The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-11-08
FEDERAL COURT
OPENS; LIQUOR
CASE HEARD
Witnesses Testify Te-
quila Was Found Bur-
led on Ranch

The finding OF is quart bottles Of
tequlla buried under ground In n
corral and several jugs In n water
tank on the Burgess ranch at Column
bus, n. NJ, on August "A led TO the
arrest OF II. l.. Stewart, according TO
testimony given in the Stewart case
which consumed most OF the time at
the opening session of the federal
court this morning.
Accordlng to testimony of Jack
Breen, n United States Customs offl-
Ger and G. L. Rogers. marshal OF Co
lumbus. there was Jubilee ut the
ranch at which tequila flowed freely
just before tho officers arrived. Stew
art is charged with violation of tho
federal prohibition act.
An automobile containing Stewart
and several other men and few
women was searched by officers Just
as II was leaving the ranch when Of
ficers were enroute there to search
It.
II. n. Jamison. attorney for the
dofendent. endonvorad to show that
Stewart knew nothing OF the buried
liquor treasure but was only an em-
ploye on the ranch. Henry q. Cours.
Jr., who is conducting prosecution
endcavored to prove that Stewart was
directly implicated in the smuggling
of liquor into the state from Old
Mexico.
Ordered Acquitted.
Following arguments by Attorneys
Jamison and Coors upon the resumlng
of the afternoon session the court
instructed tho jury to return ver-
diet OF not guilty against Stewart,
Lonnle Duncan, negro charged
with the theft of approximately s4,-
coo from the United States mails, In
New Mexico, pleaded guilty upon be-
ing arraigned and was sentenced to
years in the Leavenworth penitcn-
tiary. Duncan was brought to AL
buquerque yesterday from Chicago,
where he was arrested.
Bellini was fined 500 on the
charge of violating the prohibition
act and Joe Gresco and Mrs. John
Stallick OF Gallup were fined $50
ePch on the charge of having liquor
uhlawfully in their possession.
Following the selection Of the jury
Nick Belllnl pleaded guilty to violat-
ing the prohibition act. Lucas Vas
quez. charged with a violation OF the
adjective service act and Dan Ayala
and Luis Galvan charged with n vio-
lation OF the prohibition act pleaded
guilty. The latter was fined $50 and
costs, and the other sentences post
poned until this afternoon.
Those selected as jurymen for the
term of court follow w. II. Horr,
Tucumcari, N. NJ; Tobias Lujan,
Taos, ~. NJ. ;Grover Devine, Albuquor-
que, y. NJ; Jose V. Delgado, Anton
Chico, N. NJ; G. ID. Lazenby, Rincon,
N. NJ. Thos. II. Stewart. Santa Fe'
N. NJ; Abran Gonzales, Engle, n. NJ;
w. G.. Hobbs, Doming, N. NJ; NJ. r.
Fifleld, Laguna. y. NJ; Chas Conroy,
sos s. Arno ST.. Albuquerque, n. NJ;
ii. +. Achilles. Springer, n, NJ; j. ~.
Goodlng. Pennington, ~ NJ; II. l..
Snyder, Albuquerque, ". NJ; Ann
brosio Candelario, Old Albuquerque,
N. M; j. II. Welch, Forrest. n. NJ;
Nick Felix. TERRA Amarillo. n. NJ;
w. v. Kelly, Gallup, N. NJ; Adelaide
ORTIZ, santa Fe, n. NJ. George
Chavez, Govornador. n. NJ; Felipe
Sanchez, Santa Rosa, N. NJ; c. C.
clapper. Red River. y -. Eugene
Gooch, Texico, N. M; Patricio Quin-
tana. Cuervo, N. M; p. a. James.
Tucumcari. ". NJ; Joe Maher, Pas
tura, N. NJ; f, b. Hight, Gallup, n.
NJ; John Il. wlolking, i23 w. Marble
St., Albuquerque; George y. Allen,
Farmington. n. NJ; o. X. Beery,
Taos, N. M: Climaco Springer, Old
Albuquerque. n. NJ; Abellno Rom
Gro, San Antonio, n. M; John Knox,
Claphana, n. NJ