Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-05-22


Special Correspondence Of ne Optic.
Mora. n. A.. May 18th, l8s7.-It
10 Dos eertsln where ws-..ars ~, .hi.
morning. Yesterday, u was showery
all a~t,srnoon. With considerable
thunder and black clouds. and
last night about II O'Clock the hail
poured down In Immense qaanuties
Fruit tress are denuisd OF blossom and
Leaf. and the impression Is general
that the fruit crop % badly damaged.
Sunday prospects for fruit were '
brighter to-day. general despondency
is In command. The ftogs are croak-
lag . requiem 0vsr dead fruit hopes.
Court 10 grinding along. Yesterday.
Madison Hsatn was acquitted OF the
MURDER OF Rafael Real. The grand
Jury had the name Of the man who
was killed Is Joss Rafael Rial. here
Is his true name was plain Rafael. He
may be rs.indicted, or may not. az the
evidence indicated that Hssfn, who II
IN old man OF stv-nty. Was sci upon BY
Raei 10 . 1T Of nsani y. aud. thus as
sailed, Hsarn U deceased with ..
klifs.
Yesterday, Sostenos Lurero arrived
from the pen nj Santa Fe aud thu
morning 81 sfart viii commence to
get = jnry In the case against him and
Juan b. Romero, charged with thu
murder Of the Indian. Rael. Charles
A. Spiess. Of Santa Fe. appears with
the dis'r,ct attorney TOR the prosscn.
ton and benjsmin Al. Read, Of Santa
Fe. for the defence.
Jose do Garcia Lucero. charged wi b
killing Duiorss M%ontoya de- Sanchez. IL
pleading insanity. which may reduce
bis crime TO murder In the ascond de-
RFee.
The popular Hotel de K,ha IL filing
up. the Irish barrister, McDonagh, be-
ing the latest arrival.
The sporting fraternity are IN an mr..
roar. The grand Jury are investigat
log charges Of keeping gaming tables
without licsnse. and the ..boys' are IN
= stats Of nervous exhaustion and ir
ritabili'y. The gambling law Is a
revenue measure. yet there are no
gambling tables In Mora county pau
ing license. The grand jury are about
N tind ont the why and ~h eioie. Of
this neglsct. 4
/ WEDNESDAY. MAY 18TH.
The overlooking STRAINS have inter-
fered with Uncle Sans mails to tuoh
an extent a. to delay this communication
Heavy rains are the order u the
day and the Mora, Cebolfa and th II
tributaries are bouming. One Of Mr..
Coolsy's drivers. who brought Minnie
Radulvh sver AS q witness. I'm his re
turn this morning. ct into the Cebolla
and his horses were compelled to
swim ths sfream. The streets here
were like canals last night.
In the CAGES against Sostents Lucero
and Juan D Romero, six qualified
jurors were found. uni of twenty-four.
Last night. Judge Smith sent out .
special venire for thirty additional,
from whom 1t IL expected to complete
the panel -
Aa.rss~ Aoeyts, j.. and Victor
Lujsn made application for change of
venue and the. causes have been re-
moved to the county ~ RIO Arribs, II
being apparent that q Jury could not
well be fund in this c..uuty. unac-
qnsint+d with the facssin the case. w.
g. Hsydon was anpssntad referee In
the suit against AhsytH's b. ndsmsn to
examine the b .oks o ascertain the
Mount Of d~sfslcsti.nss These old ,ses
are likely. 10 be all disposed Of this
term and make way foFs new grisf.
The commissioners meet ON Friday.
to begin 10 ascertain the county debt,
70 fund iha same under the Bsirmap
law. IL 10 understood the indebiedws
Is. bonded. $4,000 floating. $40. 00v,
making o total of .&at. 900, and the
value Of the taxable properly In the
conaty 10 about $500. 0OO.S
In the case against jose de Gracia
Lucsro, for murder. q plea OF guilty in
tho second degree was accepted by the
court, and the defendant goes to the
pen for life. A considerable number
OF gambling men have reported 10 the
grand jury and gaming table keepers
are on the anxious seat.
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