Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-03
Doings at the
District Court
Dolngs In the District Court. -.
REPORT or THE TERRITORIAL
GRAND JURy-TlPToN VS..
HUGHES, ON TRIAL.

~ ~ ~ ~ AsptVA vs.
Hughes ct al, In which failure to per
form contract was alleged. Mr.. Tip
ton had rented pasture to the defend.
ants, and q matter Of some 5000 in
payment therefor gave rise to the
suit. Attorney w. O. Hayden appears
for the plaintiff. Capt, l.. G. Fort and
w. b. Bunker for the defendant.
Alice West Of Colfax county has
brought proceedings In the district
| court To secure partition 81 the estate
Of Hugh u. Grogan and other minor
children OF whom she is guardian.
The full text or the report of the
territorial grand jury, which was made
TO the court yesterday, follows.
Report Of Grand Jury.
We, the grand jury Of the above
entitled court. al the November term,
A. D. 1903, respectfully submit to the
court az follows;
We have now been In session for
seventeen days. and during that time
have examined n~inety-tlve witnesses
As a result Of u investigation we
have found forty.six 1867 true bills.
A great part OF the time Of the grand
jury has been taken up with the in
~vestigation Of two murders recently
committed In San Miguel county, for
one Of which indictments have been
returned. In the case Of the other
murder we have made a thorough In.
yesttgation. so far as we were able.
into the facts. We examined a large
plumber of witnesses but the evidence
adduced before us did not Justify US
In indicting any person.
Owing TO the large number Of wits
nesses whom we have examined. we
have not had mn opportunity TO ex-
anime into the books Of the various
county officers OF the county. No re.
port Of any d%efalcation wal made be-
fore us and as the books Of the county
are regularly examined by the travel.
Ing auditor, We considered II our duty
to give our time to the Investigation
Of tho criminal matters Of the county.
All OF the members OF the grand Jury
visited the county jail, talked with the
prisoners and examined thoroughly In.
10 the conditions Of tho prisoners and
the management OF the Jail. Az a re-
suit Of our investigation we would 70.
specially report that In our opinion
the Jail Is well manager and well kept
and In good condition. The prisoners
appear TO be us c~ontcnted al Is TO be
expected Of persons In their position.
We ind that owing to faulty plumb.
Ing conditions the plaster OF the cell
Ing In the oiice OF the probate clerk,
in the court house Is being damaged
and would respectfully recommend
that this matter be called to the at
~tention OF the county commissioners
and that they take steps to remedy
the same.
In the following cases investigated
by us the defendants In which had
been bound over 20 await the action
of this grand jury, we have examined
the witnesses and ind no true bill.
The Territory Va. Madeline $, do
Baca, the Territory VS., Pantaleon
Mora the Territory " Cashmere Lu-
Zero: the Territory vs.Jesnsita lara.
milo; the Territory vs. Tony Leak.
Az we are informed that the defend.
ents In each of these cases was un.
der bond. We would respectfully
recommend that each OF them be dis.
charged and the surcties upon their
bond released from further liability.
In seven other cases investigated
by us we did not hnd suficicnt facts
To Justify US In returning Indictments.
and as zone Of these persons were
under bond We have not thought Il
necessary to report their names to
the court.
As q large number Of the members
OF the Jury live out OF town and have
been compelled TO remain In town dur.
Ing the various Sundays during the
time In which We have been In session.
We would respectfully ask that the
members Of this grand Jury be paid
their per diem for such Sundays.
And o having finished our labors
we respectfully ask TO be- dismissed
from further attendance upon this
term Of court.
MANUEL A. SANCHEZ. Foreman.