Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-25

! stand as q fact not open 70 eNplana-
ton by the witness"
This afternoon the case of the Ter
ritory of New Mexico, appellee, VS.. r,
H.. Pierce, appellant, was submitted
to the court on briefs. The case was
brought up from Bernalillo county,
but the defendant. who had been
superintendent Of the territorial asy-
lum FOR the blind at Alamogordo
stands charged with an %atrocious at
tacks upon one of his wards While at
the Albuquerque fair.
In case No. 1894, Charles Melini
and J. p. Eakin, appellants, VS.. Alex
Freige & Bros. appellees. the remit
ittur having been filed. the decision
of the lower court was affirmed.
In cases Nos. 1896 and 1898, no
tions for a %rehearing was overruled,
The cases are Emilia NJ. Perea. APP
| pellee, VS.. The state Lite Insurance
Company of Indianapolis, Indian
apolis, appellant. decided In favor of
the appellee, from Sandoval county,
and Territory of New Mexico, appel
lee, VS.. Themes NJ. Harwood, appel
ant.
Cases Nos. 1S32, 1917 and 1882
were argued and submitted. They
are George A.. Davidson, plaintiff,
Eta owens, ct al, defendants, appel
lants, VS.. Citizens National Bank of
Roswell, defendant, appellee. Amar-
lilo Hardware Co, appellant, vs.. J. L.
McMurray, appellee. j. M. Cowles,
appellant, vs.. J. J.. Hagerman. APP
pellee, Annie Q. Hagerman and Her
bert j.. Hagerman, administrators OF
the appellee, being substituted in his
place.
Assistant Attorney General Harry
S. Clancy nnounce the death of T.,
A. Fiske, yesterday afternoon, and
the court adjourned for the day in
his memory.
Board of Water Commissioners.
The Board of Water Commission
ers met this afternoon in the office
of Territorial Engineer Vernon l..
Sullivan, to consider the three appeals
in the important applications for the
waters Of the Rio Lucero in Taos
county, the appellants being the Taos
valley Land company, Malaquias
Martinez, ct al. and ~. Il. Robinson
for the Pueblo Indians of the pueblo
of Taos. other appeals to be taken
up are in the applications Of J. f.
Wheeler of Liberty for the Westwater
Arroyo in san Juan county, the pro-
testant being Robert S. Smith. Also
the Farmers Development Company,
Springer, Colfax county case, Tor
waters of the Rayado.
Territorial Engineers Office.
The office of the territorial engi-
neer is compiling the second annual
biennial report Of the office which
will contain many valuable data. The
office has received the following
bonds with applications for water
rights: ~Alamogordo Improvement
company for waters Of La Luz, 81
600; S. II. Brown Of Ration. $3.50;
Thomas l.. LOTUS OF Durango. Colo,
$4,000; f. 7. Foster, ct al, of Aztec,
SIS, 600; II. p, James of Des Moines,
$3.50; William II. Bartlett of Vermejo
Park, Colfax county, $500.
Territorial Travelling Auditor Chas.
v. Stafford today received the follow
ing additional tax rolls: Santa Fe
county, total assessment, $2,3S6, 205;
Socorro county. total assessment, So
495,627; Rio Arriba county, total as
sessment, $1.1SS.902.
Museum Regents Meet.
The board Of regents OF the Mu-
scum of New Mexico held the first Of
a series of meetings yesterday morn
ing at the Old Palace. 1t was an in
formal meeting for the purpose of
making an inspection OF the building
and going over the work done in the
past year. The architectural plans
adopted for the alterations necessary
in the interior to make the building
suitable for museum purposes were
gone over. The regents informed
themselves as to the steps necessary
in the future to complete the altera-
tons and reservations to the build
ing. as well as to carry out the
wishes Of the legislature in passing
the act by virtue OF which the old
Palace came under the control Of the
board of regents and was dedicated
W wv ttNb VI 0 museum VI a. "a
ology, with instructions that it be
forever preserved as a monument to
the Spanish founders of the civiliza-
ton Of the southwest.
The installation of the heating
plant was inspected and the recon
struction of the old buildings back of
the placita were gone over. These
the successful conversion of
a series of ruined stables and aband-
oned rooms into comfortable work
shops, a laboratory and a studio for
the use of the members Of the staff
of the institution.
The finished work in the Rito and
the puye rooms was inspected and
plans were discussed for the develop
ment Of other museum rooms and the
extension of the work of the
museum. The plan of the manage
ment to make of this an educational
museum, one that will serve the in
terests Of not only scientific people.
hut of the travelling public and citi-
zens OF New Mexico and children of
al the public schools as well, may
ho considered ae ffpuIIy ffxad !