Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-20
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INVESTIGATION
Gov, w. C.. Mcdonald Denies
Thatthe Adjutant.G General
Is Accused
the KILLING At MOUNTMNA|R
Victim Was Under Indictment
for Attempted Robbery and
Torture.

The two following sums of money
We're received in the Office of State
Treasurer O. n. Marion this morning:
r. P. Ervien, land commissioner,
S1O,3S65S; Imperial Fire Insurance
Company, 81.
Company Changed Name.
The insurance department was this
morning notified by the Frankfort
Main, Accident and Plate Glass lnsur-
ance Company of Frankfort-on-the-
Mainfi, Fermany, that it has changed
its name to the Frankfort General In
surance Company.
Insurance Company Desires Admit
tance.
The American Casualty Company OF
Tacoma, Washington, this morning re-
ouested information and blanks OF the
department of insurance preparatory
to applying for admission to do busi-
ness in New Mexico.
Conservation Congress.
Colonel w. A. Fleming Jones of
Las Cruces, who is a member OF the
executive committee of the National
Conservation Congress writes that at
meeting of his committee held in st.
Louis on the 10th inst, it was decided
to hold the next session of the con-
gress at indianapolis, October /, 2,
3, and 4th.
Wanted for Murder.
Jesus Oliverias alias Clemente Car
riz is wanted for the killing of Doro
teo Torrez according to a notice re
ceived in the office of the mounted po
lice this morning from Sheriff julius
Meyer of Torrance county. The kllllns
occurred at Mountainair Saturday
morning the victims being stabbed II
the heart following quarrel over
debt, The dead man was one OF t1vt
who were tried last December Tor al
legged robbery of Epifanio Will nea'
Progreso two years ago and was unde
bond to appear at the next term o
court.
Recent Supreme Court Decision.
Case No. 1423-Kelly Douglas, ap
pellant VS.. Territory of New Mexico
appellee. Appeal from the distrlc
court of Union county. Hanna ant
Parker. associate justices, and Me
chem, district Judge sitting. Opinion
by Judge M. C. Mechem. The sylla
bus reads:
An instruction to the jury, eff yer
hal admissions or conversations have
been testified to in this case, it il
proper for yoI in weighing such tes
timony to take into consideration thu
imperfections, if they exist, whicl
NATURAL, belongs to such testimony
held to comment on the weight o
the evidence and therefore erroneous
under section 1894, C. S. 1897.
Remarkable!
Battery A of Roswell is in tens
state of excitement according to
local newspaper of that city. Captai
NJ. S. Murray and Lieutenant c. H. d.
Bremond are said to have tendere
their designations to the governor an
Adjutant General A. S. Brookes, is b.
lieved to be hanging on the ragge
edge of a court martial, court OF il
uuiry by the war department or sun
mary dismissal by Governor W. c. M
Donald. To all this the governor r
plies: mo charges have bee
made to me. General Brooks
away. l do not care to discuss tn
matter"
So far as the governor is concerne
this statement sets at rest the poss
bility of official action unless charge
are officially preferred.
According to the same Roswell p
per members of Battery A belle'
that General Brookes has been gull
of questionable methods in gaining h
appointment, even charging the het
of the state military organization Wi
having threatened certain members
the battery with dishonorable dl
charge for having supported CAPITA
Murray's candidacy for the position
adjutant general. The Roswell Nor
ing News in which periodical the sto
appears, has gained it's informati'
from what it believes to be reliabl
sources. AS a similar story appea
iI. recent issue of the Albuquerq
Journal it might be presumed that til
is one of the reliable" sources. In
gard to the account which appeared
the albuquerque paper, Governor n
Donald said: "The Journals misinf'
nation, as usual, is remarkable
Spanish American Normal School
This evening a meeting of the
gents of the Spanish American NJ
NAL School at Ell Rito, will be held
this city.
No Appointments Made Yet.
A message from Governor Cur
this afternoon, says: "No appoil
ments for any of the land offices ha
been made"
GEORGE CURRY
Supreme Court.
In Case No. 1887, State ex rel Re
Holloman v. T. D. Lieb, an elect
contest, time was extended to June
to file answer.
In Case 1443, motion for reheari
denied.
In Case 1869, Western College, e
appellee v. j. W. Turknett, appella
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