Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-09-02
BALLARD DID NOT
TRY TO RUN AWAY
Man Wanted BY Arkansas OFF,
GERS Gave Himself up
Early Last Evening.
NOT BELIEVED TO Be CROOKED

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n. W. ballard. Of Joreshoro. ARR.
who came 60 Albuquerque some
weeks aEu 10 take a position in the
Rio draude Wooden mills. eas arrest.
"a early last evening by Chief OF 20.
lice heMiliin. who arfed UPON a teia-
Erai1 from tho ahcliH 5f Jonasbcro.
stating that Ballard was wanten
there
Tho officers had no trouble 80 iooat.
ing their man. Yesterday, a. soon
az Ballard ruad an article IN the morn.
ina paper ln which be Uas charged
with being n bad paper artist" ho
telcphonod 10 Chief 81 Police Thomas
McNlilin and informed the officer that
N he waa wanted be wonld at once
surrender. lie WRa told thar no word
bad been received FROM the Ifaas-
bofo Officers 10 arrest him.
"a was not satisfied. however. and
hunted up CHIEF McAlilln. and 10.
gcihrr they went 20 the foiorrnnh OF.
ace where Ballard wrote the follow.
Ing mesnaee which waa sent 20 Jones.
srsnn John r. f.osan. Ioncsboro.
Ark
Have YOU papers for ". W. Baiiardg
He is here lsigncd)
THOMAS NMm.LgN.
chief OF Police.
when you get an answer To- that
message, and II they want me- said
Ballard 90 the ofacer "all you haze
90 DO IL 10 telephone ne and viii
give myself up"
Tie kept hls word and surrendered
10 Chief McMillln early last evening.
when the following measage was
shown him:
chlef o. Police McNnlln. Alhuqucr.
Gae. n. NJ.
Arrest and bold Ballard. ain com.
ihg. Answer, (SanedJ
JOHN =. LOGAN,
shcrln.
Ballard was not locked nb. but UPON
request, he was allowed the privilege
Of being placed IN the custody 81 q
private guard Thomas Jordan took
charge Of the prisoner.
His Case a Peculiar One.
According 10 the story Of tIr. hal
lard. he has not been guilty III any
crooked work. "a charged. bHt is sim.
ply the victim 81 q aerica o. nnf0r.
ianats business ventures. no came
70 this city from joncshnro some two
weeks ago. as IL stated above. ana
has heeh here ever since.
- have not heon dodrinr the on
Gers az AT stated be- 20 The citizen
reporter 4 have been in Aibdquer-
cue al Tho time. and reports pub.
hshtd 90 the eject that ] had loft the
ely are false" continued Mr. Ballard.
II am not ~ al worried about the
outaome, a. have done nothing
crooked aud Will have no trouble I'M
proving my Innocence when the proper
time arrives"
ls Prominently Connected.
The accused man has papers IN his
possession that show he "a quite
prominently connected In Jonesboro.
He ~ momber Ia good standing Of
The commercial club Of shat city. and
has letters from prominent citizens
showing him 10 BE- n man OF rood
character. railard says that no was
formerly a lawyer and has heon prom.
inent IN Arkansas politics. running for
state senator several years ago. but
was defeated by flfleen votes Dur.
ing the past year be has been engaged
In the real estate business.
he gives az his reason for coming
70 New Mexico. that he found ina, he
could not make a living N Jones.
bofo, and having secured n position
here, decided % locate in Albnauef.
que.
He u married man. and his wife
was formerly a Boulder. Cole, girl.
whore her parents now reside and
where her father "a deputy county 30
corder. She n supposed 10 be on her
way % this city 10 Join her husband.
Ballard has employed Attorney ~.
TX Lester 20 defend him. and II IL
said that he viii fleht aEy attempt
made 10 extradito him.
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