Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-06-28
NUANtz STATEMENT
COMPLETES CASE
Pfeiffer Refuses TO Talk But With
Nuanez and the Woman as
Witnesses His State
ment Won't be
Needed.

typewritten pages describing the as
sault committed on Mrs. Goldie Maj
oribanks last Thursday night in the
sand hills south of the city, In all it's
details. is in the hands Of the auth
critics, as result of the clever work
of officers of the city police depart
ment and a deputy sheriff yesterday
afternoon, when Percopio Nuanez, a
former Santa Fe employe of Winslow.
Arizona, was arrested and put
through the third degree.
Nitanez confessed To having taken
part in tine crime and incriminated
Florencio Pfeiffer. who was arrested
Friday night, as the leader. The con-
tcssion Of Nuanez has not been made
public because of it's nature.
Nuanes says that he and Pfeiffer
tattended a dance at Alameda Thurs
day afternoon. After returning 10 the
city, Pfeiffer suggested that they go
down in the Santa Fe yards and get
some money. Nuanez says that Pfeif-
fer told him it was easy money. They
could hold few persons up and
there was no danger of getting hurt
| or being prosecuted. He said that he
| protested at first. but finally consent-
ed to go along They saw a man and
a woman coming along through the
cars and stopped them. The details
of tho mold up are given by Nuanes
! who conSn sally 90 @NtsF s'sr''afi~ r ~
the leader. District Attortiey 1<i5UK
said THIS morning that II was the
history Of confessions of crime, where
1.-TWO or more persons were concerned.
that the confessor charged his asso-
ciate with being the leader. Mrs.
| Maioribanks. says that the heavier
man of the two who is Pfeiffer. was
the leader and directed the move
Imcnts from start to finish, which
bears out Nuanez's statement.
After telling of the hold up and
Hooking the man in a box car, Nuanez
Itells of the assault. Mrs. Majoribanks
did not tell all the story. Her suffer
lings during the hour and half she
was at the mercy of her assailants
would nave been more than many
women could have survived, If what
Nuanez says is true.
/ Nuanez was arrested about
o clock sunday afternoon, ana taken
TO the police station. large crowd
assembled at the police station during
the first part of the sweating the
officers put him through. Officer
iGuivera acted as interpreter and with
sheriff Romero. secured the confes-
sion Nuanez was reticent at first
lFiually he made it known that he did
not care to talk before the curious
crowd that had assembled. District
Attorney Klock was notified of the
arrest and went to the police head
lQuarters.
After Nuanez showed signs OF
weakening, he was taken into the
rough board room, which viii be the
lefty jail when the new city building
is completed. There in the presence
of Chief of Police McMillin, District
Attorney Klock, Sheriff Romero and
Officer Guiyera, NuaneZ unfolded the
details of the bruta! assault j. M
McGuiness took the confession.
Nuanez talked for two hours and
there Is probably yet more that he
l,uuld tell The officers say that the
Iconfcssion was secured without Offer
lof immunity. District Attorney klock
said that the confession completed
the evidence Of perfect case.
Between and O'Clock, Nuane2
was taken to the county jail. II Is
said tndt ne rdN fltlUtf through Tue
bars as he was taken in and rebuked
ihim bitterly for confessing as though
ne believed Pfeiffer had confessed
lnrst.
Mrs, Majoribanks. who went to ST
Joseph's hospital yesterday for few
days rest, was feeling much better
today city Physician Pedrcc said
that she had suffered no serious in
liury as a result of the assault. She
suffered more from the fright. She
said that she was afraid she would
be killed and she made very little
resistance. She was not so mucn
lafraid Of \uancz as PfeiffDr He was
the more brutal of the TWO men,
Nuanez was the one sh- failed TO
Identify.
Pfeiffer's relatives have employed
the law firm of White ana Wilson 20
defend him. Attorney White said this
lafternJou that he had not consulted
with ais clients, but the indications
were that ne would waive preliminary
Ihearing.
| 40 arrangements had been made
to-day for a preliminary hearing for
Nuanez He came here from Ariz ma
and is believed to have relatives near