Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-09

A Stay Of Execution Recommended Because Of
the Woman Having Three Small
Children.

49, 80 F"WN W""E
Children.
The case OF bignmY against Maria Tru-
lilo, OF Mora county, was disposed OF In
the U. 3. court, to-day, by her plea Of
guilty to the charge. Several years ago,
she was married to Damian CULLEN, a
blind musician, who now lives IN Hastings,
Colorado, and by him she had two children.
Despite this, however, she was married, a
second time, about three years ago, to
Ireneo Flores, and although, In the fall OF
1893, her brother and DamIan, according
to a native custom, went to Wagon Mound,
| where Maria and Flores were living to-
gether, to ''claim" the wife, who refused
to return TO her lawful frat love, but SON
tinued to live with Flores, till arrested
ander the indictment for blgamy.t
Although the facts warranted q convic-
tion under the law against bigamy, which
was passed many years before the Ed
munds act became q law,yet the district
attorney for the government concluded, In
consideration Of the woman having three
small children, that he would recommend q
stay Of execution of the sentence imposed
py the ceprt on the plea.
Flores WIS sent to the psnitentiary from
Mora county for larceny, in 1896, but when
his term expires there, he will doubtless be
tried upon the charge Of adultery, for liv-
Ing unlawfully with u woman whom he
knew. to be married to another. As a mat
ter OF law, the children under the last
marriage are illegitimate, willfully made
SO by the acts of the parents.
SOME ADVICE FROM THE BENcH.
Juliana Dominguez pleaded guilty TO q
charge under the Edmunds act. to-day,
and was sentenced to thirty days in Jail.
This woman continually committed the
offense charged, in the absence Of her hus-
band, who is a cripple, without regard to
the evil example set before her young
Gfteen-year-old daughter, who lived In the
same house, and who testified to damag-
ing facts before U. s. COMMISSIONS Em-
NETT.
In imposing the sentence, Judge Bantz
called the woman's attention to this fact,
and advised her, to in the future conduct
herself in a way best calculated to pre-
serve her character and the morals OF her
family, and thereby set a good example to
her growing children.
COURT c%ULLINGs.
Justin iano Garcia was mulcted ST. and
costs for ad ultery-in all, $3.50.
Calletano Bustos wal unable to attend to
jury duty, } esterday, that broken leg CIV
ing him trouble.
U. s. Marshal Hall was expected over
from Santa Fe, but he has been called
down to Deming.
Maria Vigil threw herself on the mercy
of the court, yesterday, and got of with
thirty days in the county jail.
Juan Jiron was yesterday convicted in
the U. 8. court and sentenced to nine
months in Hotel de Bergman, at Santa
Fe.
Morris Herr tein, the Liberty merchant,
testified before the u. s. grand jury, and
pocketed sSS. 70 for coming to town and
n doing SO.
A grand juryman was seen, yesterday, |
carrying a cushion to the jury-room, to
alleviate ''that tired feeling" A long term
anticipated, eh2
Theo. Hainlen, for himself and as agent
for Geo. w. Weeks, has petitioned for the
dismissal of the suit against T. J. Ground, |
involving lands in the Beulah neighbor-
hood.
M. P. (Bud) Moore, the deputy internal
revenue collector, was given a certificate
of allowance for IS 80. for actual expenses
incurred by appearing before the U. s.
grand jury.
Canuto Bareia and Ramona Jaranillo
fessed up in court, yesterday, the former
being fined 81 and costs, with a stay of ex-
~ecution for six months; the latter planked
down the amount.
An amended judgment has been filed In
the case of Lection & Mckee against John
W. Matthews and others, up in Colfax
Judgment is given against the
on ar appeal bond.
Geo. +. Money, the able and painstaking
assistant U. s. attorney, and II. w. LOOM
chief deputy U. 8. marshal, whose
shoes will be hard to fill, leave for Santa
Fe, this evening, to spend the Sabbath
their families.
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