Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-04-30
BONA ANNA DISTRICT COURT.
BUSY rERM-sEVERAL PLEAS or
GUiLTY--MURDER TRIAL ENDS
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The term of tho district court whicl
began 40 Las cruces ON the ith in
staut has very nearly .omo to pos con.
clusioE. During the torn very few in.
dictmouts were returned on the rari
OF the unltod states. and bul one trial
was had in which the government 40
reared aa prosecutor In this case One
Cornell was charged with false swear
Ing in tho matter OF tho nual proof
on one Vincent Jones in which pro.
cooding no was enc of the witnesses.
Tho Jury, aftor a three days trial
disagreed and The caso was continued
TO the next term.
ON tho territorial sido of the court.
Judge Parker myo the grand jury
strong and implicit instructions AZ 90
tho duty OF that body 90 ouforco tnr
sunday closing statute against tho
saloons and other vl0lators OF the stat
utc I'm thlR county. The grand jury
paid little attention 90 the instruction
During the torn OF the court some OF
the saloon mon from other counties
in the district where the statute o. De-
+ jig rigldly enforced we're interested
/ spectators Of the proceedings OF Tho
grand Jury On this matter, and 80 was
generally admitted that n the grand
| Jury Ignored The statute the saloon
men 10 Deming and Silver city would
make up their minds 90 disregard TIA
statute hereafter and nko chancoa
with tho grand lur.cs in Grant and
Luna counties
During the torn there voro tw,
criminal trials, 10 ono OF watch there
was a conviction and On the other au
acquIttal However. there was an un
usual number OF pleas OF guilty and
the ponlientlary VIII shortly bo on
rlchod hy Tho addition OF a goodly
batch OF couy.cts from this county
Among those who pleaded guilty wor,
the following Timltoro Sierra. Larceny
0f goats. Felix Rivera. larceny o
goats, Juan Mostcs. burglary, fran
cisco Muuiz, burglary Santiago Tel
los hors stealing Annstacio Chaye7
forgery
bruce Jones was acquitted OF thD
charge of murder he was indicted b,
the grand jury 0f Otero county fo
the killing OF Cawers a. Alamosordo
. and the case camo to thia county upo.
a change OF venue
Among the indictments returned 1
the grand Jury were several agalus
Collector OF Customs az El Pan
. Frank Clark and hls son, under th
( deadly weapon act Those indictment
. grew out OF a dispute about a mlnln
claim in me san Androaa mountain
J .n which dispute u ~ alleged tina
{ the defendants drew their guns AM
made a threatening demonstration
] Tho yonuo OF the case has bee
] changed lo QUO OF the adjoining cour
J tee
D Tho court will probably adjourn 10
b the term During the week az the teri
) Tor the county OF Otoro begins on tb
= second % tho following month
. on other Matters.
The Rio Grande is dry ana ha
{ boon go for about month past. /
y consequence tho wheat crop % in da'
e ger OF being entirely lost ;tho nr.
! cutting 90 alfalfa will be very shor
r However. reliable reports aavo com
2 that there is a good volume on WI
p ter coming down tho river and its al
vent la expected ia a few days. VIII
"a fair amount OF water the fruit Gro
u the valley this year viii be In
menso. aa tho danger of frost Is no
paat.
l.. The drOuth has stimulated intoro
r In the proposition 90 irrighto wit
d pumps There are already sever
IA pumping plants around town In su
!. cossful operation. and i've others az
r now being put IN
]. During the past week q prop0sitIo
has been mado by a party possessin
an electric lighting and power plat
D to locate tho same at this point Z,
tho purpose Of supplying light AZ
q power for pumping. Ills propoaltl,
Ia now under consideration by cor
mittoo OF tae chamber OF commerce.
The sanltarium. which has been "a
J. dor construction for some time by d
q J, Il. Howos, will be- completed durir
! this week. u Is a handsome brl,
q structure OF thirty rooms, located iu
I north Of the park,
70 w. D. Murphy 10 tearing down q
adobe building just north OF his me
!. chandlae store and will place upon a
1880 handsome twostory brio
\ Plans are also teing perfected FOR q
, erection 90 large warehouse for n
Z storage OF hay and grain,