Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-08-30
-spsttosia, soerNnp COURT
Nanbst Of important Decisions sesehed
hN Inc Confi YssIxfdaY.

BY tue Court Yesterday.
The territorial supreme court, now In
session at Santa fe, handed down decis-
ions In the following important cases
yesterday afternoon:
No. 75l. Territory OF New Mexico, ap-
peliee, VI. Robert A.. Casey ut al, appel
iants, appeal frcm district court OF LIN.
com county. The supreme court reversed
the opinion OF the lower court with In
struCGions to sustain appellants motion
for a new trial. Casey, together with
Lille Klasner and j. A. kissner, were
indicted for murder Ia the FIRST degree OF
William II. 6uise, April "a, 1896. Casey
was found guilty OF murder In the second
degree and SENTENCED to fifteen years In
the penitentiary. The other two defend.
ants were acquitted The Casey case WAS
appealed and JudgeC rumI acAer rendered
the opinion granting Casey a rev trial.
Solicitor General Bartlett appeared for
the territory, and Warren. Ferguson &
Gillett for Casey.
Case No. $50. Territory OF New Mexico.
appellee, vs.. Geronimo Pine, appellant;
nppsal from e0c0rrO county. Judge J.
". Ctumpacker rendered the opinion for
the court. Remaining the case to the
lower court with Instructions for u new
trial. Pho had been indicted for RAPE
Oh Andrea Cordoys, August. 1893. found
guilty n sentenced to three years In
the p~enitentisry, two OF which he has
served. A motion for "a new trial aud
arrest OF judgment had been Gyerruled
by the lower court ana an appeal TO the
supreme court was yesterday decided ~
above. Solicitor General Bartlett ap.
peared for the territory and A. A. Free.
man for Pine.
No. 794. Samuel T. Biting. appellee.
Va. The BOatd OF Education OF the town
Of kddy. appealed from EDDY county.
The opinion, by Judge j ". CTumpacker
modiiies the Judgment of the lower court.
Biting sued for the payment Of two war
rants issued by the board OF education.
The lower court rendered a judgment in
favor OF Biting for $l15 with interest
and costs. n =. Bateman appeared for
appellant, and freeman Il Cameron for
appellee.
No. 79o, Territory OF New Mexico, ap-
pelles, W. W. X. Christmsn, appellant. sp-
peal from Eddy county. Judge Crum-
packer In his opinion sflltms the judg-
ment OF the court below. Christman had
been indicted for the larceny OF a steer,
found guilty. and sentenced TO three
years in the ~penitentiary. A motion for
a new trial WAS overruled by the lower
court, and an appeal TO the supreme court
was taken. Solicitor General Bartlett
appeared for the territory, and Hon. A. A.
freeman. and j. o. Cameron for the sp.
pellant.
No. 1917, Scipio Aguilar, appellant Va.
territory OF New Mexico. appellee. appeal
from San Miguel county. The court dis.
missed the case upon motion OF Solicitor
General Bartlett. The appellant wa
by Colonel X. 4 Twitchell.
and ". G. Reid.
Case No. 1913, william II. Miller, plain.
till In error. w. City OF Socorfo. John II.
M~cCutcheon. James N. Hill, defendants
In error, error 10 district court OF Socorro
wa argued yesterday afternoon
and submitted TO the court.
Case No. S02, C.. II. Patterson ct al Va
John J. Hewett ct al, al appeal, wss ar
eued and submitted 10 the court this
forenoon. '
Case No 7g9, The Town Of Roswell.
appellant, W.. II. DOminics, appellee. ap
psal from Chayes county. the judgment
Df the lower court was etlirmed in an
by Judge +. W Parker. The
town OF Roswell in that case had
suit against Dominica for
special tax levied against his property
~ his share towards the expense OF i'm.
and grading certain streets
The district court dismissed the com.
because among other things the
was assessed without the petition OF
The owners OF at least one half Of the
property fronting on said improvement.
In case No. S3S. in ex parte. b. q. vii.
'on. the petition for habeas corpus, was
granted. The case was not finished yes
ierdsy afternoon.
In case No. $50, william Naglin ct al,
". Doloritss Martin de Cordoya at al,
lp0n mandate from the United States
court, an order was entered
Affirming the judgment OF the territorial
Iupreme court.