Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-20
GOVERNMENT WILL
MAKE HARD FIGHT
AGAINST MAUS
ATTORNEY GENERAL TAKES
HAND IN PROSECUTION
Charged With Viola
ton Of EdmundS Act Jailed for
Contempt of Court, Having
Failed to Pay His First Wife
Weekly AIimony as Ordered

Jonn Maus, alias John Myers, tried
in March 1907. Of violation of the Ed
munds' act, convicted and sentenced
to serve Two years in the penitentiary,
sentence being withheld as the re-
suit of a decision of the territorial
supreme court. was placed in the Bcr-
nalillo county jail yesterday morning
on an order issue by Judge Ira A.
Abbott, charging Maus with CON
tempt of court in refusing to obey
a decision Of the court issued in 1907.
ordering him to pay Mrs. John Maus,
alleged to be Maus' first wife, ten dol
lars a week for maintenance of her
self and two children. Thouble came
thick and fast for Maus Yesterday. At
9o'clock yesterday morning the case
OF the United States VS.. John Maus
was called for trial. Neither Mans nor
any of his representatives were on
hand in court. Judge Maus ordered
a forfeiture of the 81 ,000 bond, given
by Henry Westerfield and II. c. Paul
son. for his appearance, and also the
forfeiture of the $3.50 bond given for
the appearance Of Mrs. Rose Well.
who is a party to the suit against
Maus.
Mrs, Wei, or Mrs. Maus No. 2, rs it
is alleged, arrived from Denver last
night With her three children. 1t is
said that there was some misunder-
standing regarding the time for the
appearance Of Maus and Mrs. Well in
court, ana that an effort Will be made
to have the court rescind its order re-
grading the forfeiture of the bonds.
The case will likely be called for
trial this afternoon upon the compile
ton Of the case Of the United States
VS.. Jose Garlic. It is understood that
q determined effort will be made by
the prosecution to convict Maus. He
"a convicted for violating the Ed
monds' act two years ago and SEN
fenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary. The case was appealed to the
territorial supreme court, with the re-
suit that 1t was remanded to the lower
court for a re-hearing. the upper court
deciding that a wife could not testify
against her husband. Mrs. AIaus No.
| testified against her husband dur
ing the first trial. It is said that the
attorney generals office of the Uni
ted states has taken an interest in
the case and this statement Is born
by the fact hat the Justice of
the peace who married Maus to his
first wife. has been brought to Albu-
llerque from Cincinnati, Ohio. and
will testify in the case for the prose-
tlti0n. fefs
Maus' sister has also been brought
1erc at government expense and il
S said will be a witness for the
Mrs. Maus No. l has been
wing in Albuquerque for the past
Wo years, residing at Alb South
Fourth street.
1t is said that Maus was married
her in Cincinnati a number of
ears ago. deserving her and coming
o Albuquerque, where it is alleged
le lived with Rose We'll
In some manner Mrs. Maus learned
# her husbands Whereabouts and fol-
owed him to this city. with the result :
hat he was arrested for violating the
1dmunds' act. After the trial twC ,
ears 2 Mrs. We'll went to Denver. =
where She has since remained. 1t is ,
aid that Maus has also been living in !
Denver. coming hero about a week a
to appear in the trial against -
Inn -