Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-01-14
JUDGE c. C. M'COMAS
Former albuquerque Attorney
Has Made Great Record
at Los Angeles.
SENT MANY CRIMINALS TO PRISON

During thg week jus, ended Judge
Charles G. MCComas rounded out his
fourteenth year as chief prosecutor OF
criminal cases In the district att0r
neya Office of this county. This o.
certainly n record 10 tins state and
probably In the nation, nys the hos
Angeles Examiner
During those kuu6op years, OF in.
cesgant work Judge McComas gas sent
more men 90 states prison and 10 jan
than any other prosecuting officer In
California ms eases have ranged
through practically evfry Kind OF fel-
ony from murder Ia grafd larceny and
forgery aud hundred other grades
between.
Before taking up hls work with this
county be- already had earned for him
self reputation Ia two states and one
territory. and wherever he has made
his home some honor has been given
him.
As the Judge says himself u guess
I've got a. many friends and MOTE en-.
emics than any other man In Los An
Eclcs county
his work as deputy In the district
Attorney oniCo hogan In 1859, when
Frank Kelly was elected district attor
ney Under him McComas served two
years In 1891 James Mclachlin was
elected district attorney, and again
McComas was appointed deputy In
1893 Dillon was elected ON tho PEG
pies party Tickle. defeating McLach
lln Then McClmas was forced to
step down and out Tho following twC
years are fho only ones iu eighteen
not given o. the service of The county
lu 1895 Major y a Donu,lI was
elected aud served two terms Dnrlnl
these four years McComas acted a.
deputy Hc again was appointed by
James g.. Riyos In 1899 aud served
under him TOR four years, only io b,
rcappointcd boy u. Fred rlcks who
la al present in onicy
rho lifo of Judge MCComas IA.
been busy one and his activity ok
tended tRothIrds of the way acros,
the continent tie was born ln Jas
per county lIl. Aug 90. iSii, ON his
fathers farm. And 10 was Wild
country In those days. too said the
Judge IN reviewing bis boyhooi. Whet
be- became "a man ht studied law DO
the ofico Of Hugh Crea az Decatur
lli Croa az thai time was one of th,
best known lawyers in southern llli
Bois.
Young MoComas forced stcadil,
ahead after no was admitted to prac
lice and finally came 90 hp states nt
torucy for Macon county. co. This pu
sition he held for four years
Mr. McComQs enlisted ih The ilbtl
infantry nrl served during thre,
years Of the civil war
IN 1877 McCumas left Illinois fol
Kansas and located at IArned. Paw
nee county There he was electc,
probate Judge OF the county.
And In Kansas probate Judge ha,
some work 90 go in those days" sci,
the Judge. lie had extensive power.
and authority. even to the issuing %
writs uf habeas corpus and temporary
iniunciiona no had exclusive orig
inal jurisdiction iu an school Ian,
cases. besides hls regular probate bus
mess In addition go ibis he had oN
elusive power 90 issue marriage ..
consos No one u Kansas could gc
married without FIRST going 90 tno pro
bate Judge
- stayed IN Kansas until the grass
hoppcrs literally drove mo cut OF th'
state In 1850. and then went TO Al
buquorque, n N. and opened lav
Office. | stayed there sis years
was appointed district attorney OF M,
second judicial district and RENAME,
In th& office until Cleveland cam,
along and appointed democratic gov
ernor Then an OF ms good repuuu
cans had 60 step down and out"
II was In November. 1856 tina
Judge McComas landed IN Los An
geles Ho opened an Office here u
1887. and IN two years had been ap
pointed 20 the office which he SIN
nils