Las Vegas optic., 1914-04-13
JUDGE LEARY ON The BENCH
HE AND OTHER OFFICIALS FROM
LAS VEGAS ARE IN THE
DANGER ZONE
GEORGE SENA in TROUBLE
COUNTY CLERK is INDICTED AND
HIS REMOVAL FROM OFFICE
IS RECOMMENDED

7 Probably Judge David J. Leahy
would not have been so calm and self
possessed and District Attorney
Charles w. G. Ward so eloquent when
the spring term of the Guadalupe
county district court was opened in
Santa Rosa last Monday morning had
these two officials known that the
cellar of the court house contained
enough dynamite to destroy the struc-
ture and snuff out the ives OF every
body in it. The dynamite was not
discovered until Wednesday, when the
trial of James Griggs, charged with
cattle stealing, was in progress.
The find was made by one of the
prisoners in the county Jail, who was
assisting the janitor to stoke the fur
mace. The man discovered a long
stick OF dynamite in a shovelful Of
coal which he was about to put into
the furnace, He told tho ianitor of
his find, and Judge Leahy was inform
ed. The judge ordered an inYestiga-
tion. which resulted in the discovery
of nine sticks Of dynamite, scatxared
eyGIops tint
used ID the Heig FEc2 a aI
Rosa for blowing up stumps on clear
ed ground It lis not known how the
explosive found its way into the court
house cellar. Indications point to an
effort ON the part of some person or
persons unknown to blow up the court
house, but a careful investigation fail
ed to disclose the identity of any one
knowing how the explosive came to
be placed in the basement.
Griugs is Convicted
Griggs was convicted on charge
Of having stolen cattle from Florencio
Spitz, and driven them into Quay
county. The cattle were in Griggs'
possession a year before being recOv-
cred. of
Rosario Martinez, a boy pleaded
guilty to stealing pair Of opera
glasses. He was given a jail SEN
tence, which was suspended,
Juan Coronado pleaded guilty to as
sauat with deadly weapon.
Tomas Madrid pleaded guilty to
stealing some hay from the Santa Fe
barn in Santa Rosa and was given
from II to u months in the state pent
tentiary.
Amada Pueblo pleaded guilty. to as
sault with deadly weapon and was
shown mercy by the courr. AS he had
been in jail five months awaiting trial
| he was given no additional sentence.
Juan M. Casaus was found guilty Of
embezzling sheep and Lawrence Peters
was found not guilty Of killing sheep
George sena Indicted
George sena, the county clerk
found himself in considerable trouble
during this term of court for Guada'
llupe county, having heen indicted and
his removal from office recommended
by the grand jury. Mr.. Sena was In
dicted for resisting an officer and
lpleaded guilty. He was fined $50 an6
THE costs. An indictment charging Mr.
sena with carrying q concealed weap
on was returned by the grand jur!
and he win be arraigned on tina
charge at the next term OF the court
The investigators returned a present
ment charging Mr.. Sena with no
properly dischareing the duties Of hi
office and recommending that an II
formation asking his removal be filed
Roman Labadie, chairman Of tn
board Of county commissioners, wa
indicted on a charge OF assault wit
4 deadly weapon, ana TIilasio Garcis
the man alleged to have been assault
ed 10y I.abadie. gotinto trouble as a r
suit. Garcia was alleged to have mad
] lefforts to tanper with Witnesses b
Z fore the grand jury and subornatio
! Of perjury He IS said 70 have g
deavored to have his difficulty vii