Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1903-12-23
COURT IN
SESSION
Judge Parker Makes Rapid
Work Of Large Docket
GRAND JURY'S LONG
AND BUSY SESSION

and the Jury In Session for Near
ly the Entire Term. Many Grim
inal and Civil Cases Disposed of.
Last Wednesday the December term
of the District court for Luna county
convened, Justice Frank W. Parker
presiding.
The juries were drawn and business
commenced at once.
Judge Parker, with his usual activity,
began to clean up the docket, which,
with a number of cases from other
counties, was an unusually large one
for this court.
In his instructions to the juries Judge
Parker gave them clear statements of
his policy in regard to the enforcement
Of the Sunday-closi ,g law and other
laws which in the past have been prac-
tically dead letter
On the criminal docket the following
cases were called up and nolle prosse'd:
Nos. %. 35, 80, 4S, 81, 6S, 76, 81, 81,
%, 93, 9l, 95, 96, 81, SO, 80, 100, 1Ol,
lO2 lO6, lO7, IA, l45, LAG.
In the case Of John w. Childers, ir-
dicted for assault with intent to kill,
Childers failed to appear and his bond
was forfeited This will close the in
cident unless he again makes his ap-
| pearance.
Saturday the trial of c. II. Sike,
charged with cattle stealing "a case
from Sierra county, was taken up and
a verdict Of not guilty rendered.
The following civil mat er5 were dis
posed of: No. "a, Geo. Il. Hopkins VS..
Dora Hopkins, dismissed at plaintiffs
cost; Nos. 1857, Judgment by default;
No. IS, l.. A O'Neal, ct al, VS.. Nor.
wch Union Insurance Co., judgment
for $3.50; No. go, Lexana Cox VS.. S. w.
Brown, cattle sanitary inspector, ver-
diet for defendant by instruction of
court and motion for new trial over
ruled; appeal taken and bond fixed at
$3.50; No. 81, James S. Fieldervs. Wes-
tern Union Telegraph Co., ch nge Of
venue by consent to Grant count.
Tuesday evening the final report of
the grand jury was made and approved
and the jury discharged. In accord
ance with the instructions of the court
the jury brought in a number of IL
dctments for violations of the Sunday
closing law and it is lident that Judge
Parker intends to carry out the policy
here that he has outlined in other coun.
ties in this regard, which will meet the
approval of all good citizens.
The report is quite lengthy and COW
ers all items involved but on account Of
lack of space we can only give a con.
densed statement of the essential con-
tanned in it. Fifty-five indictna Is
were returned in ALL while in f ur cases
mo bill" was found.
The office of the county treasur r,
Walter H. Quincy, was examined and
all accounts found in good condition.
This report contained copy Of the re-
port of Travelling Auditor Stafford,
showing the condition of accounts Of
this office, but i. is too long to repro
duce here.
The auditor also reported that the
liquor and gaming licenses collected by
the sheriff had been promptly turned
into the treasury and his accounts ere
correct.
The sheriff's Office and the Jail were
found by examining committee to be
we'll attended to, and in good condition
and the committee appointed to exa-
mine into the affairs of the Probate
clerk and Ex .Ofiicio recorder reported
that the books of record and all mat
ters pertaining to the Office had been
carefully looked through, and the COM
mittee is satified that the system OBJ
tanning there is fully in compliance
with law; that the work is neatly and
correctly done. In conclusion, this
committee says: 1--WE believe IN this res
meet. that the records and other books
of Luna county will compare favorably
with any county in the territory"