Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-08-16
SUPREME COURT
KEPT BUSY
Disposes of a Large Amount
of Business First
Two Days
ALL OF JUDGES ARE PRESENT
Number of Judgments Affirmed
in Which Appeal Was Not
Perfected.

The territorial supreme court con-
yened yesterday, Chief Justice Will.
lam II. Pope, presiding and the follow
ing judges present: McFie Parker,
Abbott, Mechem, Wright and Roberts.
Also David J. Leahy, United States
attorney; Frank w. Clancy, attorney
general; j. H. Smith, deputy U. S.
marshal, and Colonel Jose D. Sena, su-
preme court clerk
The court disposed of the following
cases at its afternoon session yester-
day:
No. 1888, Tina Haffner Retsch. ap-
peilee, VS.. A. B. Renehan, appellant. of
Santa Fe. An order entered to Mann
and Venable to withdraw as attorneys
for appellee. Reset August "a.
NO. 1404, Territory of New Mexico
VS.. Juan Jose Gallegos; judgment of
court below affirmed; appellant failed
to perfect his appeal and appeal bond
was forfeited. Sentence one to three
years in penitentiary. Gallegos was
charged with stealing neat cattle.
No. 1927, Territory of New Mexico
VS.. V. c. Musgrave. Judgment of
court below affirmed. Appellant failed
to perfect his appeal Sentence foe.
to five years in the penitentiary. Mus
grave was charged with stealing cat
tie
NO. 1887, The United States VS.. Carl
Adams. On mandate of circuit court of
appeals, Monday, August 81, was set
Tor the date to re-sentence Adams.
This was Chinese smuggling case.
No. 1895, The Territory of New
Mexico VS.. Juan Barela. On man
date of circuit court of appeals judg-
ment was re-entered, sentencing Ba-
rela to 50 years in the penitentiary
and payment OF the costs. Barela was
convicted, of murder.
No. l177, NJ. R. Hamilton ct al, ap-
pellees, VS.. Eagle Mining and I'M
provement Company, and 117S H. B.
Hamilton, ct al, VS.. Eagle Mining and
Improvement Company, report of sale
by master in judgment of this court
heretofore rendered was approved. or.
derlng sale of certain mining property.
No. 1899, H. M. Dougherty, ct al. ap-
pellees VS.. Fannie F. Van Riper, an.
pellant, (Socorro), reset for August q
No. 1887. James McVeigh, appellant,
VS.. A. c. Weigh and L. L. Summers &
Co., corporation, appellees, (Sierra),
reset for August 21.
No. 1882, Territory of New Mexico.
appellee, VS.. Otto Eyles, appellant,
(Santa Fe), argued and submitted.
The Territory is given ten days to
file brief.
This is the well known piano case
IN which Eyles was charged with en-
bezzling the sum of $3.50 from Bron.
son M. Cutting in the purchase of a
baby grand piano last fall or shortly
after Mr.. Cutting came out from New
York to make his home in Santa Fe.
Inc case was tried before Judge John
X. McF'ie and Eyles was found guilty
Attorney A. B. Renehan made the ar
gument yesterday afternoon for Eyles
and Attorney General Frank w.
Clancy for the Territory.
The court adjourned until 10 o'clocl.
this morning when it disposed of the
following cases:
NO. $50, Browne Manzanares Com
pany VS.. Alfred G. Green ct al, report
OF sheriff sale confirmed,
| No. 1894, Robert Hagin VS.. jeff Col
Inns. Report of sheriff sale confirmed.
NO. l4l2, Territory of New Mexico
ex rel, White VS.. Riggle, and No.
l4l3, the Territory ex rel, White VS..
stephens, and No. 1414 the Territory
ex rel, White VS.. Watston. Motion to
consolidate and advance was over.
ruled without prejudice, the court
holding it had no Jurisdiction of the
parties before return day unless said
parties should enter appearance.
NO. 1889, the Territory of New Max
leo, appellee, VS.. Melvin W.. Mills, ct
al, appellants, (Santa Fe), submitted
on briefs. Appellant given to October
/ 80 to file briefs and appellee thirty
days thereafter
! No. 1892, Joseph Brown Oliver, ct
al, appellants, VS.. Jose Enriquez, ap-
pellee (Dona Anal, motion for certio-
rari, argued and submitted.
No. 1880, A Straus, appellant, VS..
W. L. Foxworth, appellee, (Quay),
argued and submitted.
The court is again in session this
afternoon.