Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-07
TALK TO The GRAND JURY
Judge MoFie Again Admonishes 1t to Tend
Strictly to the Duties Which the Law
Provides for It.
LIST OF GRAND AND PETIT JURORS

In the district court this morning the
territorial grand jury returned an in
dictment against Andre c. Laivere, the
wandering young Frenchman who some-
time ago was accused of robbing S. E.
Lankard's safe of $50. While the grand
jury was in the court room Judge McFie
took occasion to admonish them again
as to their duties. The court said the
Jurors must bear in mind that they were
not called upon to act as trial jurors in
any case, but had solemn and righteous
duty to perform within a certain sphere,
which the court hoped they would OBJ
serve In all their Investigations.
The foreman of the grand jury re-
ported that they had failed TO find true
bill against Luis Gonzales, there being
no witnesses against him, and he was
accordingly discharged by the court.
Gonzales was under arrest for an alleged
hold-up last summer when Miss Funk
and her mother Mrs. Hall were relieved
of their pocket book in an arroyo on the
northern city limits by some unknown
person. These ladies were the only wit
nesses and they have left town.
The long pending county bond suits
brought by Bird s. Coler ct al against
the board Of county commissioners were
set for trial on the 18th inst.
In the matter of the assignment by
O'Brien & Harrison, the assignee, Major
Fred Muller, presented his bond for the
sum of 81, 900 and the same was approved
by the judge.
The court then took up business on
the U. s. docket, and resumed the trial
Of Jose D. Montoya, former postmaster
at Embudo. The accused is charged
with Systematically raising the figures
reporting his stamp sales with view to
increasing his salary as postmaster some
thing like $40 month. He is especially
charged with having thus violated the
postal laws throughout the month of
August Of last year. R. G. Gortner is
attorney for the accused, and Assistant
U. s. Attorney George P. Money repre-
sents the government. The case will
probably 60 to the jury late this after
noon.
THE JURIES.
The two grand juries are holding
regular sessions daily. The United
States grand jury is composed of s. G.
Cartwright, Julius II. Gerdes, Alphonso
Dockweiler, Luis Moya, Nicanor Garcia,
Flavio d. Trujillo, Manuel d. Esquibel,
Buenaventura Martinez, Donaciano Sa-
Iazar, Tomas Archuleta, Manuel San
chez, Antonio M. Graham, Antonio M.
Borrego, c. G. Low, Demostenes Mar
tinez, Telesforo Martinez, Felipe Sala
Ear, Matias Cordova, Jose A. Qun-
tana, Elijio Madril, Anacleto Contre-
raS.
S. G. Cartwright is foreman, Demoste-
nes Martinez, clerk, and George W. Ar
milo interpreter.
The U. S. petit jury is made up of the
following named:
Vivian Griego, Valentin Pacheco,
Francisco Ortiz, J. 7. Sandoval, Eve
rardo Armijo, Nicolas Quintana, Carpio
Lopez, Ismael Martinez, Donaciano Ro-
nero, Jose de la Cruz Lopez y b., Vi
cente Valdez, Albino Martinez, Vidal
Sisneros, Preciliano Garcia, Visas Cas-
tro, Manuel Chacon, Cruz Martinez;
Trinidad Vigil, Ramon Romero, Frank
Romero, Candido Duran, Albino Or
tega, Alberto Garcia, Martin Vigil.
The personnel of the territorial grand
jury is as follows:
Ricardo Alarid, Benito Alarid, Jose
Angel, Albino Arias, Romulo Benayi-
dez, Bernardo Chavez, Marcos Eldodt,
Jose Dolores Garcia, M. Jesus Gonzales,
Jose Manuel Gonzales, J. d. Hart, Leo
Hersch, Amhrosio Larranaga, Benedito
Naranjo, German Pine, Julian Roy
bal.
The foreman is Marcos Eldodt, clerk,
Leo Hersch; interpreter, M. A. Ortiz.