Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-10-31
PRISONERS S NTENCED.
The lSileia Murderer Goes Up for
Ninsty-nine Years.
BATCH FOR THE PENITENTIARY


guilty to murder in the third degree,
was sentenced to two years and six
months. The defendant In a quarrel
struck his antagonist over the head
with a revolver. which was acciden-
tally discharged and the bullet passed
through door and killed man whom
the defendant did not know.
Thomas simpson, charged with and
convicted of larceny from store of
Leon .Hertzog was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary.
J. II. Nolan, charged with larceny
Of a watch from person. was sen
fenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary. Defendant SAID the owner OF the
watch was tossing 1t in the air and
he grabbed it, that he had never been
In trouble before.
John Wilson. who pleaded guilty to
larceny from a shop. said he had been
in jail seven months and asked for
leniency. The prosecuting attorney
stated the crime consisted OF stealing
the pocketbook OF poor woman who
was in the restaurant, and in escap-
The court sentenced MIN to one year
in the penitentiary.
William Jones who was convicted OF
stealing from the Office of a livery sta
BILE 81 last July. was sentenced TO six
months In the county jail.
Francisco Largos. charged with
waxing" rings Of Maynards jewelry
store and who pleaded guilty this
| partner being acquitted by the jury
was sentenced TO six months in the
county Jail He said he had nothing
20 say and hailed from Old Mexico
| The court stated that a number of let
| tiers had been received by him from
| his friends in Mexico and that for the
reason that he seemed to have good
name ne would give MIN light sen
| tence.
| Mike Garvin, who pleaded guilty of
theft of a watch from a person, was
sentenced to two years Imprisonment
in the penitentiary. He stated he was
travelling by freight" to Douglas.
Ariz, from Buffalo, n. Y, and got into
his trouble here through liquor on the
day he stopped here.
Antonio Rodriguez of Paral, Mexico,
pleaded guilty to larceny from store.
He was short of funds and a hat, and
took a temporary loan on same lrom
one of our merchants. He was in the
city but one day, and the court said he
would let him have a year In the pen.
itentlary.
Tilly and Watson were heretofore
sentenced.
Jose Montoya, the fire bug, who said
he was throwing away cigarette un'
der Strong's Sons building when he
was caught and charged with arson.
The defendant pleaded guilty, and the
prosecuting attorney said many fires
were attributed to the defendants
careless way of smoking. He told a
different tale than that told when he
pleaded guilty. The defendant has
some of the ear-marks of a crazy man.
The court sentenced defendant TO
eight years in the penitentiary.
Jose Maria Moreno, who was conyic-
ted of breaking into the shop of Mrs.
Becker at isleta a short time ago and
= stealing -four therefrom, WAS sentenc'
ed to four years in the penitentlary.
: He said he was IS years old; and
came from III raso, Texas.
Jose Felipe Montana. an Indian
who pleaded guilty OF murder in the
second degree, was sentenced TO the
penitentiary for 80 years. He was
charged with killing a member of the
Pueblo OF Isleta.
Daniel Brown, colOred, charged with
impersonating a policeman, who en-
. deayored to extract money from wo'
man for not sweeping her sidewalk
daily, was sentenced to six months.
. He said in extenuatlon that he didn't
know anything at all about 1t and If
he did Il he didn't know II.
George Wilson, VINO pleaded guilty
to burglary OF the house OF Jack Fen
ner land whose companion was de.
ciared not guilty by the jury said he
got into bad company and assisted in
! the crime by standing watch outside
! while his companion did the business; ;
: that he came from Phoenix, ana was
, on his way home. was sentenced TO
two years and six months
! Luis Jaramiillo. who got into trou-
J bile with friend at a bale and was
: convicted by the jury, was sentenced
to sixty days in the county jail.
+, Mace ana VIM. Weir who pleaded
guilty OF petit larceny, larceny from a
passenger car of valice and overcoats,
and against whom the prosecuting wit
nesses would not appear since they
lived great distance were sentenced
&c six months IN the county jail, they
having already been confined about
six months.
} Miguel Sedillo was sentenced to the
jail for period OF three months for
smashing a bottle over a comrades
lead while at a belle.
r. q. Middleton. who says he was
Pullman Palace Car company porter,
and who stole linen and valuables
from one OF these cars, was sentenced
70 a year In the pen.
J. II. Garcia. who came from lei