Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-18
LEGAL BATTLE IS
now ON TO AVOID
EXTRACTION
Fight Between Authorities Of
State of Colorado and Dr..
Farwell D. Weloh Promises
to Be Interesting

Albuquerque today b. the center of
legal battle. in which is arrnigaed
on one side Mnrtin N. Burns, district
attorney OF ~ psso county. Colorado,
and on the ether side Or. Furweil u.
WEIGH. alias Ferwcn j.. West, accused
Of hisamy and perjury and his az
tornola James orr Of COLORADO
springs and Judge W. g.. Hcacock
and Attorney NJ ~. Hickey 81 Alhu-
quufude. Hr. Woiuh Ia fighting dcs-
porateiy 10 prevent himself from be-
inE extraditcd tu Colorado, while the
Colorado authorities are fighting %
have the governor OF Colorado and
tradition papers which will make u
possible for them to bring Welch Go.
trial. WEIGH WIS arrested here iaAt
sunday BY chief AZ Police McMilNn
and has been ia jail since. District
Attorney Burns arrived here late last
niEht bringing with him warrant
FOR Wclch'H arrest. together with the
original complaint Attorney orr af
Colorado springs arrived from that
city today. accompanied by Mrs.
WEIGH. Attorneys orr. Heacock and
Hickey Immediately went into confer
ence to decide what action shall be
taken In handling their clients case.
II H. possible that JndRe d. j. Lephg,
who ie holding court III Los Luaaalto-
day, may be asked 90 issue writ
of habcas corpus
Before Governor shafroth In Den
yer today attorneys for the state ana
fer WEIGH are arguing for and against
the issuance of requiaition papers. In
the event that attorneys for WEIGH
lose out IN their fight 10 prevent the
governor OF Colorado from lssulue
requisitiun papers, the battle will be
continued before Governor Mcdonald
Ia Santa Fe. II Is hoped by counsel
for Woich that they viii be able 20
prevail upon Governor Mcdonald TO
refuse to honor the extradition pa
The fight before Governor shafroth
ia Colorado ~ bein~ directed today
from Albuquerque by District AttCr-
ney Burns by means OF the long dis
lance telephone. District Attorney
Burns u determined that WEIGH shall
return 10 Colorado with him and with
Deputy Sheriff Charles ~ RailBton.
who will be detailed 10 bring the
papers 10 New Mexico, in tho event
they are issued by Governor Shafroth.
The specific charge against WEIGH
is that he married in Colorado three
years before he secured d divorce
from a former wife, whom he de-
serted IL MichlRan. being guilty OF
bignmy and perjury, According TO
District Attorney Burns, Weich mar
ricd Jessie Sprague In East Cohoctnh
RAlHDss ~ ltUo. Leaving Michigan N0
journeyed TO Colorado. where IN 1903
he married Ivy West Black. making an
affidavit at the time Of the second
marriage that he had not been pre-
viOussy married. In February, 1919.
according 10 District Attorney Burns.
Welch went 10 Castle Rock Douglas
county, Colorado, where he secured
o divorce from Jessie SprnRue, his
first wife. three years after he mar
Tipg ivy West Hlnpk.
Because Of the vigorous fight that
is being conducted on each side.
WEIGH on the one hand fighting ex-
tradition and the Colorado authorl-
ties fighting for extrndition on tho
other, IA Is apparent that there is some
other reason why Welch does not
want TO return 10 Colorado other
than that OF facing "A perjury charge.
Conviction for perjury In Colorado
permits the court TO sentence 10 the
penitentiary for term ~ not less
than four nor more than fourteen
years.
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la Venuta a Crlstoforo Colombo
mel Tcatro crystal uuesta sora.