Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-10-07

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members called Il 90 the attention OF
the district attorney, who Immediately
had Witnesses summoned. and az n ~.
suit, several indictments we're found.
/ We have no dehnlto Information a. 10
what has become of the bonds given
| by these defendants. They ought 10
be IN the hands of The clerk OF the
court.
In stlil another case. young man.
IN June, by n Justice. was committed
TO jail IN default OF bail. 10 await the
action OF the grand jury on charge
OF impersonatlng an officer The pap.
ora IN this case we're hied In the clerk a
ONCE on september %, 1906. and were
brought 20 our attention on Soptem.
hor 20. 1905, only after relatives Of
the accused person hae heset some OF
our members with personal impor.
tunity. A. a result. on September "a,
We made a prosenimont Of mo bill"
IN this case. We cannot refrain from
commenting further as 20 this matter
! The evidence showed that "a man OF
bad reputation. keeper u vile
drinking place 0f the lowest Chafac.
ter. IN Old Albuquerque, teaiiAed be-
fore the justice Of the peace, that q
voice, through a telephone tosa him
that the owner % the voice was a dep.
MY sheriff, and was coming con- the
next street car 20 arrest the saloon
keeper and close Mp his place Of bust.
ness. and that he recognized the voice
aH that OF the defendant with whom
no had had some previous quarrel We
cannot believe this sufficient 20 ludl,
cate an ofonsc under the statute. a.
TO impci sonaiing an officer. and yet
this young man was conhned In jail
Tor three months ON this charge. This
"a the more surprising 10 rs. because
We believe the Justice OF the peace
who took this action TO be an honest
and conscientious man. We think he
must have been badly advised.
There has been presented 10 40 eyl.
dence as to one Donaclano Guticrros.
Il was shown that this man sold liquor
at retail no four different places, in
two or three different pfeciwts OF
the county. IN the year 1904 We
we're. at 1rst, Impressed with the be.
lief that this man was a lawless VIC.
lator OF the territorial revenue law.
but upon examination of the record OF
liquor licenses, we found that he was
! the owner OF q retail liquor license,
\ covering the period of sales made by
him, aud taking the charitable view
4 that he may have boea honestly mis-
taken as 10 his rights under such a
license We refused 10 End an indict
ments against him. We fee. e our
duty. however. 90 cali his attention
and that Of al other persons. to the
fact that license to sell liquor at re-.
tail authorizes selling M only one
place IN one precinct. and Is not good
a. 10 sales at any other place or In
any other precinct.
By chapter ii5 OF the laws 81 1895,
Il ~ provided that no license shall be-
issued 90 sen liquor az retail az any
place except within the limits ~ a
city town or village containing at
least 100 Inhabitants. and severe
penalty Is Imposed upon any officer
n who authorizes or issues such forbid.
den licenses. We nnd that the asses
aor and probate clerk OF the county
have apparently paid no attention "a
this statutory provision, hnt have nc.
centcd applications for liquor licenses
without investigation, hut we have
found no Indictments against oither Of
them, because we did not believe tnoir
neglect of dniy was wliful or inten.
tional We invite their careful attcn.
tion 10 this law In the future.
FOR several years n has been the
CUSTOM IN the city OF Albuquerque
10 have ono night. durlng the annual
territorial fair given up 10 unusual ~
cense IN the streets Of the city, when
masked persons OF both sexes and OF
all axes have been allowed tO pervado
/ gambling places OF the city have been
thrown open 20 such persons without
\ restriction. This IL gross violation
Of the territorial law. hut we have
not deemed Il advisable or desirable
20 present indictments rs 20 such OF.
lenses, as we could no, do 40 With
ont involving people Of respectabiliiy
and good standing, who thOughilessiy
allowed themselves 90 be carried away
/ by the enthusiasm of such on occasion,
apparently sanctioned by lawful au'
thorlty. We do not consider u nee
essary TO cxpatlate upon the evils of
This thing. They must be apparent 10
all and are Within the personal knowi'
edge OF some OF our members and OF
80 az numbers OF the community. We
cannot and language too strong "a ex.
press our condemnation, and we call
upon the city authorities 20 see that
nothing Of the kind over happens
again, ana. In case Of their non-action,
We trust that the sheriff OF the county
i wll suppress such violations OF the
las as tho entering OF women and
children into drinking and gambling
\ places
Iirgc nas been presented % ms evil
dnnro showing open and ilagrant VIC
Hiiclr AZ the sunday law, by retail
er dealers but there was such
serious and honest differences OF opln.
lon on this subject among our mem
hers, that u was Impossible 20 hnd
any indictments In these cases Some
Of us believe that every law, whether
good or bad. should be enforced, be.
cause. even Y bad. or diatREtoful 20
mo majority Of the people, the best
way 10 secure rs amendment or ap.
/ peal Is 10 enforce Il, while Others be.
/ lioVe that the enforcement of this
I law Would be detrimental 20 the vel.
I fare OF the community and stlll OH.
/ ers believe that, 81 enforced at an. the
Law should bo enforced against an
alike, including such places a. drug
I stores cigar Biofea, news stands. boot
/ blacks. cts, bat they believe such
I general enforcement impossible. We
| can say a. whole that we are AN
/ ln favor of th observance of law, aud
fully subscribe 10 the general idea that
! disregard Of one law tends 10 breed
I darespecl of all Law. and We heartily
wish that the sunday law could be- 20