Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-04
GRAND JUR|Es
NOW At WORK
Federal and Terri.
torial Courts Both
in Session
CALLING OFF DOcktTs
Sloan Cases are Continued
for Term..-Lucero is
Being Retired.

United States and territorial district
courts reconvened today Judge John
r. McFic presiding. Practically all OF
the time time this morning was devot
ed to the calling Of the criminal and
civil dockets of the federal court
when cases were either set for trial
passed temporarily or continued fol-
the term. The territorial criminal and
civil dockets will be called tomorrow
at 2 p. M, during which all the mem
bers of the local bar are requested to
be present
The territorial grand jury was org
anized late yesterday afternoon, Felipe
Ortiz of this city is the foreman. At
ter 1t had been impanneled 1t was dis
covered that Camilo Martinez who had
been accepted as a member was dis.
qualified from serving. Martinez ii
seems was recently bounr over to
await the action Of the grand jury
and he was therefore excused when
this fact became known. Benito Alarid
Of this city was substituted this morn
ing when a special venire was issued
to fill the vacancy.
Anastacio Padllla Sandoval and
Jose Gonzales, two of the men drawn
on the regular jury panel for the ter.
ritorlal district court, were found to
be dead when subpoenaes We're being
served by Sheriff Charles c. Closson
Both the United States and territor.
ial grand juries are now in session and
the courts have settled down to busi.
ness. Judge McFie is feeling a little
better today than he did yesterday but
1t is expected it will be several days
yet before he RECEIVERS entirely from
his recent illness.
Sloan Cases Continued For Term.
The Sloan cases involving certain
coal lands in Santa Fe county which
1t Is alleged were fraudulently acquir.
ed from the United States have been
continued for the term. The coal en-.
tries to these lands were recently or.
dred cancelled by the U. s. land Office
in this city and this decision was af.
firmed by Commissioner Balinger OF
the general land Office at Washington
The Phelps-Dodge company cases
which are embraced in indictments
charging conspiracy to defraud the
United States out of coal lands in San
Juan county have been passed temper.
arily. It Is expected that the alleged
conspiracy case will be tried
during the present term. In
this case blanket indictment
was returned at the last term
Of court, duplicating the corpora.
tion known as Phelps-Dodge and Com
pany, It's officers and number of 9th.
or individuals, among these having
been the late Judge Granville Pendle.
ton.
Jose r. Lucero Placed on Trial.
The first case to be taken up in the
federal district court this term is that
against Jose Refugio Lucero who is
charged under an indictment with
having made false aff1dayits in pen
sion cases. Lucero was tried last year
but the jury failed to reach verdict
and a second trial Is the result. The
afternoon session today was devoted
to securing the jury o sit in the new
trial.
George w. Armijo who was yester-
day selected as interpreter of the U.
s. grand jury was this morning made
interpreter of the Territorial grand
jury and Irineo Chaves was chosen
to succeed Mr.. Armijo a. inter-
prefer of the U. s. grand jury.
U. s. Grand Jury.
The U. s. grand jury as stated yes
terday organized with e. s. Cameron
as its foreman. Following is the per.
sonnel Of the jury together with the
addresses Of the jurors:
H. Anderson, Bloomfield Paulito
Archuleta, Questa; Nicolas Barela,
Penasco; Charles H. Berry, Tres Pie
dras; John Block, Santa Cruz; G. s.
Cameron, Aztec; Pablo Delgado, Es-
panola; r. L. Frazier, Santa Fe; Jose
e Gomez, San Pedro; Jesus R, y Con.
zales, Canonclto; Jose D. Gonzales,
Rinconada; Samuel Lanier, Aztec;
Julian Ortiz, Nambe; Apolonlo Rael,
Cleega; Juan B. Roybal, Pojoaque; An.
tonic Jose Rael, Santa Fe; Prageres
Salazar, TERRA Amarillo; Perfecto
Trujillo, Chimayo; Gabino Truiillo
Chinayo
v. S. Petit Jury.
The members of the U. S. petit jury
which was empanneled yesterday af-
ternoon, together with their addresses
are as follows:
H. 3. Anderson. Ranches de Taos;