Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-03-23
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GRANT COUNTY COURT.
Condensed Proceedings Of the Court for
Last Week.

Last Week.
Grant county district court is In ses-
sion at Silver City. The proceedings
OF last week, In condensed form. are as
follows:
The grand jury rendered final report,
returning forty-eight true bills and in
thirteen cases had not had sufficient
evidence before them to Justify an In
dictment.
Collector Burnside reported that the
balance in his hands as county treas
urer on February 2S was sb5, 699.t3.
Probate Clerk McAninch reported the
Indebtedness OF the county to nave
been decreased t35. 9s9.6 IS over last year.
The case of the Territory W. Willie
lobe. charged with the unlawful kill
ing and larceny of a steer. was tried.
Job was found guilty. He was SEN
fenced to two years in the penltentiary
and to pay a fine of $500 and costs.
The case of John williams, who ac-
companled lobe. vas nolled by the dis
trict attorney.
John ROBBERS. who was indicted for
the larceny OF n horse, plead guilty.
and was sentenced to the p~enitentiary
for one year and to pay a fine of $500
and costs.
Andres Alvares, who stole a horse
from a Mexican circus. was convicted
and sentenced to the penltentiary for a
term of two years and six months, and
to pay the customary fine of $500 and
costs.
Santa Cruz Garcia. who il charged
with the murder of a Mexican at a
ballie, had his case postponed until The
next term.
wah Lee. n Lordsburg Chinaman
| plead guilty to keeping a hop Joint
and was fined s25 and costs.
Frank Woods, charged with horse
stealing. plead guilty, and was senten'
ced to the penitentiary for n year
and fined $500 and costs.
The case OF the Territory W.. George
| Stevenson, charged with the murder Of
tended a dance at Santa Rita thai
OF May last, was tried. The testimon,
OF the prosecution was substantially t.
the effect that the defendant had at
tended a dance at aSnta Rita tina
night and had become quite ~intoxicst
ed. When about to return to his HON
In Central after making an apparen
threat. he had pulled his slx-shooteI
with the veident intention OF shooting
at some rocks near by and In front o
him, but each time he pulled the trlg
ger, he did so as the weapon was point
ed behind him and at close range to
wooden house close by, In which wa
sleeping Mr.. Woods. 1t was after
wards found that one of the bulletl
had struck Woods In the head. killinl
instantly. The defense did not attemp
to controvert thetestimony OF the pros
ecution. A verdict OF murder In tn
third degree was returned.
Jose Baragos. charged with assault
to kill and assault with n deadly wea
pom. was sentenced to the penitentiar
for one year and to pay a fine OF $50
and costs.
Territory VS., Celso CarabaJal de Gar
ella. charged with bigamy. the defend
ant was discharged.
Warren Gin plead guilty to hors
stealing. and received a sentence o
one year in the penitentiary and a I'm
OF $500 and costs,
Manuel Gonzales, charged with rape
abduction and assault and ravish. wa
dismissed.
Nolles were entered In the two In
dictments against ]. w. Childeri
charged with drawing a deadly weapon
Roman Romero, charged with assau'
to kill upon the person of Mrs, Bel
house at Pinos Altos. was found nc
guilty.