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 $50,
600 Damages,
RECITAL OF SIX COUNTS
EACH ONE WORTH MONEY
Publication Of a Letter by At
tOrney R, H, Hanna, on TreI-I
ford Matter, He Thinks
Worth $4,000 to Him,


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Santa Fe, y. NJ. July 90-Thr Hon
orable George Washington Prichard.
attorney general of the territory uf
/ New Mexico, recently appointed to
the office by the acting governor tho
Honorable James Wallace Raynolds.
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.
turial penitentary, today brought suit
in the First district court, through his
attorney, 4. B. Renehan, against tn
journal Publishing company, publish
ers of the Albuquerque Morning Jour
nal in which said George Washinrtbr
Priehafd AYERS that through articles
which have appeared iu the said Al
buquerque Morning journal. Prich-
ARDS reputation and other things have
been damaged Ia 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 today.
sets forth six separate ana distinct
counts, on each of which Prichard
places price, five of the said counts
being held to be worth $4,000 each to
damaged him and his reputation tol
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 Gth. 1907. as fol- /
lows: THE paying teller of New
York bank who got away with 500 /
000. did not forget his good breeding /
and as a grand finale shook hands an /
around like gentleman There is
nothing like being a gentemanly graf
ter. Prichard takes his so awfully
grouChy, you know"
The complaint then proceeds 10 eN-
press the belief that the paragraph (
was written meaning this painurf
and also meaning thereby that plant 4
III stole money and Is a thief. that by
reason of said malicious. false. de-
publication, plaintiff has been brought n
into public scandal aud has been
greatly injured in his reputation as a
citizen of said territory tu his dam
age In the sum of $4,000"
In count No /, the complaint cN-
presses the belief that the publication
IF letter 10y Attorney k. ~ Hanna I
the evidence Ia the Trel- I
ford investigation, has injured PriCh
ird's reputation in the sum uf $4,000 /
fhis letter is alleged tu have been
published on the 21th Of June In the d
ln count No. 2, quotation Is made
rom matter alleged 10 have been pub 4
ished la the Morning Journal of June ]
18th, quoted in the complaint AS fol-
oNs.
Attorney General Prichard made
indings as ordered"-aud as the com
,laint proceeds. meaning thereby that U
he attorney general did moi make his
indings on the evidence"
This count is alleged 10 have in
ured Prichard Ia the sum of 5000. A
Count No. 3 is based uu the follow
ng quotation alleged Go have been -
AIKEN from the Morning Journal of "
uly Sd. "If II Is granted defendant ,
eforring to the right of Trrlford To / =
ring quo warrauto proceedings Ia -
ourD Trelford may go into court !,
nd have a fair hearing in which cN- ~
lence may not be arbitrarily excluded ~
nd in which records cannot he doc ,
lred and made az 90 suit the rNigpu- +,
les of the ease" And uu this count =
richard alleges that hs repulau In ~
as been damaged in the sum of ~
3 600. u
Ia count No. 4, it is alleged that on IL.
uly 3d there was printed boo tbe Morn ~
~ Journal the following "Will -
richard VIII" found the report -,
gainSt Trelford. conducted 90, lntcs- -
How him defense. viii Pricmrd b- -
'w Trelford 10 get his ease into open t.
lurtY" And this alleged quotation -
hold 60 have damaged his
.putatiun iu the sum OF $4,000
Ia count No. e. Do b. alleged that
richards reputation was damaged Dr. a
be- sum OF $1,000 because uf the fui-
Iwiug quotation cited Zoo thr CONF
Iaint and alleged TO have been TAX
.um the Morning journal Df July
DO "
This attorney general OF New Mex "
%. Nj. George " priDh1ri. holding iu
is office by appointment OF Actins h.
oVernur J. W Reynolds his au- la
lunced with charming funkness to IN
.e people uf this territory thai white =
: Is attorney general Individual rights II
e. not of sufficient Importance Go be y.
.en SO much as considered. that uu- ~
e. the laws Of New Mexico as com iu
ings as iudiNidual rights and if there m
ere. that h. is abop. individual rights ID
Id above the law" cu
These make up the six counts upon la
1ich Prichard eNpre--'- fhr helinf gl
at his reputation has been damaged fh
the sum 81 $4,000 fu
These six counts make uu in all .r
ssutial details. The fuii text uf tire
mplaint which D. published here to-
ghf iu the santa r. New Mexican.
has been rumored for several days b.
at the attorney general proposed d
INK an action Tor libel against the ~
lruing Journal and the filing nf the IN
DO was no surprise. although tha vi
UNITS upon which the alleged llh,l 90
based and damage asked have r-
oused considerable amusement IAu