The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-01-08

1lne. MeanWnle, I1le second man WAS
arrested under territorial law, and
when brought before Judge Welter,
as justice of the peace, was fined So
and costs.
The judge then brought up three or
four other cases in which he had been
accused of dereliction of duty. He ex-
planned every one of them in full;
and his explanation of each was con-
vincing to the average mind. He con-
cluded with the statement that if any
of the cases were to come up before
him again in the same way, he would
decide them just as he had done. and
said that if the council did not like'
his administration of justice, they
could lop off his official head any time
they wanted to. He said that his fees
from city cases in the past year had
amounted to about a hundred dollars,
although ne had turned in many times
that amount in fees to the city. He
considered that ne had done the right
thing in every case, according to JUS
tice and fairness, and there was not
an Office in Chaves county big enough
to make him do otherwise
Referring to the gambling case, he
stated that City Attorney Scott had
told him that ne had drafted an ordi-
nance which would prohibit promis-
cuous gambling. 1t was drafted when
it was learned that the city ordinance
was defective in this respect. After
ward, the judge said, when he asked
Scott if the new proposed ordinance
had been brought before the council
Mr.. Scott told him that Mayor Stock
gambling matter, and that his drafted
ordinance was in his (Scott's) desk.
With this case in mind, City Attor-
ney Scott tried to answer Welter He
his authority in turning a prisoner
loose after ne had been sentenced
and that while he had done some of
the things Welter said he had done.
he GScotD was 1ot guilty of turning
loose on the public common gambler
who had been sentenced to Jail. In
the course of MS remarks Scott was
by Welter, who answered
some of the remarks made, and it
was not long before both were talk
affair that was little less than anus
ing to the assembly. Mayor Stockard
called for order, and asked City Mar
shall Rascoe and Policeman Witt if
they had anything to say about Po-
lice Judge Welter's official acts. They
had no charges to make, and the mat
ter was left for the consideration of
the council.
When Mayor Stockard called the
council to order early in the evening
the following members were in their
seats: Bell. Church, Johnson, Kinsing-
er, Robinson, Wiseley and Wyllys.
The finance committee reported
that they had put their o. K. on the
bills, including the salaries for No
vember, the electric light bill and a
few others, eXhausting the money |
on hand, which is something over
s., 900 Later in the evening these
Street and alley committee, no re-
port: no money.
Sidewalks a1d Bridges, no report; |!
no money.
Sanitary Committee, report made
of of
l.. Parsons as to sanitary condition
of the city. Report stated that full in
vestigation had been made and that
charges were found to be false, and
them letter saying that his first in
formation had been received through
gossip and neighborhood talk. The
report also gave the Daily Record a
reprimand. (But the people are not
likely to condemn the Record on the
opinion of a kangaroo court.) The re-
port further suggested that Roswell
ought to have a waterworks system
and a sanitary policeman The report
was received and adopted by vote of
the council.
There was no report from the wat
er and light, and poor and pauper
committees.
The resignation of F. NJ. Jump as
councilman from the Fifth ward was
received from Lexington, Okla, and
accepted.
An ordinance was introduced com
pelling saloons to close at midnight
and not open before five a. M. and
providing a fine of $50 for violations
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