The Monte Vista journal., 1916-11-04
.,pr1NENT QUESTIONS d.
pICTED TO JOHN I. PALMER
o,s,r,ct Attorney for the Twelfth Ju'
a,c,al District, State Of Colorado

trjct State OIL Coioiauo, refuse "
.,osscute Adolph Gallegos Of San
,nis Colorado, brother of ]. P. Gal
l,ros, prominent Republican politi-
,,sn of that place, for cattle stealing
rhon the full facts and positive evil
dauce of his guilt were on file in the
District Attorneys office?
Did John 1. Palmer, District
attorney for the 18th Judicial Dis
triet State of Colorado, an officer
elected by the people to enforce the
law draw a gun on DR.. T. E. Gala
han of Saguache, Colorado, and
threaten his life?
g. Did John 1. Palmer, District
Attorney for the 18th Judicial Dis
trict, State of Colorado. refuse to
prosecute his son Paul Palmer for
criminal assault upon Anna Pecha-
| co, a Mexican girl?
4. Did John 1. Palmer, District
Attorney for the 18th Judicial Dis
tret, State of Colorado, first get his
Instructions from Amaranta Garcia,
the boss of Conejos County, before
filing an information against anyone
charged with a crime especially in
Conejos County?
5. Did John I. Palmer, District
Attorney for the 18th Judicial Dis
trict, State of Colorado, refuse to
prosecute a criminal in Conejos
County unless the offender is un-
friendly Amaranta Garcia, the boss
Of Conejos County?
g. Did John 1. Palmer, District
Attorney for the 18th Judicial Dis
trict, State of Colorado, allow Amar-
anita Garcia and his clerk, Culver
Greene, to receive retainer and attor-
ney's fees in cases before their court
when such an act is absolutely for
hidden by the laws of the State of
Colorado?
l. Did John I. Palmer, District
Attorney for the 18th Judicial Dis
trict State of Colorado, connive in
the escape of Frasie, the bootlegger,
from Alamosa county Jail?
s. Did John I. Palmer, District
Attorney for the 18th Judicial Dis
trct State of Colorado, refuse to
apprehend this criminal Frasie when
It was well known fact he was in
Monte Vista the day following his
escape from jail?
y. Did John I. Palmer, District
Attorney for the 18th Judicial Dis
'rict, State of Colorado, fail to use
The positive evidence of guilt in his
possession to convict the Schwartz
gang of cattle thieves in Alamosa
County?
lo. Did John I. Palmer, District
Attorney for the 18th Judicial Dis
fict, State of Colorado, refuse to
nave the case of Oscar Schwartz, the
leader of the infamous gang of cattle
hieves in Alamosa County, brought
10 second trial which he was re-
quifed to do under the law and the
ruling of the Court?
II. Did John 1. Palmer, District
attorney for the 18th Judicial Dis
'ict State of Colorado, allow the
Eases of the People of the State OF
colorado VS.. Oscar Schwartz to &c
u'er wv for two terms of court, thereby
"oerating the defendant, Oscar
ochWartz, and barring him from fur.
'her trial?
~ Did John I. Palmer, Distric,
A''orney for the 18th Judicial Dis,
''"'' state of Colorado, allow the
SaSes against w. E. King and Soapy
o'n''h' y convicted cattle thieves OF
uohelos County, to be quashed ant
me criminals liberated?
80 was John l. Palmer, Distric
'orhey for the 18th Judicial Dis
u'et, s, state Of Colorado, when a can
a'ua'e for District Attorney foul
.''s ago and for District Judge two
'sars ago, WET to the saloon mel
VI Aiamosa County?
49, Did John 1. Palmer, Distric
'orhey for the 10Th Judicial Dis
.n ' state of Colorado, positivel.
pn~e unce himself as strongly urginl
Nv. NonihtTlON to the voters o
"'e vista, when q candidate 10