Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-21
COURT SESSION IN
UNION COUNTY
ADJ0URNS
Prisoners Sentenced to Peni-
tentiaryi Man Found Guilty
of Rape Gets From IS to %
Years.

of Rape Gets From IS to %
Years,
Especial Dispatch TO the Morning. JcnrnsIl
East Las Vegas. n. NJ. March 2o.-
In the Union county district court.
which has been in session the past
week, Judge Ira a, Abbott. presiding.
besides the disposition or the Jamison
murder case. in which George Jami-
! son was sentenced TO the territorial
penal institution for from five to
seven wears. several minor cases were
disposed of before court adjourned
saturday.
Clarence Hamilton pleaded guilty to
the larceny of horses from John King.
and was sentenced to serve a term or
two years in the territorial %penitenti-
airy AZ santa re.
In the case OF the territory versus
Edward Jones, charged with aiding
prisoners to escape. the defendant
plead guilty and was sentenced to TN
ion county Jail for six months.
In the case in which Juan p. Mar
tinez was charged with carrying con
cealed weapons in the limits of the
town of Folsom. the prisoner was dis
charged by the court.
Mauricio Chaves. "a former resident
OF Rocinda. San Miguel county. who
was charged with rape, was found
guilty and sentenced to the territorial
penal institution for an indefinite
term Of from fifteen to Twenty-Five
years. This case was an aggravated
one in which the prisoner accompan-
led by one Manuel Luna. went to the
home of Alteria Gonzales de Mon
toNa. near Casomonte. in Union coun-
.ty, masked. and at the point of q gun
forced Mrs. Montoya and her 90 year
old daughter TO yield to their wishes.
Manuel Luna escaped capture but is
under Indictment for the fiendish
crime.
An Indictment was returned against
Jesus Chaves n prominent ranchman
in Union county. charged with the
murder Of =. Jose Miera, by poison,
About two years & Candido Gar
ella of Union county was murdered By
sever year term ut Santa Fe for hay
ing committed the crime. Garcia left
an estate of over 100000 and there
were many suitors for the widow
hand in marriage. She accepted p.
Jose Miera and they were married and
lived at the old Garcia homestead
Jesus Chaves a rival sutton. it IS claim
ed. sought revenge against Miera by
killing him.
Hon. w. u. Bunker. chairman Of the
democratic central committee. LEFT
today for Hot Springs. Ark. where he
will take the baths for several weeks
account of q severe attack Of rheu-
The county commissioners met sat
urday and took "a drive over the new
proposed Los Nigides county road
has been made necessary by
the Garfield irrigating ditch occupv-
ING a portion Of the old road near
that village. A new road has been +
surveyed ana viii he constructed, in
several bridges, by the Cam
field people in lieu of being allowed
to take the old road.
The United States Land company Of
Chicago. OF which Deacon Peters Is at
head. is in the city in their pri-
vate car occupied by sixteen land
seekers from the east. Yesterday af-
Iernoon the land company took three
loads of guests up the scenic
route where they were entertained at
he FL porVcnir mountain resort dur
.ng tho day, returning to the city III
he evening and returning 10 chicago
q late night train. A number 81
landseekers bought farms during
his trip and will arrange to eturn
md make their homes IN them. The
w b. Martin Land con1pany's n mas
in the city for several days also
md their agents Ia disposed or a
arge number of acres TO the intend
ng settlers they brought out from the
,ast On this trip.
Judge f. V. Long, who has been at
ending the district court at Clayton,
the past week, upon adjourn
nent of court left for Corona, n. Al,
/, here he will visit for several days
With his son. Alfred Long. a promi-
rent sheep man in hat section.
District Court Clerk Secundino Ro-
nero of this city, who a been az
in connection with the court
ession there is returning home D.
of Dalhart, Texas, where he VIII
,e Joined by Mrs. Romero, VINO mus
zen visiting relatives at that place
hey win stop at Mr.. Romero's ranch
[ Montoya en- route home where Mr.. 5
romero will inspect his sheep.
Mrs Charles A. Spiess has return
a from an extended visit to Chicago {
n which she was accompanied by
Ir. Spiess no continued IN to Wash
ngton. where he is spending several !
in connection with the passage }
f the New Mexico statehood bill also Z
e%presenting several territorial clients /
efore the department of the inter- /
1r. S
Mrs. Minerva Reed, wife Of Engin- !
er Reed of his city. who was taken t
18th heart failure at Kansas city sew J
RAJ days ago while returning home
rom a visit to her daughter. who IS I
in grand opera I'm New York "
itv, ~cover sufficiently TO accom- t
any Mr.. Reed. who was called to her
edsidc. To their home here. arriving
esterday. q
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac Bacharach. who |
re now touring Europe in search OF :
ealth. Will return to their home here g
lrl" next month.
Engineer Fred Hammer. who has
gently purchased "a Stanley steamer
car. made a fast run Satur-
ay in returning home from Mora q
IL made the 33 miles in Just n hour q