Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-23
ESCAPED FROM ROOM.
An inmate of the Insane Asylum Got
Away.
LAS VEGAS NOTES.

Las Vegas, June 2l.-The Normal
band was out ~serenading last night.
Mrs. Ed Ward and Marshal Curt
right returned this afternoon from
Denver. where Mabel Bair, Mrs.
Wards daughter. was put in the House
of Good Sheppard.
Mrs. NJ. V. Lubbock returned this af-
ternoon from a six weeks visit in chi
cago.
Mrs. Edward We'll and family and
Mrs. Samuel Goldsmith returned this
afternoon to Ocate, after spending sew
eral months here.
Mrs. A. B. Smith and daughter Alice
returned this afternoon from Los An
geles.
F. C. Fox came down in his private
car from the north this afternoon.
Robert Olinger and w. E. johnson
are here from Mesilla Park on their
way to Durango, Colo. They are trav-
cling overland on pack mules and
stopped OFF here to see friends.
The formal graduating class this
year consists of four young men and
seven young ladies.
Frank Dollman, one of the switch
men, has gone east. His departure
was rather sudden and it is rumored
that he left a few merchants holding
a bag. He took his brothers trunk
and clothes. also.
The Howe show people got a run for
their money in Ration, and the Ration
ties did, also. The ticket agent got a
bullet through his wind pipe for work
ing the short change game and the
suckers paid for six sheet games that
were run.
Norris Cochran, Miss Sophie Gill
christ and Miss Helen Blake contested
for the Springer medal for oratory and
literature Friday at the Normal. The
decision of the judges will not be given
until commencement night at the op-
era house.
Pedro Maestes, an inmate of the asy-
lum, escaped from his room in lne
third story of the building at midnight.
He broke the window and iron guards
and descended to the ground by aid of
a rope into which he converted the
bed clothing. When he skipped Pedro
wore absolutely nothing-not even a
smile of contentment-and it is sup
posed that he is secreting himself in
the mountains. Diligent search is be-
ing made, but no trace of him can be
found. Maestes was admitted to the
asylum from Union county about eight
months ago.
Captain Austin, Hon. Charles A.
Spiess, II. c. Robinson and Mr.. Kelly
formed a party to Fort Sumner this
morning to attend the sale of the sheep
of Juan Santistevan, to satisfy a mort
gage held by the National bank of Trim
idad. Mr.. Santistevan was formerly
one of the most prominent ranchmen
in the territory, but had bad luck
of late. and this sale will probably
wind up his affairs. 1t was also Mr..
Santistevan's bank at Taos that failed
so heavily a short time ago.
Miss Georgia Murray, who has COM
pleted her ten months term of school
at Wagon Mound, returned Saturday
afternoon tor her vacation.
The solicitors for members of the
proposed Y. M. c. A. are doing wen,
and it seems the success of the ven
ture is assured.
Herbert F. Reynolds, one of Albu-
querque's rising young attorneys, was
in court here this morning.
In the case of James Conant VS..
Charles Clay. ct al, the injunction or
dering the defendant to turn the 81 500
winnings at gambling over to the court
was dissolved, giving the victory TO
Mr.. Clay.
The new stamp canceling machine
was set up in the postoffice Saturday
by an expert from Washington. and it
grinds out the letters faster than they
can be counted.
Mrs. C. c. Gise will entertain a num-
Der of friends at cards next Thursday
and Friday evenings. Mr.. Gise will
take a hand in the entertaining.
G. A. Gosser went down to Cerrillos
Saturday afternoon to look after some
mining business. He thinks he has a
good thing in his Gypsy" claim there.
j.. p. Earickson talked groceries to
the merchants in Santa Fe Friday.
There were a number of freighters
in Saturday, and business from the
country has frightened in the last day
or two.