Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-08
CARRIZOZO KID
. WANTED REALISM
IN FIRE DRILL
Started a Blaze in Basement
Just to Get the Right Touch
for the Ceremonies Now
He Knows Better
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Carrizozo. n. NJ, Nov Friday
morning at the public school building
here the fire drill was minutey ex-
plained by the principal 20 the stu
dents. after which it was given a re-
hearsal by the students in rhe various
rooms. It was to be repeated on op-
.ning school In the afternoon, So inn
messed was one of the scholars in
the lower grade with the idea Of
marching out of a building when same
was ablaze. he was obsessed with the
idea of making the afternoon drill a
reality
He descended into the basement
inst before school opened and set fire
to a quantity of rubbish found there.
The situation was Immediately dis
covered and no damage was done, ex-
cept to the young and innocent Of
fender who was taken into the prin-
cipars office and given needed chas-
hsement
Had Good Excuse.
OF the seventy-five indictments re-
turned at the present term of court
here thirty were drawn against par
ents for failure to send their children
TO school Several have been arrest
ed and taken before the court, who
has listened to their stories and ad-
ministered Justice as he believed the
case merited Some have been fined
and compelled to pay the costs of the
prosecution.
In one case, however, the defendant
was called to the bar Of justice to ex-
plain why he had not sent his daugh-
ter to school, as the law directs. He
replied that his daughter was present
and could, possibly, better explain the
situation. The young lady arose and
stepped forward, carrying a baby in
her arms. She was about 20 years Of
age and married The case was
promptly dismissed by Judge Medler,
and the school director making com
paint against this party was asked to
be little more careful in the future
when complaints for violation Of tho
compulsory school law were to be
filed before the grand jury.
Alienation Suit Lost.
In the case Of Ayres VS. McIyers,
the rather sensational damage suit in
which the plaintiff asked s25, GOO
damages from the defendant for the
alienation of her husbands affec-
TONS the defendant at the conclusion
Of the plaintiffs testimony moved the
court to find for the defendant. The
motion was sustained by Judge Medler
ana the case dismissed at the costs Of
the plaintiff, the court holding that no
damage had been proven. An appeal
was granted the plaintiff, and her at
torneys will take the matter to the
supreme court for review.
The case of the state against Mi
guel Luna, charged with an assault to
kill Manuel Aragon, resulted in a YER
dict Of guilty. This is an old case,
having been on the docket for several
terms the transaction having oc-
Cured in a sheep camp while Mr..
Aragon was still a resident of this
county He is now living in Eel Paso.
Three short criminal cases were
tried yesterday. which will leave one
more to be tried today, this closing
tho criminal docket for the present
term lnasmuch as Judge Medler has
court business at Silver City next week
and viii open the regular fall term
of court at Estancia on the 18th Of
This month. he was anxious to con-
tinue everything which could 60 over
until the spring term without working
hardship. He has, therefore, heard
only those criminal cases where the
defendants were unable to give bond
and were confined in the county jail.
An exceptionally large number OF
civil cases has been disposed Of, the
majority having been heard before the
court without a jury, and in order to
accomplish so much as he has, Judge
Medler has worked almost contin-
uously for the two weeks he has been
here.