New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-10-05
STOP GAMBLING;
MAKE. SALOONS -
OBSERVE LAWS
JUDGE HOLLOMAN DIRECTS
GRAND JURY IN DISTRICT
COURT AS TO ITS DUTIES
TO PEOPLE OF SANTA FE
COUNTY

With the organization of the grand
jury for Santa Fe county, in the
First Judicial district, on Tuesday
morning. Judge Reed Holloman, pre-
siding, read the courts instructions
as to the matters to be inquired into
and the law governing. His direc-
tions with reference to gambling OF
all kinds, ard as to saloons which
are rot being operated in strict ac-
cordance with the law, are very much
to the poin. and Of the greatest in
terest to all law-abidng citizens.
Among the most interesting and
important points are the following
Jurors Under No Obligation
"Now there is one thing | want to
inform you about and that is that you
are not under obiea:ion to any per-
son on account pf being called to
sit as a grand juror. In some places
grand jurors and petit jurors are
given to understand by persons that
you happened to be called through
their influence, tnat they have been
working to get I Job for you Now
| don't presume that any one of you
have been told airy such a thing by
any person. but | want you to under
stand that no person has shad any
thing whatever to do with your be-
ing members of tine grand jury. Your
names were drawn by lot out of the
no: and if anyon, undertakes to sug-
Eest to you that he is resposible for
yorr being here, ycd remember what
' \, ~tnIo 30 |,
not responsible to any person and
that you are here simply to do your
duty,
Expedite The Work
Now, gentlemen, there is one thing
l want you to do and that is to push
the business. don't want you to push
it so fast that you will not perform
your duty, but push it just as fast as
possible, at the same time perform
ing your duty as the law requires.
it. Wewere unfortunate at the last
term of court in having murder
trial, the conditions of which requir-
ed a large expenditure of the court
fund. I think that the expenditure
was fully Justified, but it has reduced
our court fund and we have to hurry
the work in order to conserve the
fund, and it is just as much your
duty to push the work and conserve
the court fund rs any other matters
about which l have instructed you.
Break Up The Gambling
Gentlemen, there is one thing | wish
to instruct you about and that is
this: a great deal OF complaint has
come to me about professional pub
lie gambling in this city. The repu-
tation Of Santa Fe in that respect
is notorious and you hear it all
over the state and from outside the
state that games are being conduct
ed here, some in connection with
saloons and possibly they are not
in connection with saloons. Those
things are violation of the law,
one of the worst forms, and cons |
titute an absolute public nuisance. 1t
rs the duty of the grand jury to
inquire into those conditions, and if
there is anything in the law passed
vent indictments or prosecutions of
the individuals engaged in this busi-
ness, there is nothing to prevent the
district attorney from filing injunc'
ton proceedings against such places
where such a nuisance exists. You .
can possibly assist the district at
torney in ascertaining what these
conditions are and to furnish him
the evidence, and I have no doubt
when that evidence is furnished, the
district attorney will take such steps
IS are necessary to see that that
business is stopped. 1t is also the
duty of the sheriff to break up that
kind of business, and l am informed
by the sheriff and his deputy that
they are willing at this time to
undertake this matter. 1t is the
duty to do it, and, of course, if
public officers don't do their duty,
here is a statute by which they will
S no danger of that existing in this
county.
Make Saloons Obey Law
also, inquire in regard to the con-
iitions of saloons. Under the laws
IF the state at this time, it is legal to
;ell Intoxicating liquors to be drunk
IS a beverage, providing the law is {
complied with, but the very moment
hat a man engaged in this kind of
business begins violating the law, the {
,face becomes public nuisance, in
iictments can and should be return q
ID or the district attorney should ,,
.njoin the place from operating.
"Now a room has been furnished !
7ou for your deliberations and I
,ave already fixed the time that you I
hall be in session and you will re- 1
ire at once and enter upon your
luties." y
Members OF Jury
The membership of the grand jury I
S as follows: Captain R. V. Boyle, !
oreman, ]. c. Jones. Ascension Rael, /
Pablo Lujan, John Davis, Theodocio :
castillo, Hilario Garcia, Luis Mora,
Peter Lienau, Gregorio Rael. Abeli-
10 Quintana, Esquipula Montoya, =
esus Padilla, David Rodriguez, A
lastacio Gonzales, Ramon Romero.
uan Delgado, Matias Rael, John c. :
Hull, Mosalio Mora, Juan Tafoya.
'ill Haywood's Brother-in.law Now