Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-28
CANAvAN LOSES
CONTEMPT CASE
Writ Of Habeas Corpus Was
Dismissed in the Supreme
Court To-day
FEDERAL GRAND JURY MONDAY
Governor Pardons Petty Thieves
Because of Their Excessive
Punishment.

Colorado was this morning issued by
Governor w. C. Mcdonald for the ren
dition of Tomas Armijo an escapet
convict from the state penitentiar.
here two years ago. Armijo is under
arrest at Pueblo.
U. S. Commissioners Appointed.
The following appointment of Unit
States Commissioners were made BY
Judge William H. Pope yesterday:
Mrs. Louise Moulton. Lucia. vice E
l.. Moulton, resigned; w. NJ. Wedding
ton, Vaughn; Charles A. Scheurich
Clovis; Irby L. Fairless, Tularosa;
Mrs, A. Hawkins, Montoya.
Frank \. Page Of Puerto de Luna
and Lee B. Chase of Carrizozo.
Requsition.
A requisition for the rendition OF
George w. Reeves of Roswell was
this morning drawn on the governor
OF Colorado, charging the man who is
now a prisoner at Greeley. Colorado
with obtaining money under false pre-
tences. Together with Della Raplee
alias Lucille s. Magnenat, he was in
dlcted by the district court of Chaves
county for cashing a worthless check
for $1,000 at the First National Bank
of Roswell two years ago.
Supreme Court.
The State Supreme Court today
handed down a decision in the appli
cation for writ of habeas corpus o
Steven Canavan and his appeal from
the district court for BernalillO cOun
ty, in which the lower court is sus
tanned Canayan had been sentenced
to two years for contempt of court
arising out of his failure to obey the
mandate of the court in divorce case
in which he was to pay certain sum.
of money to his wife.
The writ was dismissed and the low
er court sustained.
Pardons Issued by Governor.
Benito Segura, FREDERICK Segura
and Pedro Gutierrez of Fort Sumner
Guadalupe county were yesterday par
doned from a Jail sentence and fines
aggregating 5000 which were received
for the theft of $3.50 worth Of alfalfa
In issuing the pardon Governor w. C.
Mcdonald reviewed the case and con
cluded that the penalties inflicted OF
the three men were excessive and
unreasonable and would work hard
ship on the tax payers of the county.
The following committee appointed
by the state board of education is now
busily employed revising and compil
ing the school laws of New Mexico
County School Superintendent, DR.. M
F. Desmarias, Las Vegas; City Schoo
Superintendent J. S. Hofer, Tucum
carl: DR.. M. D. Taylor, Aztec. The ex
State Superintendent Alvan n. Whit
and Governor w. c. Mcdonald. An
other meeting of the state board will
be called for a conference when thu
work is completed and the code viii
be laid before the legislature.
An opinion by the attorney genera
states that under provisions of the
constitution, the state board is au
thorized and empowered to adopt
uniform system of text books for higl
schools, and the board will meet Tues
day, April so, 1912, for purpose of re
ceiving bids. and Superintendent
White is today notifying high schoo
principals and all book publishers.
The department is busily engaged il
arranging county Institutes in ever,
county, plans for which were consid
cred at recent meeting.
The department has taken up thu
matter of securing large delegations
of educators to n E. A. meeting, Chi
cago, July 6-12, with the educationa
director of New Mexico, DR.. w. E. Gar
rison, of Agriculture College. 1t i
hoped arrangements will be made TO
large representation.
Federal Grand Jury Next Monday.
The following list of persons wa
drawn from the jury box to constitute
the grand jury for the April term o
the United States district court within
anu lOT tu6 ulSlTlCJ VI NEW M6hlCO U
meet at the federal building in SAINT
Fe next Monday:
Raymundo Harrison, Anton Chico
D. J. Rankin, Albuquerque; Ramo
Martinez, La Cueva; Francisco Sandc
val, Rivera; A. Eichwald, Cuba; w. W
Ogle, Roswell; j. D. Jordon, Rodeo
Macario Gallegos, Mora; H. P. Vigi
Las Vegas; w. J. Morgan, Roosevelt
Pedro Sanchez, Ocate: Jose G. Chayes
Belen; Merced Montoya, Monticello
Ralph Connell, Tularosa; Felipe Re-
bles, Las Cruces; VIM. J. Doering, Ca,
rizozo; Susano Montoya, Las Vegas
Frank Tondre, Los Lunas; Jack Stepl
ems, Lordsburg; Frank Lucero, Gil
son; A. E. Macy, Dexter; Rafael RI
nero, Mora; Ben Martinez, Blanco
Cleofes NJ Baca, Colonias; R. P. Bear
Roswell; Thos. E. Owen, Folsom; A
exander Gusdorf, Taos.
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