Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-01-22
CONTEMPT WRIT
ISSUED FOR
CL0SSON
SHERIFF OF SANTA FE COUNTY CITED
FOR CONTEMPT BY STATE SU.
PREME COURT OVER OLD ALARID
CASE /
JAIL DOORS NOT
CLOSED IS ALLEGED

ClOSEU Is ALLtGEU
IN TIE SUPREME COURT OF NEW
MEXICO, JANUARY TERM, 1918.
IN THE MATTER OF c. c. CLOS
SON, SHERIFF.
CONTEMPT.
STATE OF NEW MEXICO, J
)ss
COUNTY OF SANTA FEE.
Fred Fornoff, being duly sworn on
his oath says upon information and
belief that one Ricardo Alarid, al
though committed to the custody OF
the sheriff Of the said county OF
Santa Fe by commitment issued out
Of said supreme court on the eleventh
day Of November, 1912, by which the
said sheriff was directed to confne
the said Alarid in the county jail OF
the county of Santa Fe for term OF
three (3) months, has been allowed
by said sheriff to 60 at large both day
and night, during the greater part, IT
not all, Of the time since said com
mittment was issued and, particularly
that he was allowed to attend relg,
icus dramatic performance at the hall
near the Guadalupe church in the city
of Santa Fe on the night of Decer'
ber 2oth 1912; that he was allowed to
attend dance given by the Fraternal
Union at the Fireman's hall in the
said city of Santa Fe on the night OF
January second, 1918; that he was al
lowed to remain at his own home in
the said city Of Santa Fe on January
7th. 1918, from the hour of 3:45 in the
afternoon until the hour of $50 in
the night of said day and later; that
he was allowed to be at large on the
streets near the old Motley opera
house in said city Of Santa Fe after
the hour of six o'clock in the evening
of January 18th, 1918, which was the
day Of the election for justices Of the
peace and constable and that he was
allowed to be at his own home on the
night Of said day after the votes of
said election had been counted.
Afiant further states that he is
captain of the mounted police of New
Mexico and that the information
above given has been reported to him
in his official capacity and that, in the
discharge of his official duty, he
makes this affidavit by direction OF
the attorney general to be presented,
as he understands to the said su.
pretne court.
FRED FORNoFF.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 21st day Of January, A. D. 1918.
SARAH WILSON,
Notary Public, County of Santa Fe,
New Mexico.
MY commission expires July II,
1916
Considerable of sensation was
caused yesterday afternoon abou,
four O'Clock when it became known
that writ had been issued in the
state supreme court for Charles c.
Closson, sheriff of Santa Fe county,
citing him to appear before the court
to show reason why he was not in
contempt because of allegations bas.
ed upon the above affidavit by Can.
tain Fred Fornoff of the state mount
ed police in which the sheriff was
accused of violating an order of the
court.
The specific allegation against
Sheriff Closson is that he permitted
three months in the Santa Fe county
Jail and fine of 500, to remain at
Ricardo Alarid, under sentence OF
liberty, at least during portion O!
the time he was supposed to have
been Serving, sentence. The infor.
nation making those charges is con.
tanned in an affidavit by Captain Fol
nom IN which the officer specifies thai
Alarid was at liberty and attended d
theatrical performance OH one even.
ing and dance upon another even
ing. The affidavit by Captain For
noff asserts that Alsrd attended
the theatrical performance on the
evening of December 90, 1912, and
that he attended the dance at Fire.
mans hall on the evening of .Janu.
AIRY 2, 1913.
1t also recites that Mr.. Alarid was
at his home on January 7th, 1913.
from 8 p. m until $50 of the same
evening or later.
Captain Forneff makes the affidavit,
ne asserts, in his official capacity and
because the information was brought
to him officially. Frank w. Clancy.
the attorney general, taking cognl-
zance Of the information, petitioned
the state supreme court to call upon
Mr.. Closscn for a hearing in the
matter. The supreme court issued
writ yesterday afternoon instructing
the bailiff to serve it not later than
the twenty-second day of January.
Justice Roberts then set the hearing
for January 81.
The Alarid case is one of the histor-
ic cases of Santa Fe county and has
been before the courts in one way or
another for several years. Ii began
when Ricardo Alarid was arrested
for shooting and wounding Camille