Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-12
ADMITS HIS
GUILT AND ALSO
duplicates
PFE|FFER
PRISONER DENIES ALL
KNOWLEDGE OF CRIME
Efforts Made to Prove AIibi
and Discredit Witnesses for
Prosecutions Case Goes to
Jury Today.

july lUudJ'
One of the strongest links in the
chain of evidence which the prosecu-
ton has forged in the case of the Ter
ritory VS.. F~lorencio Pfeiffer, charged
with assault upon Mrs. Goldie Majori-
banks. came out yesterday afternoon
when Procopio Nuanes, arrested for
completely in the crime, testified that
both he and Pfeiffer were guilty as
charged. Nuanes corroborated in al
most every detail the testimony OF
Mrs. Majoribanks and her husband
regarding the crime. The testimony
given by Nuanes yesterday was the
strongest evidence presented for the
prosecution during the trial. Having
pleaded guilty Wednesday to all the
indictments returned against him by
the grand jury, charging completely
in the assault, Nuanes proceeded. un-
der questions by District Attorney
Klock. to give a detailed story of
what happened from the time he first
lltt lltlllfl III hAiiAN y Fot -
the evening Of June "a, until they
parted shortly before midnight at the
Alamo saloon on South First street.
The testimony given by Nuanes CO.
incided almost exactly with hat of
other witnesses for the territory. no.
tablv that Of Mr.. and Mrs. Majori-
banks. Nuanes did not attempt to
shield himself from blame, but intl-
mated at various points III his story
that Pfeiffer was the leading spirit in
the affair: had suggested it to him
and taken the prominent part all the
way through.
Pfeiffer Takes the Stand.
After the territory had announced
the completion of its case, the work
of presenting the defense was com
menced by John A. White, attorney
for Pfeiffer. Efforts were made
through the testimony Of several wit
nesses to prove an alibi for Pfeiffer.
Pfeiffer was placed on The stand in
his own defense and sWore that he
was not at Abajo on the night of June
"a and that he had never seen Mrs.
Maioribanks or her husband until 3
o'clock on June 25. when he saw them
at the city police station. Led by
the questions of Attorney White,
Pfeiffer wave a detailed account of
his movements from the morning OF
Iuna "a until midnight Of that same
day pfaiYar declared he snent the
warning at home and in the afternoon
had driven his mother and another
n AIameda where he remained
until & o'clock returning TO Albu-
nnorc,,o hetwenn 6.2o and II was
after 7 when he finished his sumner.
AFTER that he said. he fixed his bug
- and then went to town. where he
,iSited several saloons on North Third
straet meetipe Ceorpe Harris. coIored.
,,d proconio N,anes nctween $40
,ra a o,c,ncL Inc three men. accord
,np IA pfeiffcr,s Testimony. went to
INA Cr,eta, theater on cold avenue.
now the chow and then visited other
a,oons sanorotipg for the nioht soma
1.-TWO hsfore uidniaht.
psoif,or "a, questioned nv Mr..
u,hi,a ro-rordtno bis ms, ,;fe The
nr;sonor stotoa that he mad been CON
,,,a.oa for assonlt mon man IN 1904
80 th.t ha had saryed ei,ht months
/, tho santa re nenitentiarv as the
ro,,,, 40 Tho conviction
pra,efor,s mother testified regarding
hi. noyemonts on the dav and even
inn ~ Iuno o.. , Woman named Ana
,ae,a Carcio testiried hat she saw
hin, abont 9 o'cIock in the business
aaa,ou - a. o,tv. Ueline 1-ruiuto a
san,t,, shorie living az San lose tes-
t;,ina ,h,tor ,bo evening ~, June "A
caoraa possmon witness for the
tanritorv s,o,od 70 MIN ,hot the two
80 uhon va saw leading Nrs Ma
ans,honi,S No. tooLod no him ike
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