Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-06-10
,-rA Re, N. M, MONDAY, JUNE TO- 1901
DISTRICT COURT
IN TAOS COUNTY
The Grand Jury Found Only Two Indiot.
ments, No Serious Grimes Having Been
Committed Since Last Term
MUCH BUSINESS WAS DISPOSED OF

Considerable business was transacted
at the district court of Taos county
during the past week.
The only two indictments found by
the grand jury were against Zebulon
V. Chambers for assault with a deadly
| weapon, and Lucas Coca for larceny of
a COW.
! The cases against Anastacio Rodri-
guez for larceny and H. B. Sewers for
| transgressing the gambling law were
! dismissed upon the plaintiffs paying
| the costs.
In the case of the Territory VS.. Dio-
nicio Rendon, a sentence of 500 fine
and costs was imposed. This was paid
and the defendant was dismissed.
In the case of Pedro Barela, appellee,
VS.. Juan r. Qintana appellant, judg-
ment for $50 was given for the appellee.
The suit against the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad company for delin-
quent taxes of 1899 was compromised,
the taxes wer paid and the suit was
dismissed.
The cases of Daniels & Fisher VS..
Bachelor Bros, Simon Sanders &
Bros, VS.. Batchelder Bros, the Red
River City Town and Mineral company
VS.. Harry c. Brady, ct AL, w. B. Hayes
VS.. The Red River Gold Mining COM
pany, Gabriel Davis VS.. Romualdo
Gonzales ct AL, were dismissed for
want of prosecution.
In the case of Francisco Martinez y
Martinez, Republican, VS.. Juan A. Ber-
nal Democrat, an election contest for
the position of superintendent of
schools, final judgment was rendered
in favor of the plaintiff, a motion for
new trial being overruled and denied.
The papers of the Office We're turned ov-
er to Martinez.
Tn the case of Antonio 3. Trujillo VS..
w. j. Funk, final Judgment was enter
ed for the plaintiff in the sum of
$1,15S.17 attorney fees and costs.
Upon his petition, William Mexican
Of Red River was granted tempo
rary license to practice law
The case of Francisco B. Rael VS..
EHllip TlIlCllell, dill eJeCtllcHl ouit'
was amicably settled, the parties to the
suit dividing the land in dispute.
In the case of Leonora Lucero de
Hidalgo VS.. Eugenio Hidalgo, for di-
vorce, final decree granting a ii-
vorce, was entered, the proof showing
abandonment for ten years
In the cases of the territory against
Jesus Gonzales for carrying deadly
weapon; against Francisco Anaya for
assault and battery against Anicleto
Apodaca for assault to kill, Juan Jose
Garcia for murder and Donaciano
Quesnel for murder, were all dismissed,
the latter two defendants being in the
penitentiary serving a sentence of 20
years each for murder. The case
of Nicolas Barela for larceny and Juan
Montoya for rape were dropped from
the docket with leave to reinstate.
The case of Guillemo Trujillo VS..
John B. Dawson ct al; Benito Cutter
rez VS.. Teodoro Torres, Juan B. Ortega
ct al VS.. Pedro Sanchez ct AL were dis
missed for want of prosecution.
The case of the Territory VS.. Lorenzo
Lobato ct al, suit on the bond of Lo-
bato as sheriff for monies which it Is
alleged he failed to turn over, judg-
ment by default was granted.
Owing to the absence of the attorneys
interested the majority of civil cases
could not be disposed of. The next
term of court in Taos county will be
held in December.