La Junta tribune., 1911-06-17

with crime against nature. pleaded
guilty and was sentenced TO term of
not less than three nor more than
six years in the penitentiary. King
made the plea of guilty after being
informed by Judge Essex that the
penalty for his crime might be from
one year to a life term. King was
released from the penitentiary only
last December, having been sent up
from Holyoke county for forgery. He
denied very strenuously that he had
been guilty OF this crime, claiming
that all he had done was to have
check cashed that had been signed
and given to him by his employer
In the case of the People VS..
George Connolly, charged with bur
giarizing Santa Fee waycar in the
local yards last March. and taking
therefrom suit case belonging to
X. G. Withers. plea of guilty to
petty larceny was entered by Earl
Sabin. attorney for Connolly, and
sentence of sixty days in the coun.
ty jail was imposed. Connolly play
ed lucky through the negligence of
the prosecution. who had failed to
preserve the stolen articles for use
as evidence.
On Tue sday Pedro Faballa, charged
with the larceny OF two watches and
a pair of shoes in Fowler. was tried
by jury. The shoes were found in
the shack occupied by Faballa and
he admitted being with the gang.
consisting of two of his compatriots,
that had committed the crime. The
jury. after being out for seven hours.
brought In verdict of not guilty.
Yesterday was motion day in the
district court. and after disposing OF
this business court adjourned until
Monday morning. Cases set for trial
next week are as follows:
People vs.. Charles Sears and Wal
ter Locke; grand larceny; set for
trial Monday. June 18th. Earl w.
Haskins was appointed by the court
TO conduct the defense Sears and
Locke are charged with robbing an
old man named b. b. Mckenzie. now
of Wiley, Of a purse containing sSS.
Tuesday. June 20th-Krebbs Gov
inston Auto Company VS.. w. E. Shell.
ton. ct al, OF Rocky Ford; suit to
recover on a debt.
Wednesday. June 2lst-People vs..
Lee Hardesty; larceny of horse. G.
NJ. Dameron is attorney for the
defendant.
Thursday, June 22d-Mabel Weist
vs.. School District No. II. Ordway:
appeal from county court; plaintiff
Is suing the school district for sal.
ary as school teacher; she was dis.
charged by the directors. and Is suing
to recover the salary for the balance
OF the term after being discharged.
G. NJ. Damcron il attorney for the
plaintiff.
Friday. June 23d will be motion day
and court will then adjourn until Mon
day. June 26th. on which day the
case OF A. +. Enyart vs. National
Sugar Manufacturing Company. OF
Sugar City. will be tried. Fred A.
Sabin Is attorney for the plaintiff.
Enyart is suing to recover on a chat.
tel mortgage on beet crop. The
sugar company paid the grower OF
the crop for the beets without paying
any attention to the chattel mort.
gage.
Tuesday. June 27th-George X. Bea.
man VS.. John Weisthamer: suit 10
recover 5000 on note loaned to
erect the alfalfa meal mill at Che
raw. In consideration for the loan
Beaman was to have stock In the
company aud a Job ss manager. The
company WAS never legally incorpor.
sted and all Beaman ever got for
the $1,000 WAS the note. A. B. Wal.
lis Is attorney for the plaintiff and