J. Francisco Chaves, tried
last week, Judge Sluss handed down 6
verbal opinion of the court to the effec,
that Col. Chaves had failed to connect
himself with the original grantee in sucf
a way as to entitle him to ask for the con
tirmation of the grant. The persons &C
tually in possession of the lands in ques
tion may file an amended petition.
The trial of the Sierra Mosca or j. l.
Ortiz grant case, involving s3,25O.39 acres
of land in Santa Fe county, is in prog.
ress. Mr.. Catron appears for the claim
ant and Mr.. Pope represents the govern
ment.
DISTRICT COURT.
Bond Brothers, of Espanola, have sued
out writ of attachment against all the
property of Batchelder Brothers, at Tres
Piedras. The claim of the attaching firm
is about $500. The papers are in the
hands of the sheriff of Rio Arriba county