Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-18
HALLGOEST0PR|SON
FOR TERM Of
TWO YEARS
C0UNTERFElTER PLEADS
GUILTY. LIGHT SENTENCE
Physical Condition Taken Into
Consideration by Court IN
Passing Sentence Both
Grand Iudes at Work,

Dr. George u. Hail, who was ar
rested on the afternoon OF July 2 by
chief Of Police Thomas McMnlin and
Assistant chief w. G. Kennedy, In a
room at the Southern hotel. whore he
was making counterfeit dollars. haif
dollars and quarters. was yesterday
afternoon indicted by the federal
grand jury upon the charge of Gun
terfeitlug, was arraigned. pleaded
guilty and was sentenced 10 serve two
years Ia the territorial penitentlary.
Or. Hal was In the court rOom
when the grand jury brought IN the
Indictment ana promptly pleaded
guilty. Judge Ira a. Abbott az
promptly sentenced him 20 serve tWo
years IN the penitentiary, pay a fine or
$50 and the costs 81 the case.
Before Hairs arrest a number OF
counterfeit dollars had been turned
loose here aud quite a number had
been received at local banks.
chief McMnlin and Mr.. Kenncdy
followed up clew after clew, until II
Wns learned that The counterfeit doi-
lars were issuing from the Southern
hotel. on South First street. At 1880
o'clock on the afternoon OF July 2. thH
Officers went 20 the hotei and began
watching Halls room.
Finally a negro porter Went 20 the
room with "A pitcher of water. and the
slight opening Of the door revealed to
the officers their man. his apparatus
and u pile Of counterfeit dollars.
Whom Hall saw that the officers
had hin lead 20 rights. he admitted
The charge, was taken % the Bernaiilio
county jail, arraigned before United
states Commissioner whiting in ola
town July ;, and bound uver 10 Che
federal grand Jury.
When incarcerated. Or. Han plead
ed and begged for drugs. especially
morphine. which he was addicted TO,
but during his two months imprison-
ment In the county JAN, Or. Pearce.
the county physician. and others hav'
succeeded IN freeing the prisoner from
the drug habit.
on account OF his physical condition
,hc court made Hairs term of impris.
onmeni a light one.
Both Grand Jurics nj Work.
The federal and territorial grand
iuries held busy sessions yesterday az
tho court house, although only n
WIS brought I'm: that by tho
federal grand jury In the case of Or.
HAN
The territorial grand Jury was i'm
pnnneled about 10 O'Clock Melville
man and the Jury Immediately went
into session. The entire mon ming and
afternoon was spent In examining Wit
ntases.
NJ Is believed that the federal grant
Jury viii complete is work by this
a~niernoOn. as only a few eases are
scheduled for disposal by that body
Following Is tho make up Of tho
United states grand jury John
Hurradaiie. foreman. Adolio Silva,
TeleHtor Arcibcque, tleoias sanchez.
Jose Gutierrez, Enrique Garcia. sam
Levy. Joe GoldstUiu. John Lee Clark.
Julian p. Connely. W. Brown. u. N.
Ferguson. Jose Francisco Chavez.
G%aliegos. I'd Lempke. Lenor
AngurcH. j. =. o'Noill. Maxine Gar
Ella, Francisco Maribel, W. A. Gilpini
y. Jacobson
Territorial grand jury NJ. r. SUM
mers. foreman, Atnnasio Montoya
Torres. a. j. Rye. j. ", Pail
mer John O. Bauer, w. II. II. Metz
gar. r. }. Sweeney u. g. Millcn-
Pierce y, Britt. u. r. GIN.
Pcna y Chavez. Primitive Can
dchrla. James Dcvlne. Benlno Moa
Joaquin MARITIME. W. l. Thorp
o. A. Campbell. j. r. Hainca Fred
Mann. Antonio Gahnidon
Territorial petit jury-B -. Samp-
sell. j. nonneii, W. Y. Morning Plu-
Sola2ar y Otero. Rafael Griego,
JOSE Gutierrez Garcia. John Clark,
eduardo Biauco. Pedro pcrca, Fran
.lsDo scdnlo. George Thomas. y. T.
Stevens. Jose Maria chavez, Roman
Nnames. Julian Truilllo, J Il. Hcrn-
iun u. r. McCanna, n. L. kemmer-
10. Felix Galindro. J A. Garcia, Hen
Gleason, carlos v. Romero, Harry
Aspinwan
Probate Court Meets aoncsy.
The hernalilio county p%r3oatr court