Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1916-12-14
DISTRICT COURT
PROCEEDINGS

Following brings the proceed
ings of district court down t
date of adjournment:
w. W. Wagner vs.. N. L
Williams, judgment for plaintiff
with costs, plaintiff to have i'm
mediate possession of stock.
State vs.. ]. A. Will, continued
on showing of defendant thai
it was impossible to have the at.
tendance of a necessary witness
John Vanderford vs.. W. w.
Wagner, judgment for plaintiff
for damages in sum of $50 and
costs, including witness fees,
also J. P. court costs.
Manuel Olgin vs. A. E. Lucas,
judgment for plaintiff for $110
damages, and costs, including
witness fees; execution to issue.
Abo Land Co. vs. J. P. Dun
lazy, ct al, judgment for plaintiff;
that defendants James P. Dun
lazy and Porter H. Hover have
no title or claim to lands in ques-
tion; plaintiff decreed to be own
er of lots 7 to IL inclusive block
II; all block 7, fractional lots IA
to 10, inclusive, block 10; lot 7,
block Is, all in Mountainair; de-
PENDANTS barred and title quieted
in plaintiff; two alleged deeds
cancelled and declared to be null
and void; judgment against Por-
ter H. Hover for costs, and
plaintiff to have execution for
same.
VIM. Winkel VS.. A. P. Oliver,
attachment suit dissolved and
costs of attachment taxed to
plaintiff; plaintiff given judg-
ment for total of 81, ,005.41 and
costs of action except as to at
tachment, for all of which ex-
ecution is ordered to issue.
State vs. Pascual Gil alias
Frank Gallegos, dismissed.
State vs.. Procopio Lopez, de-
fendant and bondsmen failed to
appear; judgment of lower court
affirmed and bond declared for
feited.
In re application of Julius
Meyer, sheriff, and Dee Robin
son. deputy sheriff, for appraise-
ment of automobiles; J. C. Peter
son of Estancia and McCloskey
and Butler of Albuquerque ap-
pointed appraisers to determine
the present value of said auto
mobiles and consequent wear and
tear, and to report their findings.
Laura C. Killough vs.. Charles
S Killough, found that both par
ties are equally at fault; divorce
granted; that minor child should
be in custody of its mother, but
as she is engaged in teaching
school and cannot while so en-
gagged give child proper care,
and as defendant objects to child
being kept in home of plaintiffs
parents, and parties agreed
thereto, child is to be kept by
Mrs. McMullen while plaintiff is
engaged in teaching school, or
such other person as may be
agreed upon in writing by the
parties. Found that each of
parties to suit should pay their
own respective costs and attor-
ney fees; that welfare of child
demands that court should super
wise and exercise the right of
guardianship over it for purpose
of making any further orders
that may be necessary in future
to the end that child may re-
ceive a good education and be
surrounded by proper environ
ment, defendant bear expense of
and maintenance of
child while in care of a person
other than plaintiff; each to have
privilege of visiting child; in
junction against taking child out
of county; decree kept open for
such further orders as may be
necessary.
State vs.. August Kayser, con.
tempt; defendant pleaded that
offense was through ignorance
and without malice; sentenced to
60 days in jail. This case grew
out of the Blake vs. Cavins case.
State vs.. Robert E Howe, de-
fendant sentenced to ten years
in penitentiary, and'to pay costs.
Sentence suspended and defend
ant placed under parole, to re-
port to clerk first day of each
month.
All cases not otherwise dis
posed of, continued to next term.