Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-05-28
THE HEACOCK ARREST

THE HEACOCk ARREST
Yesterday afternoon. Tho Citizen
published % special dispatch from So.
zorro to the cffcc, that "a warrant had
been issued from the court for the
arrest OF w c. Ucacock. an attorney
ut Albuquerque charged with ombez.
element OF the funds of a client whom
ho defended az the losi term of court
40 socorro
knowing that Hoacock had been
guilty of such tricks before. that dis
harmont proceedings were instituted
against him before the district and ter.
ritoual supreme courts some years
ago ou tWcntyodd counts. and that he
had once upon a time. lofg tho tori
tory ON certain charges, The Citizen
had mo- reason Go loubt the TRUTHFUL
moss of Che dispatch and gave % pub.
lefty
A representative uf The Citizen.
tried TO find the distinguished Judge
who. in a maudlin condition last night
roarcd like a lion and claimed that
The Citizen was trying to inlure his
character ,God forbid such a cbarac.
torl flies up to tho Morning Journal
the editor and city editor of which pa.
per knows Hoacucks record as we'll
as The Citizen docs and Issued the
following denial
"Thc statement chat 20 warrant has
boon ISSUED hy tho sncorr1 court foe
my arrest on che charge uf pmbozzlo.
mont of the funds of client made by
| the Albuquerque CitIZOn tonight is on
absolute and unwarrnntod falsohood,
made for me purpose oft IuIur.nE me
ON my return from SOcor
20 I will 40 once tile emit Tor damag
cs against The Cifigen iu me Bornalu
10 county court
/ That's good. ON my return from
| socOrro. Let's see about fhat-ho dld
not return to Socorro an alone, Cor
since his threats OF lluol suit and hls
denial OF the issuance of a warrant Cor
/ hIs arrest, The Citizen has inyosti
/ gated
Yesterday morning thore arrived IN
/ Albuquerque from SOCurr1. with Oh,
warrant for Heacock's arrest, Deputy
| United states Marshal Berry and, al
l though Honcork denies the warrant
O. was served on him yesterday morn
Ing, between 90 and q o'clock hy Oh,
. officer This same officer also hat
summons ag witnesses FOR Nichola.
. Iucero the county iallor Warrgi
. Graham aud two oJhors. and they. 10
gcfhor with the distinguished judge
Goo charge OF officer Berry. loft las
night tor Socorro.
Wonder IT Hoac0ck'g trip last nigh
90 socprro Ia charge of officer Berr
was r. harmless JOSH" porpetratoD
upuu him by certain wen known gen
tlUmon. among whom no namos AZ
tornoys y l.. Mcdler. W G. Reid. Post
/ office Inspector SmIthor1 and Free
Fcmoff3
on no. Mr. Hoaly. this warran
was not dummy" warrant as yo
claim in your article in the Mornin
Journal Judge Pope a. not on th
bench 20 Issue dummy warrants q
. Cmbcgzlers. such az you, and you la
. yourself liable 90 contempt Of oourI
n not disbarment altogether, TOR sue
. .uttorances.
Let's see what this emlnently her
, eat" attorney. with n "BpotloBs. stair
less character" dld 10 get himself %
10 the clutches OF Judge Pope.
A man by the name OF John {
Payne was arrested by United State
officials for tho forgery of a S25 moi
, ey order az Captain. Tie was hrougl
, here and locked nap ia the county iai
1 Before being taken 10 sOoorro "a
. trial. Heacook entered into a contra'
I TO defend Payne. some say for 81
. While Ia JAIN. says shoriff Hubbol
, Payne received three money orders
! one Tor $40, another for S25 from hi
/, sister. and another for $40 from HI
. brother The distinguished Judge b,
/, the last two money orders oaahod, an
! OF course. speaking humorously, ne onl
, forgot" 90 return certain funds 90 NJ
! client, who pleaded guilty at his tria
aad win serve a year iu the torrItori
poultontiary
Even in his Interview 30 the Nor
Pol ug Journal wherein ne threatens
e libel suit against Tho citizen, he al
a nowledgcs apprupriatlng money FRO
k bis client, bat Says the exact sum WI
K t2l. some OF which was used up
q Socorr0 Tor booze.
, These are some ui the facts lea
s. Ing up 90 the charge OF embezAleme
D. filed against Heacook az socorro az
n for which a warrant was issued for
n Royal ilighness, the eminent iuri'
who clalmN that a was a dunn.