Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-09
AT THE COURT HOUSE.
Considerable Business Being Transacted
Grand Juries Still In Session.


The United States court met this fore
noon at the usual hour. The grand jury
returned a true bill in the case of the
United States VS.. Isaias Ruival and Al
bina Macs for adultery. The defendants
pleaded not guilty and the case went on
trial before the petit jury, occupying its
afternoon. Most of the testimony was
given in Spanish, was very damaging to
the defendants and unfit for publication.
Hon. T. B. Catron appeared for the de-
PENDANTS.
In the bankruptcy application Of
George P. Miller, of Taos, B. M. Read,
Esq, referee in bankruptcy cases, to-
day appointed DR.. Thomas J. Martin
trustee to sell the personal property Of
| Miller. The personal property is valued
/ at less than $10O, while the claims
| against Miller amount to over $4,000.
B. M. Read, Esq, this morning filed
in the district court for this county a
| suit entitled Cesaria Torres VS.. Santos
| Valdez. The couple were married April
IS, 1892. Mrs. Valdez gives abandon
ment as cause for divorce.
Hon. T. B. Catron, as attorney for
| plaintiff, this morning filed a suit in the
| district court entitled Manuel Herrera
VS.. Rafael Herrera. Manuel claims that
| Rafael illegally forced his way on prop
erty belonging to the plaintiff, tore off
the roof from two rooms, carried away
the joists, dug bitches and did other
damage to the amount of $500. He prays
for order of ejectment, and that the
title to his property be quieted, and
asks for $500 damages.
Judge McFie announced this morning
in territorial court that the criminal
and civil docket will be called next
Tuesday morning.
Jesse Williams and Jose Sena, sem
fenced to the ~penitentiary yesterday
afternoon by Judge McFie, We're this
morning taken from the county Jail to
the p~enitentiary.
Appeals were filed this forenoon in
the district court by the defendants in
the cases of the Town of Cerrillos VS..
Ross Grifiths, Ike Graham and John
Krick, who had been ordered by a JUS
tice of the peace to pay gaming licenses
of $50 each and cost of suits. Hon.
Charles F. Easley appeared for the
town of Cerrillos, and Judge McFie up
held the decision Of the justice of the
peace.
A. B. Renehan, Esq, yesterday filed
an appeal in the case Of Marcus Castil-
10, appellee, VS.. Romulo Wales, appel
liant, from a decision of a justice of the
peace, who had eiven judgment for SIS
against the appellant. Both parties to
the suit are residents Of this city.
James Anderson, accused Of assault
and battery by Manuel Gonzales y Pa
dilla, was declared not guilty yesterday
afternoon by a jury consisting of Eu-
vera and Pedro A. %Sandoval. The trial
took place before Justice Of the Peace
j. M. Garcia.
The city solicitor yesterday before
Judge McFie made a motion to ddash
the writ of certiorari allowed Luciano
Campagnoli in his appeal from the JUS
tice court in the case of the City of Sans
ia Fe VS.. L.. Campagnoli. Judge McFie
granted the petition, but refused to dis
miss the case, and gave C~ampagnoli five
days in which to file a new petition. H.
L.. Ortiz, ESQ.,, attorney for Campagnoli,
to-day filed a new petition. A trans
script Of all the papers in the Justices
court appertaining to the case has been
made and filed in court.