Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-17
JAMES HARPER
IS CAP PTURED
Alleged Member of Green
Gang Arrested by Mounted
Policeman Street
VERDICT AGAINST SANTA FE
Railroad Company Is Found
Guilty of Having Broken
Federal Regulation.

Case No. 1863, on the docket of the
state supreme court, reported in re-
cent issue of this paper as having been
decided, should have read Case No.
1464, Territory of New Mexico appel
lee, VS.. Thomas NJ. Davenport, appel
liant, judgment of the lower court re-
versed
Amendment to Charter Filled.
The Automatic Scale Vending Com
pany of Kansas City, Missouri, this
morning filed an amendment to its
charter reducing it's total capitaliza-
tion to $15O,OOO. The company main
tains branch Office in this city. j. A.
Brubaker is the president, and T. ].
Templin the secretary of the COM
pany.
Inspected Roads.
State Engineer c. D. Miller has just
returned from an inspection tour of
the roads of the northern part of the
state. He is in receipt of reports for
January and February from the coun-
ty commissioners of ColfaX county rel
ative to road expenditures. These re-
ports will be of material assistance
to the road commission in determining
road needs and conditions.
Cattle RustIers Rounded Up.
Mounted Policeman J. A. Beal re-
ported yesterday the arrest of three
men on a charge of cattle stealing
near Florida Plains in Luna county
The names of the men arrested are
Jesus Paz, placed under $1,000 bond
and bound over to the grand jury; L.
Garcia, placed under $500 bond and
bound over to the grand jury; Jesus
Billamonte, placed under $500 bond
and bound over to the grand jury.
Coal Mining Company incorporates.
The Consumers Coal, Coking and
Power Company of Albuquerque, this
with the state corporation commission
with the object of operating a general
mining and power business The capi-
tai is given at 100000 divided into
100000 shares worth $40 share at
par. The names of the incorporators,
all of whom live at Albuquerque, fol-
lows: w. J. Holmes, Is shares; John
B. Burg, Is shares; J. D. Clark, so
shares. Two thousand dollars has
been subscribed on which the concern
will begin business.
Verdict Against A. T. and S. F. r. r.
The jury in the case of the United
States, plaintiff, vs. the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe railroad, defend
ant, returned verdict late yesterday
afternoon in favor of the government
The company was fond guilty of
breaking the twenty-eight hoIr law
on three counts. Sentence has not yet
been passed
The case of the United States, VS..
Eduardo Lucero was called in the fed
eral court this morning and jury cho-
sen. Lucero is charged with selling
liquor to Indians of the Jicarilla
Apache reservation in Rio Arriba
county.
Alleged Bandit Arrested.
Mounted Policeman Alexander
Street reported to the department this
morning the arrest yesterday in the
Captain mountains of Lincoln county,
of James Harper, wanted in Grant
county for attempted robbery of
agents of the Chino Copper Company
last September. Harper was one OF
three men who are alleged to have
held up motor car in which agents
of the mining concern were transport
ing the company's pay roll and mail
He was taken to Carrizozo and the au-
thorities of Grant county notified OF
the arrest. Harper is supposed to be
one of the notorious Greer gang and
partner of John W. Gates who is now
in the state prison here under death
sentence for killing of deputy sheriff
during battle between the outlaws
and posse near Engle, N. NJ, some
months ago.