Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-11-03
RIO ARRIBA DISTRICT COURT
Forty four Persons Indicted by Grand
Jury Sentenced to Penitentiary
Halloween Fun.

Special Correspondence New Mexican.
TERRA Amarillo, N. M Oct. 81, 1897
Court still holds on, and manifests no
inclination to let go. From ell appear
ances the regular term which begins to-
morrow will last until the 18th prox.
Last night the October special term
which commenced on the 9th inst. was
brought to close. Its results we're, the
acquittal of Agapito Abeytia, as hereto
fore Geographically chronicled; the con-
viction of Juan Francisco Lobato of
murder In the third degree for the killing
of his uncle, Jose de la Cruz Gallegos,
near San Jose de Chama, on the 23d of
December, 1894, by riding his horse over
the deceased, by criminal negligence, on
the road to San Juan; the conviction of
one other of cattle stealing, and the ac-
qulttal of two petty offenders. In both
the convictions mentioned the jury REQ
commended clemency, and the court stated
that he felt it his duty to give effect to
the recommendation. Juan Francisco
Lobato was sentenced to the penitentiary
for two years and the cattleman to the
same institution for the period of IS
months, and fined $500 which was remit
ted.
Among the results of that term the
work of the grand jury must be counted.
Twenty-Five indictments we're returned,
involving A persons, and all the Grimes
in the criminal calendar, from murder to
assault with WORDS, have alleged expo
nents among the accused. As yet some
of the warrants issued upon the indict-
ments have not been returned as served,
and it would be breach of proprietY to
mention the names of all of those for
whom Justice is on the hunt. Especially
notable are those of Gregorio Casados
and Jose Maria Lopez for the murder of
the formers wife in the nelghborhood of
Plaza del Alcalde, for which it will be
remembered three Arab peddlers we're
arrested at the time and discharged after
investigations; and the case of Desiderio
Sandoval and others for the murder of
the formers wife at Coyete some time
ago. The readers of the NEW MEXICAN
will not have forgotten the detection by
Desiderio Sandoval of his wife in fla
granite deliotu, as the story ran, and the
killing of the wife and her alleged para
mour.
Emmet Writ was indicted for the mur.
der of barber in Lumberton not lor2
ago. His defense will be self defense.
The regular term, opening tomorrow,
will be ushered in with the trial of Emmet
Writ or Epifan1o Jaramlllo, for murder
During .nis term at least three murder
trisls will be had, as the ground now lies,
C.ovded there is sufficient fund on hand.
| will endeavor to keep the NEW MEXICAN
posted as to events of prime import
ance.
twill not do to overlook another mur-
der case of peculiar character, especial
ly when the principals involved are CON
sidered. Two years ago Francisco Val
dez, boy then ten years of age, had a
childish spat with companion very little
his senior. In his puerile passion he
! climbed upon chair, took down a mus
ket that "hung resting on the WALL" and
shot his comrade dead. In view of the
tender years of the oulprit, the indictment
against him was dismissed with leave to
reipstate.
Last week the court party we're the
reoi pients of dance, if that turn of ex-
preston is permissible, at the court
house, given by the residents of this
place and Park View. pleasant time
| was had.
Last evening, the eve of All Saints, or
Halloween, the Misses Burns entertaine ed
Hon. N. B. Laughlin, Hon. Charles H.
Gildersleeve, Messrs. j. Il. Orist, W. H.
Pope, Mr.. and Mrs. Kinderman, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Renehap, the Misses Jaramillo
of Ell Rito, Hon. Rafael Romero, and Mrs.
Francisco P. Chavez at "doings" ap-
propriate to the day. The saying that
"men are but children of larger growth
received new illustration. The ladies,
while pursuing the festive apple in the
bounding ocean of brand new washtub
resorted to tricks to lnveigle the luscious
fruit from its briny lair (briny is good),
for instance, by abductiug them with
sticks and pins and by stems, and even
going 80 far as to abstract them by man
ual force. But the men went bravely at
the task, and having no powder on their
faces to wash off and no curls in their
hair to unkink, forced the apple to the
bottom or the size of the cavern where il
lay, and bobhed up like the old osken
bucket, drippipgly. That and other
amusements customary at Halloween
we're enjoyed until long past the mid
night hour, when dainty lunch was
served in the flower room at the Casa
Burns. immediately afterwards the
guests withdrew, voting Miss Burns and
Miss Margaret Burns ideal hostesses.
The Hon. 7. D. Burns ably assisted his
handsome and accomplished daughters
by lending the sunshine of his smile and
the glow of his countenance to the festal
occasion.