Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-05-21
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THE MEADOW CITY
The Case Of the United States VS.. Doroteo
Duran Charged With Setting Fire TO the
PecOs Forest Reserve Came Up
for Trial This Morning.
THE CASE AGAINST THE FORT SUMNER
P0ST0EFICE ROBBERS GOES OVER

/ special correspondence New Mexican
Las Vegas, May 20, 19O2.--Mrs. J. Ar
: nisie, housekeeper for Father Pouget
expected to leave today for Kansas Cit,
to visit her mother who is i'll.
Mayor Goodall has been laid up sew
eral days with rheumatism.
Mrs. j. B. Cunningham left Monday
night for visit in California.
W. Fl. Taylor has taken his sample
trunks and "hiked' for Santa Fe.
The firm of Romero and Delgado Is
packing up their mercantile stock pre-.
paratory to moving to Torreon.
Major Rankin inspected the cavalry
company last night and found every
thing in good order. There was a good
attendance.
| The employees in 1lfelds and Gross,
and Kelly and Company's establish
ments are figuring on ball game in
the near future.
The Aqua Pura Water Company here
is replacing all the old water plugs
with new patent cutoff plugs of a spe-
cial design.
d. j. Orborne has returned from his
cattle ranch and is now encouraging
his 1000 hens to get TO manufacturing
eggs for the market.
Ice formed here Monday night, but
there seemed to have been no damage
done to the fruit. 1T was warmer Tues
day afternoon.
o;t Il 1,n1J
at the Normal University, under the
auspices of the board of education,
from May 26 to June inclusive.
Frank Schmidt, who is charged with
encouraging young Earnest Fleck to
steal, when called for trial before Judge
Wooster yesterday morning, asked for
a jury trial, which was granted. His
case comes up for trial today.
Manuelita Chavez de Jaramillo and
others have transferred to Emma II.
Rogers, 324 acres of land situated five
miles north of San Geronimo. Consid- I
Grafton S100
L. f. Fournier, editor of the Santa
Rosa Star, and Charles Haurey of SEN
eca Falls, New York, were in the city |
yesterday on their start for n three
months outing in covered wagon in /
the northern part of the territory.
Mrs. M. Greenberger pleasantly en-
tertained a number of lady friends at
cards Monday evening. Mrs. Henry
Goldstein took first prize; Mrs. Daniel
Sterns second, and Mrs. s. Nahm third
prize. Dainty refreshments were serv-
ed and a good time spent.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The petit jury brought in verdict of
not guilty in the incest case. against Ra-
mon Elneenias On the FIRST ballot 1t
stood six for acquittal and six against, |
but on the second and open ballot, af-
ter some debate. the verdict was for
acquittal.
Massage and Cook, the two Fort
Sumner postoffice robbers, made a plea
of not guilty and because the rest Of
the gang is quarantined in Arizona, on
account Of smallpox there, the case
went over until next term.
The counsel fU victoriano Tafoya,
held on a charge Of incest, asked
a free process, as Tafoya swore to his
and inability to pay the costs
of his witnesses. Judge Mills has the
matter under advisement.
Joaquin Galegos was appointed inter-
prefer for the territorial grand jury,
and M M. McSchoofer of Las Vegas,
was made foreman. Manuel Segura
was also appointed bailiff.
Z The case of Doroteo Duran, charged
with setting fire to forests, was set for
this morning at 10 o'clock, to which
time the court adjourned. There will
only be a couple Of days more OF Unit
ed States court, when the territorial
court will begin grinding.