Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1920-04-27
MRS. DOSTER TO Be
TRIED HERE MAY !
Woman Who Shot Capt. Wade Doster
NJ. G IL. =. A.. nj Columbus VIII
Plead Self-Defense, Is Report
COLUMBUS TO AIR sOILED LINEN
Aftermath Of Recent City Election In
Border Community Is Indictment
OF Some Leading Citizens

OF Some Leading Cltizens
The feattSe OF the present term OF
the district court Is the trial for muir
der of Maud Doster for the killing OF
Capt. Wade Doster in Columbus hotel
on March = last. The accused woman
was Indicted under the name given
above, but her right TO the name OF
"Doster." 1t Is alleged, will be ques
toned In testimony introduced at the
trial which Is called for Wednesday
May g. Mrs. Doster was arraigned be-
fore Judge Il. Il. Ryan last Friday
afternoon and pleaded mot guilty Ia
the charge. the Indictment being read
by District Attorney j. =. Vaught. The
answer came without effort or emo
tion, Mrs. DOster being completely
self.possessed while under observation
In the court room. She seems 10 have
completely recovered from her self-in-
fllcted wound. Attorney Il. r. Hamil-
ton was present as counsel for the de
fendant, who was held without bond.
Mrs. Doster has been in the military
hospital at Columbus since the tragedy.
when she shot herself in the breast.
She took up her residence In the coun.
ty jail here Friday. She came up from
Columbus that morning Everything Is
being done for her comfort that IL
possible under the circumstances. She
does not seem 10 be- exacting or unrea
sonable In her demands of the officials
charged with her incarceration.
Capt. Wade DOster was shot through
the heart from behind tarly I'm the
morning at Columbus hotel, follow
ing night spent with Mrs. Doster.
So did not deny the killing, alleging
self defense. She had turned the
weapon on herself and received n
wound In the breast from which she
has fully recovered. She had been
known as Dosters wife, but the father
Of the dead man alleged that she was
or had been married TO n man In Kan
sas and that his son was not married
To her. A woman in III paso claimed
the dead army officer us her fiance.
Following are the indictments re
turned by the garnd jury
Sam Alexander forgery.
Nathan Blake. assault on wife.
Tlllman Bunch. desertiOn.
George ,Crowell, assault with intent
to kill.
Hugh A. Carnes. bigamy.
Maud Doster murder.
lee Howard, assault with deadly
weapon.
Walter Johnson, assault ON wife.
Leslie johnson, aiding prisoner to
escape.
Carlos Iascano, obtaining money by
false pretenses.
John L, Moore, malicious prosccu-
tiOn.
Frank Manmnares, operating auto
while intoxicated
Willie c. Miller, assault with deadly
weapon.
Buddie NesbltG and Ramon Rami-
req burglary.
Paul Pelayo and Lafayette Heinrich,
larceny.
+. Il. Payne, cmbezzlement.
I'rbao Ponce, Vicente Marquee, Jose
Arviso and Francisco Morales, jail
breaking.
T.. l.. Pittman, obtaining money by
false pretenses.
Jose Pals, Jail breaking.
W. II. and Emil Parry, confinine
calves.
Charles w. Powers. Frank Manzan.
ares and Ernst Engendorf, libel
Marcellno Rodriguez, obtaining
money by false pretenses.
Ramon Torres, seduction. failure to
support child.
Walter Thomas, larceny.
JustO Vera, passing forged check.
nuruaff XEhfta lnrepuV
Louis Wilson, assault with deadly
weapon.
Emil Parry, larceny.
Francisco Hernandez, larceny.
l.. II. Poole and X. X Speed pleaded
guilty TO operating n confidence game.
The following charges were dis
missed:
Jose Estrada and Manuel Contre-
res, receiving stolen property.
r. A. IIulsey, assault with deadly
weapon
Frank J. Piper, larceny OF alfalfa.
W.R Reber. embeZzlement.
Thomas Lewis aiding prisoner t.
escape.
Following is the report of the grand
jury:
To the Hon. Raymond X. Ryan.
judge of the Sixth Judicial district
Of the State OF New Mexico, within
and for the County Of Luna:
The following Is the report of the
grand jury for the April, A. ID. 1920
adjourned term:
We have conducted our work in ac-
cordance with your instructions. We
have thoroughly investigated all cases
brought TO our attention through the
district attorneys office and others,
and have found 43 true bills and six
no bills. As compared with the mum
her OF cases brought forward at the
last previous meeting Of the grand jury
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