La Junta tribune., 1913-01-11
DISTRICT COURT.
Two Prisoners Sentsneeo-Mrs. Clara
Har''s Pleads Guilty to voiun.
tsry Msnslauohter and
Is Released.

day morning for the regular Janu.
ary term, Judge Rizer presiding. and
the jury summoned for the term be-
ing IN attendance. II is going 10
be Nery short session. In fact there
were no criminal cases except those
In which plea of guilty had been
entered aud the jury was excused
until next Monday morning. The
dSstricl court might as well go out
OF business In Otcro county. In
1912 there were only five jury
trials during the entire year Cour,
adtourncd for the day at the noon
hour Monday, the jury being In.
structed 10 show up for business
Monday morning. at which time the
civil suit Of the Rocky Ford Trad
Ing Company vs.. L. a. Van Horn
will be- called
ruesday afternoon was taken up
with disposing OF the cases of pris.
onefs who had entered a plea OF
guilty. Among the latter was Mrs
Clara Harris, who was charged with
being on" Of the participants in
tho murder of Officers Craig and
ktpper at Rocky Ford on the night
0f July I. lgll Her son. Bob Har.
ris. was convicted and has been in
the penitentisry for over year
under sentence Of death. while her
husband. Joseph Harris. who is
past eixhty years OF age, was sen.
fenced Ia term OF no, less than
fifteen nor more than twenty years
In the peuitentiary on two separ.
ate count Mrs. Harris has been
confined In the Otero county Jail
for over year aud hah--cyer
since d. murder. Her case never
s~- - ~ ha'as coainned from
term to tenn. Lyman l. Henry. at
torncy for Mrs. Harris. arranged
with the district attorney to have
Mrs Harris enter n plea Of guilty
To voluntary manslauehter. On
the recommsndxtion a the district
attorneys ONCE Judge Rizer ordered
that Mrs. Harris bc discharged from
custody. senteace to be withheld dur.
ing GOOD behavior and upon her
agreement To leave Otero county
forever Mrs. Harris left Tuesday
evening for Pueblo tn visit u daugh.
ter. and on Thursday expected To
go to Canon City to visit her hus.
band and son AT the p.nit.ntiary.
She "Npects to take up her residence
Ia fueblO. and be- as near as
possible To her relatives. Her hus.
band r.ccives u pension. which will
aid Ia some extent In providing a
living for her.
James Hear. AN indian. pleaded
guilty 10 . charge OF burglary. and
was giyen . sentence of not less
than .ighteen months nor more
than Two year, In the penitentiary
Bear robbs-d the house Of Mr.. Achi
qucti", an indian contracting agent
at Rocky Ford. carrying off about
$50 worth of piundcr. ~. was cap
tur"d on the White River Indian re-
serNation In northwestern Minneso
Ia and brought back to Ot.ro coun
~ u" says that this is his first
crim" He 10 twcnty.sevcn year,
Of age and has n wife and child IN
Wisconsin,.
Ralph Collins entered u plea o,
guilty tn forgery and WAS given 4
term II not lcs~ than three mol
more than five years In the pcni
Tertiary. Collins had been en-
ploy"d ~ = walter In Spiccr's cafe
A few weeks sgo Nv, kot tabkcd NJ
ON boose. and after swiping fonI
blank chscks from the rear end o
spiccr's cheek book. proceeded II
do landosfSce business In the forg
cry line. He attached his employer
name IN foNr checks. tn. specific,
amount IN each instance being hi
weekly vase Of Sit. Tie had ON
of the checks cashcd n, the Dcpo
DRUG Store. and then went Il
S~ink where he procerdcd To maxi
= great sp,srse with his easy money
Running short of funds he boush
y round u drtaks and rendered tn
second n The forged checks In pay
men'. u was promptly cashed. AM
gaining confidence from the absorv
ton n noes booss he rendered
second check for 90 In payment o
liquid rsfrsahneais. The proprie,o
of the thisUt sasis ~ swink becam
discrestiy sssptrious when the scs
oad rhoqk foP Ala vaa trnAsred IN