Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-08-05
CHIEF MCMILLIN
MAKES STATEMENT
Denies Ugly Charges Holding
Police Responsible for
Zimmerman Suicide.
DID NOT OVERSIZE AUTHORITY

Chief Of Police Thomas McMliin
denies the charges made today III the
Morning. Journal. In which that paper
seeks 60 hold the members OF the 20
lice department responsible for She
death Of Georgia Zimmerman. the
young woman who was found dead
Tuesday morning in her room ia the
Garcia block.
Chief McMlllln Nas Interviewed By
reporter fuf The Evening Citizen
today. and before making any state.
mont, the officer said that ne wanted
70 distinctly understood that ne was
placed In an embarrassing position re-
earllnR the matter, inaamuch as
the girl was dead and could not talk.
However, ! believe that I owe Il 20
the public, 10 myself aud % the me1i.
beers of me police force. ID make
statement VITA thla view ia mind.
and with no desire on my part 10 cast
any undue reelection on tho dead giri,
will give the public some OF tho
facts, as follows;
The statement made that the girl
complained to certain parties that
she had been bounded peralstently By
The police ever since sac arrived In
the city, u not supported by facts.
know that no member OF the police
department IN any way mOleatod the
Zimmerman Elti until after she had
been IN the city ave weeks. or there.
ahoutH.
AT that time II was reported 10 mo
that the girl IN question had visited
a house Of prostitution on several Oc.
casinna and the officers acted a. had
been their custom IN such cases. and
IN accordance with the city ordinance
covering such miedomcanora as
street walking, trequentlng houses Of
prostitution, vagmncy, etc.
SO Tar a. the alleged statement OF
the girl, 10 the eject that while driv-
INK through tho streeta In cab ON
sunday night with her cousin. q. ~
HANCOCK, that the cab was followed
~ an oilicor. and when Il stopped the
officer demanded that she gay a hne OF
$40 on the charge ~ heing a proati.
tuie, and an additional 81 casts for tho
trip after tho money, ~ not true.
The correct story OF tht occurrence
" az follows; On sunday nlrht an
oihcer saw the girl leaving a house
OF prostitution. lie acted as the or
dinanco provides IN such q case. and
approaching the hack. placed the
woman under arrest. Tho as was
not pald by the woman az a iine. but
was put up BY her companion. al.
loglng 20 be O. h Hancock. as a bond
a bond for her appearance m police
court on Monday morning. She fan.
cd 81 appear. and In consequence. the
bond was forfeited. Right here, II
might be- well for me 20 say that 30
Tar as ] know or any one else knows.
/ this man Hancock alleged 10 have
been her cousin, was not related TO
her at an.
III has been q notorious fact that
the girl was a street walker. and had
made remarks 90 men on the street
mat wore entirely unbecomlnF a lazy
and also uncalied for. Tho charge
made nat the police are IN the habit
Of visiting respectable roominE
houses IN the city and making In.
qulries a. 90 the character Of certain
persons rooming therein. Il absolutely
ialse, Those places that the police
Visit are foomiak houses that have a..
looms ana wine rooms IN connection.
and the police watch them for the
purpose of preventing minors and
Young Girls from freqnentinR lhom.
~ II a we'll known fact that when
the zimmerman girl first reached the
city, she put up al one Of the leading
hotels, but only remained there a day
o. 40, ~ her conduct was SUCH that
the proprietor fOund II necessary 60
ask her 10 leave. ne he feared Il would
inture tho reputation Of hls hotel.
III the public VIII but look into tho
facts Ia the case and not Jump al con.
illusions, ! believe they viii ana that
tue attempt TO create a sensation ont
~ the suicide Of Miss Georgia zsm.
mermaa is entirely unsupported 81
facts.
In conclusion. wlsh 20 omp.hat.
ieally deny that the oficar over.
stepped his authority when he ar
rested the woman, and that the mem
beers Of the police force Of thls city
are using their authority 20 hold.up
sBd mulct suspected women.
| II the city council wants 10 take
The matter up and investigate the az.
fair. ! am perfectly willing for them
% DO 50. 81 "a every member 1T tho
city police. This q al ! care TO say
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