Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-05-19
PETIT JURY is SECURED
SPECIAL VENlRE is NECESSARY
IN ORDER TO lMPANEL THE
GRAND JURY.
ASYLUM TRIAL is SET
SUIT OF DR.. SMITH AGAINST
TRUSTEES TO BE HEARD
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

With the smallest criminal docket
in its history the district court of
San Miguel county this morning
opened its degular May term Judge
David J. Leahy was upon the bench,
and District Attorney Charles w. G..
Ward and his assistant, Chester A.
Hunker, were prepared respectively
to prosecute the criminal cases and
conduct the grand jury investigations.
The grand and petit jury venires
were called. The petit jury was en-
panelIed without difficulty, but the
entire venire was exhausted without
the qualification of sufficient mem
bers for the grand jury. Sheriff Rom
an Gallegos and his deputy, Felipe
Lopez, were given instructions to
serve a special venire. This was
made returnable this afternoon, and
it was expected the jury would be
empanelled, instructed and started on
its labors before evening.
The petit jury is made up of the
following citizens of the county: Isl
dro Archuleta, Domingo Macs, En-
rique Perea, Jose sedillo, Cruz Sc
gura, Eugenio Chavez, Jose Inez rru-
jido Eugenio Gallegos, Jesus Ma.
Romero, Atanacio Casaus. Jose ].
Montoya, Juan Blea, Eugenio Flores,
Cruz Duran, Juan Antonio Atencio,
Juan Ortega, Epifanio Crespin, Rom
an Romero, Francisco Garcia y GU
tierrez, Manuel D. Benavides, Marce-
limo Montoya, Cecilio Gurule. Emi-
terio Sanchez, Pelagio Gallegos.
Judge Leahy appointed the follow
ing court officials; Juan Lucero,
court crier; Zacarias Valdez and Pla-
cido sandoval, bailiffs to the court;
Luis e. Armijo, court Interpreter;
William E. Gortner, court stenog-
rapher. County Clerk Lorenzo Del
gado and his chief deputy, William
B. stapp, were in charge Of the rec
ords.
1t was not thought likely that any
cases would be called for hearing at
the afternoon session. Three crimi-
nal cases and one civil case are set
for hearing tomorrow and Wednes-
day, while one criminal case and
three civil suits are scheduled to
come up Thursday. The cases set
for tomorrow are those of Rafaei
Lucero, charged with assault with
deadly weapon; Leopoldo Naranio
charged with assault; Juan B. Pol
lack, flourishing a pistol in a set
tlement; Cruz Lucero vs.. Manuellta
S. de Lucero
The cases set for Thursday are
those Of Vicente Maestas, charged
with larceny Of cattle; Or. H. M.
(, Smith VS.. the board Of trustees Of the
New Mexico Hospital for the Insane;
F. Rosenwald and Son VS.. Rafael Lu-
cero Charles llfeld company vs.
Benton s. jackson.
The case of DR.. Smith against the
board of trustees Of the state insane
hospital is, perhaps, the most inter
esting civil action that will come up
during the term. Br. Smith, who was
superintendent of the institution, was
removed from Office last September
by the democratic members of the
board Of directors, who recently had
been appointed by Governor McDon-
aid This action was taken over
the protest of Br. Smith, who mad
contract with the former board
which would haze permitted him to
act as superintendent for three more
years It was done also without any
charge Of incompetency or Of any 9TH
er dereliction against Dr.. Smith hav-
ing been made. pr. Smith alleges his
contract is still in force He has
sued for $4,000, the amount he says