Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-01-27
An INFORMANT AAEBsr
Psslsfnss Inspector Bofsa Haas AlosnA.
WATSON.
~ 10 JAnSD AT NJ rAsO.

O. L. Dorian, OF Denver, the posto1lcs
inspector. whose Jurisdiction takes Ia tha
southwest, returned from The south Ihls
morning, where, Al NJ paso, last 8atuF.
dag afternoon. he bad Arrested and Jailed
one Albert y Watson, who operated un.
der ths name Of "fhe Ohio specially
company" and who conducted an end.
less chain scheme, thus using the nails
10 dsiraud she public Watson has op-
Grated In lhe western section OF MEXICO
Tor several months and hia victims, scat.
tered ell over thu country, number many
shousand Ne h from Gafrsttsulie,
ohio. aud q Short time ago bad hts wife
arrested ior opening one oi his letters,
witch proved 10 bs from another
woman" whom be desired 10 marty.
Ths M Paso Tunes, ia lts comments On
this case, gives principally waisoa's
side u his arrest aud the causes. and the
account Ia ~ follows
Albert u. Watson wa arrested yeaieF.
day by the united states ofiioars GA =
charge OF using the mails f0f irudulsnt
purposes Watson II wanted 40 Laa
Urucoo, hew MEXICO. tie u now being
held awaiting an order for hts removal
from she state. 10 will probably take
three o. f9ur days 10 accomplish this and
Ia the meantime lac II confined Ia the
county Jail.
tbs Unlted states officials here could
furnish no particulars OF The trouble ga
cept simply The nature OF the complaint
upon which Watson has been apprs-
haRded.
He has been several days 10 NJ Paso.
aud states that no came here with = viaW
OF engaging IN = new enterprise, the de-
tails Of which he has perfected.
Natsin WAS seen BY reporter al the
county jail tie IL = nice appearing
yOung man with gray hair, although he
states he N only ~ Years OF age. lie IL
evidently city bred aud says hs came fsre
from Cincinnati, ohio. The reporter
found him ready and willing 20 talk
about his troubles.
"Ay wife il The one who made the
complaint" said Watson. "She h OF.
Tended az me without Gauss aud my
arrest Ia the result OF iittle fah..ly mis-.
understanding We had She charged me
with using the mails for fraudulent pur.
poses because SHE could hnd nothing
else against me. Why ala my wife
happen 10 think Of such . charger
Gimply because ! had mentioned the
matter ~ her before W. came west. She
IL now Ia Las CTuces.
Il consulted lawyer about the bust
ness ! was engaged IN AZ Las Cruces, aud
he advised me Il waa geEfsetly legitl-
mate aud proper, and ! know | cannot
be- convicted on charge OF mis-
understanding this malls
Watson then want on ~ explain his
seheme ~, making money, and which,
according 70 49, story, forms the basis
OF the complaint against him. He said
he had a number OF little books printed
which stated on tina cover this holder VI
the same by complying with the In
structi0us therein contained eOuld ~.
cure a a pair Of shoes for twenty-five
cents. inside the book there we're four
tickets. Un each Of the tickets there vas
printed Ia substance these words: "By
sending this ticket aud one dollar ~ The
Ohio Speciality company you viii receive
Ia return book containing four tickets,
which sell 10 your friends AZ twenty-five
cents ApieSe, aud when they In turn for.
NAfd this said tickets with one dollar for
zach ticket enclosed. y0u will receive
a. pair OF shoes OF the Monarch make"
Such, Watson stated, was ~ near ~ he
could fecOliecl what was printed on tho
tickets. The idea being that when he
had received the ~ sent 20 him by tho
four friends OF this nrst purchaser he
would receive his pay Tor the shoes,
which be purchased In Job lots from dii-
fefent misunderstanding trims. The persons
who received the ether books would In
tuFn soil the tickets 10 their friends and
In turn als0 eaeh nRally get pair Of
shoes Watson saws thai be has been
sanding out q number OF thee books
through the Las Cruces pOstotllee under
The name OF "fhe Ohio Speciality com
pany" and that Ia why no hiss been ar
rested. I'm the east. he says. he sent
tickets ana circulars 10 nearly every CITY
south Of the Mason aud Dixon line, bnt
has paid little attention 10 business since
hia arrival Ia New Mexico, being chiefly
engaged In mining
The above II In substance the story u
the defendant. A previously stated tho
| particulars OF tbs complaint aud evil
dence against Watson we're not obtained.
| Watson takes his arrest very philO.
! a0phleally. and says he expects very soon
20 again be- free man
Although Watson Il 10 sanguine OF hls
acquitlAl ID Is reported the United States
has strong case against him, for using
the malls IA carry on fake schemes and
impoeing on the public
To cuee Constipation Forever.