Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-06-14

Only Other Murdsr Case On Court
Docket Disposed Of Saturday
with Plea Of Guilty.
arand Jury Reports Only "A True
Bulls, Rejecting slx-Peili Jury
Drawn for Term.

The fiye-days' session Of the grand
jury last week resulted in IA true
bills turned in to Judge R. R. Ryan
last Friday afternoon. There were
seven mo bills" All the indictments
reported were Of men already arrest
ed and bound over to the iurv. 50
their report included no new business
I'T two murder eases on the docket
We're INCLUDED. The jury made a num-
Der Of recommendations in addition
10 the indictments. One was that the
stables near the jail be removed for
sanitary reasons and because Of the
IRE rlsk involved. Additional fire
ESCAPES at the grade school building
were also urged. The condition of an
the county institutions was given q
general O. X.
The number Of true bills reported
IS regarded as small considering that
no grand jury has sat in this comfy
Tor fourteen months. It shows that
the peace of the community since the
arrival Of the camp has at least moi
suffered.
The final venire of petit jurors
chosen for the present term Of court
follows: 5. S. Love, II. G. Brown. h.
y. Dean, s. lanier, A. B. Daniels. J.
). Kerr, +. d. Osborne, A. NJ Pom
Ilus, Riley George, R. l.. Miller. A. A.
Hardy, VIM Wells, Al Clifton, II. c.
Ritter, Henry Meyer }. S. Harris. j.
y. Williams, $. B. Rhca. S. c. stem
son, d. W. Bowers, }. +. Franklin. r.
y. Hayes, J. v. Schurtz.
Antonio Cortez, who had previously
pleaded not guilty to the charge of
the murder Of Lavenado Diaz in Dem
ing last spring, withdrew his former
pea when the case came up last Sat-
urday and entered plea Of guilty 10
manslanghier lie was sent back 10
lall e await sentence.
The only other murder CAGE on the
docket, that Of Monte Keysaw, alias
Charles Keyson, charged with the
killing of R. +. Owen at Tunis early
IN February Of this year, came un
Yesterday morning and is still before
the court today, it having taken until
: o'clock yesterday afternoon 10 Get
to the first witness
The death of Owen, who was work
ing along with Keysaw in the railroad
yards at Tunis at the time of the al
legged murder, WAS apparently so IN.
noeent of unnatural features that
nobody was under any real suspicion
until the coroner's inquest here the
day developed some sus-
plcions phases that resulted in Kev.
saws detention on a murder charge
Neysaw and Owen, together with
LOUIS krauier and George Bailey.
composed ear repair gang and the
last two named had left the other two
together to go and get some supper
at nearby house. Keysaw Joined
hem presently, and after remarkmg
hat his companion was sieI went
'ut again. Soon he returned with tbe
news that Owen had been killed br \
ram Owens body was found living
lear the track With his head
BADLY battered, and Keyson's story
vas accepted as true tin he made
some statements on the way to DEM
ng with the body that aroused the
suspicion of S. p. agents with The
lariy. He was arrested immediately
.ollowing the inquest at which he was
'ery closely examined.
The defendants case is being ham
He'd ll by R. r. Hamilton. J. S. vaughf.
district attorney, Of course directs
he prosecution.
Vlher criminal eases decided thus
ar are:
Edgar Elder, carrying deadly
Weapon, SIX months in jail and costs.
Jesus Flores, burglary: guilty; re-
handed to jail for sentence.
Robert LaFlur and Max Dawdoff.
obtaining money under false pre-
enses, pleas Of guilty, 30 days each
y jail.