Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-24
PRISONERS FROM
GRANT COUNTY
Eleven Brought to
Prison in One
Batch
TWO CONVICTED Of MURDER
Silver City Jail Cleaned Out
at Term of District Court
Just Closed.

ed of felonies OF various kinds, two
Of whom were sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for murder, were lodged
in the territorial penitentiary today.
They were all found guilty of the
charges against them at the recent
term of the district court of Grant
county.
Accompanying Sheriff G. D. Nelson
of Grant county who had charge OF
the prisoners were Jackson Agee.
treasurer of Grant county; d. j.
Mooney, a member of the board of
county commissioners of Grant coun
ty, and James A. Shipley deputy dis
trict clerk at Silver City. Sheriff Mel
son and party expected to leave either
late this afternoon or tonight on their
return to Silver City.
Convicted Of Second Degree Murder.
Josep j. Maloy and Luis Torres are
the names of the convlcts who were
tried for murder and were found gull
ty In the second degree. They were
each sentenced to ninety-nine years,
which of course, unless their SEN
tences are cOmmuted or they manage
to escape, means that they will spend
the remainder Of their natural lives in
prison. Maloy was convicted Of the
murder of Deputy Sheriff Charles
Smith, whom he killed seven or eight
months ago at Silver City. Torres
murdered one of his countrymen at
the old mining camp of Santa Rita,
which Is located in the mountains
east of Silver City.
Wife Beater Gets Six Years.
The other nine prisoners were sen.
fenced to terms Of imprisonment rang.
ing from one to six years for lesser
crimes. Francisco Arroyos whom 1t
was alleged attempted to kill his wife
was sentenced to three years for wife
beating and was given three years ad.
dltional for drawing deadly weapon.
The sentences will run concurrently.
Thomas Greene Of Lordsburg was
sentenced to five years Imprisonment
for burglary. George S. Johnson,
George S. Kelly and John B. Porter,
all of whom also hailed from Lords
burg, were given three years apiece
for burglary all larceny. Virgil Greg
ory and Charles Fare, Of Lordsburg
received a year each for larceny.
Elesio Ort ga was sentenced to
three years !" the penitentiary for an
assault with a deadly weapon and sim
liar punishment was meted out to
Jesus Salais for carrying deadly
weapon contrary to law
Deputy Sheriff John l.. Bevenside,
who accompanied Sheriff Nelson and
party as far as Lamy, went from there
to Las Vegas with two insane pa
tients whom he placed in the territor
ial asylum In the Meadow City. They
were Jose Maceias of Mimbres and
William Ferris, of Pinos Altos.
Pays Compliment to Judge Parker.
The Silver City jail was depopulat.
ed as a result of the cleaning up OF
the criminal docket in Grant county
County Treasurer Jackson Agee was
a caller at the New Mexican office
this afternoon and spoke in the most
complimentary terms of Judge Frank
W. Parker who is the presiding jur.
ist of the judicial district embracing
Grant county. He is one of the very
best men in the country" said Mr..
Agee. ''He is very fair Judge and
attentive to his duties. Everybody
down our way admires and respects
Judge Parker"
Mr.. Agee in speaking of the recent
Republican territorial convention at
Silver City said it was we'll attended
and the citizens, regardless of politics,
were glad it was held there He stat
ed that the big reception rendered to
Governor Curry at the Elks' opera
house there Friday night was grand
success. A large number of the towns
people turned out as well as the visit
ing delegates who had arrived that
day