Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-13
Lawyer Who Acted as Attor-
ney for Missing Woman
When She Get Divorce Gives
Statement to Public,
HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH HER AFFAIRS
Itinerary of Trip Through the
South in Quest Of Wite's
Health Is Detailed in Minut-
eSt Manner,

~ soHrisa lousssl setciAl ttssso wise
Portland ore. July lg-"So long
~ there Is no charge against lnnes
any place, We viii not arrest him
This was the announced decision OF
Captain OF Detectives Charles r.. Baty
regarding a telegram received here
early today from chief of Police -.
A. White. of San Francisco, asNine
that Victor f. lnnes be qulzzed re-
gafding his Whereabouts since June
l. lnnes was attorney for Mrs Eioise
Nelms Dennis. of Atlanta. who. with
her sister, has disappeared. lie says
he has had nothing To do with her
affairs since he secured her divorce
at Reno some eighteen months back.
The Nelms family contradict this.
over the telephone today lnnes
promised to call upon the police and
answer any questions Tie did not
appear. but the police said they were
IN touch with him.
Inncs Gives Itinerary.
Mr.. lnnes said he was In III Puso.
Tex, in April, going from there TO
Memphis 10y way of New Orleans and
thence to Los Angeles. whore he ar
rived June !. lie remained there "a
starting north july | and ar
riNing here July 8.
The letter received by Mrs Dennis
mother SAYING that the daughter had
killed her sister Beatrice Nelms. and
would XIII her brother. who was then
In san Francisco. and then herself,
was posted from san Francisco,
July O.
Mr. innes went into conference to-
nighl with his attorney. II. NJ. Cake,
aud former United States District At
torney John McCouft. Of Portland.
Mr. lnnes had not been TO see the de
teetves here at that time but indi-
cated ne would make statement
through his attorneys when the con
ference was over.
statement Authorized.
A statement issued 10y Mr. Mccourt
In behalf Of lnnes is as follows.
Mr.. lnnes was in the south from
about the first OF March. 1914. Tor the
benefit Of the failing health of Mrs.
Innes. Their trip included a visit of
several weeks to daughter of Mrs.
Innes. residing in DeNine Tex They
also made visits to Memphis. Tenn,
Rosedale, Miss. Birmingham. Ala.
and stopped in Atlanta Ga, from
April Is to May s. They returned to
san Antonio Tex, whore they con
.emplated locating, so that Mrs. Times
might be In a climate agreeable to
ler They remained in the latter
place from June 3 To June 2S, when
he heat became So oppressive that
hey concluded TO locate ia salt Lake
md returned to Portland to prepare
% move.
Did Not See Mrs. Dennis.
Mr.. lnnes did not see Mrs. Eloise
lelms Dennis or any member Of her
amily on that trip or send or receive
my communication from her anu
snows absolutely nothing of her pres
nj whereabouts or concerning her alb
ence from home
lie never had any business OF
,ther transactions with Mrs. Dennis
nd never received any money from
Ter except in relation TO and growing
,m of her divorce ease. Mr.. lnnes
lae not seen Mrs Dennis since she
nn Carson city. New, about August,
9fg. after she had obtained q divorce
here and never at any time saw hel
mother or sister or any member OF
he family.
While Mr.. lnnes was in atlanta
Ifs lnnes did not see or visit MIS-
,ennis or any member Of the Family.
indeed. he Understood that Mrs, Den
is lived in smyrna, some distance
rom Atlanta. AT that time Mrs. In
es was quite III and the whole tima
+ Mr. Innes was taken up waiting
pom her
a report has appeared In the pa
ers that MIR. lnnes denied being III
.tlanta. Mr. Innes did not make
hat statement. but IN answer TO q
slephone inquiry as to whether ne
as in Atlanta in June Of THIS year
e answered no. which Is probably (
ne basis Of the report.
"On their way home from san An
,nio TO Portland Mr., and Mrs, lnnes (
ID not stop In san Francisco but 4
lme up by Fresno They lett Los /
ngeles July ?, ia the evening, ar
wing at Sacramento on the third,
here they stopped at the Capital
otel over night
The suggestion that MIR. lnnes mao
,methne to do with the note clam
/ to nave been written Mrs. Nelms,
ulv 9. is almost too absurd 10 merit
office. as Mr. lnnes did not and could
Of have anything to do herewith
~ fo set the matter at rest, MI. IN
es anphatfrallV denies the same.