Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-03-31
GRANT COUNTY COURT.
Condensed Proceedings Of the Court fer
last Week.

last Week,
Grant county district court IL In SEES
sion at silver city The proceedings
~ last week. In condensed form. are as
follows;
The grand jury rendered final report.
returning forty-eight true bills and In
thirteen eases had not had sufficient
evidence before them 10 Justify an In.
1lctment
Collector Burnside reported that the
balance In his hands as county treas
urer on February rs was co.. e9sf3.
Probate Clerk McAninch reported the
Indebtedness Of the county to have
been decreased $50 1896 over last year
The case 81 the Territory " While
lobe. charged with the unlawful KIN
lng and larceny 81 a steer. was tried.
Jobe was found guilty he was som
fenced 10 two years IN the penitentiafy
anG % pay q fine OF $500 and costs.
The case 81 John Williams, who ac-
crmpanied Jobc. was nOlled by the dis
irlct attorney
John Rioters. who Yves indicted Tor
/ the larceny 81 a horse, plead guilty..
and was sentenced TO the penItentiary
for one year and 10 pay a fine Of $500
and costs.
Andres Aivarcs, who stole a horse
| from Mexican circus. was convicted
and sentenced to :he peniteniiary for a
| term 81 two years and six months, aud
10 pay the customary fine Of $500 and
costs
santa Cruz Garcia. who in charged
with the murder % a Mexican az 4
baille, had HE case postponed until the
next term
Wah Lee. tordshurg Chinaman
plead guilty % keeping a hop joint
ana was fined % 1nd costs.
Frank Woods, charged with horse
stealing. plead guilty. and was senten
ced TO the peniteniiary for one yea
ana nned 500 and costs.
The case 81 the Territory w. oeorg'
/ Stevenson. charged with the murder o
tended "a dance at santa rita tina
" May last was tried. the testimony
Of ,Ie prosecution Was Substantially q
the effect that the defendant had AZ
tended a dance al aAuth Rita tina
night and had become quite inioklrat
cd When about % return 10 his hom
In Central after making an apparen
b threat. b. had pulled his HlN-shoote
d with the ycident iLtontion Of shooting
9 at some rocks near BY and IN front O
! ham. bat each time he pulled the trlg
, ger he asa 90 az the weapon was point
b "a behind him and al close range 10
q wooden house close BY, ga which wa
9 sleeping Mr Woods. ~ was after
2 wards found that one % the bullet
. had srtuck Wods IN the eead. KILN
Z instantly. The defense ala not atteruf
). 20 controyert tnetestmony Of the pros
70 ccution. A verdict ~ murder In "a
> third degree was returned.
8 Jose BuraEos. charged with asaau
10 XIII and assault with deadly gea
pom. was sentenced 90 the penitentiar
J FOR one year and 10 pay q fine Of ~
y ana costa
9 Territory ya. Cclso Carabaiai "a ual
4 eta. charged with b'Eamy, tie deien'
j. ant was discharged.
n Warren Gin plead guilty 20 hor'
stealing. and received q scntrhce
one year In the psniientiary and ne
" $500 and costs
Manuel Gonzales charged With rap
y abduction aud assault anf rayish. vi
y dismissed
y N0liea wers entered IN the two Il
y dictments against j. W. ChildoI
y charged with drawing r deadly weapo
Roman Romero. charged with aasau
= 10 kilt upon the person % Mrs Be
y h9use al rinua Altos. was found p
y guilty.