Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-06
DISTRICT COURT
SESSION OPENS
IN CARR|Z0Z0
Much important Business TO
Be Transacted First Day
Given Over Largely 10 Or
ganizing Grand Jury.
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Carrizozo. y. NJ. oct. 3. - District
court for this county opened here this
morning with Judge Mcdler presid-
ing. The morning session was given
over to the securing of a grand jury
one special venire having been ncces-
sary to organize this body of inquisi-
tors
District Attorney Hamilton went he
fore the grand jury after its oreani-
zation with thirtX-two cases which
they will have before them for con-
sideration. and It is presumed other
WORK will develop before the jury is
discharged. OF those cases which they
will Immediately consider. two are for
murder, the remainder being for the
usual Offenscs - larceny. burglary,
deadly weapon infractions of the sta
tutes. embezzlement and assaults In
various degrees of aggravation.
The petit jury will be sworn In next
Thursday, and at that time the case
of the state against Ricardo Ascarate
will be called on for trial. This is the
murder case which is still held on the
criminal docket of this county on a
change of venue from Dona Ana coun-
". where the defendant lives and
where the crime was committed about
two years ago. Ascarate is charged
with numbering his wife, and his de-
Tense is that she attempted TO kill him,
but in the scufflc he had with her. In
his attempt to disarm her she shot
herself.
Hung Jury Before.
The case has been heard once in
this court and after almost two weeks
trial the result was a hung jury. At
that time Judge Meder admitted the
defendant to bail, and he has since
been at liberty. Attorney General
Frank w. Clancy will be present and
assist in the prosecution.
After this case is disposed Of. the
docket of Lincoln county will be taken
up and as much of ii disposed of as
viii be possible in the short time
allotted to this term Of court here
as it is presumed the Ascarate ease
will not be heard in less than ten days
This court will have to be in Alamo
gordo on the 26th of the present
month to open the regular fall term
for that county, which will in fact give
the court but about one week for
the disposal Of the criminal business
of this county. particularly In those
cases wherein the defendants feel they
have a fighting chance and will there
fore demand trials
Ramon Vigil Case.
One of the cases which Will be given
to the grand Jury Immediately upon
its organization and retirement for
work. will be that against Ramon Vi
gil. who is in Jail here now to answer
to the charge OF killing his wife. He
is a man Of some IS years, and II IS
charged that while riding with his
wife in a carriage he stopped the
horse, got out of the conveyance. and.
stepping behind the woman, delib-
eratey shot her to death. He then
drove the corpse to her brothers
home, where he turned her over to
him with the remark. Here's your
sister,
Twelve Of the cases for the grand
jury are from last term, when indet-
ments were returned. but owing to
technicality they are subject to being
quashed and for that reason they will
be re-returned this term. The legal
technicalty is based on the fact that
the clerk here did not allow the re-
quired ten days notice of the drawing
of the juries.