Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1914-01-02
CONVICT FREED ON
NEW YEARS AFTER
II YEARS
Juan B. Romero, for Eleven
Years a Trusty at State PEN
itentiary Gets Gift of Liber-
ty from Governor.
DID WOMAN SERVICE
FIGHTING THE FIRE
fsRscIal Correspondence 60 ,so nsraist

Special Cerrsspenesaes Co che rieraisi
ianta ~, y. N. Jan. Tow per-
sons in Sew Mexico received a. nncr
,eW Years gift than Old Juan Romero,
convict in tho state pcnit,nuary, VIVA
lacked but few months OF serving
seventeen years in the prison for
murder committed in Mora county
Romero Was convicted boz 1897 when
Judgc n. B. Laushlin wns ON the
bench and his pardon comes us the
result of his own exemplary behavior.
For q long limo be han been tn
charge of the herd OF milk COWS ut
The pcnitcntiarg his duties taking
him daily outside OF the walls It is
said also that One important matter
considered in making him this New
Years present, was his strenuous Ia
burs during the recent nrc al the pen
itcniinr3. when Doe had worked likc
Trojan battling with the flames and
IN helping take out the furniture and
Office fixtures when the administra-
tion buildins was threatened.
Romero Is not released ON ao.
count of any accommodations thai
have been made 10 me" said Cover
nor Mcdonald. but after thorough
Investigation OF the whole case { am
satisfied that the ends of Justice have
been met M this particular instance.
This man has been e trusty Tor eleven
years. For the past two years 20 my
knowledge he has been outside the
wallis daily and has proven himspif
worthy oil the trust imposed in him
ON tho dly uf the IRE he worked rs
faithfully us 30 Il had been hts osyU
property at stake he Is INSURED Of "a
sood home where he viii have an
opportunity Co make good, anu no
win be- properly cared for"
Romero h. 81 years Of age. Il is
said. lie was released a., 3. m to-
dag. Sos,Cncs Lucern who was con-
victcd az the same time for the same
ofcnsc, was not pardonod.
Governor Mcdonald said that ne
was working On some other cases, and
that before the day closed. those who
were Co be turnou loose or whose son
tcnces were 90 be- Commutcd. would
be notified OF their good fortune on
New Years day. Il is said The heroic
work OF several curing the recent IRE.
was largely Instrumental ~ influence
ing action IN their behalf.
Gumcrindo Reyes, sentenced to
the reform school for from two, la
three years from Grant county. was
granted q conditional pardon ycstor-
day late by Governor Mcdonald the
pardon expressly stating that Reyes
must report regularly ana behave. ID
It Is To- DE made permanent
3t5 Autos Iliccnsss.
Tho office force OF the secretary uf
state worked until after midnight last
night mailing our auto licenses and
1914 tags and when they closed $40
licenses had been mailed cut before
the opening Of the new year Last
year 1897 licenses we're issued and %
b. predicted that the number will go
almost to 5000 this year
WITNESSES summoned.
Hush ~. Williams, chairman of the
corporation commission Ira l.. Grim
shaw, assistant attorney general; -
member ~ the state engineers force,
ana PROBABLY others have been sum
mOned tu appear al Topeka az gov
eminent witnesses in the Noun Day
trial, which viii occur in February
Il will be remembered that Morl Day
and wife were Indicted for alleged
misuse or the mails IN connection
with claims they made regarding the
ortiz grant Ia san Miguel county.