Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-21
GRAND JURY FINDS
LID LOOSE At
GALLUP
ENFORCEMENT OF SUNDAY
LAW EARNESTLY URGED
That Statute Governing EIec-
lions Be Taken More Serious
" Is Another Recommends
tom 10 Indictments Returned

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Especial Dispatch 10 the Moruins Journal
Gallup n. NJ. MAY 20-The dis
trict court for Mckinley county.
which convened here last Monday. Is
hard az work ana a number Of eases
have alteAdy been disposed Of. Ira A
Abbott. presiding Judge, decminR il
necessary to hold night sessions be-
cause the levy for % court fund was
not sufficient to cover the work OF
this term It is likely the court Will
| close the term Tuesday or Wednesday
Of next week. on that account
The grand jury found nineteen true
bills aud three no bills. In its report
the grand jury called attention 10 the
iuXity IN the enforcement OF the sun
duy closing law for saloons and rec
commended that the law be strictly
enforced 1t also took up the ques-
ton Of Illegal voting ana recommend
ed il s~tricter enforcement Of the cleo
zion laws. stating however, that in
the past there was a lack of evidence
90 prosecute alleged violators, al
though many irregularities, were re-
ported
Tho report Of the grand jury is as
follows
Territory Of Sew Mexico.
IN the District court Of Mckinley
county.
Report Of grand jury, May. 1910
term.
10 the Honorable Ira a. Abbott.
fudge Of the SECOND judicial court,
sitting IA and for the county of
Mckinney. territory Of Now Mexico
No fhaM uYlt nh itptf .IlitA amman
nelca and sworn at the May. 1910
term of the district court. within and
Tor the county OF Mckinley. territory
of New Mexico. beg leave 10 submit
herewith our final report
We have examined twenty-five
Cases presented to us. and nave tDund
nineteen truo bills and three no bills,
~ all wo hpNo examined s~eYenty-two
witnesses.
There have been a number OF mat
ters brought 70 the attention OF this
l'udN. among which are Illegal voting,
SUNDAY closing, and Justices of the
icuce dockets.
We recommend that an Justices OF
the peace IN the county make II q
practice to consult the district at
torney In all criminal cases coming
before their courts. as We ind upon
Investigation OF their dockets that
Justices &C the petce AVE imposed
fines in folonN ctses in which they
have no Jurisdiction So to do. and we
further recommend whenever "A de
londUut is held TO await the action
of the Grand jury that the said JUS
tees of the peace shall immediately
deliver an the papers In the case. to-
gether With q list Of the witnesses
Und synopsis of the testimony taken.
ia the district attorney.
We have nude Investigation into
the ease of the territory OF New Mex
leo against George tlansom, ana find
that owing to the fact that the justice
Of the peace did not have jurisdiction
to impose "a fine uf SllV, said crime
being e felony. that the sheriff per-
formed services In said case iu serV-
ing warrants and other papers, his
fees being S6a.l2. and he having re-
rcived only x2u OF said fees. we rec
ommond that the said sheriff tile a
clnim against the county of Mckinley
Tor the sum OF $iN.ls. being the bal
due him on account of said
Tees and we further recommend that
the county commissioners be request
ed so pay the anne
we further recommend that the
SUNDAY closing law on the statute
books be tulls enforced. II We re-
qu,st and ask that the district at
torncY ct this county see to IL that all
Niolutors oi said law be prosecuted,
and thai the sheriff of this county
and the marshal of the town of cat
lup and all peacc officers ot the
county and town aid ana assist the
district attorney ina the enforcement
of said law.
1t has been called Go the attention
of this hods. that there has been y
good dead uf talk and complaint about
lrrcg ularitirs iu the elections held ia
thc town aud county. and We have
deemed 10 our duty 60 $50 into the
matter fully. While We find that there
been many irregularities in the
conduct of elections la the past. there
was not sufficient evidence of direct
fraud presented ON which TO lind n
We recommend that iu
the futuro the election laws be strict
enforced
We lind on examination OF thu
county San. HAT thv s.tmc IS i'm very
bad condition. gruetnllg the walls bee
.ng cracked over The s%ttliuss, doors +
and CORNERS The gratings i'm
Me- windows being m especially bad
chaps, rods heiuN loose ln frames. and
.hc frames and rods of an doors and
windows being too light 90 insure
Tho fioor oi tho iail is i'm NtrN
condition and SADLY in need of
~, recommend thtt al grat-
ugs ler doors and windows shalt Ice
VI heiVs chilled steel We lind that
or some ,ause cor other no lighting
1 stem of tny kind Us m tar t1tl cN-
elt candies and we recommend that
he county commissioner hc request
20 go install electric lights therein
find tfe SANITARY conditions bad
here utiuE MA provision made for
.los,ts for l~t1ttories And the stencil
room tlfe present water closet located
,aok ni ths iat is almost unbeatable +
we recommend that the sanitary
undition- he immediately rcmcdicd
further recommend tnat atl uec
sslrY repairs Dee made ta the jail
have questioned tl prisoners and
that they have no cause 20 COM
iliiu of treatment or fare.
We have visited tho various count
,iicts. ana lind iAat owing TO the
United time at Our disposal 80 was
impossible for ls to make "a ~thvroush
Naminafion ot the county records.
ur recommend bat the terl-
auditor be- requested 90 make
- thofpusA examination ol the tau-