Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-14
CRIMINAL CASES
ARE DISMISSED
IN SAN MIGUEL
Thirty-0ne Are Wiped Off
the Docket, Leaving Ten
for Trial; District Court Is
in Session.
Especial Correspondence 10 The Journal,


Especial Correspondence 10 The Journal,
Las Vegas, N. NJ, June ID
Thirty-three cases were dismissed
from the criminal docket on the
opening of the San Miguel county
district court Monday morning,
leaving ten cases for trial. Tf~se
with the addition of cases in which
indictments are turned in by the
grand jury, will make up the total
Of criminal actions on the docket OF
the court.
The first case to be tried is that
OF Sabine Lujan, for many years
ieweler in the town of Las Vegas,
on the charge of receiving stolen
property. Lujan is alleged to have
bought a gold brooch, three anne
thysts mounted on gold bar, the
property of Miss Rebecca Henri
uuez, and stolen from a suit case
in the custody of the American
Railway Express company. LuJan
is said to have bought the articles
from the boy who rifled the suit
case and who admitted the theft
He pleaded not guilty, and his at
torney, Chester A. Hunker, MADE
a motion to quash the indictment,
which was overruled by the court.
A love affair that did not progress
smoothly is said to have been the
cause of the shooting of Bernardo
Padilla, a youth of %, by Lila
Romero, aged Is years. The shoot
ing occurred last March when the
two were out walking in the tWi-
light. The pistol bullet hit Padilla
on the chin, but glanced off, and
he was not badly hurt. The girl
pleaded not guilty Monday morn
ing, and probably will have a trial
at this term of court.
The case of Pablo Quintana,
charged with stealing three calves
from Secundino Romero, has been
set for Friday, Quintana's counsel
is E. r. Wright, of Santa Fe.
A murder case to be tried this
term, but dismissed for lack OF evil
dence, was that of Jose lgnacio
J.ujan, charged with the murder Oh
Ranin Angel, as the result OF
fight last June in which the victim
was kicked in the stomach.
Following are the cases dis
missed: ,,.
Pedro Gallegos. assault with
deadly weapon; Isabel Hernandez
larceny from dwelling; Manuelita
r. Garcia, appeal; Vivente Maestas;
fleiandro Luian, assault with dead
ly weapon; Daniel Martinez, APP
neal; Pablo Garcia, appeal; Man
uel C. Lucero, appeal; Ignacio Gu
rule, larceny of swine; Eduardo
Padjlla, grand larceny; Evaristo
NIontoya, assault; Max Touchon,
driving while intoxicated: Lee Nor
row and Jack Mcbride, accompany
ing intoxicated man driving car
lack Mcbride, larceny of automo--
jile. defendant being now in federal
prison on moonshining CHARGE
Eufeldo Maestas, abandoning wife;
Gabriel Padilla, larceny of burro;
4 ntonio Salazar, assault with deadly
weapon; Robert II. Stanley, pass
ing a worthless check; Eduardo
Montoya, abandoning wife; LUIS
Gallegos, assault with intent TO
rape: Pedro Aragon, assault with
deadly weapon; Bessie Thompson
information; Jose Ignacio
Iiujan, murder: Pete Alarid, pass
ns worthless check; Bernardo Du-
ran. assault; Simon Trujillo, as
sault on wife; Luis Lucero, assault
on wife; Simon Trujillo, assault
with rifle.
In the cases of J. y. Hughes,
rharged with larceny of horses and
r.. y. Hall, passing worthless check,
M arrests wore made,