Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-01-28
HALL MUST serve
HIS SENTENCE
Territorial Supreme Court Affrms the Verdict
Of the Lower Court in Three Murder Cases.
A JUDGMENT IS MODIFIED
Considerable Business Was Disposed Of by tho Court
Yesterday and Today-An Appeal Dismissed IN
the Case of the Territory Against
c. C. Perry.

In the territorial supreme court yes
terday, in cases Nos. sSs and 905, Rosa
liza Armijo ct al, appellants, VS.. The
Mountain Electric Company, appellee,
and The Mountain Electric Company,
plaintiff and cross-appelIant, VS.. George
II. Miles ct al, defendants and cross
appelees, from Bernalllo county, the
Judgment heretofore entered by the
court was modified and the amount of
judgment placed at $3,120.01, of which
SO, 35S.61 is to bear interest at per cent
from January 10, 1902, on.
In case No. 970, Territory of New
Mexico VS.. William Hall, motion to
dismiss the appeal was granted the ap-
peal dismissed and the judgment of the
lower court affirmed. Hall is sentenced
for life for murder. The case was first
tried in Chaves county and then retired
in Lincoln county.
In case No. OIL, The Territory of New
Mexico VS.. Miguel Munoz, from Chaves
| county, the motion to dismiss the appeal
| was granted, the appeal dismissed and
the judgment of the lower court affirmed.
Munoz had been sentenced to fifteen
years in the penitentiary for murder
In case No. 967, the Territory of New
Mexico VS.. Madison Coppenbarger. alias
Mattias Coppenbarger from Union
county, a motion to dismiss the appeal
was granted, the appeal dismissed and
the judgment of the lower court a ffirmed.
Coppenbarger had been sentenced to
fifteen years in the pententiary from
Union county.
In case No. 966, the Territory of New
Mexico VS.. Jose Manuel Gonzales. from
Guadalupe, county, a motion 10 dismiss
the appeal was overruled The case
was set for January 81
In case No. 92O, Territory of New
Mexico appellee, vs., c. c. Perrv, ct al,
appellants, from Chaves county, mo.
tion to dismiss the appeal was granted.
Perry and his bondsmen had been sued
to recover q judgment of 81, 900 against
Perry, eX-sheritf and ex-collector of
Chaves county. The lower court gave
judgment for the Territory.
Case No. 942, Atiano Ley ba, appellant,
vs.. Manuel Armijo, justice, etc,
appellee, from Bernalillo county. was
argued and submitted.
In case No. 922, The Southwestern
Copper Company, appellee, vs., Robert
p. Thompson, ct al, appellants, from
Grant county, Il motion to dismiss on
the ground of failure to file an assign
ment of errors, was granted, the appeal
dismissed and the judgment of the lower
court affirmed. Thompson and his
partner who had been hired to do the
assessment work on properties of the
Southwestern Copper Company failed
to do the work for the company and
then jumped the claims. The lower
court had decided in favor of the com
pany and the supreme court affirms this
decision,
In case No. 974, Edward w Dobson
VS.. Nose E. Dane ct AL, the appeal was
dismissed. The cause was remanded to
the lower court for further proceedings.
The appeal was from Colfax county.
Case No. 934, Territory ex rel. e. j.
Mclean & Company, appellants, VS..
The Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Company, appellee, from Santa Fe coun-
ty, was argued and submitted today
The case is to test the constitutionality
of the hide inspection law passed by the
34th legislative assembly,