Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-25

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quest for information has been sent to
/ the union which issued his card The
man has been out OF work for several
! weeks. in fact has been unfit fr work
because of constant drinking The
deed was evidently committed In a
moment Of dependency He left no
messages.
Pop Anson. dean Of the baseball
profession, the oldest and generally
accredited the best umpire in the
United States has wired his accep.
tance Of the offer made him by the
officers Of the fair association to come
to Albuquerque and umpire the series
of games which will make up the tonr-
nament. Anson comes high but the
! fair officers went after the best and
succeeded in getting it. Everything
/ in Albuquerque is now moving toward
/ the fair which is scarce more than
two weeks away. It is going to be on
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| a vastly larger scale this year than
ever before and the list Of attractions
is encouraging. The COW boy tourna-
ment is to be series of star exhibit
tions from start to finish, the best rid
ers and the worst horses in all the
west have been secured There will
be all kinds Of sport for all kinds cf
people,
In the district court yesterday af-
ternoon the case of Jacob Shome, of
Mckinley county, charged with selling
liquor to the Indians BY the federal
authorities and indicted Tuesday was
called by Judge Baker The case is
believed To have been the shortest in
its trial in the history Of the local
court room.
Are you guilty or not guilty" ask
Ell Judge Baker after reading the
charge.
Guilty. Judge. replied the prisoner
readily
How much liquor did you sell to
the Indians? Why did you do it How
long have you been at it?' queriei the
judge.
"Quite awhile, judge" briskly re-
sponded the prisoner, Il made my liy-
ing by IT."
'NNhat do you say to fiye-year sen
tence in the penitentiary," suggested
Judge Baker.
"That suits me, Judge replied the
other with tone of real cheerful
ness in his voice.
"You are sentenced to enc year and
one day in the penirentiary.' pro.
nounced the voice of justice.
Thanks. judge" said the prisoner.
He laughed as he was led out Of the
dock Shome is sixty years old and in
feeble health. He seems TO thinl.
that d term in the penitentiary will be
as good for him as the struggle TOR
existence outside. The case occu-
pied some four minutes after the trial
commenced
Business in this session of the dis.
trict court is largely criminal. Both
grand juries are working and while no
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turned thus far number Of some
what criminal cases will be placed be-
fore the juries. Among them the case
of the three men, Miller. Walker and
Green, charged with participation in
the robbery Of the safe In the Vann
jewelry store last November when
some $4,000 worth of diamonds, watch
es and jewelry was stolen. Other In.
dictments returned have not yet been
made public because OF the non ser
vice Of warrants.
Washouts south and west are delay
ing traffic on the Santa Fe into this
city yesterday the train from the
south was ten hours late owing to
the wreck of the track at Detroit, a
station near Rincon. The sand was
piled UP on the track four feet deep
through the wash from an arroyo. III
was necessary to cut path for the
ene'ne tafere trnfic could he renewed
Resorta from the south teil Of local
astorms that are yer severe for
this season.
Engineer Jack Iiantar wlo has lots
of friends along the Saftl Fe from
Chicago 10 Frisco. is mourning the
loss Of his wardrobe. From the ar.
ticles enumerated II must have been
quite extensive, in fact the boys here
are inclined to think that Jack has
been going Il strong on clothes. Some
time Wednesday night thieves broke
into his residence here and when
they went away they took with them
Mr.. Fenner's new winter oyercoat, ri