Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-30
NEWSY NOTES
FROM SOCORR
Proceedings Against Embe
zlIne Treasurer Dropped.
Court Concluded.
JOINT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. KNOB

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SocnHo. IS. 81. Inne gi. The cod
fy commissioners of socorro couu'
have aFreod t1 take no further steI
ln the prosecution of Abran ABBEY
former county treasurer Of this ooun
who is now under indictment for III
appropriation of county funds and 4
The sgaucaiering of county records
Whn AhcfIl was retired from
position e treasurer. un January
1908 aIs accounts were found ln
short some $4,000. aud ha admnii
the shortage Tho 0mciail and I
thor.f.cs upon inVesfianile came
the conclusion fhii hloyla, who I'D
ueon one Of the most powerful pol
ilciunl z iue cpun,y. wee short mol
than lil,0pN. but as Abrqta before \
ms our of Office. had either burned
destroyed an books and records
the Office D. was impossible to N
ihe exact amount "a hts shortad
hla honasmcn. shortly after Abe,
gave mp tnn once. offered o. scid
wfih the county commissioners "A
Ahcytaa shortage ~ a payment
$4,000. which the commissioners I
copied bat nos as payment In lull 4
al claims against the former tres
nrcr.
Some G.ac after the settlement. d
dicimcnis were secured aFainl
Abeyta charging hrm with mlsRppr
priation of pablo irnds. and dcairu
ton OF cQnceulment 81 public ro
1rds. hut the case has never BE-.
drought to trial having been dclayt
tum time to time. on nrsi one nr
text and then another. dntll th,
board, at q recent meeting decido
that iho numerous delays and cunf
quont expense. with enc oufiouK y.
more delays aud additional exnons
made it Improbable 10 continue IN
prosecution. and therefore voted
drop an PROCEEDINGS nraiuat tho q
ring treasurer.
County Court Ends Docket
AFTER a niRht session last nlEnt ii
sOcorro county district court mas q
day adjourned hy Judge Parker. att
one OF the busiest court terms bel
recently The court win DO rcCo
voned again at the next regular tern
The Germ, from the standpoint 1
the county. has uecn very succCEsiu
numerous cases shat had long bn
deued the docket. having been cieare
up. and "a clear docket lcft for %
next term.
The recently appointed district q
iorney, Hon. II a. WOiiord. while D
has NOT secured any great humber ,
convictions. has made an e2collcr
imprlss.On here. inasmucn as 10 ha
succfedod in clearing the docket
several eases that in an urobabllIa
would never have come 90 trial. an
which were leeacies iert 20 thc 40
trict attorneys Office by form,
regimes
About Socorro County Teachers
County school Superintendent 10
res. Of soeegHa cpaniy. and Count
School Superintendent Luna, Of sleri
county were in conference here q
day, cumpletlng arrangements Cor
joint ieacnera iuailfate, 90 BE- eel
here lho last week IN July and ih
first week Ia August President
a. ilght. 81 the silver City NOrmi
college. WIZ conduct the institute, an
viii be assisted hy another prom
uent educator 0f The territory yet
be- named
The object az toe institute Is 10 II
the very best instruction possible Is
the teachers OF the two counties. an
81 was decided that this could best D
accomplished by the hOiulng Of
joint institute.
Dead Men Are Identified.
The TWO MeNlcans wno were ru
over and horribly manRled near her
by Santa Fe train No. 10. last "
Gay, have been identified as Iug
Bust3s. OF San ALtOniO. n. NJ, az,
l4imo Sanchez. a native Of old MeI
leo and were employed on tFae
work yellow san Antonio. just prls
20 their tragic death.
lt has been asceriainci that N
men were drinking freely tho nlgl
before the accident ana went TO slice
on the rack Tho engineer Of No
saw fhc men on the trPck ana mad
every n0rf 20 stop hts train, hl
could a DO so ln time. Their DO
ics were literally ground 10 pieces.
For O while some cxcitcmcnt an
mystery was created here By the 3
porn ihai on the scene Of tho aecidei
three hats and Eve legs had bee
ioand watch led 90 the supposltie
that more ihan two men had BEE
killed, bat tais was afterwards prove
canhrd
The curcneFf jury returned a ve
niCt OF accidental death. ana The hO
les were nirkon uu iu baskets lu