Albuquerque evening citizen., 1906-12-05
TO WORK OUT
HIS MANY
DEBTS
P. G. Sims and c. L. Prime
Arrested at Instance of
Unpaid Ldndlddy.

p c. Sims, an employe of the Amer
lean Damber company. and G. l..
Prime, formerly connected with the
Colorado Telephone company. were
apprehended last night by Chief Nc.
Millin ON suspicion of attempting to
leave town with a number of unpaid
bills behind. Both are young men.
They claim their home is in Kansas
City. Prime succeeded in satisfying
his creditors and was permitted to go
his way He has left Albuquerque.
Sims was locked up in the city jail
pending investigation.
Numerous Creditors Appear.
This morning numerous creditors
of Sims appeared at the police court.
Among them were Mrs. A. Worthing
ton, the widowed proprietress of a
boarding house on North Second
street: DIR. c. II. Conner and Robert
McIlroy, a halter Mrs W0rthing
toms bill was $42.25 Dr. Connor 5
account was something over $40
which included bill for professional
services and borrowed money. Nc
llroy stated Sims owed him a little
more than SIS. How to liquidate this
Indebtedness with a balance due him
of $7.59 at the lumber mill was a
question which completely swamped
Sims, who is said to have related
different stories regarding his pros
poets and the amount of money he
had coming to him at the mill.
Sims and Prime were partners. They
boarded at Mrs. Worthingtons. She
alleges that they have been in arrears
for their board for about six weeks
Last night, she said, both left theil
room in a suspicious manner, which
led her to believe they intended tC
quit Albuquerque for other fieiGs
without paying her. She notified the
police and the twain were taken into
custody.
Sims, it is said, stood good for s
bill of something over 500 to permit
his partner to get out of town. Prime
later made a settlement with Mrs
Worthington. He told her his fatnei
is wholesale liquor dealer in Kansa,
City.
Mrs. Warrington. who had beer
led to believe that Sims had consd
cradle money coming to him at tht
lumber mill. was sorely disappointed
at the slim prospect of getting the
bill against him liquidated
No Charges Preferred.
Asked if she would prefer a charg,
against Sims for attempting to bea
board bill, she decided that punish
ing him would not mitigate the none
tary loss. DR.. Connors. who, 1t ap
pears, might have gotten Sims int
the tolls for obtaining money unde
false pretenses, was also indisposet
to have him arrested on a crimina
charge McIlroy's was an unsettie
account for goods Sims had received
He didn't see, either. how it woult
benefit him materially if Sims wal
kcpt in confinement.
Chief McMillin says both Sims anC
Prime We're apparently making a.
rangements to 3 ont of town whel
they We're arrested.
II was decided to give Sims his lib
erty when he was arraigned in polio,
court this morning, up3n his promise
to return to work and give his cree
iJors orders on his employers for tn,
various amounts he is in debt tc
them.
Sims friends say Prime is Response
bic for the serious situation in whicl
he has found himself and that Sims
will pay his debts if he is given al
opportunity to earn the money.
Sims was given his liberty. but tn,
police will keep him under surveil
lance in the meantime.