Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-11-21
RIO ARRIBA COURT
Two Murderers To Be Sent To The
Penitentiary From That
County.
THE PEOPLE ARE PLEASED
Business Disposed Of by Judge MoPie In
The First Week of The Term-A Num-
Der Of People Indicted Two Per-
sons Convicted of Murder.

arrived here all right, and are comfort
ably domiciled at the house of Hon. T.
d. Burns. Following is a synopsis of
what has been done in the court during
the past week, and there will be enough
to keep it busy for at least Ell days
longer.
Monday, November 13-Juries We're
called, extra venireS We're sent out to
complete panels, and the important
murder cases were set down for trial.
Joseph Wolf Josephs took out his Sec
ond citizenship papers and became a
citizen. He is a German by birth.
Tuesday, November 14-Panels of the
grand and petit juries We're completed.
The grand jury commenced work. Jose
A, Velasquez vas appointed foreman.
Several minor civil cases were dis
posed of. The application of Ana Maria
Jaramillo to acate judgment was over
ruled and the Judgment stands, which
is for 81, 700.
The case of T. D. Burns ct al. VS.. Mi
guel Chaves ct al, on motion ofsplaint-
if the same was dismissed at defend
ants costs.
The case of the Territory VS.. Edward
Penfield and George Laws, for cutting
timber, was dismissed, with leave to
reinstate.
Wednesday, November 15-After dis
posing of six civil cases, the case of
Anastacio Martinez, for murder, was
taken up, and it consumed the balance
of the day to completes the jury.
Thursday, November leone civil
case was disposed of, and the balance
of the day was taken up in the case of
Anastacio Martinez, to hear all the ev-
idence and a part of the arguments.
Territory VS.. Benito Griego, for cattle
stealing, was by consent continued I'M
til the next term of the court.
After disposing of five civil cases, the
resumed, arguments were made, the
instructions of the court were given
about 5 o'clock, and the jury retired. AT
about 1880 the same evening the jury
returned a. verdict of guilty in the Sec
ond degree, and he will be sentenced in
a few days. In this ease District Attor-
new R. c. Gortner made a very fine ar
gument, and it was through his untiring
labor and good Judgment in handling
the case that a conviction was secured.
He has been very highly complimented
by the best citizens here for his good
work, and the success he had in get
ting a conviction, as it had heretofore
been a very hard job for any one to
get a conviction in this county. Judge
Laughlin, who defended, says that he
will take an appeal. This case has been
on the docket ever since 1891, but Judge
McFie was determined to finish it this
term.
Saturday, November 17-Casimiro
Montoya, for assault and battery, was
dismissed. The case against Benedicto
Martinez, for obtaining money under
false ~pretenses, was dropped from the
docket, with leave to reinstate. The case
against Justo Morfin, for murder, was
continued with alias. The two cases
against Jose Archuleta were continued
with aliases. In the case against Tomas
Apodaca for murder, an alias warrant
was ordered to issue. The cases against
Francisco Nolan, Francisco Garcia and
Epimenio Garcia, for murder, on motion
OF the prosecution, were continued; as
was the case against Agapito Abeytia,
il, for murder, on a change of venue
from Mora county. The case against
Dick Jones, for carrying deadly weap-
ons, was nolle pross'd by the prosecu-
ton. The case against Noe Gallegos for
assault to kill was also continued, with
jillo for forgery, on a demurrer was sus-
tanned, and the indictment was quashed
and the defendant discharged. In the
case against Perry Craig, for assault to
kill, an alias warrant vas ordered is
sued. In the case against Pascal Craig
for assault to MAIN, an alias warrant
was ordered issued. In the case against
Maestas, ar appeal case, mo-
ton to dismiss was sustained and the
aus dismissed.
The grand jury made a report, and
presented five indictments; one against
Anastacio Martinez for assault to MUIR
der; one against Manuel A. Martinez
for assault with intent to murder; one
Antonio Manzanares for MUIR
der, and n against Ramon Patron for
murder. These defendants have all
been arrested. The cases of Manuel A.
and Antonio Manzanares were
set for trial for next week. In the case
Ramon Patron, he entered a plea of
guilty in the second degree, and was
sentenced to Imprisonment for life,
which makes two that have already
'een sentenced; or, rather, one that has
'een sentenced, and one that will be.
The people generally of Rio Arriba
ounty are much pleased with Judge
lcFie and his court officers, and graf
led at the work done in the interest of
NV and order. As it has heretofore been
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