Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-23
NINE SENTENCED TO
PEN|TENTIARy
YESTERDAY
Margarito CandeIaria, Who
Pleaded Guilty to Murder IN
Second Degree, Draws the
Prize Package,

A dozen prisoners, some convicted
after a jury trial, and others who
pleaded guilty without a triad,
we're lined up before the bar
of Justice In Judge Ira A.. ABB
bolts court room in the district court
yesterday afternoon, and one by one
heard sentence pronounced. All In all
the sentences were rather light, the
court taking into consideration certain
points in the favor of each prisoner.
Margarito Candelaria, who killed Eel
iciano A%ltavarre with a track wrench
at Abajo, on october 20, last, drew the
~stiffest sentence, being from ten TO
fifteen years in the penitentiary. Cam
delaria pleaded guilty to second de-
gree murder several days ago, after
the territory had presented a strong
case against him and the indications
were tina he would be convicted for
murder in the first degree. When
arraigned in court yesterday. Cardel-
aria confidently expec ed from forty
vars in the penitentiarN TO a life sea-
tence. He was considerably taken
back when the court gave him an in
determinate sentence of from ten to
fifteen years, which, by good conduct
and the exercise of the parole law, can
be reduced to five years and ten
months.
J.. c. Somstrom, said to hale from
Seattle, Wash. pleaded guilty some
time ago to drawing M uttering
worthless checks, was sentenced TO
serve six months in the penitentiary
and TO pay a fine of $11 and costs.
Somstrom took a little filler in Albu-
querque real estate, several weeks ago
when he purchased ten acres of valley
land for a worthless $1,000 check, hay
ing first prepared for q favorable inn
on the real estate dealer from
whom he purchased the land, by buy
ing fifty dollars worth of glad rags
from Washburn's store. rendering in
payment therefore a piece of paper
which proved upon investigation TO be
quite worthless.
A sentence of from one to three
years was dealt out to Cornelio Nav
areto, convicted on a charge of assault
with n deadly Weapon. Navareto was
indicted for first degree murder. 1t be-
ing alleged he was responsible for the
death of Pablo Perea, who died ON
November IA, from wounds inflicted
by Navareto at a dance at Los Palo-
mos, two days before. Vigil and Corn
counsel for Navareto, gave notice
of a motion for a new trial.
Abenicio Cordova, a fourteen year
old boy, indicted and convicted for the
l. oAA VI IL < tof Rit iNRheH ~ ~
sentenced to serve two months in
jail and to pay a fine of fifty dollars
and costs.
Bartolo Baca. convicted on q charge
of rape on a child under fifteen, was
to appear in court yesterday,
ii being stated to the court he was i'll.
Sentence was deferred until such a
as he is able to appear.
Among the other prisoners who re-
ceived minor sentences, were Charles
Jones, larceny, one year in the peni-
tertiary; Gavino Garcia and Enrique
Savedra, charged with larceny in a
shop and warehouse from one to two
years each; Duke Chester larceny, one
to two years; Jesus Sedillo, larceny
from a shop, one to two years; Manuel
.guilera, assault with a deadly weap-
pm. from seven months to two years:
.dolphus Garcia. failure to post a
minor notice, twenty-five dollars and
costs.
The territorial petit jury was dis
'harged yesterday and the court will be
occupied hereafter in hearing civil
,ases in chambers.