Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-27
PFE|FFER SULLEN
D S|LE nj
PRISONER
DECLINES TO TALK OF
ASSAULT ON WOMAN
Arrest of Suspect at Las Vegas
Only Development in Search
For CowardIy ASSaiIantS Of
Mrs. MajoribankS,

Despite the utmost activity of Mar
shall McMulin. sheriff Romero ana
the city and county officers, the mys-
terry of the whereabouts and identity
Of the second man concerned i'm the
vicious assault on Mrs. Goldie Ma
%ioirbanks seems little nearer a soln-
ton than when the crime was first
| reported to the authorities The oni'
important Development Yesterday was
the arrest of "A native AT Las Vegas
on whose person WAS found a razor
said to answer the description of the
one taken from Maioribanks on the
night Of the outrage. This man. who
gives his name as Manuel Flores. is
being held in san Miguel county jan
pending the arrival Of an officer
from Albuquerque.
Pfciffer. the man arrested Friday.
and who Mrs. Majoribanks SAYS she
is positive is one of her assailants. is
in the county jail, and declines to
talk. His relatives have retained At
tornev John A. White TO defend him
at the preliminary hearing which me
held before Judge Craig tomorrow
Evidently acting upon the advice OF
his attorney. Pfeiffer maintains q
stolid silence. lie was taken from
his cell Yesterday morning by sheriff
Jessu Romero and an attempt made
to draw him out in an effort TO learn
the name of his companion of Thurs
day night. The interview, however,
was without results. Pfeiffer MAIN
tanning It silent and sullen attitude
throughout.
Information gathered from various
sources yesterday convinced the au-
thorities that Pfeiffer's companion
was a stranger in the city. The hot
tamale vender from whom PfeiiIer
and his friend purchased two bowls
of chile at II o'clock Thursday night
is wen acquainted with the native
nopulation and declared last night
that the man with Pfeiffer was not
known by him. 1t was learned yes
terday that after leaving the tamalc
stand. Pfeiffer and his friend entered
the Alamo saloon ana bought drlnks
The bartender was interviewed yes
terday and declared that he knew
Pfeiffer well. hut to his knowleds"
had never seen his companion before
The arrest at Las Vegas Friday
night of the Mexican, Manuel Flores
who had m his possession a Sheftlel'
razor. said to be Identical with the one
stolen from Maioribanks THURSDAY
night. is one Of the strongest clues
VET remaining to be investigated.
Flores was arrested as he steppe1
from a freight train in the Las Vegas
railroad wards. It is pointed out that
The man MAY have remained hidden
in the vicinity of Abajo until early
FRIDAY morning and caught a freight
train from that place. arriving in Las
Vegas the same evening. It is hkely
that Flores viii be brought back 10
Albuquerque.
Mrs. Majorlbanks has taken a room
With her husband at the Dinelli hot"l
on North First street and will remain
here to prosecute her assailants. y
susnect. answering somewhat the de-
s%cription given of the second man
wanted for the crime. was picked up
bv the police YESTERDAY morning, but
was released after Mrs. Mai"rihanks
had declared he was not one of the
men who held her up.
Pfeiffer still remains as one of the
most important objects to he taken
into consideration in connection with
the running down of the second man.
The prisoner admitted that he bad 2
,.s.,l ..ftI him, Thursday pfght anil
that they went to "a dance i"s''hel
and We're i'm each others COMPANY
during the evening fie refuses. now
ever. 10 furnish Information concern
ing him. which would BE- valuable r.
coating him. Whether he will break