Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-22
TEXTOFG GROUNDS ON
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.
900.

UUOi
In Santa Re Saturday the Honorable
George Washington Prichard. who Is
attorney general of the territory Of
Jew Mexico by appointment Of Actins
Governor James Wallace Raynolls.
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 sun
Of $50, 600, the figure at which Pricn-
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 or
the penitentiary.
The complaint is one OF the most IN
teresting public documents recently
made public in New Mexico and Is
given in fun below:
In the District Court of the First Ju
dicial District, County of Santa Re,
Territory Of New Mexico.
George W Prichard, Plaintiff, rs.
journal Publishing company, Defend
ant. Complaint. libel.
The plaintiff complaining of the de-
PENDANT, a corporation organized ana
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 a certain daily newspaper %
large circulation published in the
city of Albuquerque. III said territory
and known as the Albuquerque Morn %
ing Journal. hat before n at the
time of the committing of the grieV-
anC hereafter mentioned plaintift was
an attorney at law. in the practice OF
his profession, and the attorney gen
eral of said territory, and in compile
ance will the request OF the acting
governor Of aid territory wa engaged
as such attorney at law n attorney
general in taking testimony in an iH-
Nestigation of certain charges of cruel
treatment Of conviCts, against one Ar
thur Trelford. superintendent of the
New Mexico pe%nitentiary, in which said
Investigation the said Tfelford was
represented by counsel. That on the
27th day of June, 1907, and during I
said investigation, the defendant pub
lished and printed in said newspaper
the following malicious. false, defam0-
tory and libelous language, under the
signature OF one II. H.. Hanna, Of n
concerning the said plaintiff, and Of
anu AAih 100 20 AAE
and official capacity. towit:
'InaSInucIl a. we have not been
permitted 10 put upOn The record ON
mann legitimate objections Ia the evil
dpnCe and procedure, and such evil I
Hence as we a brought out In cIuss-
examination M to the present time
has been rdthlesSlN stricken out of
The ccO at thc instigation AMI
pleasure of the attorney general
without indicating on the record In
my nIulnfu nrlF nhtpHIIDnE thereto. D
we do not understand why we shOuid
he compelled To pay out a CoHSidcra-
ble sum of money "a make a record
that will obviously mi~rcprcscnt oar
I'D of thC ease rather than show
the defense we are ready. willing ami
able Ia produce"
That the defendant meant thereby
10 convey h impression that plaintiff
would not allow to be INCORPORATED ~
said record any evidence for the said
nation. That by means of said mali
cious. false, dcfamatory ami lihclous
publication defendant has been
brought into public scandal and
greatly injured and prcjudiced in his
reputation as an attorney az law and
am officer of the law to his damage
in the sum Of IS. zoo.
That for his second cause of
action plaintiff alleges that on. the
2ath DAY OF June. 1907. he was ana
III = VI N#ANHA HAEN o. a. AAN NA hN' ]
practice OF his profession, and attorney
general of said territory. That the said
defendant company. he publisher nf
the newspaper aforesaid, at the place
aforesaid. and having the circulation
aforesaid, on aid last named dayIl
published and printed In said ncwsp1-
per. the following malicious. false. de-
tamatory and libelnus language OF anu {
concerning plaintiff. towit:
"if Il l. granted defendant rcfcr-
uHuw -. H.. u1uNaH - TuaulFA.rN =. IYtsuu
quo warranto proceedings In cOurt)
TrclfOrd may go into court and have 4
n fair hearing In which evidence NAV [
not be arbitrarily excluded and Ia
which records cannot bc dOctorcd and 4
made up To suit the ~cXigencies Of thc
Ease" I
Meaning thereby that plaintiff, act \
ing as nm attorney at law and as at :
fnrney general of New Mexico. doc
torcd and made up the record In said
Investigation so as To show E
n state OF facts different from what 2
the witnesses testified 20. That hs 4
Of said malicious. false. defam- r
atury and iibclous publication plaintiff \
has been brought into public scandal
and has been greatly injured and pre-
IN his reputation as an attor-
ney at law and ns an officer OF the law Z
tn his damage in the sum Of $4,000.
THAT for a fourth cause of action +
plaintiff alleges that on the 81 day % (
NWNNs IHWAH It WIS anu SIM - MN MN~N l.
'orncy az law, in the practice uf his
profession. and attorney general o. h
aforesaid. That the said defendant q
.umpany. the publisher 81 the news y
aforesaid. ar The place aforesaid y
having the circulation aforesaid. x
IN said last day named published and :.
IN said newspaper the follow 4
ng malicious. false, d~efamatpry and =
lbelous publication 81 and concern j
plaintiff. towit.
ANm Prichard tmcaning this plain 4
inl. who found the report against Z
frcfeTring 10 said Tfelford q
n~Nc~fieatianl Who cowluctcsi the fn- q
e-tigafion against him: vino refused a
- allow y defcn-e-wiii Pricllard al
nw .Trelford TO get his casc into ofcn p
ourfe.
Meaning thereby that plaintiff de-
lied the aid Treifori the right o. in
witnesses Ia his own behalf in n
Investigation. and the right 90
- heard. That - means of said ma
Cious false. drfamaftrN and Nbeiou7
utilization plaintiff has been brought
public scandal "a greatly in
ured as an attorney at law and ne
n officer 81 the law 90 his damage in
he sum - 25.ooe.
That for = fifth cause ~ action
alleges that on the 5th day ~
uiy. 1897. he was and eiii o. the at -
lrnev general Of View Mexico. that