La Junta tribune., 1910-10-22
DISTRICT COURT IN SESSION.
la Pere Sentenced to Twenty-Five
Year, In the Psn-lnju junction D.
MED In Svsink Case.


Last Monday morning the district
court convened for the regular OctO-
ber term. with Judge Essex on the
bench. and the Jurors summoned for
the term in attendance Quite q
number OF Jurors were excused from
attendance on account OF pressing
business. and on Wednesday. at noon.
the jury was excused until next Tues
day morning.
Among the notables who were In
attendance on the first day of the
session was John +. Godding, ex-
banker Of Rocky Ford. also ex-convict.
who is now out on parole. He was
represented by Glenn, Beall 4 Goblin.
his attorneys in the former trial. and
Judge Voorhees,. OF Pueblo. also made
his appearance as an attorney for
the defense. Several motions were
made In the Godding case. one being
that he could not be prosecuted while
he was a paroled prisoner. and this
with other motions will probably be
argued during the present term.
Half dozen prisoners were ar
raigned Monday morning among them
being unice La Pere, charged with
the murder OF Ray Collins at the
Harvey House ranch. near La Junia.
on August 23d. He pleaded not gull
ty and Major Dameron was assign
ed TO defend him.
On Tuesday the case of the Peo-
pie vs. Robert Simington. charged
with burglarizing the residence Of
High Pockets Ingraham. was tried
with jury. Simington was found
guilty OF petty larceny. and sentenc-
ed to sixty days In jail and the
costs s( the case.
Matt Walker. Santa Fe colored
porter. charged with sealing = watch
from q Pullman car passenger. plead
ed guilty to petty larceny. and receiv-
ed u sentence OF thirty days In Jail
He has already been confined In
the Otero county hoosesow for per
Iod Of ninety days.
On Tuesday unice La Pere. charged
with the killing Of Ray Collins. en-
tered n plea Of guilty OF murder In
the second degree. and was sentenced
to not less than fifteen nor more than
twenty-five years In the penitentiary.
La Pere Is a frenchman and says
his only relatives live In Mount Yer.
non. n. Y. but that he has not heard
from them for y good many years.
He does not appear to be sane. and
At the trial this matter was brought
up. Physicians testified that he was
pro- ably possessed OF n weak mind.
but thought he was sane enough to
be responsible for the murder.
On Tuesday afternoon the Swink
case. asking for an injunction restrain.
Ing the county clerk from placing on
the official ballot and submitting In
Precinct No. IL the question. shall
this precinct become antLsaloon ter.
ritory'' was argued by five lawyers
one on the complaint asking for
an injunction and four on the de.
murrer to the complaint Judge rs.
sex sustained the demurrer that the
complaint did not state sufficient
facts to constitute cause OF action
and the voters OF Election Precinct
No. 10 will vote upon the question OF
creating anti-saloon territory In that
precinct at the coming election.
In the case OF the People Va Lee
liardesiy. charged with the larceny
of cattle. Fred A. Sa5in wns snnounc.
I'd 1 nm attorney for the prosccu.
ton. This case. however, wns con.
tinucd for the term.
The eases set for trial next week
are ~ follows:
Tuesday. October :5th-Pcopie w.
Richard Edwards: assault 10 murder.
This ID the case In which Edwards
made u mnrderous assault upon u
Rocky Ford man at ditch camp ncnr
Fowler. the alleged intimacy Of the
latter with the formers wife being
given ~ the cause.
"Wednesday. October ?sth--Jcrry
kcliichcr w. CITY Of Ia Junts: suit
for damages ON sewer contract. Tho
city awarded the contract To Kciiich.
cr for putting 10 4 sewer and subsc.