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A Journal Devoted to the Interests of Lincoln County. VOLUME n. CAKRIZOZO, LINCOLN COUNTY, NEW MEXICO, MAY 27, 1910. NUMBER lf 4 This Week'i Court. There is little to say under this head, for the reason that the court has hecu occupied, as stated elsewhere, with the Trapp caHc until yesterday morning.

When the verdict was rendered, at that time, the court took up sonic contempt proceedings from Otero county, the style of the cast being Joseph Morgan vs. S. S. McCotnas and J. K.

All-bright, the latter being accused of cutting a ditch in violation of nu existing injunction. J. E. Wharton, of El Paso, appeared for the plaintiff, and liyron Sherry, of Alamogordo, for tlic defendants. He fore the testimony had been concluded, however, the caic of the territory against Jose Garcia, indicted for an as sault with intent to kill, was taken up, and a jury cuipuultcd.

The jurors were: Prospcro Gonzales, Antonio Montoya, John Cole, Jesus Maria Padilla, W. Kimbrell, C. II. Uylield, Juan liartlctt, Ramon Luna, Manuel Romero, Krcdcrico Montoya, Jose Iiarcla and Epi-incnio Lucero. The evidence was concluded at six o'clock last evening, at which time the case was Lfivcti to the jury.

District Attorney Llewellyn appeared for the territory, while Attorney Win. A. Gierke, appointed by the court, reprcstuted the defense. The jury deliberated a short time and went to supper, and on the convening of court at 8 o'clock last rtht returned a vcidict of guilty. Noseutence has yet been imposed in cither of the two convictions returned at this term.

Wc understand an application for a new hearing will be made on behalf of Malcolm Trapp, and if denied that an appeal will taken. News to Delight Women Needing a Suit or Dress. rOME IN AND GLANCE AT THE PRICES and note how little a new a new Suit or Dress will cost you here. Come In and sec the ser viceable materials, their smart style, how well adapted they arc to fit Into various needs of the Summer Wardrobe. We think you will go away a happy woman at having found just what you wanted at so small a cost.

8 ZIEQLER BROS. Remember this is the Summer Style Stoke -the store tli at gets the new and beautiful things first. Dainty Waists, Seperate Skirts, Summer Millinery, Oxfords Shoes, Hosiery Parasols. "The House of Good Taste." Verdict in the Trapp Case. The long-fought battle in the district court the joint trial of the three Trapps charged with the murder of W.

J. McAdams has come to a close, so far, at least, as this term of court is concerned. The verdict of the I iurv acquitted the father, John C. Tram. and his votiuircr sou, The following cases are set for found Malcolm, the elder sou, guilty of voluntary manslaughter.

This case has been before the court since Wednesday, the 18th, the panel having been completed today: Pedro Salazar, larceny of horse, to which defendant entered a plea of guilty. Scsario rapi incest- jury now In the box. Murdock Kelley, obtaining goods undor false pretenses; plea 5f not guilty; probably be tried tiiis afternoon. Robert Kcrris, assault; dropped with leave to reinstate. 'illie court is certainly on a SigaUy grind, night suasions be-tTitjjnytt rulu, ami the entire kujH it) motion.

Thursday night the l'Jth. A host of witnesses were examined, the talcing of testimony not being concluded until Tuesday night of this week. All day Wednesday, and part of the night, was utilized by the prosecution and the defense in summing up the evidence and in presenting the uusc to the jury. At the close of the argument, the judge read his charge to the jury, and at 11 o'clock Weducsdny night the jury retired to the jury room. On the first ballot the report is that the ballot stood 10 to 2 for conviction, after having eliminated the younger son from consideration.

The second ballot stood 'J to 3, and when the third was taken, preceding which the case was discussed by the jury, another change was recorded, the result being It to 1 for convic tion. Numerous ballots were taken throughout the night, the members of the jury never bat-limr an eve, without arriving at any conclusion until yesterday morning, just before breakfast, when it was finally agreed to return a verdict in accordance with the statement at the head of this article. This case exceeds any case of recent oceurteuce in the in the length of time occupied, the mass of testimony offered, the intensity of feeling displayed and the range of possibilities covered. The territory was nblv represented by Major Llewellyn, district attorney of this district, and E. K.

Wright, of Santa Rosa, district attorney for the counties of Quay and Guadalupe, while the defense was no less ably represented by Galewood Graves, of Roswell. Little elooUcncc was indulged by any of the speakers, each presenting his side in an argumentative manner, which, though covering a period of about seven hours of actual talk, was attentively nud earnestly listened to by the jury and closely followed by the audience that packed the court room, Gulcwood Graves, who spent the past ten dnys here in defending the Trapps, left Wednesday county 'night for Roswcll. I it.