Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-03

i~atercsting Needing From 'The
Optic's" Faithfui Court Reporter.
Personal, legal aud General.
dutr rERM. UNION COUNTY.

WhtoA tMtcHl ~ ~ 'Wf
that the structure In part is crumbIipg
The plaster on the walls IS rent will
cracks. The roof is In such bad con
dition that a new covering IS Urgent,
required, the warping plaster Is part
ing plaintively from the lath, leaving
the ceiling disfigured and such good
shower comes into the judges room.
A 20, 200 judgment In favor Of thu
manufacturer accounts for the mag
nifcence OF the furniture of the courl
house and all the OH ses therein. Thu
trouble 10 that too much was ordered a.
a time, so much that 10 some Of tht
Offices the officials are bothered by .
superfiuity rather than a lack OF CON-
v~eniences f1r the transaction of business
The quality Of The appointments Is
unexcelied by anything tut their price
which latter the taxpayers Of Union
county bemoan.
Court was opened punctually at II
o'clock on Thursday July LIST.
When the grand jury was sworn or
It's voir dire. L G. Fort OF counsel W 18th
A. A. Jones tor Thompson held to ball
for the shooting Of JEFF Kell at Clayton,
challenged the constitution OF the
grand jury to'the array and to the poll
generally and individually. The gen.
eral challenge TO the array was over
ruled an exception being reserved by
the defense. The challenge to the poll
.yao nata ~ sha urcnnd that aomp
OF the grand jurors were not citiz sns.
did not reside in the Territory, county
aud precinct a sufficient length OF time
ADD were disqualified by acts OF the
legislature. Mr.. Collins one OF the
jurors was q witness for the prose- cution
Do the preliminary Investigation and
was obi .cted TO as being thereby dis
qualified for service on the grand jury.
Others whose names were then unknown
to counse possessed like disqualifi "a.
ton. rhe court overruled the chal
lenge but directed MIR. Collins to take
no part in the inquiry into the charge OF
murder against Thompson and to leave
the grand jury room. when the case
came up tor consideration. The de-
tense excepted to the ruling. MIR
Wrigley for the Territory off red to
give defense the right to examine the
jurors, the judge said the court does
not and 1t would regard 1t a piece Of
impertinence Tor the counsel to re-
quire It.
The following constitute the grand
jury: Benigno Gonzales, ID. j.. Name.
Felipe Lovato, Frank j.. Rankin, Lose
A. Martinez, Joseph Donls, Ignacio
Vigil, Abran Lucero, Vidal Trujillo,
Demstrio Tapia, W. j. Lumpkins.
Luciano Lucero, Juan E. Koival, Felipe
Montana, Charles Collins, Caraciolo
Garcia, Francisco Garcia, Seledon
Pacbeco, Cruz SantistevAn w. G..
Bants.
The petit jurymen are: Pre- ciliano
Garcia, Desiderio Lujan, Bonifacio
Hernandez, Rafael Cruz, Cruz Massta',
s, d. Legget. Noises Basgas, Luis
Sandovai, Claus Schleter. Telesfor Mar
tipez, Lupe Martinez, Frank Crow.
Apolonio Osaro, Guadalupe q. de Baca,
Jose A Garcia, Manuel Roibai, Juan
RaeI, P~russnc,o Ortega, Albert SEWER,
w. i. Davis. Leandro q. allegoss
Amador Herrera, Felix Castillo, Miguel
Tester.
Francisco Gallegos got excused for
..sickness," but Claus Schleter's at
tack OF ..sheep shearing fever" only
got him the privilege of staying 10 bis
tore and attending to his business
when be was not required In court.
A. B.Guyer, partner Of Oh Toombs,
was admitted to the bar Of the fourth
JUDICIAL district on %inspection OF his
certificates, and Q graduate of the law
school of Missouri atate university
Paul G. Davis, late Of Kansas City bar,
applied for ADMISSION TO practice In
this district. Messrs. Jones, Fort and
Wrigley were appointed . committee
to examine a. to bis qualifications.
The popular "BiiIy" having last
night been unlucky 10. bis quarters,
fought a losing fight against a bug
battalion of nocturnal intruders, and
having to spend the morning ia eff &C.
ing the effects Of the pay. his place as
court stenogrspher was for the while
6lled by r. McDonagk.
In the case against Patricio Z4patas
for assault with intent to kill. W. j..
Eaton who was first assigned by the
court, excused himself on the ground
Of pressure OF business, and w. H. Nc
Kesson was appointed to defend.
A motion by T00mbs and Guyer for
the discharge Of their client, Calletano
Martinez. indicted for murder, and
made on the ground that be had been
In prison for a period during which
two regular terms Of conrt should have
been held, but were, POT through any
fault Of his, was sympathy refused, as
gas also u motion for an order on the
to serve defendants Witnessed
sppwonses, As 70 the latter point the
court held the statnte made 1t the duty
Of the clerk to Issue process without
fee on a poverty bhi iavit baiog DRY
made. but d,d not make 1t imperative
the sheriff TO serve " and the court
would not command him.
The following cases being announced
were ordered dismissed Chas.
g. Lester vs.. s. L. North and John G
Hill; Clayton Copmercial Co. va
Grande ranch company Clay
ton Commercial 20. VS.. Leandfo Gal
4 divorce having been obtained
BY @retta II. Cbsdpourne against W.;
&. Chsdboprne, nasB No, 10 was
sfsjrken from the docket,
NJ. "a, Trumbull rs Union napnty
commissi0ners. was dismissed, with
permission TO re.instate u requisite.
Melvin w. Mills ohanpery sui
against ). @. Slack and Alice Slack,
$1,000. kAtu~aN A M..Homm met hoUiuV |