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Roswell Bor Closed After Two Men SlainSANTA FE, April 16 (UP)— State Liquor Director Elfego Baca today notified the owner ofa Rosweil bar where two men were , slain last Saturday flight that he considers the establish-Hearnent a public nuisance.’’.. ■ i i V » I • ■' At 'the ' same time' he- warned 3race Corman,’ operator of ’Eri-iie’s Bar, that it her place , of business'is permitted'to remain' a nuisance “your license will be suspended or revoked.”Chester Hunker, attorney for the State Liquor Division, explained that under the law a warning must be issued before more drastic action can be taken.He said the warning would be served on the bar owner by W. K. Reed, supervisor of the Roswell field office, who reported the two deaths in a routine report toBaca.At the same time he told the liquor director that the police have been called to the bar at 3ul s. Main-st a total-of 34 times oq-tween Nov. 30, 1951 and March 1, 1952. The calls were for offenses ranging from gang fights to shooting a soldier in the f*ot.Reed, told Baca that the two persons slain Saturday night were Jack Reed, 28-year-old cook, and Thomas J. Smith, 28, civilian employe at Walker Air Force Base.His report said that Reed was shot four times by Leroy Grant. 43-year-old janitor, after the two argued when Grant went into the bar looking for his wife.'Smith was shot several 'hours later by Mrs. Dimples Smith, 45, owner of Everybody's Cafe. Officers were told that the two got into an argument over a. 50-cent sandwich which she claimed he-had not paid for last November^ The twQ Smiths were not rela-|' “The-Federal.grand jury now.m session here.will investigate the ambush slaying of-State Patrolman Nash Garcia tomorrow morn-: ing, U. S.- Attorney Maurice Sanchez said today.Mr, Sanchez said that members of the .Stale Police force and FBI; 'agents who investigated the crime \ 'will be called lo present their findings- to the jurors.Sanchez said he conferred with FBI officials in his office_ early this morning. They left imme-Idiately after the conference for the Grants area for further investigations', of the scene of the crime, he said.I -am certain that we will be readybto' present the case to the grand jury tomorrow,” the U. S. attorney said.The special Federal grand jury 'today is, in its 10th day of investigating crime- in New- Mexico.Charged with murder, in the Garcia slayir.g are two Acoma Indians, Willie Felipe, 31, and his brother, Gabriel, 28. They are held ir, county jail herG,Should the grand jury return indictments against the defendants. they will be. arraigned in Federal Court and asked to enter a pica. The court may appoint attorneys for the defendants if they are unable financially to hire counsel.Sanchez said today that the, grand jury probably will conclude j its crime investigations tomorrow-and present its report- to U.S.,
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Albuquerque Tribune
Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Wed, Apr 16, 1952
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