Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-27
"BRA|NSTORM" WAS
CAUSE Of HIS
DOWNFALL
MANY ALBUQUERQUE MEN
CAUGHT IN THE BREEZE
Brief but Dashing Career of
Clifford Davenport Hastings
Winds Up at Police Station
With Grand Jury Waiting,

IT was simply a case Of brainstOr1u
with me. / got "a little short at the
bank. ! knew that there were some
checks out aud no money 20 meet
them. ] cashed another one n
sambled with the change. expecting
to make it up. or course ! didn't
Then I tried another one. II got to
be a case Of the endless chain. I
didn't sleep. u a man vino doesn't
sleep isn't in his right min for the
time being. The gambling fever got
hold OF me and | just went on. II was
simply q case Of brain storm. !
haven't any friends here and ! sup
pose I'm up against II"
Thus spoke Clifford Davenport
Hastings as he sat in a chair at the
police station last night and talked TO
chief McMtllin and a reporter for
the Morning journal. Tall. Wen
groomed, his clothes Of the latest
shade Of fashionable brown. "A sWag-
ger. brown derby shading his clean cut
face, a brilliant r~ed-checked shirt
front giving the necessary dash Of
color to his well chosen costume.
Hastings looks anything but the ordi-
nary check artist. His n Is re-
fined. His hands are good and his
face, allowing for a week Of constant
attendance at night sessions of the
EAAiNAttAh NAhAt8F ~ ANh1h hINA EAh l'F"
sessing. He has the air Of a college
man. although ne says he has never
been to college.
Hastings discussed his two weeks Of
speedy going in Albuquerque coolly.
and apparently without any reserva-
ton.
I'm not the kline of men who goes
about issuing checks without the
money TO pay them said the pris-
ouer. although fifteen such checks are
now outstanding in Albuquerque. II
thought I would be In "a position to
pay them Nv business Is that OF
making advertising books for banks.
! had a contract FOR such a book with
the State National bank. and ! believe
I have about $50 to the credit Of the
book now
Then Hastings asked questions
about himself and his case and his pu-
sition. He exhibited mild surprise
when told that cashing checks with
out funds 20 meet them was a felony
la New Mexico and might well lead
TO a pcnitentiary sentence. He was
Interested IN the fact that the grand
jury Is In session and that witnesses
had been subpoentd 20 appear before
that body today when an Indictment
Will doubtless be returned against him.
While be was in Albuquerque but a
short time, Hastings wrote a good
NNAANN ANNNAhrH INV VI NAANNH MtNN
cashed, the rest of which were not.
He admitted last night having cashcd
the following list OF checks which are
now being held by the men who
cashed them
-. II. Briggs a Co. SIS.
lnsley. S6.60.
Rothenberg and schlos Cigar conn
pany, SO.
49,. Ruppe SIG.
Bachechi and Glomi SIS.
William Farr a Co.. 81.
Trlmblo q Co. st2.50.
Commercial club. So.
o. A. Matson, Si5.
r. J. Houston. 81.
Williams nrug Co. $3.50.
Arthur Everitt. SIS.
r. l.. Nashburn 4 Co. 81.
br. McLandress. $3.50.
AlYarado hotel. $50.
IL d. "a sOmcW hat formidable list and /
u which Hastings viii have some
difficulty m ~reconciling with his STATE
ment that ne was merely suffering
from brainstorm. The storm. IL ape
pears. was a long one and Cts con-
tinuanCe would have financed the
young MAN FOR an indefinite period.
Hastings arrived ia Albuquerque
TWO weeks ago. he says ne really
hasn't any home. hut that be comes
originally from New York. lie came
LOUIS
Arriving here De registered at tho
Alvarado and became a regular
boardei there. He secured "a contract
with the state National bank to issue
"a little booklet for tho institution on
banking, the cost Of which was io bc
hurnc by lne advertising matter. /
Then came the bIainstorm which
wound up early yesterday morning
when after telling Manager Smithpts
Of the Aiysradu that he would have
"a draft 10y night. Hastiugs sent q bum
de Co the Wells, Fargo express office.
addressed TO himself ut Denver and
boarded No. o. %casthouud train.
Hastings said last night that Dee had
two reason for getting off the train lt
Las Vegas. First he didn't have any
more money.
Second. ne thought Or. could make
contract With me OF fhs Las Vegas
banks, make enough money to square
things and gel away from the gam
Took SIS Room.
The Young mans nerve didn't dee
-ert him not fpT d minute. When
by Spt.la l officer Ben VIII
Iiams Of the Santa Fc uu a telegram
from chief Of police McMtlln. Hast
had lust IT. Cut iu his pockets
sunday night hv is said to have been
pusscssur 20 @ bank ron that
would have given a Jack rabbit hys-
teria. To had melted away during
wild attack of hraiustorm over
The gaming tables.
Yet with his Is cents and his uros-
poets MI HsstIHsS was engaged Co.
.'nuttactlug for a room with a bath az
- per diem.
On the way back to Albuquerque
night Hastings dfd NOT tain.
When taken to the police station Do
,fIl remained silent even when
Boz O. caEt Nth one oi the Ncis- .
occupants thereof who was peace 0
fully. sleeping The mans ,
clothes ana polished nails @
looked strangely uut nf place boz the
iiuEy cell But whatever faults Do d
may lave. and whatever DTS tendency :
.u do etttntriC things Mr. H|a-finus &
r. "a game Young man He never Q
turned "a hair and even when discuss F.
nE che possibility ~ ueuiteutIarr
.entenCe Dis only observation innfcat- @
nE ans direef personal interest was s
hat De- had certainly made a fonl 90 3
iimaelt
Hastings win o. eiteu @ preliminary
lFariuU fhie wuruTnE before Justice 7
che Peace cEaE and nlu uudouht-
.dlN De- bound nte The police are
Inclined f8 believe DTS -tHu thaf he
b MOI ga haHHuaf cheek pu-htr
taeiings deeufi tn discuss himself