Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-30
ACQUITTED
IN RT At
ALAMOGOROO
WOMAN WHO OPENED A
LETTER NOT GUILTY
Case of Woman Accused OF
Importing Girls for immoral
Purposes Next On the Docket
correspondence MorniDz Journal

Especial Correspondence M0rninS journal. ]
Alamogordo. y. M, Nov. 2g.-Fhe
United States court for the sixth judi
cial district, which convened in TINS
city last Monday with Judge Edward
A. Mann on the bench, VIII close to-
morrow evening.
The government has been repre-
scented at this term by Edward l..
Medler. assistant United states attor-
ney, and even though the session has
been a short one, considerable bust
ness has been transacted. Three cases
have been called FOR trial and dis
posed OF, the defendants in each case
drawing a verdict OF not guilty at the
hands Of the jury. The first case
tried was the one of the United states
versus Eduardo Austin and AM
brosio, charged with breaking into a
railroad car at Tucumcar and pur-
Joining several pairs of shoes ana
some whiskey. g. G. Davidson. OF
.Tucumcari. conducted the case for the
defense. and The jury. after deliber-
atinR for an hour. returned a verdict
of not guilty. The next case taken
up was that against Sarah A.. We're
line. Of Estancia, indicted for viola
ton Of the postal laws. It seems that
the defendant lived some fOur miles
south of Estancia In a n"eighborhOod
Of -four or five families, the custom
prevailing amongst them being that
toe u who went TO town called for
the mail Of all. Last September Mrs.
Wereliue went 10 Estancia. called for
her mail and also hat of NJ. G. Quin-
nell Both received letters. In her
letter, which was from her son, Mrs.
Wcreline read the Information that
he. her son had sent her a money
order for $25, but had sent same In
the letter 70 Quinnell. he presuming
that in that way she would get il
nIIlHL4YL ThA- lgVIAy. In hNtnnnI AIaa
Werelinc recognized as being the one
referred to by her son, and as she
was ~ destitute circumstances. she
opened anne extracted the money or
der and ~endcaVored to have II cashed
The money order, however, was
drawn I'm favor OF Quinnell, and, after
W or three efforts, she was unable
to get the cash. She then returned 10
the home of a brother of MI. QuiD-
ncll. I'm the n~cighhorhood in which
she lived. told what she Lad done.
and turned letter and money order
over TO Quinnell. the brother of the
payec Of the money order, who took
same TO his brother. explained mat
tiers. and returned in a short time
with NJ. c.. Quinnells check In favor
Of Mrs. Wcrcllnc for SIS. 90, claiming
that she owed him $1,000. After a
short delibcratlou. the jury failed to
discern any criminal intent on the
part OF the defendant. and returned q
verdict of not guilty. T.. b. Brum-
back, of Estancia, conducted the de-
fcnse in this case.
In the matter Of the United States
versus Edward Il. King. charged with
adultery and f~ornication, after the
government had introduced It's evil
doncc and restyd. the court sustained
HE motion of the defendant for an in
struction of not guilty, II being plain
IN evident that tho government had
failed to make out ID case against the
defendant The court. therefore. in
structcd the jury 60 return "a verdict
OF not guilty. which was done. the en-
tire trial occupying about one hour
Mcsnrs. Wharton and Lawson and
Judge byron sherry. uf this city. were
MI Kings attorneys
The cases against Tom Studgin. /