Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-29

Cripple Greek police magistrate;
! represented you In that proceed
Ing, and afterwards | testified be-
fore the town council, when
charges we're preferred against
the police magistrate, which re-
suited in his removal from office,
that the proceedings against you
were conducted with utter disre-
gard of your rights, and that your
conviction was an Infamous out
rage. appealed this case to the
county court, and It was after
wards dismissed.
al always believed, and still
believe that your arrest was only
part of a most outrageous NAL
administration of the Cripple
Greek police department, and al
though the men guilty in this
matter we're Republicans, their
malice reached all persons under
their ban, no matter of what po-
liticaI faith.
"Yours truly,
"E. C. STIMsoN."
AT PAGoSA.
While living at Pagosa Springs and
Alamosa, we find Mr.. Mollette still
fighting for good government. AT the
former place Mr.. Mollette served two
years as county attorney under Dem
ocratic board of county commission
ers. During that time while in the
discharge of his duties, he incurred the
enmity of a newspaper there, whose
editor failed to receive the county
printing, and Mr.. Mollette came in for
the usual share of newspaper roasts,
which have been copied by the Du-
range Democrat. To show the esteem
In which Mr.. Mollette was held, we
need merely to say that for three
years after his removal from Pagosa
Springs, he was employed as county
attorney of Archuleta county. although
there were other attorneys residing
in the county, and two years of which
employment was by a Democratic
board.
After his removal to Alamosa. Mr..
Mollette's services were again in de
mand in the interest of good govern.
ment, and after the fusion County
Treasurer Brickenstein of Conejos
county had embezzled $4,000 of the
money belonging to the county, Mr..
Mollette led an independent party
movement in that county. thereby in,
curing the enmity of the Republican
fusion papers published at La lara
and Antonita. The Durango Demo
crat has been copying some of thu
articles from those papers, which were
written merely as political attacks,
and were wholly without foundation.
Pulliam and Lane have charged
through the Democrat that Mr.. Mol
lette is under indictment and subject
to trial in Conejos county on a crimi-
nal charge. The following letter OF
inquiry to and answer from James D.
Pitcher, district attorney of the dis
trict including Conejos county an.
swers such charge:
October 13, 1908.
Hon. James d. Pitcher,
District Attorney,
Alamosa, Colorado.
Dear Sir:
The Durango Democrat, supporting
George w. Lane, Democratic candi.
date for district attorney of this dis.
trict, has publicly charged me with
being under indictment in Conejos
county on charge of libel and sub
iect to trial on said charge.
Will you please advise me If there
ic any such charge or any criminal
charge of any nature against me in
your district or in Conejos county.
! have never been arrested nor
served with a copy Of any informa-
tion or indictment, although / have
for the past two years since my re-
moval to Durango, been a frequent
visitor at Conejos and in your county,
~ SOhhSNAioh WIN my law III pldIlitO.
Respectfully,
A. REX MOLLETTE.
Alamosa, Colo, Oct. is, 1908.
A. r. Mollette,
Durango, Colo.
Dear Sir: In reply to your let
ter of the 18th which | herewith
return asking whether there is an
indictment pending aeanst you in
conejos county, you are advised
that there is NO ind ictmert, in
formation or criminal charge Of
any kind or nature pending against
you in conejos county, Colorado,
or In the Twelfth judicial district
Of Colorado. Respectfully,
JAMES D. PlLCHER,
District Attorney Twelfth District.
The following clippings from the
ndependent-Journal OF Alamosa OF
last week, whose editor is a Democrat,
from the Pagosa Times Observer. a