New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-04-25
COURTS ARE CROWDED
IN SANTA FE, Three
TRIBUNALS IN SESSION
KELLY IS REINDICTED BY
GRAND JURY WHICH ALSO
SEEKS FORMER DEPUTY
TREASURER FRANK MAR.
RON

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ting in the state capital, and their
doekets afford sweep of legal pro-
cedure that would be an education
to a law student should he be able
to attend all of them at once.
In the state supreme court, the
disbarment proceedings brougk a.
gainst Isaac Barth, by the state on
the information of fellow attorney.
a. B. Mcmillan is in progress, and
likely to continue several days.
Mcmillan has been engaged as as
sistant to the attorney general and
former attorney general Harry L.
Patton is appearing for Barth. The
proceedings are brought in connee-
ton with the fees received by Barth
in case which Mcmillan lost. The
original case was in the adjustment
of the will OF M. w. Flournoy in
which Barth represented the widow.
District Judge Reed Holloman is sit
ting in the case in place of Justice
Reynolds. with Justices Parker and
Roberts.
| The proceedings opened with ex-
animation OF the correctness of an
! account in the Albuquerque Morning
Journal regarding6 the Flournoy will
which the prosecution eEdeavored to
establish has been colored by Barth
Among the witnesses called were
Messrs. Alfred Grunsfeld, Ostreich,
Case, Sims Harris and Rogers Of
Albuquerque. 7. f. Mitchell, Mrs
Flournoy, and Mr.. Herbe. former
managing editor OF the Morning
Journal The attorney generals office
is represented by Harry S Bowman,
assistant attorney general, Mr. Ask
rem being absent from the city
Parks Brothers Appeal
On Saturday the state supreme
court heard the appeal Of the Parks
Bi others, Grant county men who
were sentenced for murder Judge
Holloman sat in this matter.
Federal Court Busy.
The United States district court
grand jury declared w. P Calkins
rancher of Weed, New Mexico guilty
Of obstructing the draft. He was
accused of saying that men who res
ponded to the draft arc towards"
John Johnson, a Greek from Gal
lup was tried for sending obscene
matter through the mails to a young
woman in Albuquerque. He is one
armed man. His sanity was inquired
into at the opening of the trial, DR..
James A. Massie reporting to the
court that he is all right mentally
A. T. Hannett Jr of Gallup defended
Johnson.
Postmistress Embezzles
Edwina G. Padilla who plead guilty
to embezzling government funds
from the potoffice at Shiprock
where she was postmistress, plead
guilty on Monday. She has not been
sentenced
Bismark H. Hardin postal employee
at Hobbs received IS months for
issuing money orders without repay
ing the U. S. The grand jury recon-
mended among other things more
postal inspectors,
One woman was sentenced and
another found not guilty OF improper
conduct at an army camp.
The postmistress was sentenced to
one year in the Colorado state peni-
Tertiary. for defaIcations exceeding
$1,000
Johnson received sentence of IA
months for sending obsc nc matter
through the U. S. mails.
{. w. Ohio, restaurant keeper at
Gallup. was convicted of selling liquor
to Indians He is a Korean.
Louis Wah Chinaman. OF Deming
was fined 500 for selling liquor to
soldiers. He carried pint bottles OF
in bundles done up to look
like laundry
w p. Calkins. convicted of draft
obstruction. applied for re-hearine
and is having a new trial to-day
Admits Black Hand.
Ina Cilstrap, negro. admitted writ
ing black hand letters to writing
letter. to two persons
in his town Of Las Vegas. asking
for $1,000 for valuable information
He received six months at Leaven-
worth
The u. s. petit jury was drawn this
week. The civil docket will begin
on Monday
Kelly Re-lndietsd.
Seven indictments were handed
down by the district court grand
Jury. the third to he empannelled this
term w. G. Kelly and Frank N
Marion formerly assistant in the
state treasurers office wcrl indicted
for obtaining state money urder false
pretenses.
Further prosecution OF Kelly in
with transactions in the
reissue OF Santa Fe and Grant
bonds for which he is now
appealing a five year sentei ce. Is
expected.
Another Salary Suit.
Catron and Catron, lawyers. who
were assigned the salary claimed by
Robert Cortner as district attorney
in Santa Fe some time ago. are being
heard this week in their old suit
against the county commissioners
for some 5000
A suit by Butterfly and Thomas
against the Federal Tie and Lumber
in which it was claimed
full payment had not been made 70.
a consignment of ties. was decided
in favor of flae defendant. A dozen
other civil cases are on the district
court docket which has been set ua>
til April Is