New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-12-28
TRANSCRESSORS IN
COUNTY OF COLFAX
RECEIVE SENTENCES
PRESIDING JUDGE OF DIS
TRICT COURT AT RATION
SENDS MANY OFFENDERS
"OVER THE ROAD" FOR
VARYING TERMS

Yesterday morning at ten o'clock,
district court opened with Judge T.
b. Leib presiding. Those who were
convicted at the last term OF the
court and those who plead guilty,
were brought before the Judge to
receive their sentences. Albino Lo-
pez, charged with larceny, was the
first on the list, and was sentenced
to from llH to 2 years in the peni-
Tertiary. The sentence was suspend
cd during the good behavior OF the
defendant.
Fred Allen, charged with assault
with intent to kill. was sentenced
from two or two and one-half years
in the penitentiary. When Allen
was asked if he had anything to say,
he replied that he asked for the len
iecy of the court. and that he would
like to have show.
Nothing To Say
Sabine Atencia, when asked il he
had anything to say why sentence
should not be passed upon him, he
replied Nothing. He was convict
ed OF larceny and given from one to
two and one-half years.
Antonio Martino, who was tried
and convicted on a charge of permit
ting gambling on his premises, was
handed a Christmas package in the
shape of six months in Jail and 4
fine of $500.
Joseph Polk. convicted of assault
and unlawful intercourse, was sem
fenced from five to six years.
James Fl. Holly, convicted of un-
lawfully discharging firearms in
settlement, was sentenced from nine
months to one year.
Joe Hayes, charged with larceny,
asked that the court be merciful on
him, and was sentenced from nine
months to one year.
Check Artist Among Number
Harry Henderson, the check artist,
when asked if guilty or not guilty.
replied in the affirmative but had
nothing to say why sentence should
not be passed. He was given from
one to one and one-half years.
J. L. Gumm, pleading guilty to un-
lawfully killing animals, had nothing
to say when asked why sentence
sentence should not be passed. except
that he asked for the court to show
mercy, the court sentenced him from
one to two years. whereupon Cumm
politely thanked the court.
James Lacey. charged with gambi-
ing. came before the court and pied
guilty and was fined $50 and costs,
and three months in Jail, the SEN
tence being suspended during good
behavior.
John Beck and Walter Hall, who
had previously pied guilty to con-
ducting gambling game, were fin-
ed $50 each and costs, and sentenc-
ed to three months in Jail, which
sentence was suspended during good
behavior.
One Was A Woman
Pearl Snyder. who had previously
pied guilty to the charge of conduct
ing house of prostitution. was fin
ed $50 and sentenced to jail for one
month. The Jail sentence was sus-
pended during good behavior.
Atiglia Shiaveti. who pied guilty
to manslaughter, was sentenced to
from five to six years in the peni-
tertiary.
The last to come before the court
was E. c. Briles convicted of second
degree murder at the late term of
court. When asked if he had any,
thing to say why sentence should
not be passed upon him at this time.
replied: d" lay myself at the mercy
of the court" The court pronounced
sentence, which was from thirty-five
to forty years in the penitentiary.
Briles showed no feeling when the
sentence was passed upon him. and
left the court room smiling-Raton
Reporter.