Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-04-02
DISTRICT COURT MATTERS.
Final Report Of the Grand Jury Sub
nnitted This Morninq.

In the case OF the city Of Albuquer-
que against Frank Jolly, the boy who
turned in a false fire alarm, court
overruled the city's motion to affirm
the judgment and set the case for
trial.
The trial of Louis s. Densmore and
Jose 3. Baca for the murder OF John
Maxwell at Gallup. a year ago, was
set for tomorrow morning.
Judgment by default was entered
to-day In the case Of Edward Gruns.
field vs.. J. Gallegos.
The petit jury panel for the terri.
tory was completed and was i'm
panelled this morning.
Following IL the report of the ter
ritorial grand jury for the March term
Of the Bernalillo county court:
Albuquerque N. NJ, April 2, 1901.
To the Honorable j. w. Crumpacker,
Judge Of the District Court for
Bernalillo County.
Sir-We. the grand jurors OF Ber-
nalillo county, at the March term,
1901, Of your court, beg leave to sub.
NIT this, our final report.
We have held sessions on twelve
days and have investigated more than
sixty alleged violations of the Grimm
al laws. In forty-one cases we have
found indictments and In seventeen
others we have made return OF no
true bills, while the remainder are
cases which did not require any pre-
sentiment to the court. In these in.
lvestigations. we have endeavored to
act with the utmost impartiality, and
do not believe that personal or other
prejudice has in the slightest degree
Influenced our action.
When we consider the population
and extent OF the county. the fact
that a transcontinental railroad run
ming through 1t brings to US many
transient persons who commit offenses
against the law, and that a large part
lof our indictments are against
strangers OF that class, we may well
congratulate the public on the general.
| ly peaceable and law-abiding charac-
ter of our people and the freedom OF
the county from crime.
In addition TO the above mentioned
matters, cases OF non.payment OF H.
cense taxes have occupied great deal
OF our time. Our attention was drawn
Ito these cases by our foreman. whose
long experience In the management
of county affairs made him OF great
value to us in our labors, and caused
him to take a special interest In
things affecting the county revenues
We desire at this point to bear tes
ltimony, In the strongest possible way
to the public spirit. zeal and ability
OF our foreman, and to the efficient
impartial and courteous manner In
which he has presided over our de
liberations, enabling us to economic
time and rapidly and satisfactorily tC
dispose of business. This investiga
ltion OF license taxes is a conspicuous
instance OF his value to the public
As a direct result OF our action. ther,
has been paid TO the county collector
as We are Informed, within the las
ten days. nearly 5000 in license
taxes. We have not thought II advis
able to find indictments against th'
many persons who have failed In pay
ing these taxes, as we might have
done, believing that 1t would only
have the effect OF imposing heavy bur
dens in the way OF fees, costs anC
other expenses upon a large number
lof people, and of clogging the business
'of the court. without any correspond
ing benefit to the public treasury