Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-26
Mrs. MajoribankS IdntifieS
FIorencio Pfeiffer as One of
Her AssaiIantSi Husband Pos
tive Right Man Is Held,
PRISONER NATIVE HERE:
SERVED TERM IN SANTA FE
officers Scour Country For Re-
naming CgIprit Whose Cap
tufe is Now Regarded as Only
Matter of Hours,

With Florencio Pfeiffer held in the
Benralillo county Jail incommunicado'
positively identified by Mrs. Goldie
Maioribanks, as one OF the two men
who robbed and assaulted her in the
sandhills near Abajo Thursday nlght
and with an excellent description OF
the man who is suspected of being
Pfeiffer's accomplice the city police
and county authorities last night were
satisfied that they had the situation
well in hand and that it would only
be a matter OF hours until Pfeifier's
companion would be arrested.
Pfeiffers who was arrested by Po-
liceman Alex Knapp shortly before
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was for
maily rcmanded to the county jail by
fudge George X. Craig. at O'Clock,
an two complaints made out by Dis
trict Attorney George :. Klock and
sworn to by both Mr.. and Mrs. Maj
oribanks. The complaints charged
Pfciffer with rape and highway rob
berry Judge Craig set the prelimin-
airy hearing for Monday afternoon and
fixed the preliminary bond at sl2,-
500 Jr default of the bond the pris-
oncr vas taken 10 the county Jail by
Sheriff Romero ana Under sheriff
stc!n.
After his arrest yesterday aftcrnon
pieffer was turned over to Chief Of
Ponce McMilln. who succeeded in
tanging the suspect up so badly re-
gal Ding his actions of the night before
r. kfinYp1 that me- !
was not telling the truth.
lifeiffer was brought before Mrs
MaJoribanks, and the woman positive
u identified him as one of the men
who had assaulted her. His descrip- |
tion tailed almost exactly with that
given by Mrs. Maioribanks Thursday
right. The woman's husband also de
clared that Pfeiffer was one OF the
,hcn and that he could not be mistaken |
MS he had had Il good look at him
Another strong link in the chain Of
evidence which was quickly gathering
around Pfeiffer came when farmer |
T. c. Rosen, of I.akunitas, near AbaJo, |
arrived at the police station and iden- !
titled Pfe!ffer as being one of the Two
men whom he saw dragging Mrs Ma
ioribanks along the Santa Fe track |
about 9 o'clock Thursday night Ro-
sen is the young man that was riding |
near Abajo on horseback and heard |
Maioribanks pounding on the door
of the box ear in which he had been
imprisoned by the men who had taken
his wife away from him at the point
of a gun. Rosen reported the matter
to Deputy sheriff Truiillo at san Jose
ana Majoritunks was released
one of the strongest bits Of evidence
against Pfeiffer and which appeared 70 !
indicated his guilt was discovered yes
terday afternoon by Policeman Cue
varra. shortly after the suspect had |
been arrested Pfeiffer had obtained |
permission to use the telephone at the
police station and was being guarded |
by an officer who could not under
stand Spanish. Unknown to Pfeifier
Guevarra entered the room and over
heard a conversation which he was |
carrying on with some one in Spanish. |
According TO GueVarra, the gist OF
Pfciffer's conversation was to warn |
"A certain party that he had been ar
rested and gave detailed instructions
as to how to answer i'm case he him
self was arrested. II is surmised that
Pfciffer was sending a warning to his
friend of the night before and framing
up a story for him in the event of an
arrest. which would dovetail with the
one he had already told the police.
When Pfeiffer had finished his talk
and hung down the receiver. he no.
ticed for the first time the presence
of Guevarra. The man paied and be-
came greatly agitated.
Pfeiffer admits that he was with q
companion Thursday night but de-
clares they were in the Gem theater
from $40 until nearly II o'clock. Yes
terday. however he failed to give thu
name Of his alleged theater compan-
ion and it is believed that his story
regarding his presence at the picture
show is "a fabrication.
The first intimation that Pfeiffer
might be- connected with the Majori-
banks affair came from an unexpected
source yesterday morning \ hot ta-
male vender named Carlos. who con-
ducts a chile stand at the corner OF
Silver avenue and First street. made
The statement yesterday morning that
Pfeiffer and q companion were in his
place about II o'clock Thursday night.
They bought two bowls Of chile. but
left the stand before eating il. Both
men appeared TO be greatly agitated
and were breathing hard and pres