Las Vegas optic., 1913-11-20
AN OFFICER HIT !
man WITH A
GUN
JUDGE LEAHY GIVES FIDEL RAcA
go DAYS IN JAIL; sUsPENDs
SENTENCE

assault with deadly weapon, this
withdrew his plea and de-
olared his willingness to admit having
committed simple assault The court
received his plea. Judge Leahy. after
Baca, declared he would
not send the man to jail He SEN
fenced Baca to 60 days in Jail and
the sentence with the up-
derstanding that it is to be executed
in case the man does not behave him
self and obey the law.
Baca was accused Of having struck
Jesus Quintana Vigil on the head
with a revolver at Cerrito several
months ago. Baca declared he was
deputy sheriff of this county at the
time the alleged assault took place.
He said Vigil had come to a dance,
apparently intoxicated, and yelling at
the top Of his voice. Baca tried to
arrest the man and scuffle ensued
in which Vigil was struck with the
sun. In sentencing Baca Judge Lea
by instructed Sheriff Roman Gallegos
never again to appoint a man Of Ba-
cas- apparent caliber as a deputy. The
Judge declared that Baca does not
possess the requisite intelligence to
be a peace officer.
The greater part Of this mornings
session Of the district court was de.
voted to calling the criminal and civil
dockets. The following cases were
dismissed
Gabriel M9ntoya and others, embez-
Element; James Bell and John Miller,
per3my; H. H. Lowe, unlawfully oD-
Grating a slot machine.
The case Of the state against Ra-
mon Garcia, charged with unlawfully
diacharging a weapon in a settle
ment, was continued Garcia now is
serving term in the penitentiary
for the killing of the stepson of Sher-
iff Roman Gallegos in San Miguel sew
eral months ago.
Numerous persons indicted for fail
Iure to send their children to school
were in the court room to answer
the charge. Many Of them submitted
affidavits to the effect that their chill
dren were not within the age limits
for compulsory school attendance. The
cases againt such persons were drop
ped.
/ District Attorney Charles w. G..
Ward said that the bringing in Of a
large number Of indictments by the
grand jury last spring against persons
who violated the compulsory school
attendance law had resulted in big
increase in school attendance through
out the county. He declared 1t to be
his belief that the news has spread
to every part of the county that chill
dren must not be kept out of school.
The grand jury yesterday returned
an indictment against M. M. Mcschool-
or, accusing him Of unlawfully MAIN
ing horses. The grand jury is hard
at work and is said to be inyestigat-
ing a large number Of minor infrac-
tions Of the law There have been
few violations of the statutes in this
county since the last term of court
4 Yesterday morning, after an exam
ination in open court, julius Bachar-
ach Krause, native Of Germany, was
granted final naturalization. K D.
Goodall and Charles Greenclay were
Mr.. Krause's witnesses.
It was thought likely that the court
would take up some time this after
noon the trial Of Jacobo Brito, who
is accused Of assault with a deadly
weapon.
Few civil matters have been heard
as yet This morning the court gave
Judgment for ]. Z. Lujan against the
Hartford Fire Insurance company, the
Westminster Fire Insurance company
and the British-American Assurance
company The amount for which
Judgment was rendered was $91665 il
each case Luian filed suit against
the insurance companies following {
fire which destroyed some buildings
belonging to him in San Ignacio il
1912 Both parties to the suits an
nounced to the court before the judge
ment was given that they had reached
an agreement and recommending tn,
plaintiff receive the amount rendered
in each case