Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-28
MURDERER ORTIZ
WILL ESCAPE THE
GALLONS
Governor CommUtes Sentence
oLife Imprisonment; Roswell
Saloon Man Gets Expected
Pardon From Executive.


Santa Fe Ut NJ, Doe 27-santos
ortiz. convicted of "a co~ld-bloodcd
murder near silver City ana twice re-
proved hy the governor. instead Of
the expected Christmas pardon has
received from Governor Curry "a com
mutation Of sentence 20 NE impris0n-
ment, For two months Ortiz has been
In the shudow Of the gaIlowA. an
preparations for hanging him having
been made for the date upon which
President TAFT visited New MoNico.
Governor Curry committed the death
sentence after q careful consideration.
Before the trial the territory offered
10 accept "a plea OF guilty in the gee.
nnd degree. Ortiz IL appears was too
poor 20 engage an attorney and ON
account OF his poverty II was impos-
sibie to take an appeal to the New
Mexico supreme court.
The Leopold Case.
Governor Curry has decided 60 is
sue a pardon to Carl Leopold. the
Roswell saloonkcepor. who had been
committed to bail for sixty days. on
an old compliment under which he
had violated hts parole Judge w. II,
Pope, District Attorney ]. NJ. neryey
and others. In view OF the fact that
Leopold has served part Of the sem
tenee were not opposed to executive
clemoncy
Incorporation.
incorporation papers were filed to-
day IN the office OF Territorial sceye-
iary Nathan Jaffa hy tho A%lamogordo
Consumers Light and Power company
al Ai4HaR4apla ftI4Fg. sattt4f.a tfhap4.4l
o. Mitchell was designated as New
Mexico agent The capitalization isl
$50, 600, divided into 1000 shares
The company begins with q paid up
capital Of s3N.500, The lncorporators
shares; George Wcigle. 10 shares,
James a. Baird. 10 shares,
naturalization of S%srians.
Nathan Salmon. thu merchant. to-
DAY received the following copy OF
an official order issued ty Secretary
of Commerce and Labor Charles
Nagel ana addressed to the clerk of
courts exercising jurisdiction IN nat
uralization proceedings clerks OF
courts exercising jurisdiction Ia nat
urali-ation proceedings win please dis
regard any request or direction hcre-
tofore mad hy amy officer nf This III
vision or Of the department, whereby
such clerks are called upon 90 refuse
30 rcCciN, or file declarations of in
tcntion and petitions for n%aturuliza-
ton hs reason of amy meaning hithor-
to given hy the division OF naturuli-
cation To the words. white persons
and persons az African nativity on de-
scent, az used In section 216e r. s.
christmas NJ pcnitcntiarN.
Christmas dinner nt the pcnitpn-
tiary provided an unusual feast for
the prisoners Roast goose with np-
pile sauce. mashed putntoos. stowcd
corn. mincc pie. tcl and coffee proved
o. tempting menu. Cigars donated by
A. r. Cartwright wcrc passed around
Ia the afternoon the customary tNcr-
ciscs were held in the chapel for
which Ia Banda dc Santa Fc fur
nished the music
Lodged la the renitcntinpN.
Sheriff Julius Meyer ana Sergeant
j " Collier of The mounted police.
Yesterday lodged tho following re-
efuits in the pcnitontiary LoWiS Me-
Kinl,v. three to four wears for bur
giutV and larceny. George l%inNlos. one
to Two years for burglary: Loslie
johnston one 60 two years for bur
Flars Tho three vcro sentenced 10y
Judge John 70. Merle.
Writ of Injunction Granted.
Iudg, john a. Mctic today grantod
"a temporary writ of Injunction upon
petition OF Golden Barrett against tho
Taos VALLEY Land company. 4 II
MANLY. &C. co.. Co restrain defendants
from |disposiur of the c~ompany's
property. ,tr. Thu writ is r"cturnubl,
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