Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-22
COURT At RATION,
Verdict of Sin Culpa in Case
Against EmillanO Ortez
Carter Case Taken Under
Amusement.

Judge Mills arrived in Ration,
Monday morning, and Immediately
began empaneling the grand and
! petit iuries for the term, which result
ed in the selection Of the following
named citizens TO serve In such ca
pacity:
Grand Jurors:-A. II. Streicher,
foreman. J. b, Bidwell, James Liv-
ingstone, Grant Shahan, j. w. Farley,
G. NJ. Fetter. Laggdon Moore. George
Gillispie. Fred Whitney. T.. Il. Man
ming. Fred Jelfs, Henry S. Allison,
J.. G. Salazar, John N. Brackett,
Arthur J. Ferney, Chris Vogt, Ellis
Jones.
Petit Jurors: Mason Chase, Per-
fecto Cordova. Juan Pacheco. II. NJ.
Frey, w. NJ. Oliver, Charles Rohr.
Clarence Stockton, G. A. Whited
Clarence Whistler, Vincent Wersonick
J. Manuel Salazar, Francisco Chavez,
Benigno Tenorfo, George Doyle,
Henry F. Butler, Y. W. Wilson, Henry
Nelson, Robert Heinze, Isidoro Baca,
George Porter, James N. Cook, J..
X. Vigil, A. c. Majors, Frank 0. Simp.
son.
On Tuesday the case Of the Terri
tory OF New Mexico vs. Emilio Ortiz
was tried. This ease was brought to
Colfax county from Mora county on a
change OF enue. The defendant was
charged with an assault with a deadly
weapon upon the sheriff Of Mora coun-
ty. The testimony showed that the
sheriff and the defendant were pro-
prietors OF rival saloons in the town
OF Mora, and that some jealousy ex-
listed between them by reason there
OF. On the night Of the alleged as
sault according to the evidence a
nums2r OF the citizens Of Mora were
seated around a Monte table in the
saloon OF Palemon Ortiz. a IN
the game OF monte" A dispute
Ndse between one of the players
and the dealer Of the game, and a
general scufflc ensued, and a large
stone came crashing through the
window allghting on the monte table.
the chips and silver and causing the
players to take shelter behind the
a and the whiskey barrels in close
proximity. The defendant Emilio
ortiz, seized a pistol which was be-
hind the bar, and ran out into the
street looking for the person who
threw the stone and interrupted tho
social game. Just about the same
time the sheriff stepped out of the
OF his saloon which was imme.
oiateiy across the street, and Ortiz
is his excitement fired Two shots
INTO the air, the bullets coming very
close to the sheriff. The Jury after
hearing all the evidence. which wae
somewhat voluminous, returned n
verdict of sin culpa' on Wednesday
morning.
Argument in the MandamuS Gaze
Rufus II, Carter was heard
by Judge Mills on Monday afternoon,
Messrs Jones and Voorhees, appear
.ng for Carter and Orrin, and Messrs
I.eahy and Spiess for the City Coun.
III. Ma'srs Jones and Voorhees, con-
ended that the peremptory wr!t is.
'ued by the court to compel r. II.
to recognize G. +. Lyon as
OF the City, and to proceed
With the duties Of his office, should
Re set aside. The court took The mat.
er under a~dvisement, but will decide
he questions involved during the
term.
The case OF Paul Butler ct al. VIZ.
l.. 0. Jahrens, involving the title to
bout 10000 acres OF land near Wagon
found and which is pending in San
iiguel County was heard Wednesday.
Ir. Jahrens claims to have purchased
lis amount OF land through one Aaron :
who formerly lived :
/ this county, but who now lives at
IcAllister Springs. Missouri. and .
as attempting to fence this area of
md, when he was enjoined from 50
ding by the Benjamin +. 3utler ese
ate, and Thomas II. Catron. who :
lain to be the II Of the land. .
Among the visiting attorneys who :
re here attending the term of court .
observed, Hon. A. A. Jones, Mr.. ,
! Il. Bunker. f. V. Long. Charles
. SpiesS of Las Vegas. NJ. w. Mills :
Springer.
Owing TO the amount of business (
the court the session will con
nue for at least two weeks and prob '