The Holly chieftain., 1904-03-11
COLORADO STATE
.. CAPITAL AFFAIRS

commuted the sentence Of Lizzie Frey
to from one to FIVE years She was
sentenced from Pueblo county, May ~,
! 1903. to from three to five years IN the
penitentiary for larceny of live stock.
Governor Peabody recently issued
requisitton papers on the governor on
Kansas for the delivery Of William II.
| Granstaff to Deputy Sheriff James II.
| Frishie Il Prowers county. Granstah
was Under srrezl at ,i3iawatha. Kan
sas, 'fW higamy.
Paul Wilson, commissioner i'll chief
| of the Worlds Fair Board, left Denver
| March Sd for St Louis, where he Will
remain until after the opening OF the
! exposition. He will at once make ar
rangsneslts for the opening OF Colo.
RADIO headquartersN at S1O0 Washington
boulevard rs. ="
/ At the meeting of the State Board OF
Pardons resolutions comrnending war
den John Cleghorn Of the pepitentiary
at Canon City. were adopted. The
board recently visited that institution,
and in spite of its crowded condition
foundsit in q cleanly and sanitary con-
dition. with the highest order OF dis
cipline prevailing.
The actual figures accruing to the of
fee of Secretary Of State james Cowie
as charges for annual reports and ar
,ticles OF incorporation during the
month OF February, is 12,92O.5O. show
ing considerable increase over the pre-
viOus month. The state insurance de
partment has taken in $1h2, 900 in fees
since December 1st.
| John H. Knaebel, special counsel for
the government in the. timber case
against the Denver & Rio Grande Rail
road Company, recently Informed
Judge Hallett that the government de-
sired to amend the complaint by en-
larging its scope. The petition TO- the
amendment names many counties in
addition to the thirteen covered by the
injunction. The day Off hearing was
fixed for April 4.
A writ of supersedeas was filed in
the Supreme Court. March 1st,
in the case Of Jacob Zip
perlan. charged with the mur-
der Of Matt Lutsinger, a. Durango cat
tleman. The murder appears to have
been one of the most brutal in the his
tory of the state. Zipperlan was tried,
convicted and sentenced for life. His
attorneys seek to have the evidence re-
viewed, claiming some sixty errors in
the conduct of the trial
At the Office of the secretary of state
collections have been large for some
time, the average receipts being over
$1,000 a day. This money represents
fees paid for the filing of annual re-
ports by the corporations of the state,
The annual report law was enacted in
1901, but this is the first year that its
results have been seen to such good
advantage. 1t is estimated that the
revenue from this source the present
year will amount to about 100000.
Attorney General Coleman an
nounces that the Coloradeksnsas liti-
cation regarding the water in the Ar
kansas river will come up In the Unit
ed States Supreme Court in April. He
expects that special master will be
appointed to take testimony from both
sides and that final disposition OF
the suit will not be made for several
months. The testimony will involve
the flow of the Arkansas river il Colo,
rado, both before irrigation was start,
ed and at present. -
An order has been ISSUED eby Gov
ernor Peabody, commander-in-chief OF
the National Guard, through Ad. Gen.
Sherman Bell, calling for an inspec-
tion of the National Guard of Colora-
do, under the provisions of the mill
tary act of 1902, by an officer OF the
United States army, to take place be
tween March 2lst and April 18th. The
orders demand that immediate and
thorough preparation for this inspec-
tion be made by all officers and enlist
ed men of the National Guard.
At a meeting of the state capitol
managers it was decided that insurance
on the state house ought to be carried
| The discussion Of the subject was occa-
stoned by the recent disasters which
have visited eastern capitols, and al
though the Colorado state house is con-
sidered a strictly fire proof building
with very little combustible material
in its construction, 1t finally was de-
cided best to be on the safe side. Sec
retary Herman Lueders was authorized
to obtain statistics as to the cost of in
suring the state house in the sum of
100000, and will take up the work at
once.
The attorney generals office will
present petition to the next session
of the Legislature, asking that the
law regarding applications for writs Of
supersedeas be changed. Many mex
cusable delays have been caused by
the act passed by the last Legislature.
it is said. The present law allows
sixty days in which writ to stay eX-
ecution of sentences in criminal cases
may be applied for TO the Supreme
Court. 1t is claimed that attorneys for
convicted persons delay the execution
of Justice to the last possible moment
under the law. The Ypungblood case