Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-21
Brings Suit for Libel Against
the Morning Journal Asking
the Court to Give Him $780,,
900 Damages,
RECITAL OF SIX COUNTS
EACH ONE WORTH MONEY
Publication Of a Letter by At
torney R, H, Hanna, on Trel-
ford Matter, He Thinks
Morth $4,000 to Him. "
Especial Dispatch e the Morning journal. !

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Especial Dispatch tg the MORNING. Journal
Santa Fe. Mn. July 2O.-The Hon
orabe George washington Prichard,
attorney general of the territory Of
New Mexico. recently appointed 50
the office by the acting governor, the
Honorable James Wallace Reynolds.
and who in his capacity as attorney
general conducted the Investigation
into the charges of "cruel and inhu-
man treatment" against Arthur Trel-
ford. late superintendent of the terri
torial penitentlary, today brought suit
in the First district court, through his
attorney, A. b. Renehan, against tbs
Journal Publishing company, publish
ers of the Albuquerque Morning Jour
nal In which said George WASHINGTON
Prichard AYERS that through articles
which have appeared In the said AL
buquerque Morning Journal. Prich-
ards reputation and other things have
been damaged to the extent of $50, 600,
for which amount he asks damages.
The complaint, as filed in the office
of the clerk of the district court TO-DAY.
sets forth six separate and distinct
counts, on each of which Prlchard
places a price, five of the said counts
being held to be worth $4,000 each 10
him. and the sixth being held to have
damaged. him and his reputation Ia
the extent of $4,000.
This last and sixth count. is based,
according to the complaint, on a par
agraph which appeared in the Morn
ing journal OF July 9th. 1907, as fol-
lows: "The paying teller of New
York bank who got away with $685.
900, did not forget his good breeding
and as grand finale shook hands ali
around like a gentleman. There is
nothing like being gentlemanly graf
ter. Prichard takes his so awfully
grouchy you know"
The complaint then proceeds to eX-
press the belief that the paragraph
was written meaning this plaintiff
and also meaning thereby that plalnt-
III stole money and Is thief; that by
reason of said malicious. false, de-
famatory and libellous language AMI
publication, plaintiff has been brought
into public scandal and has ! been
greatly injured In his reputation as a
citizen of said territory to his dams
age In the sum of $4,000"
In count No. /, the complaint eX-
presses the belief that the publication
of letter by Attorney II. H. Hanna
concerning the evidence In the Trel-
ford investigation, has injured Prich-
ards reputation In the sum Of $4,000.
This letter Is alleged to have been
published on the 21th of June In the
Albuquerque Morning Journal.
In count No. 2, quotation Is made
from matter alleged to have been pub
| lished In the Morning Journal OF June
29th, quoted In the complaint as fol-
lows: 81
attorney General Prichard made
findings as ordered'--and as the com
plant proceeds, meaning thereby that
| the attorney general did not make his
findings on the evidence"
This count Is alleged to shave In
jured Prichard In the sum OF $4,000.
Count No. 3 Is based on the follow
| Ing quotation alleged to have been
taken from the Morning Journal OF
July Sd: "If Il Is granted defendant
referring to the right Of Trelford Ia
bring quo warranto proceedings In
COURT Trelford may go into court
and have a fair hearing In which ey-
idence may not be arbitrarily excluded
land In which records cannot be doe.
tored and made up to suit the exlgen.
/ iltN OF AHt tNhts anu UNt Aitlh tOuHl
/ Prlchard alleges that his reputatlp III
has been damaged In the sum OF
$1,000.
In count No. 4, II is alleged that on
July Sd there was printed In the Morn,
| ing Journal the following: "Wll
! prichard, who found the report
against TrelfOrd. conducted the inves.
| tigatiOn against him, who refused q
allow him a defense: will Prichard nl
low. Trelford TO get his case into oper
lc0urt?" And this alleged quotation
Prlchards hold to have damaged hl'
reputation In the sum Of $4,000,
In count No. 5, It ~ alleged thai
Prichard's reputation was damaged II
1.-THE sum OF $1,000 because OF the fol.
flowing quotation cited In the com.
plalnt and alleged TO have been taken
from the Morning Journal Of Juls
5th:
"Thls attorney general of New Mex.
| leo, Mr. George w. prichard, huldlnf
| his office BY appointment OF ActlnI
Governor J. w. Reynolds. has an
nOunced with charming frankneas Il
the people OF this territory that whii'
! he Il attorney general individual right
are not OF sufficient importance 10 q
even 40 much as considered, that un
der the laws OF New Mexico as con
lslrued by Prlchard. there are no aucl
Things as individual rights and II thefl
we're. that he II above individual right
and above the law"
These make up the six counts upOi
which Prlchard expresses the bella
that his reputation has been damages
I'm the sum OF $4,000.
These six counts make up IN NJ
essential details. the full text Of thi
lcomplnlnt which n published here to
might In the Santa Fe New Mexican
+ that the attorney general proposed I
bring m action for libel against IN
Morning Journal and the filing Of M
auil was no surprise. although N
counts upon which The alleged libt
F N based and damages asked. hat
lnfnuaed considerable umnHemeut