The daily tribune., 1909-01-22
state Ne1ps

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II pardon to d. L. Griffin who is serv
ing . ninety day sentence In Leadvillt
for violating the saloon laws. Grifr
was convicted some time ago ant
served fve weeks and WAS released OIL
. supersejiAs pending the final deter
mination of his case by the supreme
court. That determination We,
against him and he appealed to the
governor through a special committee
for executive clemency. The COVER
nor today declined to interfere. 1t i,
understood that Griffin wanted to gel
out in order to secure a position u,
one Of the state coal mine inspectors.
As Gov. Shafr 9th MAKES these ap,
pointments he perhaps felt that he
had the opportunity Of keeping one
applicant for job away from linn
and he could avail himself Of the
privilege. Those who are acquainted
with the way the governor is overrun
with applicants and applicants
him IL he does leave one of the appli-
oants In Jail till the positions are
given out.
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The sessions of the house and sem
ate were extremely brief yesterday.
The work consisted Of the introduce
tion of few bills In each house.
The principal measure was intro
duced by Senator Scott in the senate
and provides for the control of the
penal, the reformatory and the ohari-
table institusions of the state under
one board to be composed of three
members and to do away with the
various boards of control over each
of the institutions that prevail at the
present time. In the senate the read
ing clerk who was selected at the be-
ginning of the session was dismissed
and another whom his friends say can
read faster and palmer was chosen.
The coroner's jury in the case of
Giuseppe Cicoatto. the Italian who
twice shot Night Capt. Alex Brighton
and who tried to shoot his wife, Eva
Bequinn, yesterday noon at resort,
this afternoon returned verdict of
suicide. 1t Is generally supposed that
the Italian WAS killed by bullet
from the officers revolver and the po-
lice are still inclined to this version.
but the verdict of the jury today WAS
returned upon the statement of ex-
perts who exami ned the bullet which
caused the Italians death which they
declare was fred from Ciocatto's re-
volver.
Albert levin, a salesman of Den.
YER. was found dead in bed in a hotel
at Leadville this morning. Heart
failure WAS attributed ~ the cause OF
death by the coroner. Levin had
been subject to heart trouble for sev.
eral years and he arrived here Tues.
day. He was taken i'll when about
to leave here this morning. When IL
bellboy called him he failed to re-
spond and his lifeles form WAS later
found In his bed. He WAS about 90
years old. The remains will be sent
to Now York for burial.
A young man by the name OF Will
liam Higgins, employed at the Santa
Fo railroad round house at La Junta.
was crushed and killed yesterday
morning by being caught between the
tank of n moving engine and the side
OF the round house building. He at.
tempted to get on the engine, but WAS
caught and rolled along by the train
In space only few inches wide.
He lived about forty minutes after
the heArtrending accident. He is a
single man about 20 years of age
His parents live in that city.
A committee Of citizens form Otero
county Is trying to secure u division
Of the county in order to establish
Grant copptv from, tha nnvth.rp Ia if