Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-05-15
MURDER CASE is DROPPED
ACTION AGAINST CARLOS LUCERO
STRICKEN FROM DOCKET
WITH LEAVE TO RElNSTATE
LAWYERS In A LIVELY TILT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY c. w. G.
WARD AND w. J. LUCAS Ex-
CHANGE COMPLIMENTS

1t was necessary for Judge Clarence
]. Roberts, who this morning opened
the May term of the district court for
San Miguel county, to order the
drawing of special venires from which
to complete the panels for the grand
and petit juries which will sit during
the term. Sheriff Secundino Romero
was ordered by the court to instruct
the additional grand jurors to report
at 2 O'Clock and the petit jurors at 3
o'clock. 1t was expected the panels
would be completed during the al
ternoon session and that the grand
Jury would begin its deliberations I'M
mediately after being charged by
Judge Roberts. Court adjourned at
II O'Clock to reconvene at O'clock
Upon recommendation of District
Attorney Charles w. G. Ward the
following cases were stricken from
the docket with power to reinstate;
Carlos Lucero, charged with murder.
Mr.. Ward stated the territory is not
in the possession of sufficient evl-
dence to convict; Hipolito Candeiario.
larceny Of cattle; Juan Trujillo, lar
ceny of cattle; Juan Romero, larceny
of horse. Mr.. Ward stated that there
are several men by the same name
and the man wanted has never been
apprehended; Andres Gutierrez, lar
ceny of cattle. The man has never
been arrested; Cosmos Viarriall, lar
ceny of cattle; Frank Russell, larceny
of horse; Lucio Perea, larceny Oh
sheep; Fred Farnham, burglary Oh
railroad car.
The following cases were dismiss
ed. Manuel Ortiz, assault with a
deadly weapon; Marcial Vigil, unlaw-
fully carrying arms. Vigil was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary at the last
term of court for larceny OF dwell
ing: Pedro Plantard, an appeal case
from the Justice court of Chaperito;
Jacobo Brito, abandonment and tall-
ure to support wife. Brito and his
wife have since patched up their dlr-
ficulties and were said by Mr.. Ward
to be living together; Francisco Jara-
milo. larceny of cattle. Jaramillo is
now serving sentence in the penl-
tentiary having been convicted at
the last term of court; Daniel Nieto,
failure to send children to school.
Several cases were passed over un'
til later in the term when they likely
will be called for trial. Among these
are the cases of Felix Chavez, unlaw'
fully branding one head of cattle;
Nestor Bustos, assault with deadly
weapon; Catarino Hinojos, larceny OF
horses. Ramon de Herrara, larceny
of cattle; Adolfo C. de Baca, assault
with rock
The case of Juan and Miguel Pet
tine, charged with unlawfully mark
ing sheep, was set for this arter'
noon. The trial of Felix and Telesfor
Chavez, charged with larceny OF
horses, was set for hearing tomorrow
Upon receiving the report OF District
Attorney Ward that Michael Pettlne,
Sr., and Luis Gold, under indictment
for failure to send their children to
school, had not complied with the in
structions given them by Judge Rob
erts at the last term Of court when
they agreed to comply with the law,
the Judge ordered that they be
brought into court this afternoon.
1t was discovered that Charles Rus
sell, charged with manning horse,
has left Las Vegas, Russell is under
bond and Judge Roberts ordered him
to be returned and brought into
court. Russell is understood to be in
Los Angeles. w. ]. Lucas, attorney
for Russell, reported that his client
had understood the case against him
would be dropped. District Attorney
Ward told the court that Mr.. Lucas
must have misunderstood him when
he stated that he likely would not