Justice Givens — Grant County Justice of the Peace (1888–1891)
Then narrative: He held an inquest for Bessie Harper's assault case [1], tried Geo. Hudson for fast riding [2], heard Joe Rice's guilty plea [3], and summoned a coroner's jury for an injured woman [4]. He also held an inquest where death was found intentional [5].
Lead: "Justice Givens was a justice of the peace in Grant County, New Mexico, who conducted inquests, presided over trials, and handled criminal cases from around 1888 to 1891 [1][5][2]."
"Justice Givens served as a justice of the peace in Grant County, New Mexico, where he presided over criminal trials, held coroner's inquests, and bound over defendants for grand jury action [1][5][2][4]."
For the lead: Justice Givens was a justice of the peace in Grant County, New Mexico, who conducted inquests and presided over criminal proceedings from around 1888 to 1891 [1][5][2][4].
Then the narrative: In March 1888, Givens bound over Bessie Harper to await grand jury action after she assaulted Ruby Fowler with a stone tied in a towel [1]. He held an inquest where a jury found death was intentional [5]. Hudson for fast riding and fined him $10 and costs [2]. He also heard Joe Rice's guilty plea for firing a pistol in Hachita and assessed a $50 fine for the school fund [3]. When a woman was reportedly dead, Givens summoned a coroner's jury and proceeded to the scene, finding her still alive [4].
Actually wait, [2] is in my retrieved list and it says "Geo.
And [4] mentions a woman being attacked and Givens summoning a coroner's jury.
Justice Givens served as a justice of the peace in Grant County, New Mexico, where he conducted inquests and presided over criminal proceedings during the late 1880s and early 1890s [1][5][2][4]. Around March 1888, he bound over Bessie Harper to await grand jury action after she assaulted Ruby Fowler with a stone tied in a towel, and separately held an inquest where a jury found death was intentional [1][5]. Hudson for fast riding through the streets and fined him $10 and costs, and later heard Joe Rice's guilty plea for firing a pistol in Hachita, assessing a $50 fine for the school fund [2][chunk
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- Bessie Harper, who waylaid and assaulted… (1888)Bessie Harper, who waylaid and assaulted Ruby Fowler, was bound over by Justice Givens to await the action of the grand jury. Bessie assaulted her victim with a stone tied up in a towel, and after knocking Ru…
- Geo… (1891)Geo. E. Hudson, better known as Frenchy, was arrested on Monday morning for fast riding through the streets. He was tried before Justice Givens and contributed $10 and costs to city finances
- Joe Rice, who fired off his pistol in the… (1891)Joe Rice, who fired off his pistol in the settlement of Hachita a short time since, hear- ing that Sheriff Lockhart wanted him, came in on Monday, surrendnered himself, entered a plea of guilty in Justice Given…
- Silver City Enterprise — 1891 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1891-04-17 (1891)ardly wretch who perpetrated the crime was running toward the woods as fast as he could. The woman was taken to the house and the wounds staunched as well as possible by the application of cloths. From 1…
- in court and the case was dismissed… (1888)in court and the case was dismissed. An in- quest was held by Justice Givens yesterday, the jury being composed of James McQuarrie, R. Mawson, G. F. Bowen, O. E. Colby and Geo. White. The verdict of the jury…