Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-21
nm cnmrnEE INCIDENT AGAIN.

Tho journal had dismissed th
cfabireo incident at las Vees am
only refcrH to q again because of en-
stupidity II tho Las Vcgns optic TN
opuc iu ita issue of the 18th inst
says "An Albuquerque ncwspapc
has been particularly yenomous ln a.
iarklng las ycgans and attempting {,
convict an ~ our people of evtortior
and dishonesty
a short horse is soon curued Ir
ihe first editorial mention of the in.
cidcnt The journal said
The journal understands that
There haa been quite 90 amount
of criticism passed upon the mat
ter by practically on OF the poo-
pie Of Las Vegas, except those
who participated IN the opera-
tiona by which the crnbiroca were
separated from one hundred and
eleven dollars of their mooger
supply Of money
There was reason for the Journal
stating that ono people % las Vegas
we're indignant over the outrageous
muicilng of un unfortunate family
IT large percentage of lts slender
means when the father and mother.
travelling from sea level Go an alu-
tude q above sIx thousand feet, ho-
came temporarily insane ON the day
before the editorial appeared the
journal had communication from
teo of tho most responsible citizens
of Las Vegas incloaIng clipping
from the kanaa city journal. rela-
tIee o. the cmnlrccs
Tho lae Vegas men writing To- tho
journal gave the nnmoe Of The phyh.
clans who had been paid the largest
amount u money aud said the Jour
nai should expeso the whole matter
because that g. the only way Wc
can set under the hides of these men
unless masa meeting should be-
callcd. as nothing can D. hoped for
from the oAcuso tor daily newspaper
published here"
while the journal recognized the
defense that had been made hy the
optic ~ The hoid-up We didn't wish
e. publish Nhat the laa Vcgas men
ald % regard 60 the matter and we
were not mre. until $50 read the
aeaihlng report of District ATTORNEY
Charles w @ ward. that "a mention
Of ihe names Of the doctors might
not do one of them an injustice.
AZ to how we'll founded the protest
ot the Las Vegas citizens wus. let us
quote from what Air Ward Hya
"rhc telegraph expense is. Of
course, correct The charge Of
81 made hy Dan Rhodes was for
conveying the patients, guard
and doctor To the asylum aud Is
probably reasonable AS for the
other ohafge it would seem 10
bo "a caee Of
Alas Tor the rarity
Uf true Christian charity
uudor The sun
! do net wish 10 judge harhly.
but on the face the remaining
blla appear decidedly eNorhitaut,
ana il ever there was case lhat
was deserving of charity and that
appealed TO the best instincts of
men and women, Il was This pitt.
able case Of a father aud mother
both stricken with insanity with
two hclploss little children aud
only q few dollars left between
them and want lt certainly IS
not right that the city of Las
Vegas ne whole should be
blamed ror the charges made TO
these people
The exposure Of tho Crabtrcc incl
dent IN The Journal was inspired by
Ins Vegas citizens $40 ono thinks Of
holding anybody in that cit other
than those guilty. responsible for eon-
duct that has brought odium on the
entire state ~ Sew MoNieo
Because the Las Vegas optic falls
to have an appreciation 81 the differ
euco between rieht and wrong Is not
the slightest reason FOR believing that
pny considerable number of Las Vc-
gas citizens have thc same Opaque
ness Of vision