Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-05-23
CONTINUANCE IS DENIED
MOTION OF ATTORNEYS FOR DE-
FENsE TO DEFER HEARING
RlEL cALLEGos, BEGINS
IT WILL BE HARD FOUGHT
SEVERAL HOURS ARE SPENT BY
ATTORNEYS IN QUESTION
ING THE TALEsMEN.

Judge David j. Leahy yesterday af-
ternoon refused to grant the motion
of Attorneys veeder and Veeder that
the case of Ramon Garcia, charged
with the murder Of Gabriel Gallegos.
be continued until the next term Of
court. Garcia's counsel argued that
they were not ready for trial because
OF the absence of a material witness
lin Colorado. The ystated that this
witness would testify that Garcia had
signed contract to work In the Colo
rado beet fields, and was on his way
to the railway station to take a train
to the scene Of his employment
when the shooting, which the defense
claims was accidental, occurred.
District Attorney Charles WI G.
Ward stated that the prosecution
would be willing to admit hai this
Witness II brought into court wouia
80 testify. The objection having thus
fbeen disposed Of, Judge Leany order
ed the case brought Immediately to
trial The work OF securing "a jury
began this morning. AT noon the
trial panel was not complete. but
was thought 12 jurors would be quail
fed during the afternoon, which would
permit Of the beginning Of the taking
of evidence. Judging from the care
full examination which every juror
was given before being accepted by
the defense, the case win be fought
desperately by the prisoners attor-
neys. It is thought the case likely
will require all Of tomorrow before
being given to the jury.
Several additional indictments were
returned yesterday afternoon by the
grand jury. NJ. L. Fox. editorial writ.
ter for the Albuquerque Journal, was
accused in one true bill Of having
libeled Apolonio A. sena,
of Las Vegas. The alleged libelous
article appeared in the Journal last
fall The last grand jury returned an
Indictment against Daniel A. McPher-
son. president of the Journal Publish
ing company. and Fox. It is likely
that Fox viii be arraigned on this In
dictment during the present term.
It is not known whether the second
Indictment against Fox will result in
the dismissal Of the Joint indictment
Of Fox and Mcpherson.
Two indictments were returned
against Marcos Noya. The first charg-
ed assault with a deadly weapon,
while the second charged flourishing
a weapon within settlement. Moya
was arraigned and pleaded guilty to
the first charge. The second hdict-
ment thereupon was dismissed. Moya
will receive his sentence sometime
later during the court term.
An indictment was returned against
Juan Pollack on a charge Of flourish
ing and discharging gun within
PoIlack already Is under
Indictment for a somewhat similar
charge, and his troubles seem to be-
The grand jury also returned a
number Of no-true bills, having inves-
tigated alleged crimes and found the
evidence not sufficiently strong to
warrant the accused or suspected per-
sons being brought to trial.
IN the civil case Of the Placita
Ranch company against AIbino G. Gal
legos and others, an Injunction suit
TO restrain the defendants from using
water from certain dams and streams
known as the Mil dam and ditch
Judge David J. I.eahy yesterday gave
a decision adverse to the plaintiff
The temporary Injunction which had
been granted the plaintiff some tims
ago was dissolved The case has
been up for hearing before Iuds
Leahy a chambers several times DUR