Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-02

but released again within an hour,
on the request Of a well~knoNl Flor
nee man who knew Of the transac-
ton and gave 1t as his opinion shat il
Eill had gone beyond the limits of q
legal transaction he was il q position
To make good and would do 50. Tie
story was suppressed At the .ine, in
Phoenix AT least, though { VAS moo
or less common gossip in Florence.
Since then, however. Hill's transac-
lions have matured to 1iJcredit and
he was arrested three or four days
in Florence, where he returned
from Phoenix in the hope of sduar-
ing things up, and is now awaiting
the action OF the grand jury.
More definite information was sc,
cured here yesterday concerning Inns
transactions IT seems that when he
bought the hotel from Mr.. Drnis he
rendered as initial payment a
draft on a Pennsylvania bank for
$4,000. Mr.. Drais took the draft to
T. c. Eagin, the Florence banker, for
collection, and Mr.. Eagin wired to
discover its genuineness. 1t took two
or three days to get the matter
down. but the news finally came that
the draft was worthless. Just before
this nm drew another draft for $400,
and in order to cash il at the Flor-
ence bank he secured the endorsement
or District Attorney 0'Connor, and
Mr.. Eagin furnished the money. Then
Hin, having a hotel on his hands, de-
cided to make notable Improvements
IN its furnishings and came over to
Phoenix, whore he gave q local bus
mess house another draft for $3.50.
About this time Mr.. Eagin got word
that the $4,000 draft was worthless
and informed O'Connor hat the draft
he had endorsed Vas probably bad.
The various gentlemen Interested.
among them Mr.. Davis. who had
turned over the keys TO the hotel,
began to concernl themselves IN the
apprehension OF Hili who was sup
posed to he at large In Phoenix. Hill.
also hearing that the Pennsylvania
people were turning down his paper,
and not wishing any trouble with the
Phoenix firm. explained to the latter
that he understood there was some
thing wrong with the draft he gave
them, and to straighten matters gave
In lieu thereof his check on the Flor
ence bank for $35O, which, Of course,
was equally as worthless. II is said
hin also did some other crooked work
by appropriating a small sum Of
money he found in the hotel safe, left
in trust for a sick man, but that he
has since been paid back.
During all this investigation period
hin was kept under surveillance, so
L. l.I no AKn 20 nAf "a NNl AAEn
had he tried TO. though when he first
wrote the smaller checks he could
very easily have slipped out OF the
country a few hundred to the good.
The investigation Of the case TO-
gether with INNS actions, has CON
WINGED the Florence people h a ne is
not especially Inclined To criminal-
ity. hut that he has been wild ana
careless Of the value Of money Is nor
over bright and has been treated en-
tirely too generously by an over-in-
duleent father. who is now practic-
ally at the end Of his resources,
when this latest episode Of the
Young man came to his fathers
knowledge he wrote him. saying h a
ne had tried to do all he could for
him. that he had not appreciated ms
efforts. that he was not now IN cir
cumstances where he could assume
such a load as Mas nov offered MN
and he would have 10 decline. lie
hoped he would get out of the trouble
and that it would be a lesson 10
him. hut the Indebtedness was too
great for him TO pay and. as ne had
persisted In his waywardness' he
would have to get out Of 1t the best
way ne could. or words to h a erect.
The district attorney of Plnhl
county. being the heaviest loser to
date. some other attorney VIII prom
ably do the prosecuting, hut as Wit
ness Tor the prosecution. 1t Is sus-
psctca Mr.. O'Connor will not throw
of ON the rnme.