Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-17
ALLEGED 70 RGER
HELD TO THE
GRAND JURY
Fancy Penman in Trouble at
Fort Sumner Experimental
irrigation Fam Being Pre-
pared; Much Business Ac-
tiyity,


Fort sumner. y. NJ, March a.
in Squire Perkins court last Friday
and saturday two cases for forgery
and uttering were heard against Fran
cisco Martinez alias Procopio Archu-
leta. 4. q Hawkins appeared for the
prosecution and y Arncaga for the
accused. From Tho evidence Of the
witnesses. Messrs. G. G. Henry, cash
icr Of the First National bank, Fort
Sumner; Perfecto Casaus. u sheeD
rancher, aud j. R%einhardt il was
shown that MARITIME on two different
dates presented two cheques at the
bank, one for s75 and one for SIZES,
each hearing what purported to be
the signature OF Casaus and received
In an 5000. 1t was shown during
the examination that the accused was
a clever penman, being able to write
perfectly disguised handwriting, He
attempted to set MP the defense that
it was q case Of mistaken Identity. |
ana that some Other person whose
name was endorsed on the cheques.
Procopio Archuleta was the guilty
party. Against this evidence was adj
dnccd showing that he (Martinez)
had himself written Arehuleta's name
on the choque, ana there was no evil
dence forthcoming to show that there
was any such person known as Pro-
copiO Archufcta. The accused was
held for action Of the grand jury and
taken to Santa Rosa in the custody
of Constable T., Brooks.
During the past few weeks eleven
claims have been entered on under
tho homestead act-tu be west of this
town, ana IN other localities in this
section of the territory settlement has
been going on,
4 handsome modern building has
been erected in town recently by Mr.
Kntz. whore he is now INSTALL
ed. doing "A general merchandise bust
ness.
Mcssrs. Dunn and silva have ais
built q large u~p-to-date meat marke
which they are now occupying, whit
Mr. Northington has also built quit
a handsome structure where he Op
crates his tinsmith ANA plumbing
business.
The restaurant SO long conductef @
WI II simmons. facing the plaza !,
was sold last week 10 Mr. Bissott. ,
Mr. Erickson, who succeeded Mr. !
as manager of the Il. Harri
merchandise business, ha
akcn charge The large show win
lows have been set out with plat :
glass and the premises present quit 4
appearance of an extensive, com V
nodious modern store. 4
The manager. Mr.. Nisbitt. who j. =
o awe charge of the experimental /,
arm on the irrigated land of the For
Land company, has arrived
is about 90 start operations. Thu r.
cement hcadgatcs to the com :
iany's %irriEating ditch are nearlN n
Completed, MI. Hanna, who has beer q
n charge of the work, has employ
Il a large farco of men and in a cou- o
'lo of weeks time there viii be am =
Ne water in the ditch for i%rrigatinl
purposes.
Senator Bakers loss Of his littlC
on-an old child-has called forth
sympathy among the towns
who attended the funeral on sun
In a body The little boy dice
( pneumonia while with his father
no vas attending the sitting of the
'pislature i'm Santa Fc. The body wa'
hero and interment took
lace i'm the local cemetery
Another saloon opened during the
few days i'm a portion OF tn
romises of the %Sunnyside Lumber
lmpany. Bragg Palmer. who was
ont of business by the cyclone
the proprietor. Mr.. SandoVal has
Iso opened a new saloon i'm what Is
as the old town This makes
eht saloons for this progressive
Another Indication Of progress Is
le starting of % second weekly news
iper. The Republican" under the