Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-23
CHAvES IS AGAIN
MADE SHERIFF Of
LINCOLN COUNTY
Man Removed From Office by
Governor Mcdonald Last
Spring Is Back on the Job
Following Coles Death,

tsrteisI conResroNptncN 70 MORNING. JOURNAL
Carri2oro, n. NJ, Jan. 22.--After
having been without sheriff for ten
days. Porfirio Chaves was ON Wednes-
day instructed by the board OF coun-
~ commissioners 10 assume charge of
the duties of that office
AZ the session of the district court
for this county last spring, Mr.
Chaves. who was the duly elected
sheriff, was tried on an Information
charging acts Inconsistent with his
duties az a public official, ana was
found guilty 10y the trial court. lie
was promptly removed and Governor
Mcdonald appointed John Cole. OF
Picacho. 10 fill the vacancy ON the
10th Of the present month. Mr. Cole
died at hospital IN III paso where
he had been taking treatment for
hrghts disease Tor several weeks.
This occasloned another vacancy in
the Office, hut the supreme court of
the state, 10 which tribunal Mr. cha
YES had taken an appeal from the
Judgment of the district court for
this county had reversed the ease, A
few days ago, after the lapse of the
statutory period for the state to file
n motion for a rehearing, which the
state did not do, the supreme court
filed with the clerk of the district
court of this county It's mandate COM
mandlng that the ease be reinstatcd
on the dockets Of this court aud that
a new trial of the ease be had.
Az the meeting of the board Of
county commissioners. the board
took the view that inasmuch rs the
case OF Mr.. Chaves had been reversed
and new trial ordered by the su-
preme court, Mr. Chaves was In the
same condition as he was prior 60
the former trial that he was not
iudicinlly guilty OF any wroneful acts,
ana that he was entitled TO again as
sumo tho duties of his office until
such time as he was again 'ried by
"A court of competent jurisdiction and
by il found 90 be guilty MIR. 'haves
was therefore instructed To take
charge OF the sheriff's office, whi'h
he has done, II appearing mat his
bond was term-tlme bond ana stu
In force.
In two precincts of this county. a
tie In tho votes for justice of the peace
and constable compelled the cont
mlsslonors 10 order new elections IN
the precincts of Captain and Rul-
/ doso.
The newly elected officers for The
Carrizozo precinct are Ed Massic,
Justice OF the peace, reelected, and
| Charles A, Stevens, constable. MIR
stevens was the last sheriff of Lin
coin county under the territorial form
of government.
A young man giving his name ~
Charles Sippel, has been bound over
to await the action of the grand jurS
on charge OF robbery, the oneus,
having been committed 90 Oscuro
| Sippel A. said 20 have broken into tn,
home OF Ray stoddard and helped
himself 10 some food ana clothing
He entered plea OF guilty az th'
examining trial.
This afternoon two hobocs broke
"A window glass In the home of Clar.
cnce Spence, whose residence Is sitii-
ated on one of the main roads about
u mile from town, thus effectlng an
entrance. Mr.. Spence has been UNI
able an yet to definitely say what. II
anything has been taken. The officers
have landed one of the alleged rob
bers In jall and arc on the tran Of
the other one.
For some time the tramps have
bttn EiNiHk un'bNli'n1
TO the residents of CarrizOzo, and
last night the officers rounded mp n
dozen of them and Judge Maasle has
given them a light sentence on the
roads. This was done here several
weeks ago, when nearly thirty were
compelled TO do time on the streets,
This had the effect of turning them
away from this place, but within the
last few days they have begun stop
ping again. SO far as known ut this
time, the robbery Of Mr. Spenco's
residence IN the only outrage against
the peace and dignity Of the residents
which has been committed.