The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-03-31
CASES At
CARLSBAD
Special to the Daily Record.

elt term of court here has been a
busy grind. After the Nose Lewis
murder case was tried there came
civil matters, and other cases where
| defendants pleaded guilty.
Four women were arraigned as va
grants, and on the charge of corrupt
ing society on information furnished
by District Attorney Fullen They
sentences, the Jail sentences being
suspended if they would leave the
Territory at once. The four perfect
ladies' imm mediately left on the south
bound train. George Sable and wife
were also ordered to leave New Mex
leo. Sable formerly tended bar in
saloon at Roswell
Sol Schoolover, owner of saloon
here, was tried before a jury on the
charge of vagrancy, it being alleged
that he rented and owned a bawdy
house He was found guilty, but SEN
tence has not yet been imposed 1t
is public opinion that Schoonover
will be ordered out of New Mexico
by Judge Pope, and that he will be
given time in which to dispose of his
saloon and other property interests.
Schoonover has a wife, daughter
nearly grown and grown SON The
wife and daughter are highly respect
ed in the community. Judge Pope, in
charging the jury in this case, said
that any one in New Mexico who
rented a house to prostitutes was gull
ty of keeping house of prostitution.
The celebrated sheep stealing case,
wherein B. NJ. Mitchell was tried on
the charge of stealing about four hun
dred sheep, resulted in a hung jury.
1t is said that the jury stood eigho |
for conviction and four for acquittal |
This case has cost Eddy county a |
large amount of money, and Judge
Pope held the jury together for forty |
eight hours before discharging them |
Mitchell is out on bond
Joe Homolka, the big Bohemian
who was charged with issuing |
worthless check at Artesfa for over
seven hundred dollars, pleaded guilty |
the court costs, and was fined $100 |
and sentenced to Jail for ninety days |
Clemency was extended in this case
on account of the ignorance of the |
defendant.
There was a vein of humor in the |
case of Dan Sullivan, the real estate |
man who got his eye shot out and |
some number four shot in his shoul- |
der and face. It will be remember
ed that Sullivan had row with O.
P. Weddle a farmer, and Sullivan at
tackled Weddle with a chair, when
Weddle got shotgun and smoked
Up the premises. The grand jury in
dicted Sullivan for assault, and failed
to find bill against Weddle. Sullivan
lost an eye and was indicted besides.
lie pleaded guilty, and Judge Pope
let him off with a lecture and $50
inc, and told him he had already suf-
fered considerably by getting SHOT.
and offered him some sound advice
be.
Judge Pope has displayed his usual
tireless method of rushing the bust
ness of the court, and has held sew
eral night sessions.
District Clerk S. l. Roberts has
proven himself highly competent, and
his willingness and courtesy in Civ
ing the court news to newspaper
men has naturally made him popular
with the fraternity. In this way he
is much like the late Carl NJ. Bird
whom he Succeeded District Attorney
Louis o. Fullen is proving a Jealous
and able successor TO James NJ. Her
vey, and seems to be improving with
every case The ability of Longstreet
Hull. the efficient and courteous Off
cial court stenographer. is too well |
known to need comment. The Fifth |
Judicial district is certainly to be |
congratulated on having as able a |
jurist and lawyer for presiding Judge |
as Hon. VIM. H. Pope. and on the
pabilfty of the other court officers.
r. T. McC.
Special to the Record.
Carlsbad, N NJ. March 31.-Will-
lam Davis, the wild horse rider and |
bronco buster. who is known over
the entire West as 'sHackamore BiH.'
and who was wanted in Scurry county