Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-10
DISTRICT COURT
HAS BIG DOCKET
IN QUAY COUNTY
Number of Important Cases to
Come Before Judge Leib
During Session Now on at
IuCumCari.

SPECIAL CONSCIOUSNESS TO MORNING JOURNAL
Tucumcari, n. NJ, April 9.-The
regular April term of the district
court for the Eighth judicial district
met in Tucumcari Monday morning.
IThe officers OF the court are Judge
| Thomas ID. Leib, County Attorney
George e. Remley, both of Ration,
and Clerk u. j. Finnegan and sheriff
III. f. Ward, of Tucumcari. There is
an extremely heavy docket both in
1.-THE civil and the criminal court
There are l19 in the former and 50
in the latter.
Word has been received here that
the supreme court has reversed the
case Of Caria Van Sickle who was
previously convicted of murder in
! the first degree ana that this case
Twill possibly be called this term of
court However it will scarcely be
possible for this case to go to trial
land it is believed that practically all
! of the criminal cases which viii be
tried will be those Of embezzlement
in connection with the failure of the
international Bank of Commerce and
the First State bank The nine in
dictments for embezZlement against
ICabel IT, Chenault will in all proba-
bility he dismissed during this term
of court The cases arose from GER
ltain Irregularities while Mr. Chenault
was the treasurer of Quay county.
The whole of the first day was
spent in an effort to obtain a grand
jury and the jury was not completed.
III is believed by some that the first
ease to be called viii be that against
iT. H. r. Smith, charged with embez-
element in connection with the FIRST
state bank
The effort to vote some $4,000
bonds for the purpose of improving
the roads in Quay county lost last
Thursday by a majority of approx
mately 100 votes. Tucumcari gave
the issue a strong majority, but the
outlying districts refused to vote for
the bonds almost to n man, While
this will handicap the work Of the
road commission, they will continue
to do some Improvement
All of the local churches held spe-
cial Easter services last Sunday. A
splendid musical program with ser
mon by the pastor Rev. Q. w.
Hearn. was held at the Christian
church. At the Center Street Metho-
dist church the main auditorium was
and cut flowers. The pastor, Rev. A.
n. Evans, preached upon the SUB
iect. christianity a Proof of the
Resurrection." Rev a. n. Porter of
Alamogordo. preached at the First
Baptist church.
4. Hurley who fas several months
has been conducting a motion picture
show in the Evans opera house, has
leased the west half of the lnterna-
,tional Bank of Commerce building
and remodeled it for an up-to-date
moving picture show. New opera
chairs have been installed, the floor
ed sloped and now Tucumcari has one
of the best equipped picture theaters
Ito be found in the state.
The city has just closed deal WIN
Charles Bonner whereby the cllS
purchases forty acres of land, one
land one-half miles from the town,
for a dumping ground. The consider
Iation was $3.50.
The board of education has select
ed Hon Ralph c, Ely, of Demlhg, TO
deliver the address to the graduatlhs
class on Friday evening, May a.
The county commissioners nave
heen i'm session here since MONDAY.
This board will have considerable
work to do at this time. All of the
Various officers of the county VIII
make detailed report of the fees ana
disbursements of their offices since
statehood went into effect and the
various officers of the county will re-
ceive whatever may be due them Tor
their services under the recent salary
bin enacted by the state legislature
r. II. Duncan returned Friday eve
ming from an extended visit to rela-
tives near Shawnee, Okla. The mother
of Mr.. Duncan was sick, butsis quite
innroved Mr.. Duncan is associated
with the Eager Brothers grocery
store. r,.,,
Rev. A. N. Evans returned Ihurs-
day evening from a two weeks vaca =
| ton spent with his parents at STAN
| ford, Tex.
II. NJ. Henson. depot agent Tor the
/ FL Paso e southwestern railway at
Roy n. NJ, spent Friday night in the
city.
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