Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-08
u. S. COURT IN SESSION
Continued Today Medina Found
Guilty on Two Counts--Four
indictments Returned.

The United States Court for the
First Judicial District of New Mexl.
co, now in session in Santa Fe, re-
convened this morning at o'clock,
Judge John R. McFie presiding. A,
M. Bergere, clerk, was at his post.
The United States was represented
by Assistant United States Attorney
David j. Leahy.
In the case of the United States
VS.. Jose M. Medina, a verdict of gull
ty was returned, and the prisoner is
now in the Territorial penitentiary.
The arguments in the case we're not
finished until o'clock yesterday
evening, and the jury remained out
until o'clock before decision could
be reached.
Attorneys Renehan and Thompson
who appeared for the defense gave
notice Of motion for a new trial,
They will have five days in which to
file tneir mollon for a re-hearing, and
the sentence has been withheld by
the court pending action on the mo-
ton.
Medina was found guilty of making
false jurat in pension cases.
The cases of the United States VS..
MaXimiliano Tafoya and Cruz Pache-
co. and the United States vs. Ignacio
Martinez and Sabina Sanchez, have
been continued for the term. The de-
PENDANTS in both cases are charged
with violations of the Edmunds act.
District Court For Santa Fe County.
Four indictments were returned this
forenoon by the Territorial Grand
Jury. One Of them was against Ma
sario Alarid, charged with the mur-
der of Policeman Camilo Martinez
which took place on the evening Of
April 8, last. Martinez, who was
policeman, was killed in the Claire
saloon while at the bar taking
drink, Alarid slipped up behind him
unnoticed by the intended victim
placed a revolver at the side of his
head and fired. Martinez fell dead
Alarid was placed under arrest at
once.
The other three indictments report
ed have not been made public.
Attorneys Renehan and Thompson.
as counsel for Ex-Governor l.. Brad.
ford Prince el al, filed motion in the
district court for Rio Arriba County
this morning opposing the report of
the commissioners who made the
partition Of the Plaza Colorado land
grant, in Rio Arriba County, on the
ground that the only value therein
is in the northerly quarter which was
allotted to E. A. Fiske. 1t Is claimed
that the northerly quarter of this
grant has valuable deposits of cop
per glance tree copper and blanket
copper, while the part allotted to the
other litigants is inaccessible mesa
land. The motion also opposed the
entry to decree upon the said report
The court after arguments set the
objections for hearing In this city on
September 21.
The partition committee, composed
of Samuel Eldodt, Page B. Otero and
Rlbert B. Willison, as already stated
awarded in partition to Mr.. Fiske 1929
acres of the northern portion of the
grant, which tract contains mining
claims owned by Mr.. Fiske, and Mr..
Irvine; 1924 acres to the defendant
Mr.. Prince locating said acres just
south of the location Of Mr.. Fiske;
about 700 acres to some 20 other de-
PENDANTS, located by the commission
ers on the south portion of the land
in controversy and near the town
lands of the grant. The balance OF
the land in controversy was round by
the commissioners to be such that
it could not be equitably partitioned
and they recommended that 1t be sold
under the order of the court and the
proceeds divided among the other
claimants. The claimants, represent
ed by Prince and Renehan insisted
that the action of the commissioners
was inequitable in that they had set
off for Mr.. Fiske all the valuable por-
tion of the land, they asked an oppor-
tunity to show that fact by witnesses
to the court; the court gave until
the 21st inst. to produce such wit
nesses to prove the contention. If
they should establish their contention.
the court intimated that a sale would
have to be made Of the entire grant,
instead of the partition of part and a
sale Of part, and Mr.. Fiske intimated
to the court that sale of the entire
grant, If such could be done, under
the partition decree, would be very
satisfactory To him.