Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-07-10
WETMORE HELD TO
GRAND JURY
Old sleuth Methods Result in
Serious Troabls for Roswell
Abssvaeter Charged With
Theft Of Records.

gspeciai Correspondence 20 lrcraid.l
Roswell \. 81. July io.-- Follow.
line hearing before Justice wist
which, brought out testimony Of ORA
matte Iuterem. Hen y. WetInore, n
well known nbesfacter 81 tnln city.
wax yesterday bomnd over 70 the
Strand Jury W ,he sum OF s1.soo
charged with ,mnfilstina the records
|og chhSea couf,iy and NTH the lar
|cenY of q portion Of the sald records
Among other Interesting thlrgs tho
Testimony showed some regular ~old
|sleuth" detecssve work on the part Of
attaches of the county cleek'a office
and csty Policeman Higgins.
The first Testimony Introduce was
that Of County Clerk II. r.. Ballard
and Miss Grace Mnaslo. an ompleyo
LOT the county clerks office and Also
|oi the ChnveB County abstract come
pany. The evidence showed that on
the afternoon ~ July !. n portion Of
deed npok No IS 81 the ChaVea
county records. was miralngt that
Miss MaSsle reported the Iuns Of the
records 10 employees ~ the office.
and that after an Investigation Mlsa
Ahgie found small piece 81 cord
elmiler 20 that With whleh tho rec-
ofdn were bound. III ghe aDatraotor's
|offloes which h located close 10 the
room In which the county secords are
kcEt.
Upon further Investigation AFR
Ballard found that one of the draw.
|efn IN 'he desk used BY Az. wetmore
wax locked. IA 0iiors eelng un-
locked. Il was decided 10 fosce ihe
drawer. and upon b4enk ne into n.
Abe fniealn9 records with three other
|uuif0n ~ facoree Wore found In Il.
Afgai ronHuitatlon with tina district
attorney MF. ballard replacrd The
1erQFda N the drawer and stationed
Icity ofIlcer liiegl1s Nlthin lhe room
70 await, deyelopmemte
Fhe Testimony III Mr. Higgins
showed that on thr xane evening
whiie he wna accrefnA within lhe room
behind the door 81 the vanlt In hla
stocking feet. STR Wumorn entafed.
turned on she ctaritif lighE. hut IN
Bedlatelf left, FeitIHins again Within
a short Time. Welnofc then weni %
The deak In isiilch lhe rcc0fda we're
locked. fumhled IN the DARK "a tRe
lock with his key, ana nnpn struck 4
maich. Upon fiudlfF thc drawer had
bocn broken into he nRshed Il hack
and started 70 leafe A. Eats June-
lufe uffieeI Hiss af stepped from hts
hid'na place ana placed Nc. Welmora
Under arrest
IHe te'lInony 81 Cay Hcfbefi. ~,
feHqr, showed thnt 30 was working
~ fhe YAK rolls ntl ihc Same night
ifHt Wotmorc WIS., nfrcReds ihaf
Nstmore came inte hls liiefhert'a
room % borrow iierteFt's tfpcnflfef
on whirh 70 40 bife rarh. anfi lefi
about fofty minuiea ntftfe hla atfaa|
~ pfileef liisgint
After the Conclusion 81 ahn laasI
monf Juoge oaifHpod. ailofuet faf
the defendant AnNffaf lo fhn atl.
denqef ~ the eN6unA shat ii wnn nui
sufficient a. hold lt nfiNanef. n3lH
argued that haflps fssht 81 ~
the hooks Weemuf tsuIa noe ~
chAiNeo with lufotNN tUl lba enHtt
ove7fiiHQ the mol|Nn
Mt Wflmore ora NOT take fAe|
efRne ~ hlt3own hfht|f fIls beolAHl-
lnttAW Humphrey i|NMI|l9n aI.|fts
attorney 81 Tafft aa|ll u Nlnoa'h
tFpn'y. with lfM W0tt4tfN af Of
NJ Faso we're 00Nl ~, ire o8utl
lpolu.