Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-25
NENSPAPEB WRITER
AM, MANAGER
ARE CHARGED
WITH LIBEL
Coral Clyce and D. A. Mcpher.
son Hailed Before Judge
Craig on Complaint of Doc
tor Colbert.
DEFENDANTS TO HAVE
HEARING NEXT FRIDAY

Charged vita criminal libel, Coral
Clycp. FUr.,i, editor ~ the Morning
journal and lu private life MEs.
George putfIdE,. tpd -. a. MBcphcr-
son, president of the Journal Pub
liHning 'umpau, were hailed before
Judge DruR this morning. The COM
plant 90 the case b. sworn To Oy Or.
j. ". ,..J,fi ~ this city. Warrants
were .,r.,a saturday night by chief
81 PuII,, MrNlin. Neither ~ the
defendants N"r" required 10 give bail.
Judsn craig continued the hearing
uniI uu... Friday afternoon.
The .Is, U.s. tIc outcome of the pub
licaiiuu Df Ct story In the Morning
JOurudI p' Nuyembrr -, under the
I heading '-rtndM MonRer's Latest"
50 utiu's are used IN the article up
Of .u. % 'hc complaint boz based.
Ilur .uumers Burkhart legal Hd.
lls,r. 90 Gp.c rnor Mcdonald, has been
retained for the defence, HHi!" Dr.
CoIu,u l'. employed Nj Fi1u's T..
| wood .' 'Hr hrm at Marion Hnd
WOOD. o.. .rrn after MS Interests
III, ACTON II brought under the
New N,,.u lN,l law. SIN DO VAS first
enacted 100 lss'. later repealed ana
rc-oun.l,u 100 lIUi. Tuu penalties
provided 'ur .ohtIun Of the provis.
ions uI toe al' Hf" nurs Of not leSs
than YIuu nor more than $4,000 OF
, imprIsunturu' .l no." p"nit"ntiary not
to exceed ltu years ~ both such nncS
and imprironu"nl
According To- Attorney wood Tia"
warrants v,t, sworn out only ail'I
repeated ofiuIis mad been made 10 49,
cure "A T"lrIntuu at IN" aneg,d ~
furious HTtirl,
Asked by % ll"ruld reporter for hl~
version oi the $3.50. Mr.. Wood mad"
tho following statement.
while Ne haN" me- desire To u.
this matter boa pa, newspapers, H. D.
but fair L. STATE that although lh.
colbert IL the COMPLAINING Witn"h"
and the libel b. charged tn have been
committed against him, " waA really
brought at the demand of his wife,
Mrs. Colbert. nud for the purpose ~
defending the reputation 81 the wom
an named In th" article AN the VIA
pW This lady happens Ia he on"
.uf NrE GOlbcTtN dearest friends ana
any attention and courtesy shown hcr
Dy Dr. Colbert was but Following hlS
Wlfe's wishes and her own custom
before she went To California To pur
suc her musical studies.
ON Mrs. COlberi'B return To the
city Friday she want to both the man.
agCr and the Hpci"ty editor at the
Morning Journal aud told them the
article WIS entirely false and without
foundation and asked them IN lustir"
to the reputation 81 d"fcnsel"ss
womatr~6s wta4seBlRdAtae honOr 0G hcE
own family TO retraet Or d,Say0w the
libeiOuE article. They refused To- do
10. affecting not 90 know who their
own article wAS intended To npply 10,
Failing to get any satisfaction bi
such means there was left only the
alternative ~ remaining silent aud
thereby give color of truth 10 the
vile story, or night for the reputation
OF family and friends Ia the only way
provided by law. Mrs. Colbert IN
sisted that IN" night he made and that
her husband ~ the only man involved
make IL The doctor, ~ course, re-
Rrcis the unpleasant nut0ricty that
must result To his family and their
friend from this course. but the party
who wrote the article N a woman
and can't be- dealt with with club
nnd hr In left no ALTERNATIVE, uulDTs
he we're willing tn leave them undo.
fcndrd. Did he do that uudrr tn"
circumstance he would indeed mcIit
IA" contempt of the cOmmun,tN.