Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-07-22
'TEEIOF GROUNDSON
WHICH PR|CHARD
WANTS DAMAGES
OFFICIAL COMPLAINT AN
INTERESTING DOCUMENT
Six Separate Counts on Five Of
Which He Wants $4,000
Each and on the Sixth $685.
600.

In Santa Fe Saturday the Honorable
George Washington Prichard who is
attorney general. of the territory of
Uew Mexico by appointment Of Acting
Governor James Wallace Reynolds.
and who describes himself in the com-
plant as an attorney at law, filed suit
against the Journal Publishing COM
pany. publishers of the Albuquerque
Morning Journal, for the modest sum
Of $4,000, the figure at which Prich-
ard alleges in his complaint the Morn
ing Journal has injured his, Prichard's
reputation by publishing certain al
legged statements quote in the COM
plant anent the investigation. Of Ar
thur Trelford, late superintendent Of
the penitentiary
The complaint IS one of the most hl-
teresting public documents recently
made public in New Mexico and Is
given in full below.
In the District Court Of the First Ju~
dicial District. County Of Santa Fe,
Territory of New Mexico.
George w. Prichard Plaintiff, vs..
Journal Publishing company. Defend
ant. Complaint, libel.
The plaintiff complaining of the de-
fendant, a corporation organized and
doing business under the laws Of the
territory of New Mexico, for his first
cause of action alleges:
THAT at the times hereinafter
mentioned defendant was the pub
Usher of certain daily newspaper Of
large circulation published in the
city of Albuquerque, in said territory
and known as the Albuquerque Morn Z
ing Journal That before and at the
time of the committing of the griev-
ance hereaftermentioned plaintiff was
an attorney at law, in the practice Of
his profession, and the attorney gem
eral of said territory, and in oompli-
ance with the request of the acting
governor Of said territory was engaged
as such attorney at law and attorney
general IN taking testimony in an in
vestigation Of certain charges of cruel
treatment of convicts, against one Ar
thur TreIford. superintendent of the
New Mexico penitentiary, in which said
investigation the said Trelford was
represented by counsel. That on the
27th day Of June, 1907. and during
said investigation. the defendant puo-
lished and printed in said newspaper
the following malicious, false, defama-
tory and libelous language, under the
signature Of one r. II. Hanna, of and
concerning the said plaintiff. and OF
and concerning him in his professional
and official capacity, towit:
Inasmuch as we have not been
permitted 10 put upon the record our
many legitimate objections To the cvi-
dence and procedure. and such evil
dence as we have brought out In cross
examination M TO the present time
has been rntlilessIy stricken out Of
the record at the instigatlOn and
pleasure OF the attorney general
without indicating on tile record In
any manner our objections thereto.
we do not understand why we should
be compelled to pay ont a cOnsldera-
BILE sum OF money to make Il record
that will obviously nisrcpresent our
side of the case rather than show
the defense we are ready, willing AMI
able to produce"
That the defendant meant thereby
to convey the Impression that plaintiff
would not allow to be incorporated Ia
said record any evidence for the said
Trelford brought out on cross-exami-
nation. Thdt by means of said mali-
ciOus, false, defamatory ana libelous
publication defendant has been
brought into public scandal and
greatly injured and prejudieed in his
reputation as an attorney at law and
an officer of the law to his damage
in the sum of $1,000.
2.-That for his second cause Of
action plaintiff alleges that on the
2ath day of June 1907, he was and
still Is. an attorney at law, in the
practice of his profession, and attorney
general of said territory. That the said
defendant company. the publisher Of
the newspaper aforesaid, at the place
aforesaid, and having the circulation
aforesaid. on said last named day
published and printed In said newsp1-
per. the following malicious. false, de-
famatory and libelous language Of ana
concerning plaintiff, towit:
.tf Il i granted defendant rrfer-
ring tu the right OF TrclfOrd 10 bring
quo warrantO proceedings In cOurt)
TrclfOrd may 90 into court and have
q fair hearing In which evidence may
not be arbitrarily excluded and In
which records cannot be doctOrcd and
made. up TO suit the exlgcncles OF the
case
Meaning thereby that plaIntlff, act
ing as an attorney. at law and as at
torney general of New Mexico, doe
tOred and made up the record In said
Trelford Investigation so as to show
state Of facts different from what
the witnesses testified to. That ny
means of said malicious. false. defam-
atory and llbelous publication plaintiff
has been brought Into public scandal
and has been greatly injured and pro-
iudlccd IN his reputation as an attor-
ney at law and as an officer Of the law
TO his damage IN the sum Of $4,000.
4-That for q fourth cause Of action
plaintiff alleges that on the Sd day Of
July, 1907, he was and still Is an at
torney at law, In the practice Of his
profession. and attorney general as
aforesaid. That the said defendant
company the publisher OF the news
paper aforesaid, at the place aforesaid
and having tho circulation aforesaid.
on said last day named published and
printed IN said newspaper the follow
Ing malicious. fulsc, defamotory and
libelous publication Of and concern
ing plaintiff. towil:
s'WlII isIlchard (neanine thls plain.
tifll. Who found Tie report against
TrrlfOrd tfcfurrluE 70 uid Tfelfofd
investigation who conducted tie In
Ia allow dcfcnsc--Sxiil prIcEard nl-
low TrelIord 20 get Ills case Into open
Moaning thereby that plaintiff dc.
nied the said Trelfofd the right to IN
trnduco witnesses IN his own behalf Ia
sald Investigation, and tho right 20
bo heard. That By means OF said mo-
licloua. false. dcfamaftfy and Ibeious
publication plaintiff has been brought
into public scandal and greatly IN
mrod as an attorney at Law and az
an officer Of ihe.laW 10 his damage ln
the sum IL $1,000
E.-TlhI for d nfth cause af action
plalntllf alleges that on the 9Th day NJ
July. 1907. he was and etlll ia the ut-
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