Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-04
TRIAL OF HARMON
FOR MURDER
UNDER WAY
JUDGE McFlE PRESIDING
IN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY
Judge Parker Sentenced Sever
al Prisoners Before Leaving
for His Own District; 6ood
Shower in Meadow CITY.

Shower in Meadow CITY,
Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Journal
East Las Vegas, y. NJ. June a.
Judge John x. McFir arrived in the
city yesterday morning and immedi.
ately %retonvened the San Miguel
county court which was adjourned
Tuesday afternoon by Judge FRANK
" Parker. who was compelled to re-
turn TO his district to take up Import
amt cour matters pertaining to that
district After opening court and at
tending 10 "a feW preliminary matters.
Judg Mcf1e adjourned court until 2
o'clock IN thu afternoon. AZ which
hour the murder case Of the territory.
49, Augustine Harmon was called.
Harmon Was charged with the delib-
erate murder Of Deputy Sheriff Ri
cardO Lofatp 1T Ocatr. "A Spanish
piarit northwest OF this city. several
months ago during an attempt on
liarmon's part TO resist arrest for
shooting up the town. Lobnto. during
the official pursuit Of his duties, was
mot through the heart with q six
shooter.
The afternoon was spent In seeur-
ing "a jury and the case. which has
c%Ontracted considerable attention. viii
g. "a hard fought one. as Harmon has
means to secure the best legal talent
IN the territory. District Attorney
Charles W q. Ward is conducting the
prosecution. willie Judge H.. Y. Long
~ thia eity and Stanley Foutz OF
Wagon Mound win represent the de.
tvnse. This case WAS brought here
from the Mora county district court
10y a change Of venue, and has many
interesting details connected with it.
A large number of witnesses are In
attendance.
\ true bill has been retained
against Atilano Baca, charging him
with statutory assault, lie pleaded
not guilty, aud the case win be called
Tor tiial shortly during the present
term. several other hilis were also
returned by the grand Jury Yesterday,
Indictments were returned during
the morning against william Hogan
ana james Little charging them With
horses These two men have
been in iail awaiting the action of the
grand jury for several weeks, having
been arrested by Territorial Brand
Inspector 81 keenan Of Springer aud
Sheriff NaNlor OF Ration
When taken into custody, il Is
claimed, the men had stolen horses IN
their possession which belonged to II.
It ranchmAn near Silver city.
notwithstanding the brands had been
changed. Mi Hooker came here and
was allie Ia identity his stock, Little
lnd Hogan were working in a grading
.umu near French \. M when ar
Both men formerly worked
y d llund OF the placita ranch,
norm ct this city. and IL is believed
they know something about the
lisappcurauee of a number ct horses
which were taNcn from the placita
several weeks ago.
Little claims that he had nothing
lo do with stealing the horses, II they
taken, as he was merely an en-
al l1upun's and did not know
Hogan was working stolen amt
mails. Littlp's triui VIII come up later
or hearing under the Indictment.
who was also indicted. WAS
aiken to silver CITY some time 3
81 sheriff MeGrath of Grant county :
,nd the grand Jury there has returned
indictments against him Later he
vim he returned 60 this county for
rill under the indictments agaiusi |
here. |
Before i-aYins for his own district |
Il las Cruces. judge Parker passed I
upon a number oi prisoners
nd they VIII le taken to the terri
orial prison at Santa Fe by sheriff
'rcundino Romero" Jose Aaron Tor
'usc, who pleaded guilty to murder
~ ana, second degree, was given not
than ten wears and not more than
hirty in the penitcntiary. Il
There was an interesting develop \
lcnt when sentence Was about to be
lasstd upon d r. Bcll wins plead
uilty 10 stealing horses from II NJ
laost Beil stated that his true name
Gnodin and that he and his
ruther. Leslie Goodin. had started
ut overland from Cody, W}p.. where
heir parents lived and that their II
or-es had given out on them, and
they exchanged their faded stock /
lf fresh horses from Baca's ticid, \
.aNing their ewn. The brother has i,
ot Net been t~pprchcndcd Goodin u
Has iiulL was given H sentence of not
.ss than one year and not more than
lrec Years Nt the p~,nitcnttary. n
4 sentence ut not less thai one u n
more than three years was given n
milo Garcia. Who was convicted OF N
Drse -telllug grom g. Madrid
In the D.tss Of Jose Antuuio Mar 81
n.z CHARGED With assault with a ~
mite. judge Farkor granted Glenn
Martinez who is an old man. a,
ime TO town and secured sonie strons a
NIrNN WNl'f HANN' NNh
and he claimed that ne did not u
what be- was doing when he
-,u D. knife and made an attempt M
assault o. fellow companion
Charles Williams VIII WAS convict d.
D col stealing $50 from the cash reg
eft The Meridian restaurant WAS
sem sentence ot ~ year ~ thr
uftfutiafN. al
Harry Russell aud Grover CLARK bI
.a Youths. were sentenced Co "a term 3D.,
fhr territorial reform school at u
rlnp,r runuius from one 60 two 81
ars They were convicted ut break boo