Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-01-07
COURT HOUSE MATTERS.
Petitions and Bills Rejected by Re.
spective Sessions.
ASKED FOR COLLECTORS REPORT.

The probate court was in session
| again today and up to the noon hour
| testimony was heard of the admins.
traitor OF the estate of Manuel Sanchez
Aualla against the estate of Charles
W. Lewis for 1000, sum claimed by
the plaintiff that defendant had collect
ed on an account of Indian depreciation
claim of plaintiff and had not paid over
to the estate of the plaintiff.
The court yesterday afternoon ap-
pointed C. Il. Newcomer administrator
of the estate of J. f. Seeders in place
of the late Attorney Thomas A. Fin
ical.
The last will and testament of vi
cente Murtade was presented and ap-
proved.
The petitions of Edwin Fluke and
Martin p. Stamm. asking to be appoint
ed administrator of the estate of Miss
Mary f. Gilmore. were presented Mr..
Stamm's petition was accompanied by
a letter from a half-sster of the de
| ceased, but the court held that the sis.
ter should have filed her affidavit sub
stantiating her identity, and having
failed to do this the petition was over
ruled, and consequently Mr.. Fluke was
named the administrator. Mr. Stamm
took an appeal
Angela uarcia de Romero was grant.
ed the guardianship of her 5-year-old
son, Alejando Chavez.
COMMISSIONERS MEETING.
The board of county commissioners
got down to business yesterday after
noon and succeeded in dlsposing of a
lot of IL before the time arrived for ad-
journment. Hon. L. A. Miera. the eff
cient chairman, was present, as also
was Commissioners Adolph Harsch
and Jose Miller and Clerk j. A. Sum
mers.
Several road supervisors sent in pc
titions asking for funds to repair the
highways N their respective districts.
but the commissioners decided To wait
until all of them were heard from, be-
fore any of the requests were granted.
Mayor Marion and Attorney Burk-
hart, who went to Washington, ID. C..
about year ago to protest against
the passage OF the stephens bill sub
mitted their bill of expenses. which
was $500 for each. The commissioners
refused 10 allow their accounts. claim
ing that their services had not been en-
gagged by the county authorities.
The sum OF 1896 was ordered re-
turned /, +. w. Clancy, IL having been
discovered that the gentleman's prop
erty mad been assessed for more than
was legitimate.
The commissioners nave called upon
Collector and Treasurer Newhall to
submit his annual report
DISTRICT COURT
Judgment in the sum of s504.oJ,
claimed by the Sisters of Loretto of
Kentucky, was confessed by James ID.
May in the district court yesterday.
Wallace Hesselden was appointed by
the court to make a report on the bust
ness affairs of William T. Harvard
who is now an inmate in the Sailors
home in New York.
In the case Of Amelia Feuke VS.. Til
| lie A. Sanchez, the former was allowed
to recover the sum Of S374,30 with in
terest from January 3. 1902, together
with court costs OF $S7.iS. from the de
fendant. +. W, Dobson was appointed
special master for lne purpose OF exc
cutting a decree Of the court command
ing property to Ie sold for the purpose
OF settling the claim unless the sum in
cash be paid within ninety days,